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Hey guys. I'm entering a tournament in february (my first), and I need help with the last 100 points. I think I have a solid 1750 list, but I just can't figure out where to put the last 100 points. This is what I have so far:
HQ- Vulkan He'stan- 190

Elite- Assault terminators (7 strong)- all hammers and shields- 280
Elite- Dreadnought- Assault cannon, Heavy Flamer- 125

Troops- Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Flamer, Lascannon, SGT power weapon, Rhino- 230
Troops- Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Meltagun, Missile Launcher, SGT Chainsword, Rhino- 210
Troops- Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Meltagun, Plasma Cannon, SGT Power Weapon, Rhino- 235

Heavy Support- Thunderfire Cannon- 100
Heavy Support- Land Raider Crusader- Multi-Melta- 260
Heavy Support- Predator- Autocannon, Side Lascannons- 120

1750 total

I generally run a gunline army. The first two tac squads will generally combat squad with the heavy weapons staying behind and shooting with the pred and TFC. My termies+vulkan ride forward, screening for my 3 rhinos, while the dread moves up the flanks.

So I have exactly 100 points to play with. I just can't decide what to put in. I can't fit in any more termies, because vulkan is riding with them, so they won't all fit. I thought about putting my guys in razor backs, but in killpoint missions, I wouldn't want to combat squad them, so in those situations they wouldn't be able to fit in the metal bawkses. I could put in a bare assault squad (I could lose some wargear to give them a flamer or something) for counter assault purposes, but I feel like a small squad like that would be easy pickings.

And for that guy who says this, I will not entirely fill my list with melta and flamer just because of vulkan. I like to have a mix of weapons, and quite honestly I run vulkan because I like the salamanders, not the other way around.

I'd suggest podded Stern Guard, just a matter of finding the extra points.

I'd drop one of the termies and get another auto/las predator (the Land Raider is a DT).

Though I don't know why you wouldn't make the AssCan on the dread into a Multi-melta.

Alternatively, drop both power weapons on the tac squads and buy the auto/las pred.

Blacksails wrote:I'd drop one of the termies and get another auto/las predator (the Land Raider is a DT).

Though I don't know why you wouldn't make the AssCan on the dread into a Multi-melta.

Alternatively, drop both power weapons on the tac squads and buy the auto/las pred.

of course it its I totally forgot about that. I like the assault cannon on the dread. It has more shots, and I believe at >12", it is actually better at penetrating armor than the MM (thanks to rending). At least thats what mathhammer says. Its just better against a wider range of targets, and isn't very expensive. I'm probably going to drop the flamer from him, I never end up using it.

I think I will drop off a termie for the auto/las pred. How's this:

Vulkan- 190

Assault termies (6 strong)- 240
DT- Land Raider Crusader- MM- 260

Dread- Assault Cannon, Heavy Flamer- 125

Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Flamer, Lascannon, SGT Power Weapon, SGT Combi-Flamer, Rhino- 240
Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Meltagun, Missile Launcher, SGT Power Weapon, Rhino- 225
Tactical Squad (10 strong)- Meltagun, Plasma Cannon, SGT Power Weapon, Rhino- 230

TFC- 100
Pred- Autocannon, Side Lascannon- 120
Pred- Autocannon, Side Lascannon- 120

1850. That look good? Gives me more armor on the table, and all my tacticals have a power weapon. I actually put into excel that one of my meltaguns was 10 points, so I had 10 extra points left over, so I gave my one sarge a combi-flamer, seemed like the best place to put it. That way if that combat squad has to charge into anything, I put down 2 templates before hand.

Anything else you guys see? Otherwise its time to go shopping.

I have seen land speeders and such added into these types of vulkan lists to put quit pressure and folks and get vehicles popped for the flamers etc.