Infinity/N3 Tactics/invincible army

The unit overview and tactica for Yu Jing's Invincible Army

Why play the Invincibles Subsection

You have been waiting, eagerly, for this moment - finally! The Invincible army has landed and it's basically what you expect: Chinese soldiers in power armour. The IA is a hard-bitten army with tough troops that can take a lot of punishment and just won't quite on you. They also have a wild array of fireteam options to add force-multipliers to a team. If these things appeal to you, then strap in and praise the Jade Emperor!

Faction features

• Suit Up: If you like Heavy Infantry, you're in the right place. This is basically a dedicated HI-exclusive ranged army, as opposed to PanO's more CC-focused HI army.

• Come Together: Really oddball fireteam combos in this list, which seems to be a new thing for Infinity lists these days.

Special Skills

• NCO: Plenty of NCOs in this list, allowing them to use the Lieutenant order. Great for trolling your opponent as to where your lieutenant might be.

• Tactical Awareness: Most HI in this list that have a special fireteam option have this fun rule granting the entire fireteam an irregular order.

• Valor: No Wound Incapatitaion: Most models have this special rule, largely to keep points cost down. Note most of your HI have this rule instead of having 2 wounds.

Weapons and Equipment

• Breaker Pistol: Surprisingly common in this list and your Zu Yong pack two of them. They are a very decent weapon for hitting either low-tech noobs or even heavily armoured thickies - or both.

Units

Light Infantry

• Zhanshi: Zhanshi used to compete with a crowded field for worst LI troop. They're slightly better now being somewhat comparable to Celestial Guard with all your usual LI options (haxor, FO, paramedic, etc). Importantly it's something of a folly to spend money on any weapon options as you can easily supplement them with HI inserts.
  • Core: No surprisingly, you can form a core team with these guys. More surprisingly, you can insert 1 Hai Dao, 1 Shang Ji and or 1 Yaopu Panguling FTO into this fireteam to increase their power.

• Zhanshi Yisheng: Your only doctor in the list. Very bog standard but also largely necessary. Keep it safe with a Yao Zao.

• Mech-Engineers (Zhanshi Gongcheng): One of two engineers in the list, this one is the cheap one. Keep it safe with a Yao Zao.

• Warcors, War Correspondents: WIP 13 irregular flash pulse for 3 pts. You know how these work.

Medium Infantry

• Daoying Operative Control Unit: Your only MI in this sectorial, packs a breaker pistol and boarding shotgun which can get changed out for a MULTI Sniper, AP mines and a Minelayer. Makes a great Hacker with WIP 14 and an even better lieutenant with Lieutenant Level 2, bio immunity and camo.

Heavy Infantry

• Haidao Special Support Group:
  • Wildcard Trooper:

• Liu Xiang Jumpy Infantry:

• Zuyong Invincibles, Terra-cotta Soldier:
  • Tai Sheng, Zuyong Invincibles NCO:
  • Core:
  • Haris/Special Haris:

• Shanji Invincibles:
  • Core:
  • Duo:
  • Haris:
  • Wildcard Trooper:

• Yan Huo Invincibles, Fire Support Heavy Regiment:
  • Special Haris:

• Hac Tao Special Unit:

• Mowang Troop:

• Huland Shocktroopers:
  • Duo:

• Zhencha, Armored Reconnaissance Regiments:

TAGs

• Guijia Squadrons: Used to come up short in comparison to O-Yoroi but now that the Japanese have moved on, the Guijia is the only TAG in Yu Jing... and the only TAG in this list, too. They are otherwise competent at what they do, packing the now familiar MULTI HMG/HFT combo. The fact that they are manned is a slight detriment, but their pilot is a specialist with an LFT. They can also be your lieutenant.

REM

• Yaokong Remotes:
  • Weibing:
  • Husong:
  • Son-Bae:
  • Chaiyi:

• Yaoxie:
  • Rui Shi:
  • Lu Duan:

• Yaopu Pangguling:
  • Wildcard Trooper:

• Yaozao:

Skirmishers

None

Warbands

None

Hints and Tactics

• Los Tres Amigos: exploit the Shang Ji and Hai Dao wildcard trooper and build a Zu Yong Haris with the three troopers. Obvious takes include the Multi Sniper/Visor Hai Dao and the Tactical Awareness/Spitfire Shang Ji.
• Aggressive Lieutenant, Business Class: Requires a Hac Tao with Executive Order. Build a fireteam loaded to bear with a heavily armed lieutenant OR take a Guijia lieutenant and drive them into the ground. Try to get them close enough to where the Hac Tao is hiding and once your original lieutenant bites the dust, reveal the Hac Tao with an attack, who then assumes command of the army and ends LoL.