How is introduction of new ways of order optimisation not a change in playstyle? Previously it was only EO shenanigans, now spending free LT and TA orders is crucial for YJ and IA. The only thing Varuna introduced was Helots and proper camo into vanilla Pano - and you could play awesome camo troopers already before (and still can) in Acon. Kamau sniper is powerful but it is essentially the strong aro fireteam that NCA and Acon always relied on. Also introduction of Zhencha, Libertos and Daiyoing offered mass camo opportunities for YJ.
If that massive intellect comes at a cost of uncanny cranium diameter expansion, I would gladly forfeit it.
Is he though? He seems to be wearing the same armour as Sun Tze, not a Zuyong. (I.e. I think, old style expensive to manufacture and fully personalized premium armour that pre-dates both Zuyong and Shan-Ji armours)
The alternative head is definitely a zuyong helmet, so it's either that or we're looking at the new design of shang-ji armor.
We haven't got any Shang-Ji armour to compare with yet, only a really old armour back when Yu Jing heavy armour was meant to be sleek and organic, but it's taken a turn for the angular now. I agree that's a Zuyong helmet, but the armour looks nothing like Zuyong. Shoulders are rounded more akin to Wu Ming than Zuyong, breastplate doesn't have the angular protrution and lacks the cloth vestment on the sides, thigh-plates are also more rounded than Zuyong and look more Wu Ming but diverge even more from Wu Ming than the shoulders do, and he also seems to have a different power plant at the back (although rear facing images of him have been... hard to find) This might well be Shang-Ji armour with a few bits and bobs that aren't quite Shang-Ji, but only time may tell atm.
Or because he's a Captain being sent on a secret squirrel mission to enemy space then he probably was able to customise his own armour with the help of O-12's armourers.
The profile doesn't look too interesting to me, but with the helmeted head, this will be a perfect Zuyong HMG proxy. The official model is a nice sculpt, but it's a bit out of scale compared to the newer Zuyong, which irks me to no end :P
Shang ji concepts are identical to the modern Crane armor (which are same 4-6 and high PH, while this dude has the discount PH of the Zuyong).
Any same unit of modern times which get made out of scale is immeasurably irksome. Jannisary box... irksome. Alguacile hacker? Go to algua-hell you giant SOB. Zhanshi sniper and hacker? No one uses you anyway so just melt back down and be recast please . Colour me Irked boys!!
He seems pretty cool to me. Invincible Army ────────────────────────────────────────────────── 10 Qiang Gao HMG, Nanopulsar / 2x Breaker Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 43) ZÚYŎNG (Fireteam: Haris, Tactical Awareness) Combi Rifle + 1 TinBot B (Deflector L2) / 2 Breaker Pistols, Knife. (0.5 | 34) TAI SHENG (Chain of Command) Mk12, Chain-colt, Stun Grenades / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (0 | 49) HǍIDÀO Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Boarding Shotgun / Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0 | 26) PANGGULING FTO (Repeater) Light Shotgun / Electric Pulse. (0 | 13) DĀOYĪNG Lieutenant L2 Hacker (Hacking Device) Boarding Shotgun / Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 29) ZHĒNCHÁ (Forward Observer) Submachine Gun, D.E.P., Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 34) WÈIBĪNG Yaókòng Combi Rifle, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 16) Zhanshi YĪSHĒNG Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) HǍIDÀO Engineer Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0 | 28) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) 2.5 SWC | 299 Points Open in Infinity Army
In a better Sectorial or better Link I could really see that guy carry. B3 Breaker Pistols and Nanopulser for close up, good old HMG for range, Veteran to laugh at the odd Jammer or Oblivion. Typical YJ, utility galore, really better than he looks - if he could Link with something like Zhanshi he'd bring the whole kit for their Orders and Link bonus. Alas he's a Zuyong in IA and that's his downfall (outside of LI). The best thing about this guys is probably how far he can go together with an Engineer in the same Link, able to shrug off anything but death. Rather niche and not really gonna carry the multitude of problems that Sectorial has at the end of a day.
I find it find of amusing that CB is listening to the "Head too big" complaint by releasing an extra head in the KS rules. ;-) Some Kind of Vanilla ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 4 Qiang Gao Lieutenant L2 HMG, Nanopulser (1 | 43) SÙ-JIÀN Spitfire, Light Flamethrower, Panzerfaust / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 59) CELESTIAL GUARD (Kuang Shi Control Device) Combi Rifle + Light Smoke Grenade Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 13) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) KUANG SHI Chain Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 5) CHAĪYÌ Yaókòng Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) RUI SHI Spitfire / Electric Pulse. (1 | 20) LÙ DUĀN Mk12, Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (0 | 21) GROUP 2 4 4 2 PANGGULING Hacker (EVO Hacking Device) Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 25) LIÚ XĪNG Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, CC Weapon. (0 | 32) WARCOR (360º Visor) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3) LIBERTO (Minelayer) Light Shotgun, Chain-colt, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 10) MECH-ENGINEER Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) Zhanshi YĪSHĒNG Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15) YÁOZĂO Electric Pulse. (0 | 3) SHAOLIN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, Shock CCW. (0 | 5) SHAOLIN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, Shock CCW. (0 | 5) 6 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army This would be some kind of list I would build with Qiang Gao. As always, highly depends on opponents army and missions.
