Ok space wolves:grin: 1 of the original 20 founding chapters and the only 1 loyalist founding chapter that does not adhere to the doctrines of the codex astartes in any way with only 1 chapter having been formed from its gene seed in the following foundings.
Yes true the codex is in need for an update being the same used for 3rd ed 40k but the rules work so nicely in our favour for 5th ed and really highlight the playing style of the sons of Russ.
Two things really highlight the fighting style of the wolves and that is True Grit and Counter attack. It is a common misconception that the wolves are a Close combat army and should be rushed foward to engage the enemy in Melee as quick as possible, this is not the case. SW are not a close combat chapter tho with squads not having heavy weapons and the ability to take so many nice options to swing the favour to Melee it may seem to be the case, how ever we are not world eaters or Blood angels, we are in fact more on par with plauge marines that we are a medium ranged army.
Ok here is the theory behind this, the 2x fore mentioned skills true grit and counter, 1 giving an extra attack in Melee being armed with bolters when charged the other giving another attack as if we had of charged. thus it is better that we r charged than charge. So we stay at medium range using rapid fire to whittle down the numbers trying to entice them to come to us. But dont get me wrong if the odds are in our favour after an enemy squad being whittled down by bolter fire charge for the coup de grace and use those nice upgrades that we can get ie 2x fists/power weapons per squad.
This train of thought is for Greyhunters which should make the bulk of any SW army, with blood claws being our true assault troops, but as any respecting Lord would know we should not have a great reliance on them, for they are our new bloods and have not yet learnt to be in command of the wulfen, and on a fluff side how does it look when ur army is made up of newly initated marines? Heavy casulties my lord?
When playing as SW think as a wolf:so_happy:encircle ur enemy wear him/her down then Howl quite literatly to allow him/her to know death is coming for him/her:laugh:
For Russ and the all father happy hunting:victory: