Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I love the idea of the IH Chapter Master. He looks like one of the meanest bada$$es to walk the tabletop. The usual game size at my FLGS is 1000 points, hence this list. We play on a 8'x5' table, using half of it for games of 1k or less. We play for Kill Points, using objectives that give strategic bonuses such as re-rolls to hit/wound, and army-wide bonuses to charge distance.


With that in mind, I need a fair balance of mobility and killing power. To get to objectives, and to kill anything holding it.

The CM is a mobile hammer to the rest of the army's anvil. The Dread follows him around and provides more fire power, as well as some AA capability. The Tac-Marines in the Razorbacks are mobile while still throwing out great firepower, with the Razorbacks holding positions down with Assault Cannon fire.

What do you guys think?


+++ 1000pt Space Marines: Supplement - Clan Raukaan (2013) Roster (Combined Arms Detachment)) +++

Selections:

Space Marines: Supplement - Clan Raukaan (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) Selections:

+ HQ +

* Chapter Master
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Independent Character)
Chapter Master (*), Digital Weapons, Gift: The Gorgon’s Chain, Gift: The Tempered Helm, HQ, Iron Halo, Melta Bombs, Orbital Bombardment (Orbital), Warlord (*)
* Artificer Armour
Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Storm Bolter, Thunder Hammer
* Bike
(Very Bulky)
Mounted Assault (*), Twin-linked Bolter


+ Elites +

* Contemptor Mortis Dreadnought (FW)
2x Kheres Pattern Assault Cannon, Atomantic Shielding, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Helical Targeting Array, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers


+ Troops +

* Tactical Squad
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Combat Squads)
* Razorback
Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Twin-linked Assault Cannon
* Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Melta Bombs, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, Power Fist
* 6x Space Marine
6x Bolt Pistol, 6x Bolter, 6x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades
* Space Marine w/ Plasma Gun
Bolt Pistol, Plasma Gun, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades


* Tactical Squad
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Combat Squads)
* Razorback
Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Twin-linked Assault Cannon
* Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Melta Bombs, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, Power Fist
* 6x Space Marine
6x Bolt Pistol, 6x Bolter, 6x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades
* Space Marine w/ Plasma Gun
Bolt Pistol, Plasma Gun, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades

the only thing i can really see is that your CM is gonna be one lonely [see forum posting rules] out there riding by himself... and he's gona draw A LOT of fire...

The CM should ride with some bike troops, or else you will need some other large threats pushing up the board simultaneously or he will get shot down. He does well in a command squad on bikes, or bike squad just for ablative wounds.

I think you could save some points by dropping a tac marine from each squad, the power fists from each tac sgt,, some of the gear on the CM (the storm bolter, tempered helm, melta bombs, digital weapons, etc.) and you can now afford a bare-bones bike squad that are troops, and can provide backup and ablative wounds for the CM.

You should probably even drop the plasma guns (or downgrade to melta) from the tac squads since they can't fire out of the razorbacks anyway and pick up 2 grav guns on the bike squad.

I think (if I have the points correct here) that even leaves you 75 points extra... so maybe fill out the bike squad with a MM attack bike? lots of options for how to spend the last points I guess (a Stalker/Hunter might not be a bad idea, seeing as there's lots of skimmers and FMCs out there).

Like this:

Chapter Master - bike, gorgon's chain, thunderhammer, artificer armor
Bike Squad (5) - grav x2
Tactical Squad (5) - melta gun, razorback w/twin-linked assault cannon
Tactical Squad (5) - melta gun, razorback w/twin-linked assault cannon
Contemptor Mortis Dreadnought - kheres assault cannon x2, cyclone missile launcher

+++ 1k SM (1000pts) +++
+++ 1000pt Space Marines: Supplement - Clan Raukaan (2013) Roster (Combined Arms Detachment)) +++

Selections:

Space Marines: Supplement - Clan Raukaan (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) Selections:

+ HQ +

* Chapter Master
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Independent Character)
Chapter Master (*), Digital Weapons, Gift: The Gorgon’s Chain, HQ, Iron Halo, Orbital Bombardment (Orbital), Warlord (*)
* Artificer Armour
Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, Storm Bolter, Thunder Hammer
* Bike
(Very Bulky)
Mounted Assault (*), Twin-linked Bolter


+ Elites +

* Contemptor Mortis Dreadnought (FW)
2x Kheres Pattern Assault Cannon, Atomantic Shielding, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Helical Targeting Array, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers


+ Troops +

* Tactical Squad
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Combat Squads)
* Razorback
Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Twin-linked Assault Cannon
* Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, Power Fist
* 3x Space Marine
3x Bolt Pistol, 3x Bolter, 3x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades
* Space Marine w/ Meltagun
Bolt Pistol, Meltagun, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades


* Tactical Squad
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics, Combat Squads)
* Razorback
Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Twin-linked Assault Cannon
* Sergeant
Bolt Pistol, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, Power Fist
* 3x Space Marine
3x Bolt Pistol, 3x Bolter, 3x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades
* Space Marine w/ Meltagun
Bolt Pistol, Meltagun, Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades


+ Fast Attack +

* Attack Bike Squad
(And They Shall Know No Fear, Chapter Tactics)
* 2x Attack Bike with Heavy Bolter
(Very Bulky)
Bolt Pistol, 3x Chainsword, 2x Heavy Bolter, 4x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, 2x Twin-linked Bolter
* Attack Bike with Multi-Melta
(Very Bulky)
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Multi-melta, 2x Power Armour, Frag & Krak Grenades, Twin-linked Bolter

This is the updated list. Any thing else I should change?

I don't like heavy bolters on the attack bikes. For the points you're investing already, you might as well take advantage of the MMs they can all get. I think it's a really good unit though with the CM in it... lots of ways to spread wounds around, and can hit hard (with MMs). I'd go ahead and just drop the power fists from the tac squads (or downgrade them to a combi-melta and melta bomb) to get the points.

Looks really solid though, and I really really like the Attack Bike squad with the CM... like, a lot!

I was thinking the HBs to give the unit a bit of a ranged punch. It's like having 6 Fire Warriors with BS and AP 4 in a unit that still hits like a truck at close range.