AoS Need advice on Terradons

Working with the models that I have in a 1500 point list, would it be better to take 6 Terradons with no Chief, or 3 Terradons with a Terradon Chief?

Eventually I'll just get more models so that I can have 6 Terradons with a Chief, but at the moment I'm just working with what I got

 

What would be in your 1500 list and what subfaction would you run?

 

Considering the large amount of skinks present, i would highly recommend going Fangs of Sotek, especially as it can turn the already fast terradons into mini jet fighters. As for terradons with our without the chief, it is highly recommended to take the chief as it makes those mortal wounds so much more likely to land, also when you factor in the chief having his own bomb you can do a pretty clear comparison, 4 bombs on 2+ or 6 on a 4+. It doesnt really compare, so use the chief

 

Just a slight correction, the chief doesn't actually have bombs.

 

damn, i assumed it did as the weapon is on the model. ah well

 

Pretty much this; unless you absolutly depend on that 1 good bombing run you're probably better off simply having more terradons.

Especially as with only 3 terradons & 1 chief, chances are some of them will get shot out of the sky before ever reaching the target, as only a few wounds are needed to take out most of the threat such a small group poses. While 6 unsupported terradons are more likely to be ignored and thus arrive at full strength.

 

Thanks for the advice everyone! Looks like 6 Terradons is the way to go, and I'll just have to pick up a Terradon Chief when I have the cash. Thanks for all your help!