Errata 2012

[Lemminkäinen]

I guess their role is as a speed bumps mostly. With the pre-measurement you can put them onto the field in ways to precisely cover your own models or enemy objectives.

Also, they can still be a threat to vulnerable enemy models and if the heavy-hitters divert to deal with them, that's a huge bonus. With SPD 5 they indeed can dodge reasonably well so even with VIG 3/2 you need someone with a bit of oomph to deal with them reliably.

Finally, if the opposing model doesn't have PR, then three Lycals hitting someone for six times is still going to hurt, and likely far more than most 15-point models.