Squad Leader Archive

What is the best weapon choice (rifle, pistol, or carbine) for a Squad Leader? I've heard carbines are good because you can stay decent distance from the target but still be close to your group. Anyway, post your thoughts. Sorry if there has already been a thread on this...I searched.

Pistols, hands down.

That's my opinion anyways.

Pistol or carbine.

Pistol I think... but I am also a smuggler

great... already have my points in Rifle...

is it really worth switching over now?

I'm a combonation Rifleman/Squad Leader works out just fine. The Mind Costs do get a bit rediculous, but that's why I have 1025 mind, 575 Willpower. It keeps you in the back, out of harms way, and still allows you to issue orders and such.

That's just my opinion though.

SL/Rifle here...I like it. You'll do more damage with a pistol probably, but with a fast enough rifle you can be an effective SL. It all depends on how you want to play your SL.

--Ze'ev

I find i get more combat exp per kill with pistol over rifle. Plus i like to yell charge when i run into battle.

I am actually quite happy with Rifleman/Squad Leader. Since the special moves cost SO MUCH it's nice to be able to hang back and not have to get right up close to do my damage. The downside is that most Rifles drain the Mind pool, but I counter that with Weapons Power-Ups anyhow. On the flip side of the coin, my character is already set up to regen my Mind pool really quickly, so I can eat the drain a bit more.

I switch between Rifle and Pistol....(Almost a squad leader....just 3500 Combat XP left)I find it rather effective.

Would be even more effective if I was using something better then an FWG5 for pistol.

Also love (when soloing) to sit with mask scent (now that it's working) and just milk nests...

Anyway...That was off topic...Rifle/Pistol is a good combo.

Don't need but to focus on one or the other....I stay with Rifle, and use pistol as backup. I plan on just taking Novice Rifleman and Pistoleer (to get the certs for the T21 when they are made...and that DX2 or whatever it is)