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OK, so several interesting opportunities in the new rules for my DeffWing. The list probably won't change much, though there's two versions, one with a single FOC, and one with two.

First one:

HQ:

Gazzy - 225

Warboss
MA, CB, AS, BP - 130

Troops:

Meganobs x 9
2 x Kombi-skorcha - 370

Wagon
4 BSs, RPJ, Plates, Riggers, Ram - 135

Meganobs x 9 - 360

Wagon
4 BSs, RPJ, Plates, Riggers, Ram - 135

Heavy Support

Wagon
Super-kannon, 2 BS, AC - 185

Allies

HQ:

Big Mek (Shas'el)
Mega Armour (Iridium), HW-MT, HW-BF, TA, Plasma, Fusion - 120
(Would there be a better choice of weapons? Do I need more anti-tank, anti-infantry or anti-TEQ?)

Troops:

Dakka Grots (Fire Warriors) x 10
Shas'ui, Marker Light - 120

Heavy Support

Meganob Gunslingas (Broadsides) x 3
Blacksun Filters - 219 (would a multi tracker be better?)

1999

Second
HQ:

Gazzy - 225

Warboss
MA, CB, AS, BP - 130

Warboss
MA, CB, AS, BP - 130

Troops:

Meganobs x 5
2 x Kombi-skorcha - 210
(Gazzy goes here)

Wagon
4 BSs, RPJ, Plates, Riggers, Ram - 135

Meganobs x 5 - 200

Wagon
4 BSs, RPJ, Plates, Riggers, Ram - 135

Meganobs x 6 - 240

Wagon
4 BSs, RPJ, Plates, Riggers, Ram - 135

Fortifications

Aegis Defence Lines
Quadgun - 100

Allies

HQ:

Big Mek (Shas'el)
Mega Armour (Iridium), HW-MT, HW-BF, TA, Plasma, Fusion - 120
(Would there be a better choice of weapons? Do I need more anti-tank, anti-infantry or anti-TEQ?)

Troops:

Dakka Grots (Fire Warriors) x 10 - 100

Heavy Support

Meganob Gunslingas (Broadsides) x 2 - 140

2000

More scoring units, bit less dakka, but some screening for the FWs and/or broadsides and some anti-flier capacity.

What do you lot reckon?

Unless 6th edition changed this, you'll NEED multitrackers on almost all suits if you want to fire both their weapons each turn. The only time you wont need mulltitrackers is if your suit has a single twin link weapon system.

Also, you only need one model in the unit with a blacksun filter for them to all benefit from it, so it is better to take a team leader with hard-wired and then going for targetting arrays or multi-trackers.

Had a few new ideas for the support side of things, which a DeffWing lacks in.

As a purist, I'd like to avoid anything that isn't a 2+ save or a battlewagon (or something similar).

Here's a couple of lists with the FW Armoured Battlegroup as allies.

Primary
HQ
Warboss - MA, CB, BP, AS - 130

Warboss - MA, CB, BP, AS - 130

Troops
7 Meganobs - 280
Wagon - 4 BS, Ram, Riggers, RPJ, Plates - 135

7 Meganobs - 280
Wagon - 4 BS, Ram, Riggers, RPJ, Plates - 135

Allies
HQ
Command Vanquisher - Lascannon, Co-Axial Stubber, Hunter-Killer, Night Fighters - 205

Troops
Vanquisher - Lascannon, Co-Axial Stubber, Hunter-Killer, Night Fighters - 195

1500

Would Demolishers/standard Russes work better?

2k version would be 3 units of six megaobs in wagons and an additional vanquisher.
Or maybe stick with the two units of meganobs and just take 5 tanks?