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ITC 2020 Season 40K & AoS Tournament Formats, Warhammer Underwolrds ITC Calendar of Events, 40k ITC 2018 and Previous Season Events and Results, LVO 2016 Discounted Merchandise and Vendors, Wargames Con Warmachine and Hordes Events, 2014 Las Vegas Open Warhammer 40K Championships Results, 2014 Las Vegas Open Warhammer Fantasy Championships Event and Results. The Storm Bolter gives you some nice bonus shots for the Rhino. Plus, that is more powerful shots not being aimed at the rest of your army. May take a Hunter-Killer Missile for 6 pts- 48″, Heavy 1, S8, AP-2, D6 damage. Long live the Machine God." Obviously, the fewer drops you have, the better your chances of getting the all important first turn.
It provides some protection to transport your more fragile units into the heart of the enemy army. Nothing is tied up any more. The classic way to ferry your Space Marines into battle is back in 8th edition and is better than ever (ok, it was better when it was free, but you can’t have everything!). As you say “pop it with a melta or las cannon”, that can actually be quite tough in 8th edition. Self-repair is a nice bonus, but not one you can really count on. To compensate for its near-blindness, the lumbering Rhinox has developed a keen sense of smell and has learned to charge anything that doesn't reek like another Rhinox.
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Thanks to the Defenders of Humanity rule, the Rhino has even more use, allowing you to get your “Objective Secured” Tactical Squads and Scout Squads into prime position to steal or contest the objectives. Always take the extra Storm Bolter. They are great for soaking up overwatch fire from conscript blobs (hitting on a 6 and wounding on a 6), as well as for charging enemy vehicles to stop them from firing in the following turn (unless they have Fly). The Rhino can also be useful to get in the way to protect your own units from attacks such as Smite, which automatically hit the closest enemy model. On a roll of a 6, the model explodes and all units within 6″ suffer D3 wounds. Add in the ability of Smoke Launchers and you can further protect the Rhino by making it harder for most enemy units to hit it in the shooting phase. 2014 Las Vegas Open Warmachine and Hordes Events and Results! Rhino’s suck, unless your opponent is handicapping himself in order to play a very fluffy narrative game. Can be used if the model Advances. A lot of the time when the transported unit has deployed, the Rhino can be hanging around just waiting for them if they want to redeploy, so having some bonus shots on the vehicle can be a nice boost. Where I’m at conscript blobs aren’t common at all, (P)MEQ is the most common infantry and people tend to field lots of vehicles and MCs(or pseudo-MCs). Sign up today! Rhino Rush was popularized in 3rd Edition and it was a tactic most used by armies like the Black Templars, Blood Angels, and Khorne ‘Electric-Football’ lists. The basic Rhino costs 72 points (including wargear) and takes up a Dedicated Transport slot.
It can now no longer be taken out in one shot from a Lascannon or Meltagun (or even an Autocannon or lucky Assault Cannon shot). For more reviews and analyses, check out the Tactics Corner.
As much as a Combat Squad. Most predators and intelligent races give Rhinoxen a wide berth, however, they are sometimes used as beasts of burden (such as to pull Ironblasters) and as cavalry mounts by Ogres. I probably wouldn’t go for the Hunter-Killer Missile. >It blocks LoS. It does add up, especially if they get ignored.