[lakelife4]

I just started playing and my first battle oppertunity is against my dad who plays Necrons
i was planning on using my Kroot to hide and ambush his warriors but i fear his armour an superior toughness will overcome them
so kroot or more fire warriors?

[Zadon]

I would personally take more fire warriors and use FOF on his Warriors. this way you shoot him but he can't shoot your FWs

[Rogue_FireWarrior]

the only good thing kroot are good for when facing necrons is stalling units and preventing them from shooting but don't expenct total anialation when you charge them into combat.

[Falstead]

Kroot can be good for finishing off small units of warriors.

For example if he's got a unit of 10-12 warriors and you can shoot down 2/3 or even 3/4 of the unit then charging the survivors with even just 10 kroot can hurt. Kroot are hitting and wounding necrons on 4's, but most improtantly Kroot strike first! Wipe out all of the survivors and they can't strike back. However in a protracted combat, or against something with higher initiative (i.e wraiths or flayed ones) kroot will die.

But hey, they're Kroot, dying is what they're good for

[Zadon]

Originally Posted by Rogue_FireWarrior

the only good thing kroot are good for when facing necrons is stalling units and preventing them from shooting but don't expenct total anialation when you charge them into combat.

True but there is the fact that unless they have a shaper and you give them the save benefit for the most part many they would be torn to shreads even with that benefit. unless they are hidden in some cover such as woods or jungle.

[Floobosaurus]

Originally Posted by Zadon

I would personally take more fire warriors and use FOF on his Warriors. this way you shoot him but he can't shoot your FWs

What are you talking about? Since when did Devilfish block line of sight?

FoF will save your FWs from being assaulted, but will never keep them from being shot at. Against Necron Warriors, it'd be better to leave your FWs out so they can use their range to their advantage, and let your DFs (and every one of your other fast units) worry about their own problems - like Destroyers.

Anyway, back to Kroot. They are 'better' than Warriors in combat, but you'll need to outnumber them to make sure you come out on top, cos they won't last long b/c of their lack of a save. In the end, they are actually better as shooters than assaulters. Like Falstead said, you're best off shooting the Warriors up a bit before charging in, since you'll want to make sure you can wipe them out quickly in assault.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by Zadon

I would personally take more fire warriors and use FOF on his Warriors. this way you shoot him but he can't shoot your FWs

woah, woah FoF (thats Fish of fury) does not block line of sight (remember its a skimmer viehicle) i mean, if you could shoot and they can't would be very unfair wouldn't it!

kroot are indeed good in assaulting necrons, although many think they arnt. kroot have a higher initiative and when taken with a shaper can be cheap and devistating. i would pass up the idea of Firewarriors though...pulse rifles can be very effective against necrons, especially when you use markerlights to increase BS

[xShaperx]

If you don't take a healthy number of Kroot (More than 10....preferably 15) he'll wash over you with Scarabs. Your Firewarriors will be flayed to death already by Gauss cannons+blasters, as those things are murder. Take Kroot. Take Stealths. Take 2 Crisis. Also, if you buy more than one squad of Fire Warriors, or have any squad above 8 men....split it into a smaller squad. When the Gauss fire is concentrated on a small unit, it's wasted.

One last bit of advice. Take out his mobile elements first. Then JSJ the crap out of the foot-sloggers.

[cheeseman]

what ever you do target one unit at a time so that ocne you wipe out the whole squad they cant make thier we'll be back rolls.

[Rogue_FireWarrior]

Originally Posted by cheeseman

what ever you do target one unit at a time so that ocne you wipe out the whole squad they cant make thier we'll be back rolls.

they still can if theres a reserection orb nearby watch out for those on Necron lords

is there any other model in the necron list that can take an orb besides a lord and destroyer lord?