Looking for some suggestion on a scout squad

Hi, I'm building the regular scout squad and have a choice of three weapons sets. What do people recommend choosing. I know this might be a very subjective question so I'll put in a qualifier. I'm looking for a generally good scout squad. I have one 5 man unit already built with sniper rifles and this is my second 5 man squad. So which combination would be most successful?

Thanks for your help with this.

James

Do you want the scouts close combat or really shooty?

I forgot to say, you could give one a heavy bolter, which is nice to have on a scout sqaud, but if you do that then you hae to give them shot guns because no point to get a heavy bolter in combat. But the you could give 3 shot guns and 2 close combat weapons for close range. Its a very diffecult. Scouts don't come with a lot of shooty weaons but the heavy bolter. I would go with close combat scouts because they are running up to tie up the opponent(in my games). But i don't know how you play your games and i don't know what the feel kind of army you want, but thats just a little help.

I really don't see any reason to not play scouts with sniper rifles.

Thanks. I was looking through the dex and they can come with a boltgun or shotgun. The dex seems to suggest that the squad act as a delivery vehicle for the Sargent who can take the exotic gear. Has this been found to be the case? Ok, reread everything I have. The bolt gun is perhaps a better option if I include a heavy bolter since I need the squad to stay still to use it which means I need greater range to make the rest of the squad effective. If I don't have a heavy bolter then shotguns are better because they have the assault 2 rule? Does this make sense or work? I have only one box of sniper scouts. Will most likely get more.

James

Shotguns do have assault 2 rule, if you took boltguns and heavy bolters then you would have to be up towards the middle of the board. I took scouts with combat blades shotguns and heavy bolter because i played templars and i had crudader sqauds with some scouts in some sqauds and some in the other, but in your case its diffecult, I would take more sniperscouts and hide them in a building because i think they have stealth which would give them a 3+ save . What i did with the heavy bolter is a put it in a drop pod with other scouts and marines that were pure close combat, then when i dropped i shot the enemy then the rest just assaulted. Take boltguns and heavy bolter

Thanks everyone. I've built a close combat squad for scouts for this 2nd squad. I plan on adding 2 more 5 man units I think. I've got the power fist from my assault marine squad and just need to find a plasma pistol. Thanks for all the help. I think I'll broaden the squads next time to include heavy weapons as neither has a rocket launcher or a heavy bolter. Any idea why this troop choice come only in 5 man sets rather then the more common 10 man units like the tactical marines?

J

I don't know. thats a good question

Scouts offer a little more flexiblilty than the tacticals. You can still have a ten man squad, they just cost 13pts per model after the initial 5 are purchased. All the weapons options are available to the extra guys as well. So scouts are actualy 5-10 man squads.

Yea, I know you can fill out a unit but when you buy the figs the box only comes with five, not ten like the tactical. Its just a little weird that there isn't a 10 man box given that scouts are a regular troop choice, not something exotic.

James