Loadout on Tyrannofex?

[valdyr]

How is everyone running these guys? All the options seem great and like they have a role to play.

Post-Guard tank FAQ it seems pretty clear that each gun has to fire twice at the same target if you didn't move which makes up for the mediocre BS if nothing else.

I have been running the rupture cannons so far but plan to try out acid spray in the near future.

[harleyxjguy]

Six STR 10 shots at 48" that hit on fours re rolling ones, because lets face it this guys need to be Kronos.

On a high toughness 14 wound platform.

I still believe other armies would sell body parts for such a model.

[jackshrapnel]

I was strictly a rupture cannon guy until I tried acid spray vs. eldar. Oh man... the carnage

[No One]

valdyr said:

Post-Guard tank FAQ it seems pretty clear that each gun has to fire twice at the same target if you didn't move which makes up for the mediocre BS if nothing else.

No:

Q: If a model has an ability that allows it to ‘shoot twice’ (e.g. Maugan Ra and his Whirlwind of Death ability), do I need to shoot the same target each time or can I choose different targets?
A: Unless otherwise stated, you can shoot different targets each time it shoots. Resolve the first shooting attack completely before resolving the second.

Tyrannofex does not have anything to state otherwise: russ does.

(It also wouldn't 'make up for the mediocre BS', since being able to shoot different targets doesn't mean you have to shoot different targets...)

[valdyr]

Thanks for bringing that up No One. Came up in the game I played and because it looked like precedence was set when the Guard FAQ was mentioned I didn't question it.

Wouldnt have had an effect on the outcome of the game... Got torn apart by Greyknight vortex and razorback lascannons.

[stonehorse]

Acid spray is too good to pass on. Being able to ignore to hit penalties and the sheer weight of numbers make it ludicrously good. The one downside is the short range, but that is to balance it out.

[omnivore]

I used an acid spray Tfex in my backfield with 2 units of stealers as counter assault. The Tfex is a horrendously lethal area-denial unit. If you keep it protected from getting into assault it's a death sentence to nearly anything that gets too close! That said you don't want it for fighting a tanky gunline; that's for the Rupture cannon. One issue with the Tfex is that when you bring the right tool for the job it can really shine, but if you are taking an all comers list it's a (please do not swear) shoot to see if it will have the best utility.

[Jbizzy]

I want to vote for both acid and rupture. Just take the gun your army needs

[kazetanade]

Or take both and they will never go hungry again!

[gosu]

tested out the Tyrannofex with the acid spray in a 1000 point list vs ultra marines
and it annihilated 2 tactical marine squads it looked extremely dangerous

[thevole]

Dec 17, 2017 19:46:35 GMT gosu said:

tested out the Tyrannofex with the acid spray in a 1000 point list vs ultra marines
and it annihilated 2 tactical marine squads it looked extremely dangerous

depends on the enemy and the rest of my list. I rely on my rupture tfex to take down the heavy vehicles while my heavy melee take out the smaller (comparatively) stuff.

If I struggled killing marines or terminators or was facing a lot of deep strikers I’d run acid spray.

Even with the above rupture is my go-to loadout. The range and massive Strength is usually just better in my list - I don’t want to have to move it with the rest of my dudes and draw attention to it.

[bigpig]

Shelf warmer

[localcultist]

Isn't Acid Spray in (in)direct competition with Exocrine tho? Bioplasmic Cannon have flat 6 shots as opposed to average 7 from AS, double range at expense of autohitting (tho in Kronos it's still BS3+ with rerolls of 1, so it's not too bad), non degrading S but degrading BS, better AP and flat damage (on average the same).

Don't get me wrong, both are awesome and it's just a matter of personal preference IMHO.

Now, Kronos T-Fex with Rupture Cannon is interesting and that would be my pick.

[gigasnail]

Why would it be in competition with an exocrine? What does that even mean?

[inception]

I had a game with 2 fexs with rupture cannons back field with a malthrope. I won all 3 games because of them. Sit them up the back while the rest of Ur force deepstrikes gets in there face, not many people can deal with that.
Also being able to shoot the stinger salvo at anyone getting close while still being able to shoot there big hitters normally at the back of the field behind was invaluable.