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| Dakka |
"Hi Kirby thanks again for your blog and this is about the 3ed time o
have emailed you and you have always given me a good reply. I'm
starting IG and trying to build a Core force with which i can add
diferent options to taste and so far i have this
4 Company Command Squad, 155 pts (Meltagun x3)
1 Company Commander
1 Chimera
4 Storm Trooper Squad, 160 pts (Meltagun x2)
1 Storm Trooper Sergeant
1 Chimera
4 Storm Trooper Squad, 160 pts (Meltagun x2)
1 Storm Trooper Sergeant
1 Chimera
1 Infantry Platoon, 475 pts
4 Platoon Command Squad (Flamer x4)
1 Platoon Commander
1 Chimera
9 Infantry Squad (Meltagun x1)
1 Sergeant
1 Chimera
9 Infantry Squad (Meltagun x1)
1 Sergeant
1 Chimera
6 Special Weapons Squad (Meltagun x3)
9 Veteran Squad, 155 pts (Meltagun x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant
1 Chimera
9 Veteran Squad, 180 pts (Plasmagun x3 1x autocannon)
1 Veteran Sergeant
1 Chimera
1 Devil Dog (Heavy Flamer)
1 Devil Dog (Heavy Flamer)
So that gives me A good scoring presence 10 Av 12 hulls lots of Melta.
backed up with DS/Scouting melta as needed and flamers for when thing
get hot. tottal points is 1430 most tournaments in the uk are 1750 so
i can add in things like 2x manitcore or 2x lemon russ as i need so
what do you think? also what would you use to round of the list?"
As a building block core, this is pretty solid. Moving up to 1750 I'd look to add a couple Vendettas (squad up the Devildogs) - this gives you some good long-ranged, high strength firepower and places for the SWT to go if necessary. Spend the excess points on Heavy Weapon teams - missile launchers or autocannons are nice choices here.
If you're looking to shave points - Plasma vets + Autocannon are probably better off as meltavets, particularly if you can grab some more HWTs from it and you don't need the SWTs with so many melta options elsewhere but they are still a solid option to round out your forces.
If you move to 2000 that's when you can consider adding in double Manticores or a Manticore + multiple Hydras. Russes are also good options and can help push the midfield advance but Manticores and Hydras give you more ranged pewpew. Spare points again go into HWTs. You can also use these options to take the army to 1750 but the Vendettas bring the S9 firepower which the army lacks at range currently.
