Twin-Linked Conversion Beamer.
What more needs to be said? It's a great weapon, on several units, but being twin-linked and mounted onto the reliable Sicarian the weapon is fantastic. I'd like to see the rules for the weapon modified, that if the vehicle moves, then it can still fire, however it loses the twin-linked rule.
Battle Cannon.
A Battle Cannon of some kind would add some punch to the model allowing it to deal with power armour with ease. Being Ordnance, it would limit the rest of the weapons on the vehicle from firing as normal, balancing it to some extent.
Plasma Carronade (The Deredeo alternate weapon)
This is another no-brainer. The lack of reliable AP2 beyond pricey lascannons on the sponsons is a real shame, but by adding a plasma weapon to this vehicle (and different enough to the plasma executioner on the Predator chassis so that it doesn't cancel out that class) would be spectacular. The real weakness of the Sicarian is a real inability to kill units like Terminators. This would definitely solve that.
So, what do you want to see? Plasma? Conversion? Melta? Flamer? Maybe even a different tank or transport? Let me know!
~Macca
Maybe it's a bit weak-sauce, but what about a transport variant... A speedy better gunned and better armored razorback before there was a razorback with something of a heresy era predecessor to the las-plas turret.
ReplyDeleteI thought about it, and my solution is a Caestus style Ram, placed where the Neutron Laser is on the Venator, but with the ram not extending any further than the armour plates on top of the tracks near the front. Would be an assault ramp too. Guns would be 3x heavy bolters, with option for side lascannons and upgrading the top gun to a twin-linked plasma blaster.
DeleteThat sounds like it'd be great, especially for transporting higher cost elite units, like Invictarius or other Legion unique units around in lower point games when you don't want to dedicate to bringing a Land Raider.
DeleteSicarian is great for its speed. A transport variant seems like the best option for me. Like Jeffrey says, a razorback version would be great. Or even with no weapons, just chassis.
ReplyDeleteRapid-firing vanquisher cannon?
ReplyDeleteCould be cool, but it would kinda overlap with the Neutron Laser.
DeleteGraviton cannons!
ReplyDeleteThat would be very cool.
DeleteI think you're on the right track with the more exotic options, Conversion Beamers, Graviton Cannon or maybe the Leman Russ Incinerator Volkite Demi-Culverin would all be interesting to see!
ReplyDeleteFor sure. You don't want to make a vehicle which is going to take the role away from an existing unit, you don't want to make Predator tanks a waste, and you don't want to be fighting with the other Sicarians especially.
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