Dawn of War 2: Retribution CO-OP ft. Shar Dundred - Part 6

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I am joined by Shar Dundred for a cooperative playthrough of Dawn of War II. This sequel is a stark divergence from the original entry and expansions of the build & destroy variety. Instead, the players choose the units to be used prior to beginning a mission, cannot build new units once the mission begins, and has only limited reinforcement options.
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[@armelior4610]

"Get me closer, I want to hit them with my giant power fist !"
Lord Bernn, Jay version

[@inductivegrunt94]

Even without upgrades, having three Leman Russ tanks is still incredibly powerful. Heavy armor and big guns makes missions like this almost trivial at this point.

[@Storm2war]

Demons behind trees even here wonderful and also careful chaos gods loves heated arguments

[@ivanivanovic5586]

Not much to hear from other factions for this mission. I remember using ogryns here. The guns they use(here and on tabletop) are called ripper guns, in essence a large drum fed burst fire ogryn-sized shotgun (burst limiter was added because ogryns, like orks, LOVE to shoot full auto. Problem is, that tends to deplete ammo really quickly). Said shotgun is also built so sturdy so the ogryn user can use it as a club, which they do :P
Speaking of boss vehicle, remember the hellhound flame tank guard uses in dow1? This is its even more war crime-y younger brother, bane wolf. Said tank is Merrick's honor guard swap.
Edit to add: commisars in general are not known for their humor, the comparison with old bernie could get you either flogged(they still use that in-universe), or shot. Probably latter. Unless the commisar in question is either Cain or Gaunt, they're cool.

[@emilchan5379]

Nice debut for Jay's Leman Russ tanks. This is why I love using vehicles in this game - they just feel so powerful, though I do see the appeal of having a firing line of Storm Troopers just melt everything.
With that said, as good as Valkyrie power is, I don't think it repairs vehicles. I think what happened was the tanks were close to the production structure, which does repair vehicles over time, so it
looked like it was the Valkyrie that did it. Otherwise regular Guardsmen and Heavy Weapons squads can repair them. I think Sgt Merrick can repair too but I can't remember.
Talking about Merrick, the boss at the end is a Banewolf, an anti-infantry chemical weapons vehicle. You can use one if you swap out Merrick. Iirc it is not that good.
And yeah it isn't clear but the upgrades that add squad members like the Sergeant upgrade for the Heavy Weapons squad are straight upgrades, not alternate loadouts. They are always good to get since additional squad members increase the overall health of the squad and make them harder to kill, since every single member of the squad must die before it is destroyed.

[@Valeriy1004]

Heavy weapons teams can repair vehicles too, however seeing as this series was pre-recorded this will be an advice for other players

[@normtrooper4392]

Back in the day, on the tabletop, power weapons like the power fist or chain fist, were extremely good against tanks

[@ivanivanovic5586]

Ah, the pre-6th edition power weapon rule of "no armor save", plus the armor values on all sides.

[@jarrakul]

Power fists were pretty good against tanks right up until 10th dropped and suddenly they wound most vehicles on 5s. Chainfists are still solid for the role, at least.

[@BloodKitten_]

not sure where you are with recordings, but you can change where a unit is facing, tanks have rear armor they take more damage if hit, and leman ross have las cannon in the front wich add damage.
the shotgun guys will replace or be add as the tagalongs of the hero.

[@Blazieth]

Unfortunately for people who want to offer Jay & Shar any advice, the entire run was recorded in advance of the first episode being uploaded. Still, any advice dropped can still potentially benefit random viewers browsing the comments.

[@poilboiler]

I strongly suspect one of the voice actors for some of the enemies is also doing voices for da boyz. Some lines sounded suspiciously orky. :D