Best Thunderpuppy layout? Options

[MarineLizard]

Now that we are going to have mainstream access to the thunderpuppies, what do you think is going to be the best layout for them?

I'm probably going to be jamming them into my 1850 as an expendable assault unit of three with a power weapon.

How are you going to configure yours?

[Paddlepop Lion]

Single wolf with Storm shield power fist its like 105 pts and is a relevant threat to just about anything. Doesnt die too easily and has massive threat range.

[fester]

I have 3 PF/SS ones in my list, they are reasonably resilient, and are throwaway threats to everything.

Otherwise do a big 4-5 puppy block, with PF, SS, meltabomb SS, bp/pw

[Onehandedorgy]

For a small unit- 3 with a storm shield and a thunderhammer

for a big unit- 5 with 2 storm shields, 1 melta bomb, and a thunderhammer. Then sprinkle abit more wound allocation for good measure.(bolters etc. etc.)

Also hadn't really thought of the single thunderwolf with fist. But to me its a liability. Easy killpoint. But in every other mission it would go off like a frog in a sock.

[john001]

single tooled up wolf lord on a thunderwolf is boss as boss can boss.

give him 2 of those stupid little dog things and its even worse

[The Dark Angel]

single tooled up wolf lord on a thunderwolf is boss as boss can boss.

give him 2 of those stupid little dog things and its even worse

Yes he's great but if it's just him and his two little friends the unit is now average T4 so maybe he want to bring some friends along.

I'd go wolf lord, mount, necklace, storm shield (runic armour is personal choice) TH and frost blade or thunder hammer. with two fen wolves. Saga of the bear is great and warrior born on paper seems good but only sometimes pays off.

Attach him to a unit that is 3-4 strong with at least one storm shield, thunder hammer and wound allocation the rest.

This post has been edited by The Dark Angel: Feb 22 2012, 02:54 PM

[Golden Gecko]

single tooled up wolf lord on a thunderwolf is boss as boss can boss.

give him 2 of those stupid little dog things and its even worse

Wolf Lord+ Wolf Claw+ SS+ necklace+ Saga:Warrior Born

+2-4 fen wolves

Use 19" threat range and stacking bonuses to your advantage.

[Ashen]

They have quite a big footprint, so I have always run a unit of 4. Now that plastic ones are coming I plan on running 3 units of 4. The fluff bunny inside me never liked the idea of wound allocation shenanigans, but the gamer inside me just wants to abuse it big time!
I usually equip one with a storm shield, and another with a thunderhammer.

[Reclusiarch Rusty]

The fluff bunny inside me never liked the idea of wound allocation shenanigans, but the gamer inside me just wants to abuse it big time!

You can justify it to your fluff bunny quite easily. Wound allocation mean you have situations where each of them is still fighting on despite the wounds they've suffered. Enemy fire is hitting the entire squad, just not focussing on one dude (especially when hit by blast weapons).