[40K] New Ork Codex

So... new Ork codex was leaked, a la Chaos codex. Anyone disappointed
with the Chaos codex should be happy with this one, as should old-time
Ork players. Tons of options, plenty of humor, and a VERY vicious
army list.

The codex actually pulls off both the whacky side of things (trukks,
lootas, SAG, so many other things) and the vicious side of things
(Bosspole and Squigherds both deal out wounds to grant re-rolls).
Overall, the army list looks pretty effective, and as opposed to the
Chaos codex you're likely to wish you could take some units you'll be
forced to miss out on thanks to the FOC. Do a search on Google for
"ork codex 2007" and you'll be on the right path.

It's not just the SAG making a comeback that will make old-time Ork
players happy. The clans get more of a mention, Brainboyz are
mentioned in the background, Stormboyz return to being rebellious
Orks, the Blood Axes are noted in the Loota Wagon and Kommando
sections as being most likely to employ either, Death Skulls are noted
as being the biggest Lootas, and Kaptin Badrukk makes his triumphant
return.

Some of the stuff is just ugly. Flash Gitz being Nobz are one thing.
The fact they can pre-measure range is even nastier. Then throw in a
Painboy (who confers "Feel No Pain" to a unit) and add Cybork bodies
for a 4+/5+(i) save with FNP. And then there's custom jobs too...

Some of my favorite lines in the codex:

"With his final act, Tuska reached up between the creature's legs with
his power klaw and made a gesture of his own."

"5-6 Kerrunch! Something vital gives, but the Ork passengers bail out
of their vehicle before it falls apart with a sound like a Meganob
falling down a spiral staircase."

"A whole unit using their Tankbusta bombs on the same vehicle is
almost certain to destroy it in a spectacular fashion. This usually
takes several Orks with it as shrapnel scythes through the air, but as
the Tankbustas say, 'They knew da risks when they took da job.'"

"When they march to war, they are accompanied by the same Meks, who
ensure the Burna Boyz do not get carried away and set light to the
other Orks merely so they will do 'the burny dance.'"

"The Flaming Skull tribe go one step further, and are allegedly able
to synchronize the skids of their bikes so precisely that when enemy
aircraft pass overhead they are greeted by trails of oily smoke and
dust that spell out 'ZOG OFF.'"

"Young Orks can become addicted to the regimented life of a Stormboy,
and dedicate their lives to the time-honored martial disciplines of
drilling, marching, and hurtling through the air."

"...a Mek finds the sight of a malfunctioning rokkit pack as amusing
as the next Ork"

"Beloved of Ork arsonists, the Skorcha is..."


And here's a sample 1850 point list (1850 being the size of choice for
local RTTs):

HQ
Warboss with shoota/rokkit launcha, eavy armour, bosspole, attack
squig, cybork body 100
Big Mek with shokk attack gun, cybork body, eavy armor 110

ELITES
10 Tankbustas with 2 tankhammers, 3 Squigbombz 165
10 Lootas with 3 Meks 150
10 Burna Boyz with 3 Meks 150

TROOPS
15 Boyz with Nob with big choppa, big shoota 110
15 Boyz with Nob, big shoota 105
15 'Ard Boyz with Nob with power klaw, big shoota 190
20 Gretchin with 2 Runtherds 80

FAST ATTACK
12 Stormboyz with Nob with bosspole 159

HEAVY SUPPORT
Battlewagon with zzap gun, 2 big shootas, stikkbomb chukka, grot
riggers, red paint job, armor plates 140
3 Killer Kanz with 2 skorchas, 1 grotzooka, grot riggers, armor plates
170
6 Flash Gitz with Painboy, More Dakka, 2 Grot Orderlies 220


That's a load of lads!

UNIT NOTES
Tankbustas: Every one of them has a rokkit. That's 8 rokkits, two
hammers, and three bombz. Yummy!
Burna Boyz: Everyone's got a burna, but the Meks all come with tools
(work on a 4+) and a kustom mega-blasta (24", S8, AP1, Assault 1 Gets
Hot!)
Lootas: Roll a D3 for the unit, multiply by the number of guys with
guns, that's how many shots you have at S7, AP4; also, Meks have tools
and KMBs
Big Mek: The SAG is your god. You will bow down and worship the SAG.
The SAG is ALL.
Killer Kanz: BS3's awesome, WS 2 not so much, but these aren't
equipped to take advantage of BS 3 as they are to use my models;
Grotzooka is 18", S6, AP5, Heavy 2 Blast (ouch!)
Battlewagon: Cheap goodness, and now with a 14 front armor! I can
also close it up if I want.
Stormboyz: Of course they're in there, what with their rokkit rule
(roll a D6 and add it to the number of inches you can move with their
rokkits; if a 1, a Stormboy dies).
Flash Gitz: Ah, the sickness! With MD, they're 24", S5, APD6 (roll
for entire unit), Assault 2, AND they get to premeasure before firing!
On top of that, they have Feel No Pain, and they're Nobz so they have
S4, A3, and W2, with a 4+ armor save! Oh, sweet goodness...

And, if you want to get fun, you can mount most units of 12 or less in
Trukks, which will never entangle your Orks, though they could pin
them, and do great things when you kill them. If I'd taken Nobz or a
Deff Dread, they could be a Troops choice because of the Warboss and
Big Mek (who I took over a Weirdboy because, well, the SAG is
all-powerful). If I had Warbikes together right now, I'd have thrown
them in because they're a lot better now, and ditto for Dethkoptas
which I'll model some of (dropping bombz as they zip across!).


The new Orks are NOT an army for straight-faced gamers. The SAG has
all kinds of crazy effects that can happen; Trukks have their own
chart when they're destroyed which can be crazy; Squigbombz could
attack your own vehicles (not just the nearest vehicle, the nearest
FRIENDLY vehicle); Meks rolling a 1 cause a "crew shaken" to the
vehicle they're working on; Flash Gitz have random AP; Lootas fire a
random number of shots; Stormboyz get extra movement but could kill
their own (and if you use Zagstruck to Deep Strike and assault in the
same turn, you automatically lose D3); bosspoles allow rerolls by
causing a wound to the unit; Squigherds give a reroll by eating D3
Grots; when you call the Waagh! a roll of a 1 for a unit's FoF causes
a wound... It goes on and on. It's a crazy army to play, and that's
the way I like it!

--
Erik

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On Nov 1, 5:33 am, Erik Setzer <mailman@yourdoorstep,com> wrote:

> The new Orks are NOT an army for straight-faced gamers. The SAG has
> all kinds of crazy effects that can happen; Trukks have their own
> chart when they're destroyed which can be crazy; Squigbombz could
> attack your own vehicles (not just the nearest vehicle, the nearest
> FRIENDLY vehicle); Meks rolling a 1 cause a "crew shaken" to the
> vehicle they're working on; Flash Gitz have random AP; Lootas fire a
> random number of shots; Stormboyz get extra movement but could kill
> their own (and if you use Zagstruck to Deep Strike and assault in the
> same turn, you automatically lose D3); bosspoles allow rerolls by
> causing a wound to the unit; Squigherds give a reroll by eating D3
> Grots; when you call the Waagh! a roll of a 1 for a unit's FoF causes
> a wound... It goes on and on. It's a crazy army to play, and that's
> the way I like it!

great.. I'm one step closer to selling off all the rest of my GW stuff
and buying another Flames of War army.