[Shas,vre]

here I have come to share my knowledge on Monat(lone crisis suits) tactics. The reason i know so much about them is because as some of you know i field a FW based army so i don't have the points to field 3 200+ point crisis suit teams.

Defintion of Monat: a Monat is a crisis suit pilot whoes team has died or he has left them, often due to battlesuit neuroalysis. A Monat often whants to die by getting close to the enemie or even entering close combat he is a pilot without a purpose/goal.

Why use a monat: First of all a Monat can be much cheaper than the normal 2 or 3 crisis suit teams and if played right can be very effective, but the key word here is played RIGHT becase not many people know/can use a Monat correctly

The uses of a Monat: A monat can be used to fill several tactical niches in your army much like normal crisis suits but are more expendable/effective at times.

Monat configurations:

VIORL'AN
One Shas'vre, bonded, drone controller and two gun drones, burst cannon, fusion blaster, hard-wired multi-tracker.

Uses of this configuration: This configuraitons is very versatile, it can be used to harrass enemy flanks or even shoot down enemy characters and tanks, its drone can help it survive longer and pin the enemy so they can't pursue. It is very dependent on its drones and once they die it won't be long till the suit dies.

SOUL CLEANSE
One Shas'ui with flamer, fusion blaster, shield generator, hard-wired drone controller, two gun/shield drones.

Uses of this configuration: This is a very popular configuration among Monat users because it is very useful and effective. It has pretty good survivabillity for a Monat and can cause havoc by busting tanks and characters and scorching infantry.

SOLAR FLARE
One Shas'vre with twin linked flamer, vectored retro thrusters

Uses of this configuration: This is the ultimate hit and run Monat configuration and it is very cost effective too. This will annoy your enemies to no end with the twin flamers and them not being able to pin you done in cc.

SUN FORGE
One Shas'ui with twin linked fusion blaster, shield generator

Uses of this configuration: This is the ultimate tank hunter deep strike it behind those expensive pesky tanks and BOOM no more tank but don't expect this to survive long.

RAZOR STORM
One Shas'vre with cyclic ionic blaster, air bursting fragmenting device, multi tracker, HW drone controller, and two gun drones

Uses of this configuration: If Sunforge was the ultimate tank hunter this is the ultimate horde hunter this configuration slaughters GEQ armies killing entire squads in one turn and its even effective against MEQ armies because you have to fail some saves right.

TACTICS

WHERE TO PUT THEM: As I said before Monats are used mainly as harrasers and too fill that gap in your armie they are effective but not too expensive and even though they are expendable don't throw them away. The best way to use your Monats genrally is to deep strike them either just right out side the range of their guns and near their flanks or behind their lines where their expensive tanks and characters are but if you do put them behind enemy lines don't expect them to survive long so don't make them too expensive. You could also have a static approach and use the deathrain configuration parking them right outside the enemies range but still inside yours.

HOW TO MOVE THEM: The key generally to your Monats survival is movement you have to be constantly on the move jumping in and out of your enemies range while harrasing him with shots. If you stay still your suit won't be around for long execpt for a few execptions(deathrain outside the enemies range). The other key to your Monats survival is cover if you combine cover and movement with your Monat dancing in and out of buildings and trees the enemy will never be able to hit you. In summary the key is to infuriate your opponent and always be on the move.

HOW TO SUPPORT THEM: Their are only a few ways to support your Monats the key being draw the fire away from them present a juicier or more tempting target to your enemy to keep the heat off your Monats. Otherwise their is not many ways to "support" your Monats but if you truly play them correctly they should not need support because thats why you use the Monat as a effective harraser that can operate on his or her own.

HOW THEY FIT IN YOUR PLAY: Monats can truly fit into any army wether you play mechanized, hybird, or static. They are more independent and they are very mobile so they can fit in hybird or mechanized but they can also be played as static with a deathrain configuration just outside your enemies range.

WHY SHOULD I USE THEM?: Many of you ask"why should I waste an elite slot on a single suit?" first of all they can be very cost effective so if your low and points and don't have room for that burning eye team you can still have a affordable and effective unit because if used correctly Monats cna be just as effective as certain teams.

TEAMS VERSUS MONATS: The main advantages Monats have versus teams is that they are more cost effective and expendable which means you can use tactics that you would never use with that 200 points crisis team for example you could have a deep striking Monat with fusion blasters that can take out almost 6 times its weight in points if used correctly and if it dies you are only giving your opponent 60 VPs compared to 180.

I hope you enjoyed my tactica any comments are appreciated.

[dragoniccam]

you forgot, you can also use
them as a leader for your
vespid.
it says in the codex background
that they employed vespid to
fight along side the vespid.

[Dagonus]

Originally Posted by dragoniccam

you forgot, you can also use
them as a leader for your
vespid.
it says in the codex background
that they employed vespid to
fight along side the vespid.

That's worded very confusingly, but if you are implying that you can use a monat in place of a Strainleader.... you can't. Vespid require a Strainleader.

[CmdrBonesaw]

Yeah, but how do I USE these configurations? Where do I deepstrike, how do I move, how do I support these lone warriors?

The main reason I never field Mon`at is because they die too easy, because I can`t support them right (and, of course, the Elites-Slot is far too valuable to do such a thing).

[Malcaor]

thta's a good BEGINNING to an article. it is well written and flows well but needs more information, it is bare bones on that front.

[Crisis 541]

Montats are great for smaller games where you can't feild all of your suits and one to three crisis teams are all ylou get. In larger games montats form suicidal or ranged support for the army. Sun Forge suits are great alone were they pop in with TL fusion and pop the Land Raider. Suits like that are often Deep Striked. Deathrain are another common Montat format. With these guys you sit back and pop any light transports or tanks. They are also good for taking out some characters and wounding the big 'uns from other armies.

[Wolf-Tau]

You forgot to mention the most important Monats


The HQ slot is a great Monat slot, all you need to do is match the weapons systems to the task you want to your HQ to do.

One HQ set-up I like is CIB/MP/TA/HdWd MT seven shots at BS 5 works great for me against GEQ.

Deathrain also is a great one-TL-MP and TA works wonders
Fireknife is an all around suit as well.

Remember these suits can move 12" a turn so they are great to use to take objectives quickly and quietly.

I also use mine to pull enemy units away from objectives or my main force. Divide and conquer type stuff

WT

[Shas,vre]

this is about elite Monats their have been plenty of threads about commanders

[RealMenUseCarbines]

Originally Posted by dragoniccam

you forgot, you can also use
them as a leader for your
vespid.
it says in the codex background
that they employed vespid to
fight along side the vespid.

what?!

And can anyone else verify the effectiveness of an AFP AND a CIB on the same crisis suit?

[dragoniccam]

okay

what i meant was that the suits are
often used along side the vespid( fluff
wise).

they move as fast,
they can have powerful mid range weapons