"Kirby,
Author of a new blog Deep Striking! (http://deepstriking.blogspot.com/) here. Recently I posted my latest army list and wanted some thoughts on it. In that spirit I'd like to submit my 2000 point Arborian Imperial Guard list for your review and criticism. I started building this army under the 4th edition codex when you could have camo cloaks on all your infantry, and they could all infiltrate. Now in 5th edition It's a "themed" Light Infantry list with air support. The "theme" is kicking the enemy in the junk with tons of autocannons, demo charges, and power weapon blobs lead by Straken. Thanks in advance for the review and feel free to feature this list on your blog if you so desire.
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Company Command Squad (240)
Straken, Medic, 3 Grenade Launchers, 2 Bodyguards, Camo Cloaks
2 Priests (90) (attached to the combined Infantry Squads)
5 Ratling Snipers (50)
3 Infantry Squads (Combined Squad) (255)
3 Meltaguns, 3 Sergeant Power Weapons, 1 Commissar, 1 Commissar Power Weapon
3 Infantry Squads (Combined Squad) (255)
3 Meltaguns, 3 Sergeant Power Weapons, 1 Commissar, 1 Commissar Power Weapon
1 Platoon Command Squad (60)
4 Grenade Launchers, 1 Power Weapon
1 Platoon Command Squad (60)
4 Grenade Launchers, 1 Power Weapon
Heavy Weapons Squad (75)
3 Autocannon
Heavy Weapons Squad (75)
3 Autocannon
Heavy Weapons Squad (75)
3 Autocannon
Heavy Weapons Squad (75)
3 Autocannon
Heavy Weapons Squad (75)
3 Autocannon
Special Weapons Squad (65) (mounted in Vendetta)
2 Flamers, 1 Democharge
Special Weapons Squad (65) (mounted in Vendetta)
2 Flamers, 1 Democharge
Special Weapons Squad (65) (mounted in Vendetta)
2 Flamers, 1 Democharge
Vendetta (130)
Heavy Bolters
Vendetta (130)
Heavy Bolters
Vendetta (130)
Heavy Bolters"
The most obvious thing to say is: needs Chimeras :P but this will probably deter from your theme. Adding Chimeras would give this list a lot more available options in terms of how to manuever and handle the board as most of your firepower (outside of Vendettas) is pretty static. Add in the Vendettas are the only armor you have on the field and they will go down pretty quickly which also leaves all that S6+ firepower to go into your HWTs which will see them bite the dust quicker than you might like. So chimeras, if you can stand to fit them within your theme :P.
Otherwise, drop the Ratlings and Camo Cloaks - not needed. The SWS should really be running meltas + Demo rather than flamers and I wouldn't bother with the Power Weapons on the Platoon Command Squads though without mounting up, Grenade Launchers can work. You're also running two large blobs which is leaving you with only two targets - can't really do much about that without swapping a lot of things around but just bear that in mind - perhaps you'll want to run it so you have three squads of 20 + commissars rather than two squads of 30+.
