7th Ed. Jungle swarms

[wolfspirit]

Does anyone know whether it is better to have lots of small units of jungle swarm (say 1-2 bases per unit) or a couple of large units (say 5 bases per unit)

Thanks

 

[n810]

Well since they are skirmishers and wont ever break ranks, and they are unbreakable themselves...
I would think that you might as well run them as seperate units even if you have them runing near each outher.

 

[wolfspirit]

Thanks

 

[Caneghem]

I would say don't run them at all, get more skinks instead!

 

[Chamen]

I would say don't run them at all, get more skinks instead!

Agreed, they seem like a horrible waste for what they do compared to skinks.

 

[strewart]

Yeah most people will agree they aren't really worth their points at the moment...

However, some food for thought in response to n810.. I believe the crumbling rules work that the combat res difference is not split between each crumbling unit, but given in full to all right? So if you have 3 units of 1 swarm in a combat, and they lose by 2, then each swarm will lose two wounds. On the other hand, if you have one unit of 3 swarms and they lose by 2, only one swarm will lose two wounds.

 

[n810]

Yeah most people will agree they aren't really worth their points at the moment...

However, some food for thought in response to n810.. I believe the crumbling rules work that the combat res difference is not split between each crumbling unit, but given in full to all right? So if you have 3 units of 1 swarm in a combat, and they lose by 2, then each swarm will lose two wounds. On the other hand, if you have one unit of 3 swarms and they lose by 2, only one swarm will lose two wounds.

Ahhh that makes more sense...
I haven't used my swarms yet.
I knew there had to be reason you
could take larger units...