Editing Warhammer 40,000/Tactics/Death Korps of Krieg(8E) (section)

===Heavy Weapons===
*'''Mortar:''' 48" Heavy D6 S4 AP0 D1, and may fire indirectly. At 8 points a gun team, it's a dirt cheap light and medium infantry muncher. Because of the revision to the way AP works it's in direct competition with the Heavy Bolter; this ALSO means it's in ''in''direct competition with your ''entire motor pool.'' Consider this when the challenge of fitting half a dozen kits' worth of mortar tubes into your list is a daunting prospect.
*'''Heavy Bolter:''' 36" Heavy 3 S5 AP-1 D1.  It's still standard on every vehicle in your motor pool, and it's better than the Autocannon against T5 and less, but especially 4 and 2 where it hits 50% harder. It's gone ''way'' down in price (8 points), so the choice is a ''choice'' now, but it's still one of the weaker options.
*'''Autocannon:''' 48" Heavy 2 S7 AP-1 D2. The 'Pom-Pom' is the all-rounder choice for heavy weapons. Its two S7 AP-1 D2 shots don't particularly excel against any one kind of target. The heavy bolter is generally the superior choice against infantry much like the lascannon is the go to for anything with high toughness and multi wound. The autocannon does, however, act as an the intermediate between those two. Because Guard has access to cheap platforms for weapons, it may be better to specialize your units. However, having autocannons can let your bolters focus on the infantry, your lascannons focus on the big guys so you aren't wasting those two on the intermediate targets like MEQs and Sentinels as well as 2-wound units like some Eldar Jetbikes, Nobz, etc.
*'''Missile Launcher:''' 48" Heavy D6 S4 AP0 D1 or 48" Heavy 1 S8 AP-2 D1d6. Still the Jack of All Trades, still the Master of None. Lost the option for a flak missile (though you don't really need it, as fliers can be hit on 5s by guardsmen now, and 4s by Veterans and Scions) but kept the cost; at 10 points it's cheaper than a Lascannon. Compared to Autocannons, it is better against the hordiest and heaviest units such as Guardsmen or tanks, but the auto cannon has a slight edge against MEQ, a decent edge against T5 and T6 MEQ and TEQ, and kicks ass against almost anything with 2 wounds, especially with light or medium armor like Nobz or Rough Riders (as neither frag nor krak missiles are fully effective against such models). While some armies you'll play against have a hard time fielding T8 units where you won't feel the decreased strength from the lascannon. With the Big FAQ that came out in April of 2018, the potential for limits of a single datasheet could be imposed which would restrict the number of heavy weapon teams one could take potentially making it harder to specialize units en masse making more versatile options more appealing. This and the possibility of facing few T8 units, however, is situational and by no means a sure thing. Lascannons still have superior strength and AP for the same cost and mortars do the same thing as frag missiles for one quarter the cost. You're playing Guard and your platforms for heavy weapons are cheap. It is often better to specialize units which makes the missile launcher less appealing. Some units may be better served having versatility though. The Avenger for example comes stock with purpose built AT (lascannons) and GEQ-eating (Avenger bolt cannon) weapons so having additional versatile weapons may not be a bad choice.  Like everything else in Guard however, you need to ask yourself what you want your unit to be doing and give them the best loadout for that one job. 
*'''Lascannon:''' 48" Heavy 1 S9 AP-3 D1d6. The ever-reliable Imperial tank-buster. The improved strength over Missile Launchers is critical, as most tanks are T8, meaning krak missiles wound on 4s while the Lascannon wounds on 3s. The extra AP doesn't hurt, either; carapace armor is ignored entirely, and Land Raiders have to roll with a 5+. It's the same price as last edition, at 15 points, but the D6 damage lets it threaten heavy units, and it can now be used to snipe heavy infantry in cover. 
*'''Heavy Flamer:''' 8" Heavy 1d6 S5 AP-1 D1. Can only be taken by Grenadier, Heavy Weapons Squads and Vehicles. This almost strictly better than a Flamer, with the only downside that it can't advance and fire and it is more expensive. 
*'''Twin Heavy Stubber:''' 36" Heavy 6 S4 AP0 D1. As it ties with the Heavy Bolter against MEQs and beats the Mortar against GEQs, take it unless you are low on anti TEQ. Models look quality too.
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