Email in: DoA with Drop Dreads

"Hello Kirby

Wanted to try a differant approach to DoA Army with the Release of the Death Spectre Transfer Sheets I didnt know what they were so thought i would google them and from the little bits I could find i Know they used Jumpers and their Prefered heavy support was Drop Dreads and Thunder Hawks as a Codex Chapter But I wanted to give them a try as BA so ya hehe...

I know missle Devs/Honour Guard and even Vanguard would be alot better and that the Dreads wont last long but its a nice distraction... for alot of points lol...

1500 Spectres

HQ:

Librarian - 125
Jump Pack
Blood Lance, Shield of Sanguinius

Elite:

Sanguinary Priest x2 - 150
Jump Pack

Furiouso DreadNought - 190
Blood Talons, Magna Grapple
Extra Armor
Drop Pod

Furiouso DreadNought - 190
Blood Talons, Magna Grapple
Extra Armor
Drop Pod

Troop

Assault Marines x10 - 235
x2 Melta Gun, Power Fist

Assault Marines x10 - 235
x2 Melta Gun, Power Fist

Assault Marines x10 - 235
x2 Melta Gun, Power Fist

Heavy:

DreadNought - 140
Multi-Melta
Drop Pod"

If their preferred support was Thunderhawks why not use Stormravens as mini-hawks? That way Furiosos can go onto them and run riot from there whilst getting some needed ranged support for the Jumpers. As you go up in points add in extra Jumpers + Speeders or other forms of support though squeezing two Ravens + Dreads in at 1500 is going to be tight.

Also, Blood Fists on the Dreads - you have lots of anti-infantry already with the ASM and multiple at initiatve S10 hits are better than clearing infantry you should already be clearing.

If you didn't want to go the Stormraven route though, this is decent enough but you'll find your Dreads die early and often against anything with meltaguns. One change would be getting a Heavy Flamer on the Dreadnought in case you're against a non-mech list. Having the anti-infantry option is important. Make sure you start your Jumpers on the table so they can get up there to support the Dreads ASAP though.