Is imperial guard viable in 8th edition ?

feeling sticking to my plas-ML. but might go lasplas since they're the same cost.

>slightly

No. It's better against everything tougher than an MEQ unit, and at several points is nearly twice as good.

It's also stylish as fuck.

Battle cannon is good. Vanquisher ain't great. I expect FWs annihilator to be a better anti tank bet.

I'm going to contest that claim. I'll quote the rule. Knight Comander pask can issue orders to a friendly "Keywords here: Cadian Leman Russ :End keywords here" [...] "To issue a Tank order, pick a target "Keyword here: Leman Russ :End keywords here" within 6" of Knight Comander pask and choose which order [...] so on and the like.

Since Pask has ALL the required keywords and due to the core rules saying ALL character may benfit from their abilites unless specifically stated otherwise, he can indeed order himself or two other tanks. I must ask to see your quoting of rules which either overrides the corerules or overrides his datasheet to say he cannot order himself.

I think you're overcompensating for something :^)

It should be noted that Tank Commanders cannot order themselves. As they are explicitly forbidden from doing so in their keywords. Which is what I think most people are confusing.

Hate that chart (I work in excel all the time and there's a much clearer way of doing it) but yeah. Autocannons are as good or better against most things. I just imagine a crap ton of 40mm Bofors cannons. Yes very aesthetic indeed.

And I think you really want Space Marines if you love their guns so much.

I for one have no need of genetic augmentation or power armour to do my job. And I certainly don't need their weapons.

missile launcher at +5 points is better than autcannon at everything except T4.

The only people I've ever heard in my life say that, jokingly or seriously, about firearms in general, but also vehicles too, are the ones that would actually need to compensate, either for genital size, ego, or a bizarre sense of control or achievement.

Nothing against you, it's just something that I've noticed. It's like when an associate or friend learns that I own a .338 rifle (badger ordnance m2013 action in an AI ATAICS Chassis for your /k/ guys out there). They assume I'm compensating for something. Nope, I do 1000 yard competitions regularly and that's basically my dream gun that I saved up for thankyouverymuch.