Makoto said:
Cougar. Little less firepower (and piercing!), much better staying power (re-rollable dodge!)
I'd say Grizzly.
More Firepower and the 2+ basic save is better than the 3+/6+ save most of the time (even if the dodge is re-rollable).
Also, I don't like the extra Piercing for the simple reason that it might tempt me to use them in HTH when their job is to blow stuff up from a distance and stay most definitely out of arms reach...
And to be fair its not a 'little less firepower', it HALF the firepower for the same cost. I'll take the doubled firepower and the extra point on my basic save over the 6+ dodge any day, especially on a base trooper
Just remember to take Armourer for any squad armed with Sixguns since otherwise you will Jam the lot on your first reaction shot. :lol:
Grizzly armed with Firestorm Missile Launchers are deadly. A small squad of them sent big bug hunting can really do a number on a Tanker and is death on two legs to a Plasma Bug. Since they can only fire once a turn using a Ready-Shoot is a good option and with the firestorms special rules it is VERY deadly to big bugs. (It is also really nasty when facing MI Marauders :lol: )
Officers don't tend to shoot so much anyway, being there primarily to keep the command structure intact so for them the increased survivability of the Cougar is worth the loss of firepower.
Just my 2 cents,
Keith Mc
(who's hoping the Exosuits he ordered last week have arrived today and will be there waiting for him on his way home this evening...)
