The Hunter - Tohaa Gao-Rael
This month sees the release of the Gao-Rael, the awesome new Tohaa hunter. In the fluff, this unit was specifically designed to combat the Shasvastii - actually, scratch that, they were designed to hunt down the Shasvastii like the vermin they are. That's straight out of the unit description, by the way:
"The
appearance of the insidious and treacherous Shasvastii, expert in all
kind of camouflage and deceit, was initially a hard blow against
Tohaa forces. The Shasvastii hidden assassins and shooters caused
many casualties after their entrance into the conflict. However it
didn’t take long for the Tohaa Trident to create specific units to
counter this new danger. And to a civilization like the Tohaa, having
spent such a long time living in constant conflict, “to counter”
has a definitive meaning. Therefore, the main trait of the Gao-Rael
unit is its operational disposition. This special unit hasn’t been
conceived to combat hidden Shasvastii shooters as battlefield foes,
but to hunt and exterminate them like the vermin they consider them
to be."
If that doesn't give you an idea how how ruthless these suckers are, I don't know what will. The Gao-Rael are trained to actively hunt down the best infiltrators in the galaxy and put bullets in them, and they are well-equipped to fulfill this function on the Infinity tabletop. With an MSV2 and symbiont as standard equipment, the Gao-Rael can make those Discover checks with ease and survive puny AROs long enough to ice those pesky Shasvastii infiltrators that pollute your front lines.
"The
appearance of the insidious and treacherous Shasvastii, expert in all
kind of camouflage and deceit, was initially a hard blow against
Tohaa forces. The Shasvastii hidden assassins and shooters caused
many casualties after their entrance into the conflict. However it
didn’t take long for the Tohaa Trident to create specific units to
counter this new danger. And to a civilization like the Tohaa, having
spent such a long time living in constant conflict, “to counter”
has a definitive meaning. Therefore, the main trait of the Gao-Rael
unit is its operational disposition. This special unit hasn’t been
conceived to combat hidden Shasvastii shooters as battlefield foes,
but to hunt and exterminate them like the vermin they consider them
to be."
In terms of numbers, the Gao-Rael have a cheap Combi/ADHL option at 32 points (this can be a 0-swc Lieutenant!), or you can swap those for a Boarding Shotgun and the new Swarm Grenades for just a few points more. It's nice to see that CB isn't making this just a straight trade between Combi and Shotgun - if you want the Grenades, you have to give up your Combi.
From there, the Gao-Rael can take the Sniper Rifle that was released this month for 37/1. You'll notice that the non-Multi aspect of the Sniper Rifle makes it less of a points and swc burden on the Tohaa army, and canny use of the Fireteam: Tohaa rule can give the Gao-Rael Sniper 3 solid shots instead of the standard two, in part making up for the loss of special ammo.
The last option is a Spitfire, and who doesn't love a Spitfire on an MSV2 model? This loadout weighs in at just under 40 points and 1.5 swc, and adding this particular Gao-Rael to a Tohaa Fireteam gives you a burst 5 weapon. Very sweet.
From there, the Gao-Rael can take the Sniper Rifle that was released this month for 37/1. You'll notice that the non-Multi aspect of the Sniper Rifle makes it less of a points and swc burden on the Tohaa army, and canny use of the Fireteam: Tohaa rule can give the Gao-Rael Sniper 3 solid shots instead of the standard two, in part making up for the loss of special ammo.
The last option is a Spitfire, and who doesn't love a Spitfire on an MSV2 model? This loadout weighs in at just under 40 points and 1.5 swc, and adding this particular Gao-Rael to a Tohaa Fireteam gives you a burst 5 weapon. Very sweet.
Just...watch out for fire ammunition. ;) Luckily for these particular Tohaa, the Shasvastii have very little of that...
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