Space Marine Fast Attack Options

In this section we will look at the Space Marine Fast Attack choices and the Fast Attack Tactics.

General Fast Attack Tactics

The idea of the fast attack options is to get there fast! But where?

Attack Weak Spots

The main advantage of fast attack squads, it that they can out run most other troops, and most vehicles. This means that fast attack squads are gear at attacking heavy weapon squads and sweeping behind tanks to hit their week points.

Support your Front Line Troops

By keeping your fast attack slight behind the front line troops, they are in a good position to counter attack. This works best when your tactics are holding a gun line.

Hold Strategic Points

Some times there is a strategic point in No-mans land that, if taken, will give the holder a great deal of leverage. Fast attack units are great at dashing forward to these strategic points, and holding them until heaver, slower, units can back them up.

Bait

Sometimes you have to waive a piece of bait if front of the enemy to get them to move in to a bigger trap. Fast attack units are great at this because they are high value units, that are often away from the main force, and (in a way that is good for you) they are able to get out of trouble as quick as they got in to in the first place!

Assault Squad Tactics

The Assault Sqaud has what it takes to be the perfect Fast Attack option. They are fast, flexible, armed close combat weapons.

Vanguard Veteran Squad

The Veteran squads are very similar to the the Space Marine Assault Squads, but made from squads of veterans.

Land Speeder Squadron Tactics

As we have seen, fast attack troops do not have the luxury of heavy weapons. Special weapons sometimes do not have enough punch. It the situations where fast troops need heavy weapon support, the Land Speeder has the speed and punch to back them up.

Land Speeder Storm Tactics

The Special ops troops in this case are 5 Space Marine Scouts. This means that you not have enough mussel to tack on an army, but you will have the speed and equipment to do assassination runs if an enemy General is caught out in the open!

Space Marine Bike Squad Tactics

Bikes have three thing going in there favor, they are fast, they are though, and they have fire power.

Attack Bike Squad

Attack Bike Squads are noticeably more expensive than a regular bike squads, but they carry a lot more fire power.

Scout Bike Squad Tactics

Instead of scaling up a bike squad to be an Attack bikes, you can down scale them to be scout bike squads. For the cheaper points cost, you loose a degree of fire power accuracy, and weapon skill. You do gain the scouts ability to infiltrate and scout.

> Also See: WH40K Sneaky Tactics.

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