Editing Taurox (section)

====Taurox Prime====
[[File:Taurox.jpg|350px|thumb|right|A Taurox Prime. High enough that [[Dreadknight]]s can use it as cover. Also, note [[/v/|Captain Price]] in the hatch.]]
This is only available to the Stormtroopers. It's basically a version of the Taurox with a twin [[Hotshot Volley Gun|Hot-shot volley gun]] in place of the Autocannons (you can swap back to the Autocannon for some points, of course) and a [[Taurox Battle Cannon]]. The Battle Cannon on the Taurox is a mini version of the [[Battle Cannon]] on the Leman Russ; being 48" S7 AP-1 Heavy D6. It can be further swapped for a [[Taurox Gatling Cannon]] (having 20 shots at Strength 4) or a [[Taurox Missile Launcher]] which is basically the [[Typhoon Missile Launcher]] that Land Speeders get. In addition, it's manned by Stormtroopers instead of the regular Guard so it has BS 3+ instead of 4+.

The best gun loadout is probably the hot-shot volley guns, Gatling Cannon, and auxiliary [[Storm Bolter]]; you get 30 S4 BS3+ shots at 24", which the vehicle can close to with ease; this is excellent for anti-infantry duty. The autocannons and Battle cannon are better against light vehicles, but the Taurox Prime doesn't quite have the toughness to trade shots with enemy armor; it's better suited to lightning-fast strikes against infantry and other soft targets. The Taurox Missile Launcher is very impressive, and can fire either 2 Krak missiles or 2 Frag Missiles doing the damage that you'd expect; this gives the Taurox Prime the ability to punch above its weight class, but it's 30 points.

You might think this is overpriced, and it is. A Taurox Prime with a Missile Launcher, twin Autocannons, and a Heavy Stubber comes in at 134 points, which is only 3 points less than a plain-Jane [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]], at a fraction of the survivability despite having roughly comparable firepower. But the truth is that in order to get the most out of a Taurox Prime, a wise player must use the vehicle's high speed to quickly deploy it and its squad to where they are most needed, and to where all that BS 3+ weaponry can make a difference. The ugly track pods will make new players mistake the Taurox for a tank, and it isn't; like the Chimera, it's an IFV, and one that's sacrificed durability for speed and firepower.