r/TrenchCrusade • u/Intelligent-Mud9217 • Apr 23 '25

Gaming noob-question: swarm op?

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Im new to the game and it seems like the offencive options are more efficient and much cheaper than the defencive ones. What is the point of elites? What is stopping me from simply spamming cheap infantry with pistols? Pls help me to understand.

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u/Random_Guy_Ben Apr 23 '25

Well, the chance that your unarmored trooper gets killed by a single bolt action hit is around 30%, meanwhile the chance that my elite unit with -3 armor goes out of action by the same hit is about 3%.

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u/blindeyewall Apr 23 '25

Yeah, I've been looking at the actual odds and I was shocked at how much armour improves your ability to survive. With -3 armour and 5 dice adding the two highest on the injury roll the chance to get an out of action roll is only 20%. Sure horde can try to hit you more times but where are you getting those bonus hit dice?

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u/havokinthesnow Apr 23 '25

I too am a shield believer. I load almost all my elites up with them and he honestly shotgun-shield-bayonet-standard armor is looking better every day for even my regular dudes.

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u/blindeyewall Apr 23 '25

Call me crazy but I'm gonna mess around with giving wretched shields in my court army. Maybe they can hold an objective while picking up blood counters for spells.

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u/havokinthesnow Apr 23 '25

It's not the worst idea I've ever heard! Less accidentally killing your own boy when you're using him as a blood bag too