Fortunately I won the next battle

Option B is certainly all-or-nothing. However, if I lose, the COGS will have to fight another Company of mine at the sector they’re trying to move to, so I may be able to go risky
St. Anuman has the campaign medal that gices re-rolls on penetration, so impoves his effectiveness against the Vandal.

I can’t 100% guarantee the Vandal will be there, but this build will make mincemeat of any type ones he fields or summons anyway.

One issue is activation order: If I win authority and bring on Jindo first into overwatch, there’s the risk that the Vandal will position itself so only half Jindo’s guns can fire.
I could put JU and ETs as last two, and use delayed activation if neccessary to make sure they both come on after the Vandal.

Re. ONI, I’m the first to get any in my group. I don’t think the 1 repair of the LD is worth it, but Option C could have a nice surpise factor.

You’ve got snipers to hep deal with that situation should it arise. I find the medtec + K-shooter combo to be devastating good choice there.

You don’t want to get into a shootout with the cogs and taking out the vandal is going to be the highest priority. I would risk using the 3 easy trike combo last activation, first activation and hope to take out the vandal, you have K-shooters to back them up. Then just BBQ around the board if they survive or focus on the smaller afvs.

I find with Jindo it is either all or nothing, it can pay off big or fail miserably. I haven’t had much chance to play with ONI as a mercenary force so I’m not sure how that would play out.

I would tend to lean towards option B if I knew a vandal was coming, that would put a serious dent in the cogs ability to deal damage from the first few turns and make it safe for your (few) infantry.

As it’s a relaticely open map I expect COGS to field a Vandal, plus thier normal Type 1 AFV-summoning.

I plan to use St Anuman’s hijacking ability to turn the COG AFVs against them, with possible ONI backup (I have ONI Box plus Samedi another Lt Enforcer).

Possible lists:

Option A.

Platoon 1
– 2 K-Shooters*
– 3 Medtec
– Jindo-Un (+ Saint Anuman)
– 2 Easy Trike (Mentor)
– 2 Kaptars Sniper Team*
Platoon 2 (ONI)
– 3 Medtec*
– 1 Light Destroyer (Samurai)
Off platoon
– 3 Civilians
[*Re-enforcements]

The 4 AFVs plan to sieze the centre, the ONI LD provideing repair to keep the others in play. Disadvantage – no grounding and little dedicated anti-infantry.

Option B:
Platoon 1
– 2 K-Shooters* (Mentor)
– 3 Medtec
– Jindo-Un* (+ Saint Anuman)
– 3 Easy Trike (Mentor)
– 2 Kaptars Sniper Team*
Off platoon
– 3 Civilians

Similar tactics, fielding a 3rd ET for survivability instead of relying on repair. Similar disadvantages.

Option C.
Platoon 1
– 2 K-Shooters*
– 3 Medtec
– Jindo-Un (+ Saint Anuman)
– 2 Easy Trike
– 2 Kaptars Sniper Team*
Platoon 2
– 6 Super Zombie R. Alpha (+ Samurai B. Samedi, 1 Zombie Gun)
Off platoon
– 3 Civilians

A more balanced list. The 3 Zombie Guns provide grounding and possiblity to convert infantry as well as AFVs.

Any thoughts?
(posted here as my oponent reads the RE forums)

My group’s settled on playing at 2500ap. What would you do with the extra 500ap? I’d upgrade the Buggy to a Mammoth.

Thats part of the beauty of AT43, you can build a specialized list to utterly stomp an opponents strategy, but your list is just as easily countered.

These new lists are less beginner lists, they aren’t the jack of all trade armies that you should start with, but an example of some highly specialized lists that excel at a particular strategy.

If you have an opponent that loves running frontline or Mind for instance this is a perfect way to take them down a notch.

But would it not be very vulnerable to anti-AFV infantry units, such as Bane Goliaths or Dragomirov Kolossus?