flash gitz vs. lootas

[canadianone]

i dont play orks so i dont really know the difference between these units, can some one explain their purposes and how they are different?

[WestRider]

Lootaz are a long Range Fire Support Unit. They essentially are all Boyz with Autocannon, but with a bit more randomness thrown in. Easily one of the best Units in the Ork Dex, able to wipe Infantry or light Vehicles with equal ease.

Flash Gitz are more like a Shooty Nobz Mob. They have shorter Ranged guns, but they're Assault instead of Heavy, and they have a random AP Value. They can also purchase a number of upgrades for their guns. Theoretically good, but very expensive, and hamstrung by the lack of a Bosspole unless you shell out even more for a Special Character upgrade or babysit them with a Warboss or Big Mek.

[greatescape13]

Lootas are a great unit, which many ork generals love to field.

Flash Gitz have to be converted, are of questionable worth on the battlefield (high points cost), and are pretty rare a sight in most ork army.

As for actual game rules, WestRider got it spot on.

Cheers.

[Hive Fleet Phantom]

Also if I remember right flash gitz weapons are "gets hot" but that might have just been the special character with them.

[greatescape13]

Flash gitz guns are variable AP. They gain the gets hot rule with one of the choices that makes the AP lower, but the math choice is clearly the additional shots choice for the unit upgrade. And the special character that can come with them does have that drawback all the time on his gun.

Range, model stats, and function on the battlefield make these two units very very different. And makes Lootas a common choice (long range light vehicle killing) while it makes Flash Gitz very rare (close range MEQ AP-on-a-good-roll shooting with decent toughness and wounds but feeble close combat skills to back it up).

Tho to be fair, Flash Gitz may be one of the coolest and most impressive units to do conversions for. So many ork players have a squad of them just because greatcoats and pirate hats or cowboy hats and dusters or whatever other ostentation just makes for fun times in the modeling department.

Cheers.

[Psychichobo]

Heh, a friend of mine has a squad - he went to a convention and got a load of Orks in long coats, bowler hats and blunderbusses. He's not sure where they're from, but they make good flashgitz alright...