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Hello Dakka!

I have wanted to build a good drop pod list in a while. I know it is not optimal, but I like the drop pod model so mutch. Here are 2 sugestions for 1750 points. Witch one do you like the moast? Also, any sugestions for improvements would be apreciated.

List 1

Rune Priest, Living Lightning, Storm caller 100

3 Wolf Guard, 3 Combi MeltaM, Drop Pod 104
Dreadnought w. 2 Twin-Linked Autocannons, w. Drop Pod 160
5 Scouts, Meltagun , Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta, 108

5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Tactical Dreadnought Armour, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Powerfist w. Drop Pod 188
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Tactical Dreadnought Armour, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Powerfist w. Drop Pod 188
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138

Land Speeder, Multi Melta, Heavy Flamer 70
Land Speeder, Multi Melta, Heavy Flamer 70
Land Speeder, Multi Melta 60

6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers, Wolf Guard 158
6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers, Wolf Guard, Razor Back 198
Predator 60

1740

List 2

Rune Priest, Tactical Dreadnought Aarmour, Living Lightning, Storm caller 120

5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta w. Drop Pod 138
5 Grey Hunters, 1 Meltagun, Wolf Guard w. Tactical Dreadnought Armour, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Powerfist w. Drop Pod 188

5 Scouts, Meltagun , Wolf Guard w. Cimbi-Melta, 108
Dreadnought w. 2 Twin-Linked Autocannons, w. Drop Pod 160
(Wolf Guard Squad spread trhough the ranks.)

Land Speeder, Multi Melta, Heavy Flamer 70
Land Speeder, Multi Melta, Heavy Flamer 70
Land Speeder, Multi Melta 60

Predator 60
6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers 140
6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers w. Razorback, Twin Linked Lascannon 215

1743

I'm leaning towards the second list, myself.

I'd drop the powerfist on the Terminator, and give him either a heavy flamer or an assault cannon instead of a CML. You've got plenty of missile goodness with the Long Fangs.

The Wolf Scouts don't really need a pack leader, so drop him and put the points towards HB sponsons on the Predator.

What exactly are you planning to do with the rifleman Dreadnought? Is he podding in with the rest of them, or is he going with the Long Fangs?

Your Rune Priest doesn't have a Chooser of the Slain. Why?

Your Long Fangs have a lack of AP 2. Personally, I'd swap the Lazorback out for a Lascannon/TL Plasma Razorback--it's the exact same point cost.

Hope this helps!

The terminator with the missile launcher is there to get some mutch needed missiles vs side armour, but I suppose assault cannons would work just as well. Aslo, a heavy flamer for 5 points is quite good as they make short work of hordes.

My local meta is full of transports and feel no pain blood angels so I figured melta would be good.

The wolf scouts have the pack leader to get a second meltagun shot. But perhaps they should be kept as cheap as posible. I am prepeared to face a lott of razorbacks and/or landraiders. In half of my games I have faced 2 landraiders.

The predator is there to give the razorback a 3+ cover as the razorback will be deployed in front of it. I feel a lascannon could help. Instead of sidesponsors I could gibe the last Long Fang a heavy bolter razorback.

The rifleman dreadnought I was thinking of podding down and hitting side armour. The drop pods needs some long range support in my opinion. It gives me a strong presense when he comes into the battlefield if he puts everything in reserves. Also, I have tryed a MM dreadnought but he gets really beated down by melta popping out of transports (I usualy play SM or IG) perhaps I should runn him with an assault cannon so I can keep my 24" distance?

I agree that 135 points for an autocannon and a twin linked lazorcannon shot is a lot but I think running 3 long fangs with missile launchers is a bit booring for my oponent to face. any sugestions will be apreciated.

Two Land Raiders half the time?! Feth, that changes quite a bit.

In that case, forget what I said about dropping the powerfist on the WG Terminator--maybe make it a thunder hammer, or a chainfist if you think the Land Raiders are going to show up. Also, definitely go with the assault cannon--heavy flamers and CMLs can't pierce AV 14.

Also forget about the HB sponsons on the Pred--give it as many lascannons as you can afford. Might be a good idea to mix some lascannons in the Long Fangs, too.

Put some meltabombs on the Scouts--against AV 14, there's no such thing as too much melta.

Lastly, have you thought about getting a Land Raider of your own? It's expensive, but the Crusader and Redeemer variants are all sorts of fun. The vanilla LR's a little too schizophrenic for my liking.

Yes I have a landraider.

I have often played with the thjought of loading it up with a wolf priest, 10 GK and a ajax or a regular power armour wolf guard (to be abel to over runn.)

However, I have finaly manadget to get 6 drop pods and I have alwasy wanted a drop pod list but I am having a hard time getting a good list.