Hordes would certainly be "worst case scenario," however, it isn't THAT bad when you consider a few things.
All the bikes have Hit & Run, bogging them down isn't really an option for the opponent.
All the bikes have TL-Boltguns if they would perform better than the grav or melta, it will definitely be affective against massed 5+ and 6+ armor saves. 34 bikes in rapid fire range all twin linked at BS 4, that's 68 shots that are mostly going to land.
Finally the non-bike elements are pretty dakka: three thunderfire cannons should be a horde armies worst nightmare, and the stormtalons also bring some nice volume in seven shots each.
Though the army has a low model count, if your facing a massive horde, 68 bolter shots if in rapid fire range, scouting bikes so should be reliable, figure conservatively all 12 TFC shots connecting with 3 models on average? Again considering this is a horde scenario, plus the 14 shots from the stormtalons when they're on the table, that's 104-118 shots, stormtalon dependent, from a low model count army, you can make it work. Not to mention the lowest toughness in the army is 5.
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