Guard units part 2

This post will cover the new heavy weapons teams and the new Field Ordinance Battery.

The new heavy weapons teams are pretty much the old teams with some long awaited updates both to the models and if the models are believed, rules. 

Again, these are a well done refresh, keeping all the good bits of the old models and improving on all the rest. Getting rid of the shields makes them look sleeker and moving the ammo for the bolter and power pack for the lascannon makes them feel more practical. 

The addition of vox casters and Sgt models within the box is promising, as these are two of the biggest weakness in the unit at present. Apart from these changes everything feels the same and the updated models match the rest of the new Cadian range. The only issue that might present itself is that the new teams are supposedly on 50mm bases and not the old 60mm bases. This might be a little problematic as mine are modelled for 60mm bases but i guess I could redo some of them to 50mm if needed, although with a vast number of heavy weapons teams already, I don't actually need any more so I won't have to have mixed vase sizes in units.

Next up are the first brand new unit for the guard, the Field Ordinance Battery and I am for one glad that some of the rumours tired out to be false and these are not replacements for heavy weapons teams. As for the unit itself, these are the first of the previews that I am (very) interested in. With the three weapons, the missile pods, light cannon and heavy laser there is a good choice of weapons. 

 Personally I really like all three options and depending upon price I plan on getting a couple of units. There are still a couple of big questions, points cost per unit \ model, unit size and actual cost. At the moment my Hjaltland LI run two Wyverns, the only vehicles in the list and up until now there has not been any other options for artillery support, with these units that changes. I would ideally like to have two units, one with the missile pods and one with the cannon, the anti-armour role of the heavy lascannon is already taken by the vendetta and melta vet squad (if it survives the new codex). As things stand, there are three models but you only get two models in the Cadian boxset, so I suspect that you'll get parts to make 3 guns but only 2 carriages, in each box, which is fine, as I'll just buy extra carriages from third party retailers and kit bash them. One thing I really hope is that we'll get Catachan versions as well, however, I suspect that I will not be that lucky. My only issue with the unit is the fact that it will be adding to an already congested heavy support slot.

Again, both these units are great, the heavy weapons teams are very nice updates and in many respects better models than the old versions and the Field Ordinance Batteries are a great new unit that fills a void in the current line up, a small void but a void nonetheless.