The backbone of any Forge Father strike force is likely to be made up of Steel Warriors. You get 30 of these chaps in the army box with options to make up to six of each special weapon. When I did the Deadzone team I'd not built any of the standard Steel Warriors with Hailstorm Rifle which have now been added to the options avaliable.
Firefight uses squads as the basic unit of the game which tend to range in size from 5 - 10 models. Units fit into one of the following unit types: Troop, Specialist, Support or Command. Buying Troop options allows you to unlock Specialist or Command options (the first Command option is a free unlock) and then multiples of three Troop/Specialist/Command are used to unlock Support options. This is an easy way to make sure you end up with plenty of line troop selections in your force.
An individual unit is made up of a leader model from which all measuring is carried out and then a number of squad members. Models in a unit don't need to have the same weapons so you can end up with a variety within one unit.
After asking for some advice on the Firefight Facebook page I went with building five more missile launchers to go with the one we already had to make up three squads of six Steel Warriors two of which had the missile launcher.
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As you need plenty of Troop options to unlock the more powerful Specialist & Support options the Forge Fathers probably need to go for smaller units as they are individually more expensive. The missile launcher gives them long range capability which is good against armour and armoured opponents. The missile launchers can also split their fire onto a second target from the rest of the squad so you get a good amount of flexibility in picking targets as well.
I expect these chaps will want to get into cover to try and reduce the effectiveness of incoming fire but no doubt their tough Forge Father armour will keep them in the fight should they come under pressure.
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