Editing Warhammer/Tactics/6th Edition/Lizardmen (section)

=== Rare Units ===
* '''Salamander:'''
Sweet dancing Chotec! Only 65 points?! Sure, they can misfire, in which case they just end up eating a few skinks (lol) but they operate just as efficiently with a single handler left anyway. What you are getting is a ranged beast with 6 movement who goes through water like it's not there, with a 5+, Fear, and shoots at strenght 3 with 15" inch range an armor penetration for an Artillery Die number of hits. And their melee? It's still good, with two strenght 5 attacks from each salamander! Unit size is up to 3, which is the only drawback as you really wish you could take more of them, instead of having to stuff your entire rare allowance with units of 3. Which you will do, because these things pop units open for breakfast. Did I mention they are skirmishers, so they are at -2 to hit in the water?
* '''Stegadon:'''
The only Dinosaur Monster sized unit in the book that is not (only) a character mount (Terradons and Salamanders are not in fact dinosaurs). A relic of a time when the Aztect Dinos where more Aztec and less Dinos. No Bastiladons or Troglodons in here, not even Ancient Stegadons carriying a Stargate reference, just the humble Stegadon with no upgrades and a makeshift ballista on its wooden howdah. Is it good?
Depends. It's competent at 235 points, but it really wishes it was not competing for space with Salamanders (and in fact fares much better when it's a Special unit in later books). Discipline is low, and Stubborn is wasted on it. The five skinks on top get to throw javelins, but two of them can also man the Giant Bow, the only artillery in the book, which is a Strenght 5 Ballista. At least it ignores panic and its defense is good with toughness 6 keeping it out of range for most rank and file, a 4+, 5 wounds, and it deals a respectable d6+1 str 5 impact hits on the charge. This thing really just wants to charge into a block of spearmen from the side while they are already fighting Saurus from the front and credit where it's due, it is pretty decent at that. Not the worst choice, but stuck in a bad spot.