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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

PM in: Hi [1750 IG]


"Knowing the reception that this would get if I posted it on WAU, I don't think I'll bother. I'm thinking of taking it to Phenomenon next June, which is a no-comp tournament (so I can't lose points unless I get sports sniped!).

I know that this list is pretty good, because I based it on Stelek's Here the Dead Lie IG list. However, in trying to tone it down a little so I don't get lynched at our tournaments I might have unbalanced it a little. I am also trying to get a Lost and the Damned feeling going, so I've got a mutant horde and the other units will be Traitor Guard. Just wondering if you can see any weaknesses I might have missed.


Company Command Squad - 235
Straken
Flamer x1
Meltagun x2
Chimera
Multilaser
Heavy Flamer
HK Missile

Priest – 60
Eviscerator

Platoon Command Squad - 135
Flamer x1
Meltagun x3
Chimeras
Multilaser
Heavy Flamer
HK Missile

Infantry Squad – 130
Commissar
Meltagun
Meltabomb
2x Power Weapons
Krak Grenades

Infantry Squad - 85
Meltagun
Power Weapon
Meltabomb
Krak Grenades

Infantry Squad – 85
Meltagun
Power Weapon
Meltabomb
Krak Grenades

Veteran Squad - 160
Flamer x1
Meltagun x2
Chimera
Multilaser
Heavy Flamer
HK Missile

Veteran Squad - 160
Flamer x1
Meltagun x2
Chimera
Multilaser
Heavy Flamer
HK Missile

Scout Sentinels x2 - 100
Autocannons
HK Missiles

Scout Sentinels x2 - 100
Autocannons
HK Missile

Hydra Flak Tank x2 - 170
Heavy Bolters
HK Missile

Hydra Flak Tank x2 - 170
Heavy Bolters
HK Missile

Manticore
Heavy Bolter - 160

Have a good one,

Ben"


Ben sent this to me a couple of days ago and he said it was fine to post up here. A solid list with a pretty big alpha strike punch from the Hunter Killer Missiles and a steady stream of fire from the Heavy Bolters, Autocannons and Multi-lasers backed up nicely with meltaguns and flamer variants. Only thing I would really change is adding some autocannons to the Vets & infantry blobs. This will increase your 48" firepower and if your Hydras get stunlocked, doesn't lose you a huge amount of firepower. I'd prob drop the Flamers off the Vets and Krak nades off the platoons (potentially a couple of HKs?) and fit as many ACs as you can into your infantry. The Platoon blob is solid with a fair amount of power weapon attacks + stubborn and you can counter-charge with Straken <3.

In one of our follow-up convos, Ben pointed out a criticism of the list was lack of AP2 and blast and whilst that would be nice, this list is going for a lot more weight of firepower rather than a more 'standard' IG blast spam list. With the amount of firepower you're putting out I don't think you really need the low AP and extra blast but let's see what others think!

4 pinkments:

Chumbalaya said...

Squadrons are pretty fragile. You can do some fun cover shenanigans, but immob = wrecked is a big problem.

Going for Creed and some HWS would give you more dakka, more orders, and more units firing would be pretty handy I'd say.

TheKing Elessar said...

If it's so big a fear, put Plas on the PCS.

I don't see a need, really, but it's the best platform IF you do. Failing that, I'd sooner see them go all-Flamers.

Dethtron said...

dig the list. nice to see sentinels in somebody else's army. I wouldn't sweat the squadroned vehicles too much. will it really kill your plans if you lose 55 or 85 point vehicle to an immo? Probably not.

If I were the OP I might try and shoehorn in a PBS since they synergize quite well with both your manticore and overall volume of fire. auto-pins and forcing people to run off objectives = good times

Anonymous said...

I think having higher volumes of AP2, but not necessarily blast, is of great importance against modern Nids and BA.

-willydstyle

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