Armoured Fist Squad - Revision history

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	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound Tank\|Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound Tank\|Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

	In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.		In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.

	Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].		Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].

1d4chan>Derpysaurus at 04:40, 2 December 2022

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	==Limited Unit==		==Limited Unit==
	Armored Fist Squads tended to be constantly underestimated in early editions. Guardsmen as a whole aren't big threats, but with the right situation can quickly prove pretty dangerous, and giving them the combination of mobility, heavy weapons, and armor that a Chimera provides can actually be pretty intimidating. For points, the Chimera is hard to beat, and Guardsmen, while fragile, pack a lot of [[Dakka]] at a decent range. As such, a Guardsman Squad with a Plasma Gun or Grenade Launcher, and Missile Launcher or Lascannon is basically equipped to engage almost anything you could encounter on the tabletop. Better still, half the unit could fire from the Chimera without ever having to disembark, and the Chimera's hardy enough to take some punishment, unlike many other transports.		Armored Fist Squads tended to be constantly underestimated in early editions. Guardsmen as a whole aren't big threats, but with the right situation can quickly prove pretty dangerous, and giving them the combination of mobility, heavy weapons, and armor that a Chimera provides can actually be pretty intimidating. For points, the Chimera is hard to beat, and Guardsmen, while fragile, pack a lot of [[Dakka]] at a decent range. As such, a Guardsman Squad with a [[Plasma Gun]] or [[Grenade Launcher#Grenade Launcher\|Grenade Launcher]], and [[Missile Launcher#Missile Launcher\|Missile Launcher]] or [[Lascannon]] is basically equipped to engage almost anything you could encounter on the tabletop. Better still, half the unit could fire from the Chimera without ever having to disembark, and the Chimera's hardy enough to take some punishment, unlike many other transports.

	This little feature meant that the Armored Fist Squad was limited to one per Infantry Platoon.		This little feature meant that the Armored Fist Squad was limited to one per Infantry Platoon.

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 18:00, 24 April 2021

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	[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|~~<u>~~'Armoured Fisting'~~</u>~~]] on you if you're a heretic.]]		[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|'Armoured Fisting']] on you if you're a heretic.]]
	'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.		'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: updating hellhound links

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	'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.		'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.

	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound Tank\|Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

	In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.		In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: updating chimera links

2021-04-24T00:20:15Z

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	[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|<u>'Armoured Fisting'</u>]] on you if you're a heretic.]]		[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|<u>'Armoured Fisting'</u>]] on you if you're a heretic.]]
	'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.		'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.

	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

85.184.152.170 at 18:55, 29 August 2020

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	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

	In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' ~~the~~ most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.		In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.

	Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].		Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].

71.220.143.20 at 15:25, 22 June 2020

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	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

	In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' the most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth.		In previous codexes, it was deemed powerful enough to be considered a limited unit, and with good reason; it was one of, if not ''the'' the most efficient use of points for the Guard, giving you a fair-sized squad along with the ever-ubiquitous Chimera, ready to take and hold an objective or lead the charge directly into the enemy's teeth. As in punching the enemy in the teeth with a Chimera.

	Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].		Nowadays any old Guard squad can be turned into one, and the unit as a whole is much less commonly seen, mostly due to the availability of [[Taurox\|other]] [[Valkyrie\|options]].

1d4chan>Pseftis at 12:41, 27 February 2019

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	[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|<u>'Armoured Fisting'</u>]] on you if you're a heretic.]]		[[File:Imperial_Guard_Catachan_Armoured_Fist_Squad.gif\|260px\|right\|thumb\|They will do their special [[Anal Circumference\|<u>'Armoured Fisting'</u>]] on you if you're a heretic.]]
	Armoured Fist Squads is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.		'''Armoured Fist Squads''' is used to refer to mechanized infantry, an Armoured Fist squad goes into battle mounted in a [[Chimera]] and forms the bulk of fully mechanized regiments. Their equipment is often the same as other squads but the addition of an armored transport gives them superior speed and tactical flexibility compared to their footslogging counterparts. They also tend to have a higher attrition rate as they are most often used against targets for which their Chimera is vital to success. It is quite common for individual Armoured Fist squads to be attached to non-mechanized infantry regiments to provide additional fast-moving support.

	Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.		Sometimes an Armoured Fist Squad can drive in vehicles other than a Chimera. Usually a [[Leman Russ (tank)\|Leman Russ]] is picked when the need of heavier firepower is needed, other times it is a [[Hellhound]] to clear swathes of infantry. While the Armoured Fist Squad forms the main one-two punch, the regular guys on foot provide supporting fire as well as picking off stray targets and potential anti-tank squads hiding behind a bush or a rock.

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	===The Restriction Ends===		===The Restriction Ends===
	With the ~~4th~~ Edition Codex, the [[Imperial Guard]] lost the mandatory restrictions for Armored Fist Squads, and damned near anything could (and did) take a Chimera. The entire army could now be mechanized with no problems. Unfortunately, this edition saw the Armored Fist Squad lose its sparkle considerably, as the new [[Valkyrie]] and access to the [[Taurox]] saw the Chimera gradually become a second-stringer.		With the 5th Edition Codex, the [[Imperial Guard]] lost the mandatory restrictions for Armored Fist Squads, and damned near anything could (and did) take a Chimera. The entire army could now be mechanized with no problems. Unfortunately, this edition saw the Armored Fist Squad lose its sparkle considerably, as the new [[Valkyrie]] and access to the [[Taurox]] saw the Chimera gradually become a second-stringer.

	It still remains popular, however, especially given the oldfags on /tg/, and still remains one of the most efficient uses of points around, so there's that.		It still remains popular, however, especially given the oldfags on /tg/, and still remains one of the most efficient uses of points around, so there's that.