Space Marine Centurions: Overdrive.

Let's get the ball rolling on this one. The forum debates have been going crazy about the consensus of the new heavy hitters.....Centurions. I want to talk pre-release tactics. Knee-jerk reactions. Stupidly insane combos that could work with these boys without having seen the codex. Let's throw all objectivity out the window and roll with rumour hammer!

I'll start.

However, first, the more recent rumours:

Via BOLS:

DEVASTATOR CENTURIONS:
WS:4 BS:4 S:5 T:5 W:2 I:4 A:1 Ld:8/9 Sv:2+ InvSv: -

Unit Size: 3 - 190pts
- May purchase up to 3 additional Centurions for 60pts each

Standard equipment:
- Twin-linked Heavy Bolters and Hurricane Bolters

Weapon Upgrades: (ALL UPGRADES COST BETWEEN 10-20pts)
- Hurricane Bolters can be upgraded to Missile Launchers
- Twin-Linked Heavy Bolters may be upgraded to Twin-Linked Lascannons
- Twin-Linked Heavy Bolters may be upgraded to Grav-Cannon and Grav-Amp

Upgrades: (ALL UPGRADES COST BETWEEN 10-20pts)
- Can purchase Omniscope which gives Night Fight and Split Fire special rules.

Dedicated Transport:
- They can select a Land Raider as a dedicated transport.

Special Rules:
- Slow and Purposeful
- Decimator Protocols(Can fire up to two weapons in each shooting phase)
- Very Bulky
- Chapter Tactics
- And They Shall Know No Fear

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Farsight Bomb.

There is no doubt that old-mate Farsight has been trolling the battlefields of late. Is there something we can do to make his unit even better? Yep. Drop the crisis suits and roll on the Centurions!

Here is the thinking:

Librarian (prob Tig)
Farsight.
As many Centurions as you think is viable.

Now, of course this is under the ASSUMPTION that we still have access to gate (which is a debatable assumption since some of the rumours suggest otherwise). Centurions don't have the Deep Strike rule.....so let's give it to them! Use Prescience on the squad to get re-rolls and then gate them (without scatter - Farsight) straight where you need them. Split fire as many Centurions as you need and watch the trolling ensue.

As far as my understanding goes. The bad boys only replace their Heavy Bolters with Grav + Amp. Which means that there is still a Hurricane bolter laying around......

Drop in, say goodbye to pretty much any form of Marine or Terminator. If Xenos are there then simply axe them with rapid firing Hurrican Bolters.

Yeah!

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Destroy/criticise/laugh freely. Whatever you want to do. How are people thinking of using them?

Cheers.