Imperial Guard Tactics - The Leman Russ

How I typically run my 3 Leman Russ.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• warhammer
• 40k
• emperorscanaries
• emperors
• canaries
• imperial
• guard
• leman
• russ
• demolisher
• battle
• tank
• executioner
• vanquisher

[IonWrestler]

Punisher w/ pask, 3 heavy bolters, stubber.... 260 points kills 5 marines on average. This is of course if you dont move and the marines magic into your 24" heavy 20 range. Taking off 2 heavy bolters your going to average 3 marine kills. You will average 15 gaunts or 13 guardsmen and thats only because of the heavy bolters. The heavy 20, 24" is horrible which is why no one runs a punisher. You can kill like that with a normal russ for much cheaper. Not OP at all.

[EmperorsCanaries]

@IonWrestler Perhaps not OP. I still feel it is over the top. killing 13 Eldar is a bit expensive. Thats a full squad of banshees, fire dragons or dire avengers just gone. I've killed a full squad of genestealers or a hive tyrant in 1 volley on more than 1 occasion. Transports are just plain stopped if not killed. Too much of a sure thing for me. It is also causing 12 wounds to space marine squads, forcing allocation and still killing 5.

So not OP, but i've almost always got my points back

[Quilava187]

you need to read the rules. It states that if you fire an ordnance weapon, you can't fire any other weapons. so, if you fire the demolisher cannon, your wasting 55 points worth of guns, thats a total waste!!!! if you do want sponsons on the demolisher and battle tank, take heavy bolters (keep the lascannons just in case) as they are cheaper.

[EmperorsCanaries]

@Quilava187 pg. 48 of the Imperial Guard Codex, Lumbering Behemoth rules states that a Leman Russ can shoot its turret in addition to any weapons they could fire, including ordnance.

[alexiusangelfire]

for me personally the best anti armour vehicle would be a Medusa with bastion breacher shells. The str 10 ap 1 blast that rolls 2d6 for armour penetration is grand! ad a mere 145 points it's a bargain. I field commander pask in a leman russ exterminator with the st 7 ap 4 heavy 4 twinlinked gun. meaning on average you'll miss once every 3 turns with the main weapon. add to that the +1 on armour penetration rolls and he's an excelent tank hunter, ofcourse with hullmounted lascannon.

[EmperorsCanaries]

@alexiusangelfire The Medusa is outstanding. And Pask makes everything good. lol Wish I could add more guys like him to other tanks.

[Lizardmen2]

Nice! Tanks are part of my favorite part of 40k! :D

[tanksngunsify]

Nice tank could you give me a measurement of how long the tracks are in total as I going to attempt to make an rc 40k tank but i don't know which one yet, and I don't own a leman russ to get the tank track lengths my self. Thanks

[ZatoichiBlindSword]

@IonWrestler agreed. The Punisher is no where near the threat you get with your executioner. Your going to average at least 15 AP 2 str 7 hits that wound on 2's firing into a mob.

[trent4421]

i subed

[TheNoirMirror]

And while I'm at it, Pask in a Punisher is just god awful.

[TheNoirMirror]

Leman Russ Tanks should never be static. You're not taking full advantage of Lumbering Behemoth, which gives it incredible manueverability. Secondly, outflanking units automatically hit static vehicles in the rear.

Your better off buying artillery pieces (Medusa and Bastion Breachers are the best Guard Tank Destroyers) if you're keeping tanks still.

[MilkyWarhammer40k]

Exterminator is awsome! better than hydra flak...reason 1: More Fire power for leman russ with sponsons, and the las/bolter at the front. Reason 2: longer life on gaming board because of larger amount of armour. Downsides: Hydra flak has auto targeting system. hydra Flak is way cheaper in points.

[deone67]

punisher cannon FTW!!

[IonWrestler]

@EmperorsCanaries Its actually good to hear at least someone is having good success with it.