Fortunately for everyone else, Railguns can't be crammed into every corner of our lists; only our heavy support. So here will be talking of our two Railgun toting Heavies.
The Hammerhead makes a very effective use of the Railgun if equipped (minimally) with a Disruption Pod and a Multitracker. This allows it durability at a range and the ability to move 12" before firing the Railgun, which is useful for side armor hunting. It can be used to tank shock objectives later in the game. It also can fire an anti-infantry round.
Broadsides are slower, but put out much more firepower. They are slightly more accurate then a Hammerhead, and with the use of Shield Drones and cover they become more durable to shooting (if easy to wipe in assault). You can get two Railguns for the price of one mounted one, and the SMS deal quite a bit of damage as well; I actually find myself firing said weapons far more often in the later phases of the game.
Which should you get first? Buying a Hammerhead model is cheaper than buying two Broadsides, and keeps mobility in your army. Broadsides, however, clearly put out more anti-tank firepower... but is the damage output worth the speed sacrifice and the additional chassis? Its your choice overall; I run both in high-points.
2 comments:
It's a very hard choice on what to buy first, as you say in higher point games it's best to have both as they both bring things to the game the other can't (reliable, cheaper railgun shots vs mobility and the submunition round).
If I had to choose I'd say railgun for it's versitility, but ideally the first heavy support purchases I would recommend would be 1 hammerhead and 2 broadsides, working up to 2 hammerheads and 3 brodsides at higher point games.
Rathstar
Exactly what I shoot for, actually.
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