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Still toying around with BA, fast predators and vindicators prove to be entertaining!

HQ -
Librarian (Shield, Lance) – 100
Librarian (Shield, Lance) – 100

Elite –
Furioso – Blood Talons - 125
Furioso – Blood Talons - 125
Furioso – Blood Talons - 125

Troop –
Assault Marine x5 – MG – 110
Razorback – PG/LC – 55
Assault Marine x5 – MG – 110
Razorback – PG/LC - 55
Assault Marine x5 – MG – 110
Razorback – PG/LC - 55
Assault Marine x5 – Flamer – 105
Razorback – PG/LC - 55

Fast –
Baal Predator – TL-AC – 115
Baal Predator – TL-AC - 115
Baal Predator – Flamestorm - 115

Heavy –
Vindicator – 145
Vindicator – 145
Predator – AC/LC – 135

2000

Having the Dreads walking seem risky, though with 9 AV13 they should do alright.

Looks pretty good. The enemy will try to take down the Dreads as early as possible. But when they walk behind the wall of steel coffins they should be safe.

I like it. I run a similar list myself. My changes are that I only take 1 Librarian and 2 Furiosos, I take three Auto/Las, three TL-AC Baals, and an extra squad of Assault Marines. I have enough left over to give the three Meltagun Assault Squads Power Fists.

I'd love it if you did some battle reports with this list!

I am still finishing off the army, but if I have an interesting game I would love to.

i echo the above

spamming 3 ac/lc preds is vital for it gives more target saturation

same goes for the flame baal

3 furiosos with talons is more then enough for horde control, vindicators are used for hordes so why take 5 units for the job?

trust me having them in dp is more of a risk, have them walk, shield save or cover them with walls of armor

Yeah, I see the Furiosos as mainly my counter charge units, so I'd never really consider Drop Pods for them. In particular, I like their ability to help against Orks, blob IG and I guess Tyranids, most of whom can't easily deal with AV13 walkers, at least in combination with all the other vehicles.

I suspect they'll help a lot against some GK lists too.

This BA AV13 spam list is certainly a competitive build. However, I prefer auto/las Predators instead of Vindicators which inflict too less damage (due to cover almost everywhere) for my liking.

Thanks for all the advice guys! I havent done any updates since my friend borrowed my BA codex.

I'd be worried about those Dreadnought not reaching the fight because they are slow. THey could go behind Razorbacks which give them cover, but the av13 would make better cover for the weaker Razorback, plus also puts the Dreadnought closer to assault. I would consider Drop Pods with these as you have odd numbers which suit Pods.

I know you've got full house of Dreadnoughts, but no Priest! Pop those tanks and the Angels will go down fast.

No specials on the Assault Marines? You will struggle against tough armour av14, hordes should you might get away with thanks to the Vindicators but don't expect the Baals to wipe the smile of a hordes face just yet.

mercer wrote:I'd be worried about those Dreadnought not reaching the fight because they are slow. THey could go behind Razorbacks which give them cover, but the av13 would make better cover for the weaker Razorback, plus also puts the Dreadnought closer to assault. I would consider Drop Pods with these as you have odd numbers which suit Pods.

I know you've got full house of Dreadnoughts, but no Priest! Pop those tanks and the Angels will go down fast.

No specials on the Assault Marines? You will struggle against tough armour av14, hordes should you might get away with thanks to the Vindicators but don't expect the Baals to wipe the smile of a hordes face just yet.

Assault Marines have their special weapons.
In my experience 5 man squad dies fast even with FNP, so the priest's value is somewhat dubious.

Sorry dude must have missed the specials. I've never had any problems with my Angels dying with feel no pain. Still last a decent amount of time.

You should def drop one dread for some priests. It helps so much to keep your marines alive.

But what usually kill my ASMs when they are out of their transport is AP2- weapons or power weapons.
Then again, I probably play against SW and GK too often.