Enforcer Sergeant

"Bravo going out!"

Enforcer Sergeants are the second-in-command of a Palanite Enforcer squad of Necromunda.

Overview

These guys are the second most senior officer of a Palantine Enforcer squad, taking orders only from the Enforcer Captain. They are far more experienced and hardened by years or decades of service and are often the next chain of command if the Captain were to be compromised in a mission.

Due to their experience, the Sergeants are allowed to carry specialist weapons and equipment that would best serve their needs. While they wear Flak Armour, they are armed with Sniper Rifles, Pump-Action Shotguns, Imperial Boltguns, a Stub Gun sidearm and a belt of Smoke Grenades, Blind Grenades, and Shock Grenades. They are definitely more on the shooty end of things.

Crunch

On Necromunda, unfortunately despite the experience in the fluff, crunchwise they are not great champions. 4+ WS/BS with 1 Attack is just underwhelming compared to other champions of its category. However they do get Group Activation and 2 Wounds, as well as a free skill. Enforcer Sergeants can access the Shooting Skill tree, Cunning, and Palanite Drill. This gives them multiple nice options to bolster their shooting options, and only one option, Threat Response, that does anything to improve their close combat utility – and even then, a counter-charge skill isn’t going to allow that 1A on 4+WS to do much to any serious threat.

Therefore it is best to build your Sergeants to be as shooty as possible. If you want to have a sniper on board, equip him with a sniper rifle for big, open tables. For flexibility, the boltgun is a decent choice as the Damage 2 makes a big difference especially when you pair it with strong Shooting skills such as Trick Shot/Fast Shot and Hip Shooting. For more close enoucnters, a shotgun would work well when paired with Infiltrate. Overall, they are very situational despite appearing very flexible on-paper due to their lackluster stats.