The way I've gone is for two heavy bolters, one each side, which will be fired by the Blood Claws onboard. The Heavy Bolters will not be fixed to the Skuld, by carried unslung by the Blood Claws and will therefore have a magazine (as per scout HB) not a feed. These will be purchased as an upgrade to the Skuld but can only be fired when the crew are aboard. Note that ONLY BC (and any attached characters) can use the Skuld. The HB will be visibly stowed on the Skuld when the BC are not onboard.
This gives the Skuld some ranged ability and also allows the BC to whittle down a dangerous CC foe (Ork, Tyranids) before rushing out to meet them. Have also added the Tempest's missile launchers (well they were already on the model!) so the Skuld has equivalence with the raider now, though is weaponless in Tier 1.
To balance this, have moved the Razorback into Grimnar's branch (where the Skuld is unavailable),
Edited by Mephistoned, 18 September 2009 - 07:21 AM.