I know it’s not going to happen, but please CB, fix them. It would be a great way to try something creative. Any of these could be mixed and matched and many would need points adjustments. I just want a reason to use my Jesus model. Move chain of command to Rao as the rule specifically states that it doesn’t work on an AD trooper off the table. Give Rao haris. Give Rao Hannibal’s forward deployment thing. He could be a cool forward recon/strike team leader. Give Singh MA3 or up his cc to 21. Multi Terrain. Give Rao a non-linkable infiltrating option. Maybe with e/maulers or something cool. NCO for either of them. Or tactical awareness. Give Rao MSV2. Give one of them sensor+forward observer so they can sat lock some fools. My point is, there are so many ways to make them interesting. I know they’re discontinued, but please help us @psychoticstorm! You’re our only hope!
I think Kirpal is too expensive and Rao is just plain boring. Kirpal is full of bloat: CoC does nothing for 5 pts, you'd have to deploy him without AD to make use of him. Assault pistol on a combi rifle is also more bloat then use, as well the MA2, +5CC, +1PH. Though PH would be useful jumping in, but PH12 and regular jump is just not enough. Rao is a plain old CR+LS Bagh mari, who replaces the LS with an assault pistol, and an extra WIP and CC for not much use. Bagh maris still come with the 4pt LS while Bolts finally got updated with the 3 pts one. Kirpal deserves a superior combat jump and the drop of CoC, and remove some bloat from both of them.
I'd love to see them both fixed, they need it since the N3/HSN3 release. My personal take: Kirpal Singh Statline: no changes. Skills: AD:Superior Combat Jump, Specialist Operative, NCO, MA L2, Religious troop Weapons: Multi Rifle/SMG/Boarding Shotgun as main weapon, Nanopulser or Drop Bears as backup. This would make im a CQB-focused drop troop. I'm ok with some CC bloat. Stephen Rao Statline: BS 13, PH 12 Skills: Mimetism, Multiterrain, Stealth Equipment: MSV1 Breaker Combi Rifle+LFT (Lt, Wildcard) Breaker Combi Rifle+LFT (CoC, Wildcard) Breaker Combi Rifle+LFT (FDL2, can't link) Vulcan Shotgun (FDL2, can't link) Now he's either a solid command choice, or a lone hunter improving Acon midfield game.
That's almost Raoul though. I think CB actually took what Kirpal was about and used it to design Raoul (EM CCW, CQB AD troop), which makes Raoul great, but sucks for Kirpal. :/
