Also, since I've been delving into the idea of a ''massed armor/armored warfare'' play style recently... Just a small list idea that spontaneusly came into existance as a bi-product of that. Massed Armour in Ikari ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 1 FASID HMG + (Smoke and Normal) Light Grenade Launcher, Antipersonnel Mines / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 53) WÚ MÍNG (Fireteam: Haris) Chain Rifle, Submachine Gun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) KARAKURI Heavy Shotgun, Chain Rifle, D.E.P. / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 35) KARAKURI Combi Rifle, Chain Rifle, D.E.P. / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 35) BRAWLER (Multispectral Visor L2) MULTI Sniper / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 28) TANKŌ Missile Launcher / Pistol, Monofilament CC Weapon, Shock CC Weapon. (1.5 | 32) KEISOTSU Lieutenant Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 9) KEISOTSU Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9) KEISOTSU Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9) DRUZE Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Combi Rifle + Pitcher, D-Charges / Viral Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25) GROUP 2 2 2 2 FUGAZI DRONBOT Flash Pulse, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 8) PATHFINDER DRONBOT Combi Rifle, Sniffer / Electric Pulse. (0 | 16) YUAN YUAN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8) YUAN YUAN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8) 6 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army
This is what I was thinking for my next list. I can't decide if I want to keep with 2 Karakuri or change one to a Wu Ming HMG. But then I'd have to change the Bounty Hunter. 2 Karakuri ────────────────────────────────────────────────── GROUP 1 10 1 KARAKURI Mk12, Chain Rifle, D.E.P. / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 40) KARAKURI Mk12, Chain Rifle, D.E.P. / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 40) FASID HMG + (Smoke and Normal) Light Grenade Launcher, Antipersonnel Mines / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (2 | 53) LÙ DUĀN Mk12, Heavy Flamethrower / Electric Pulse. (0 | 21) TOKUSETSU KOHEI Engineer Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 14) Link team KEISOTSU Hacker (Hacking Device) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 17) KEISOTSU Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9) KEISOTSU (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 10) TANKŌ Missile Launcher / Pistol, Monofilament CC Weapon, Shock CC Weapon. (1.5 | 32) BRAWLER Lieutenant Rifle + Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 16) GROUP 2 1 3 3 BOUNTY HUNTER Sniper Rifle / 2 Breaker Pistols, Knife. (0.5 | 21) YUAN YUAN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8) YUAN YUAN Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8) DESPERADO Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / 2 Heavy Pistols, AP CC Weapon. (0 | 11) 4.5 SWC | 300 Points Open in Infinity Army
I'd say stick to the Mk12s. Ikari isn't exactly brimming with specialists, so a tough, sturdy FO like the Karakuri is very useful in my eyes.
For some reason I forget that they are FOs too! You are right about that. They are great specialists. I love putting the MK12 into suppression fire!
If you are playing a lot of smoke I think the Heavy Shotgun has potential as an armor cracker. But I can see the MK12 being more well rounded profile.
