Gaoreels "Seing unseen"

We are one of the lucky armies, having msv level 2 troops. This skill is a good counter against any camo based armies. But unlucky part is that we are still open to suprise shots. we will evaluate gaoreels today.

Gao reels are our on budget Hsiens.
Instead of hmg, we have sniper,spitfire,combi and boardingshotgun variants. Adhesive luncher on combi is a serious weapon, but most of the time, you wont be using it.

Hsiens in ISS can link with zhangyings while gaoreels can link with anything. Minus side is, he has movement of 4-2 movement and all other units with fireteam triad ability has 4-4 movements. He is slow.

They are slow, but they have stat line that will make you content.

cc16, bs12, ph 12, wip14,arm 2 and bts 3. (availability 4 )
This statline coming with two precious things. Symbiont armor + msv level 2.

wip 14 is eye catching. that will make him to spot hidden rats better. Other than that, he is not a specialist to bring us any other favors at all.

Lets evalaute the unit options.

Gao Reel Sniper 31 points, 1swc
Impressive profile. Moving slow is not a deal any more. 2 effective wounds + mate is very powerful in cover. Dont forget that, he has also fireteam triad ability. So he can bring at least one more long range shooter like kamael sniper. I oftenly use these couple with a keltar chain of command unit. So you have now 4 burst sniper challange to your opponent in even his active turn. I believe he is really cost efficient and cant help myself to give him 88 points out of 100 points.

List example : Best defensive turret around

 GAO-RAEL Sniper Rifle / Pistol, CCW. (1 | 31)
 KAMAEL Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 16)
 KAELTAR (Chain of Command) Light Shotgun, Flash Pulse + 2 SymbioMates / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 21)

 2 SWC | 68 Points

Gao Reel spitfire 33 points, 1.5 swc
Now starts the movement problem. You have to move and shoot to kill things. 5 burst is really powerful. budget hsien indeed. You can take a makaul to arrive in good range and take a specialist with you. Dangerous opponent, when used wisely. i give this variant 84 points out of 100 points.

List example : Killing me softly, touching the buttons with his fingers

 GAO-RAEL Spitfire / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 33)
 SAKIEL Paramedic (Medikit) Combi Rifle, Nimbus Plus Grenades / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 20)
 MAKAUL Heavy Flamethrower, Eclipse Grenades / Pistol, Viral CCW. (0 | 13)

 1.5 SWC | 66 Points


Gao Reel combi + adhesive luncher 28 points, 0 swc
Adhesive luncher in aro is very cool weapon. Combi is not bad in active turn in a triad. But you need to spend orders to arrive mid table, where the action takes place. Together with a mate, he can be a good candidate for a supresion fire trick. Maybe you can put a free makaul to your lists and you can leave gaoreel in mid table and link makaul with other members. You have also lt. option too without spending any swc. i give this variant 76 points out of 100 points.

List example : Dont break my heart, say that you will immobilise me again

 SUKEUL (Forward Observer) K1 Combi Rifle, D-Charges / Pistol, Breaker Pistol, Knife. (0 | 32)
 GAO-RAEL Lieutenant Combi Rifle, Adhesive Launcher / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 28)
 MAKAUL Heavy Flamethrower, Eclipse Grenades / Pistol, Viral CCW. (0 | 13)

 0 SWC | 73 Points

Gao Reel with boarding shotgun 26 points, 0 swc
One of my secret tactics is using him in triad and marching till mid table where he will really shines. For 26 points only, you have 3 burst bs18 hitting killing machine in close range. Nothing can stand on your way. to camo opponents, troops with mimetism, you dont care about anything. I give this variant 83 points out of 100 points.

List example : Crazy little thing called "shotgun"

 GAO-RAEL Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 26)
 SAKIEL (Forward Observer) Combi Rifle, Nimbus Plus Grenades / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 19)
 MAKAUL Heavy Flamethrower, Eclipse Grenades / Pistol, Viral CCW. (0 | 13)

 0 SWC | 58 Points

There are kerails that provide you to make smoke+ msv level 2. Kerail preceptors have ph11 value and they can land a smoke grenade with %70 accuracy. It really makes you angry after not succeding though. It is not like makauls with ph13 ( ph16 in close range ) with 2 burst.

After ITS 9 : treason showed up, now we can bring yojimbo, yuan yuans, saito togan and mcmurrough for better smoke coverage.

Dont forget the mates and bombs, which will greatly increase the tactical options of him. what a pitty, he cant be using mirrorball.

and there is a reason for the mask they wear.