2.5/5 stars, rounded up. Its okay, but pricey and vulnerable.
Background.
Advanced comms contained in a rhino to allow your on board commander to watch the flow of battle and better react to it.
Strengths.
Stat line wise, this is a rhino with a transport capacity of a measly 6.
It does get auto-repair and some pintle bolt guns that can be upgraded.
What shines here is the Command Vox Relay and the Mobile Command Vehicle upgrades. The former let's you manipulate reserves by +1. On a successful intelligence test, you can also apply Line (1) or Vanguard (1) to your faction on the battlefield. This is cool when played well. The latter meanwhile lets you take that intelligence test using anyone on board. Which is why you will want a smart person on board.
Weaknesses.
Fundamentally, it is an expensive rhino with (presumably) an expensive HQ choice inside for the intelligence tests. They will therefore either be stuck hiding in cover or on top of an objective all of the game to get the bonuses throughout, or late game charging up the field in a last moment charge for their on board men. It takes some finesse and guts to play this vehicle but it isn't impossible in third edition. Its just the fact that early game, this rhino will be a target and unlikely to survive long if your opponent knows what it can do.
Builds.
Damocles Command Rhino, Havoc Launcher, Search Lights (130 points).
The havoc launcher has always been a staple of my lists that run rhinos. It is cheap enough to take, and long range enough to be a mild annoyance and threat. The Search Light is more optional, but can help you sometimes at the expense of being a big bright light itself. You should probably take the search light on a very basic rhino to be honest, so you should see this as optional here. But don't skimp on the havoc launchers - take one on every rhino and you can thank me later.
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