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Okay, here is the deal: I'm fed up with the Aleph Assault Subsection and need help. My Hassassins get crushed over and over again..
Long story short: ODD is killing me! Myrmidons are hard to hit.

I know, I know, CC negates ODD (Fiday) and Muttawi'ah have a template weapon (Chain Rifle) + high WIP (intuitive attack), but it's still hard to kill those Myrmidons! So I came up with the idea to expand my Hassassin army with some Vanilla Haqq units, namely: Saladin, a Djanbazan (HMG) and Naffatuns.

Below is the result. Thoughts? Ideas?

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GROUP 1 10 0 0

SALADIN Lieutenant Combi Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, CCW. (37)
BARID Hacker (Hacking Device) Rifle + Marker / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 26)
REMOTO SHIHAB HMG, Antipersonnel Mines / Electric Pulse. (1 | 28)
AL-DJABEL Rifle + Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, Viral CCW. (41)
FARZAN (Chain of Command) Boarding Shotgun, Contender / Pistol, Knife. (32)
DJANBAZAN HMG / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 36)
RAGIK HMG / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 38)
MUYIB Rifle + Light Shotgun, Panzerfaust, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 25)
MUYIB Rifle + Light Shotgun, Panzerfaust, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 25)
NAFFATÛN Rifle + Heavy Flamethrower / Pistol, Knife. (12)

5.5 SWC | 300 Points

Open with Army 4

Looks like a solid list. Thinking about ALEPH assault.. more fire templates would be nice.
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GROUP 1 10 0 0

SALADIN Lieutenant Combi Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, CCW. (37)
BARID Hacker (Hacking Device) Rifle + Marker / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 26)
REMOTO SHIHAB HMG, Antipersonnel Mines / Electric Pulse. (1 | 28)
AL-DJABEL Rifle + Light Shotgun, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, Viral CCW. (41)
FARZAN (Chain of Command) Boarding Shotgun, Contender / Pistol, Knife. (32)
DJANBAZAN HMG / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 36)
RAGIK HMG / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 38)
NAFFATÛN Rifle + Heavy Flamethrower / Pistol, Knife. (12)
NAFFATÛN Rifle + Heavy Flamethrower / Pistol, Knife. (12)
FASSED AP Rifle + Light Flamethrower / Pistol, CCW. (38)

4.5 SWC | 300 Points

Open with Army 4

The Naffatun can flame the ODD away (both have big flame templates) and the MSV2 Hmg on the Djan can look through their -3 modifier. The Ragik and the Al Fassed can both kill of those that already are flamed. (AP rifle is a nice thing against the heavier beasts of the ASS)
You can use Saladin's stratego skill to place Al-Djabel close to some worrisome treat like Achilles or Maegeon. Barid hacker is always nice, even to defend the HI Al Fassed. (you can proxe a muyib)

Yes, Hassassins have trouble hitting obscured things with lack of MSV...it is supposed to be part of the flavor of the sectorial.

The Muyib minelayer is also a good choice against the Steel Phalanx because Impetuous troops can trigger camo'd mines will rampaging toward you.

I'm not sure on al-Djabel versus another Fiday. MA4 will help you against MA3 targets, and Viral will get around their plentiful NWI, but you may also want to consider that most of their BTS saves will be better than their ARM, meaning EXP is a good alternative if you want to go close combat. As always, mines are nice for slowing down impetuous dudes. This will leave you points for a Ghazi to Jam their Enomotarchos links and make them easier to deal with.

Muyib HRL

Going forwards into 3rd edition... Hassassins will receive the Govad which rumor has are equipped with MSV1 and will be linkable.

Maru wrote:Muyib HRL

Still suffers from the ODD penalty, can't shoot it at the ground.

Naffatum are your friends, especially the Heavy flamethrower version. Don't forget the Al Fassed, it's got a LFT, as does the Azra'il w/PzFaust.

Speculative-fired grenades may be fun, so there's the Shihab remote (EM LGL) and Mag Guard.

If you're allowing mercs in your games, the Anaconda is another fun option with a flamethrower. Only a LFT, but who cares?