Warhammer 40k
Eldar Elite Tactics
In this section we will look the Warhammer Eldar Elite choices and their tactics.
It is said that the Eldar army rely on is elite choices. Expect to max out your elite options in every game.
Eldar Striking Scorpion Tactics
 The Eldar Stiking Scorpions not not have the
'fleet' special rule. This makes them slightly slower than the other Eldar troop choices. However
what they loose in speed they make up for in toughness.
Eldar Fire Dragon Tactics
The Eldar Fire Dragons are armed with Firepikes. These are S8 AP1 Melta weapons. These are short
ranged, but very useful against Tanks and extra tough opponents.
Eldar Wraithguard Tactics
Space Marines have Terminators, Orks have 'evy armour, the
Imperial Guard have Orgyns, and
the Eldar have the Wraithguard. So what we are looking at are slower tougher Eldar,
with heavy hitting short ranged weapons.
Because of the Wraithguard's slower spead, and shorter range weapons, they are well suited to be loaded
in to the back of a Waveserpant troop transporter.
The Wraithcannon
The Wraithguard are equipped with the Wraithcannon. This is a short ranged warp weapon. If you
get close enough it can instant kill the largest Tyranids (Tyrannofex & etc) in one shot!
Howling Banshee Tactics "Never trust a woman with a knife!" - My Dad.
The Eldar Howling Banshees are close assault specialists. This means that you want them fighting hand
to hand as much as possible. It also means that if they get caught in the open in front of big guns , they
will be pulverised.
Power Swords
The Eldar Howling Banshees are armed with power swords. These ignore armour saves so they work best
against opponents with tough normal armour, eg. Space Marines and
Sisters of Battle in power armour. Terminators will be forced
to do 5+ invulnerable saves instead of their 2+ saves.
The Eldar Howling Banshees can do well against some Monstrous Creatures because they don't often get
invulnerable saves. What the Monstrous Creatures to get is extra toughness. So against a T6 Carnifex they need a 6 to wound, but ignore the 3+ or 2+ saves. Be aware that
they can not wound a T7 or higher creature like a T8 Eldar Wraithlord.
Banshee MasksThe Eldar Howling Banshees ware the Banshee Masks. This allows them to
strike firs almost all the time. You will need this advantage because the Banshees do not cope with counter attacks
well. Their T3 and 4+Sv will not even stand up to a squad of Imperial
Guard let alone tougher opponents like Space Marines or Orks!
Fleet of Foot
The Eldar Howling Banshees get the 'Fleet of Foot' special rule. This will allow to run and assault in
the same turn. You will need to decide if you want to run or fire your Shrunken pistols when entering an assault.
Running will allow more Banshees to get in to assault, where as the Shrunken pistols may whittle down your
opponents, leaving less to kill.
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