3/5 stars. A reliable way to bring a command vox relay.
Background.
Gifted in ranged communications, and most importantly having the equipment with them, the Master of Signals is reliably able to identify the weak spot of the enemy and press home advantages. They can also reinforce against enemy assaults.
Strengths.
The entire reason to take a Master of Signals in third edition is to get hold of the Command Vox Relay.
This device gives you a +1 to reserve rolls which is excellent - but only if you are using reserves.
Further, it can give Line (1) or Vanguard (1) on a successful Intelligence check. Which you are likely to pass since it is set to 10.
Otherwise, they are WS=5=BS, along with 3 wounds.
Weaknesses.
They are a bit pricey, and if you are not running reserves, they won't feature in your army roster. It is as simple as that. They used to be a lot more attractive in previous editions thanks to Orbital Bombardment and I long and wish for that to return.
Builds.
Only pistol upgrades can be taken here, and if I'm honest the naked version is going to do just fine. Its only the Command Vox Relay that will make you want to take this model.
2 comments:
Curious about your thoughts on the Master of Signals vs. the Damocles Command Rhino. For slightly more than the MoS you get a Rhino with not a lot of capacity, but far better armament, and the Command Vox Relay. It feels like the Damocles kind of makes the MoS a slightly cheaper but potentially much worse and redundant option.
I agree. But the rhino is vulnerable to focussed fire whereas the Master of Signals would have to be sniped using precision in a large squad to be eliminated. Hiding in cover makes this doubly difficult. Hence I'm thinking both have their place and it depends on your play style.
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