Hello all,
so I am a very new player, and I've chosen Orks for my fleet, as they are my army in WH40k and Epic: Armageddon also. So far I've used the classical Pirates list, but I plan on playing the 2010 Clanz list going forward.
As I haven't had the opportunity to play a whole lot yet, most of my tactical considerations have been theoretical. My impression so far is that the Deadshane/loads of torpedoes and ordnance-approach is seen favorably, but that's a bit boring for my tastes. So I've been thinking.
Does anyone have any experience using Ramships not to ram, but as gun boats? They have the fleet's best maneuvrability and speed, and while they only sport Firepower 2, they are pretty cheap. They essentially don't compare THAT bad to the Sword frigate. With the Clanz list I was thinking go for multiple small units of three, and use the Warboss' ability to swap leadership - essentially we're hoping for Ld5 or 6 to take advantage of the Young Gunz rule, which, assuming one Kroozer and one Tiddla Sqwadron per Warboss, we should get 75% of the time - meaning for every 12 Ramships we get another three for free.
Since we don't plan on ramming with them (though it's a nice option to have), we don't really need the Ld a whole lot. Lock On would have been a nice of course, but we can't have everything. We can make them Snakebites for free though, to help bracing if we want.
So a sqwadron of four Ramships and a total of 8 Firepower for 75 points is a pretty good deal, isn't it? That's the same Firepower as two Swords, and twice the hit points and shields. And the good thing is that they can both turn 90 degrees AND have a front/left/right fire arc, so unlike Onslaughts they have an easier time both targeting side/rear armor and coming around for a second go after their initial pass.
Anybody tried playing them like that, or got any insight as to how workable it would be?