Shoota Boy Squad

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Shoota Boy Squad
Race	Orks
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey H	Build Cost 140 0  4 Build Time 25 s Built From Da Boyz Hut Squad Size 4/8 Requires Nothing Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	235/1
Armour	Infantry High
Morale	300/7/150
Death Penalty	-20
Unit Mass	12
Move Speed	17
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	35 0  1
Reinforce Time	6.5 s
Weapons
Ranged	Shoota
Melee	Knife

Contents 1 Shoota Boy Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Nob Leader 4 Abilities 4.1 Waaagh! 5 Weapons 5.1 Shoota 5.2 Knife 6 Weapon Upgrades 6.1 Big Shoota 7 Researchable Upgrades 7.1 Blastier 7.2 More Choppy Research 7.3 Even More Choppy Research 7.4 'Eavy Boy Armour 7.5 Super 'Eavy Boy Armour 7.6 More Dakka Research 7.7 Even More Dakka Research 8 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Shoota Boy Squad

"Wake up boyz! It's time for fightin!"

Shoota Boyz are the standard Ork ranged unit and the mainstay of the Ork army. They are resilient, inexpensive troops that excel at ranged combat. Shoota Boyz are equipped with the big and noisy Shoota - a larger version of the Slugga - and can lay down a lot more fire, making them excellent defensive troops. Shoota Boyz are very similar to the basic Slugga Boyz in thought and deed; they simply prefer being shooty and having lots of dakka to choppin' things up.

Note that Da Boyz Hut has a 20% production bonus, giving Shoota Boy Squads a build time of 20 s.

Tactics

The focus of Orks is obviously melee combat, but ranged Shoota Boy Squads are essential elements of any Ork army. Standard Ork tactics dictate overwhelming the enemy with masses of melee (usually Slugga Boy Squads), but a melee exclusive army will have difficulty engaging all of their forces. Shoota Boy Squads alleviate this problem and provide powerful anti-infantry fire once upgraded with big shootas. Once Flash Gitz become available they can replace your Shoota Boy Squads.

Some Ork players use Shoota Boyz exclusively as their ranged units due to their incredible damage output vs cost. It can be tempting to upgrade to Flash Gitz once they become available, however Shoota Boyz do comparable damage when fully upgraded with Blastier Research, More Dakka, and Even More Dakka! as well as Big Shootaz. Since Flash Gitz take up 2 Ork population and Shoota Boyz take only 1, it can be more economical to field Shoota Boyz exclusively. This also allows you to spread your forces out a bit more and hit multiple areas of your opponents base at once while still receiving Orky Mob bonuses.

A particularly effective strategy is to accompany shoota boyz with infiltrated Tankbustaz. The Tankbustaz use their Rokkit Launchaz to cause knockdown to enemy forces while the Shoota Boy Squads clean the field with their Big Shootaz and superior range. The Tankbustaz presence also means that vehicles won't be able to touch your Shoota Boy Squads should they be used as a counter.

Another essential Ork strategy is to make many Shoota Boy Squads, but not to reinforce them. This allows you to maximize the number of Big Shootas your army carries. Three squads of Shoota Boys with Big Shootas will only take 12 orky pop cap, but will do a ton of damage. Make sure not to let them get into melee, because they are expensive for having so little life.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Nob Leader

	Nob Leader			Hotkey: L
	Cost	75 25  2	Build Time	25 s
	Requirements	Pile O Gunz! and 31
	Effects	+150 Maximum Morale, +2 Morale Regeneration.

Abilities

Waaagh!

	Waaagh!
	Requires	Variable
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	Variable	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	Orks get braver and stronger the more of them there are. This ability confers health bonuses, morale bonuses, and damage bonuses to squads. See the Orky Mob Bonus! page for a full description of how the ability works.

Weapons

Shoota

	Shoota
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 8.2 10.1 8.8 8.2 6.0 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 NA 6.8 3.0 3.0 8.0 3.0 1.7 4 20.8 24.8 3.5 With Blastier: 12.3 15.2 13.2 12.3 8.9 5.9 4.5 3.0 3.0 NA 10.3 4.5 3.0 12.0 3.0 1.7 4 31.2 37.2 3.5 With More Dakka Research: 9.4 11.6 10.1 9.4 6.9 4.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 NA 7.8 3.4 3.0 9.2 3.0 1.7 4 23.9 28.5 3.5 With Blastier and More Dakka Research: 14.1 17.4 15.1 14.1 10.2 6.8 5.1 3.0 3.0 NA 11.8 5.1 3.0 12.0 3.0 1.7 4 35.9 42.8 3.5 With Even More Dakka Research: 11.3 13.9 12.1 11.3 8.3 5.4 4.1 3.0 3.0 NA 9.4 4.1 3.0 11.0 3.0 1.7 4 28.7 34.2 3.5 With Blastier and Even More Dakka Research: 16.9 20.9 18.2 16.9 12.0 7.8 6.2 3.0 3.0 NA 14.2 6.2 3.0 16.5 3.0 1.7 4 41.3 49.2 3.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	60%	Refire Rate	0.7 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Knife

	Knife
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 5.1 8.2 6.1 7.4 5.8 3.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 NA 3.7 1.8 1.8 8.2 1.8 1.8 5 12 18 1.5 With More Choppy Research: 6.9 11.0 8.3 9.9 7.8 4.8 2.3 1.8 1.8 NA 5.0 1.8 1.8 9.6 1.8 1.8 5 16.2 24.3 1.5 With Even More Choppy Research: 9.4 14.9 11.2 13.4 10.5 6.4 3.1 1.8 1.8 NA 6.7 2.4 1.8 13.0 1.8 1.8 5 21.9 32.8 1.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Big Shoota

	Big Shoota				Hotkey: S
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 31.8 21.3 18.9 18.2 13.4 8.7 5.2 2.6 2.4 5.2 9.5 3.2 2.4 17.7 2.4 2 3 31 40 1.8 With Blastier: 47.7 32.0 28.4 27.3 20.1 13.1 7.8 3.9 3.6 7.8 14.3 4.8 3.6 26.6 3.6 2 3 46.5 60 1.8
Cost	40 10	Range	35	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	12 s	Accuracy	40%	Refire Rate	0.3 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Pile O Gunz!
Notes	This weapon has 13% accuracy when firing on the move.

Researchable Upgrades

Blastier

	Blastier			Hotkey: L
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	40
Effects	The damage values of Shoota Boy Squads Shootas and Big Shootas are increased by 50% The damage values of Wartrukk Big Shootas are increased by 15%

More Choppy Research

	More Choppy Research			Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	40
Effects	The damage values of Slugga Boyz' Choppas, Shoota Boyz' Knives, Stormboyz' Choppas and Nobz Squads Choppas are increased by 35% Nob Leaders and Stormboy Nob Leaders get the Power Claw weapon upgrade.

Even More Choppy Research

	Even More Choppy Research			Hotkey: C
	Cost	150 100	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	65 , Orky Fort, More Choppy Research
Effects	The damage values of Slugga Boyz' Choppas is increased by a further 10% for a 49% bonus total The damage values of Shoota Boyz' Knives, Stormboyz' Choppas and Nobz Squads Choppas are increased by a further 35% for a 82% bonus total.

'Eavy Boy Armour

	'Eavy Boy Armour			Hotkey: V
	Cost	75 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	30
Effects	Provides a 33% health bonus to Slugga Boyz (333 HP), Shoota Boyz (313 HP), Stormboyz (366 HP), Tankbustaz (479 HP), and Nobz (865 HP)

Super 'Eavy Boy Armour

	Super 'Eavy Boy Armour			Hotkey: V
	Cost	75 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	'Eavy Boy Armour, 50 and Orky Fort
Effects	Provides a 33% health bonus (77% total) to Slugga Boyz (442 HP), Shoota Boyz (416 HP), Stormboyz (486 HP), Tankbustaz (637 HP), and Nobz (1150 HP)

More Dakka Research

	More Dakka Research			Hotkey: D
	Cost	60 20	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	16
Effects	The damage values of Slugga Boyz' Sluggas, Shoota Boyz' Shootas, Stormboyz' Sluggas, Nob Leaders' Shootas, Stormboy Nob Leaders' Shootas, Flash Gitz' Kustom Shootas and the Shoota Turrets on ork buildings (except Waaagh! Banners and Da Listenin' Post) are increased by 15%

Even More Dakka Research

	Even More Dakka Research			Hotkey: D
	Cost	80 40	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	More Dakka Research, 46 and Orky Fort
Effects	The damage values of Slugga Boyz' Sluggas, Shoota Boyz' Shootas, Stormboyz' Sluggas, Nob Leaders' Shootas, Stormboy Nob Leaders' Shootas, and the Shoota Turrets on ork buildings (except Waaagh! Banners and Da Listenin' Post) are increased by a further 20% for a 38% bonus total. The damage values of Flash Gitz' Kustom Shootas are increased by a further 15% for a 32% bonus total. The damage values of Wartrukk's Big Shootas is increased by a further 15% for a 32% bonus total (with Blastier).

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