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Tips, hints, opinions. I dont usually make an Army for efficiency.... I'm still learning all the aspects of IG, so I have a Very wide-variety of things. But the purpose:
CCS- Close Combat, SL Plt- Fast Anti-Armor, Catachan Anti-Personel, SoB- The Rest

Imperial Guard
CCS
Col Straken
Nork Deddog
Regimental Standard
Heavy Flamer
Krak Grenades

Guardsman Marbo

Steel Legion Plt
PCS
Lt w/bolt pistol and power sword
Lascannon
2 Plasma Guns

1st Squad
Sgt
Rkt
Grenade Launcher
Commisar w/Bolt Pistol and Power Sword

2nd Squad
Sgt
Rkt
Grenade Launcher

Vet Squad(13th Penal +1 Sniper)
Sgt w/Power Sword/Plasma Pistol (Schaeffer)
Melta, 2 Snipers (Animal, Scope)
Rkt Team (Rkt Girl, Fingers)
Demolition Charges (Demo Man)
3 reg las guns (War Woman, Hero, Brains)

Catachan
PCS
Lt w/Bolter
Medic
Heavy Bolter (Ox and Shiv)
Plasma Gun

1st Squad
Sgt
Flamer
Commisar w/Power Sword
Krak Grenades

2nd Squad
Sgt
Flamer
Krak Grenades



Heavy Weapons Squad 90
Rkt/Lascannon/Heavy Bolter

1519
Leman Ross executioner 235
w/ lascannon and multimeltas

SISTERS
Cannoness
Cloak of St. Aspira
Power Weapon
Brazier of Holy Fire
Litanies of Faith

Inquisitor
Power Weapon
Inferno Pistol
Bionics
Scourging
Retinue
Crusader, Acolyte(w/Mancatcher), Churigeon,

(2) Squads of 10 Sisters-
Vet w/Bolt Pistol
Flamer and Storm Bolter

(9) Seraphim Squad-
Vet w/ Power Weapon
(2) w/Flamers


2001

Ok... this my first post here but , i'll put my foot in my mouth add talk about army lists.

your CCS. COSTS 350pts ... and is looking like a CC unit (kinda)

Straken has his uses, leading counter chargers and stuff ... But mostly this is the IG a 350 pts hq is obscenely expensive

Your foot steel legion platoon (the fluff gods cry)

lass Cannon / Plasma guns can work on PCS , most people prefer metla's or flamers.
ML/GL weapons combo work , but AC/GL is 5pts cheaper and does about the same job , but your working with steel legion guys so that it to be expected.

Marbo , he's gold around 1500-1750 pts , workable in 2000pts , and just fun to use (personally i don't use him much any more)

The commie, is good for turning blob Squads in to tar-pits of doom, i really do see these squads has tarpit squads. so the commie is kinda wasted.

The Vet squad is a cool way to use the Last Chancer models, But lacks direction.

Sinpers rilfes don't work with metla guns, just look at the range differences. Honestly sniper rifles are not very good these days.

Vets have bs4 and therefore are good at shooting things, Rig them out with either Metla's to bust tanks , Plasma to Kill heavy infantry, Or GL's if your low on pts.

Catachan platoon

PCS Auto Cannons do all most all of the HB jobs, and work against transports. I'd only take the medic if I was forcing lots of plasma in to that squad, other wise it's better to go for 4x meltas to pop tanks , 4x flamers to counter charges, or AC/GL for ranged support.
HWS Should run 3 of the same heavy weapons , they can only shoot one target . mixing weapons like that is a waste.
A lone executioner will bring the wrath of all the opponent at, also mutli melta , sponsons don’t fit with the plasma cannon, you’ll be wasting the plasma shots on tanks , or be wasting the metla shot on infantry.

The canoness
You can go two ways with her , flying nun of doom. Blessed weapon, cloak , book , and a jump pack (maybe and inferno pistol). Or give her a squad of celestials and a immolator and make her more shooty.
Inquisitor
Honestly I rather run a shooty inquisitor , plasmas guns and plasma cannons every where. I think a SoB faithful unit might do you better here tho.
Sister squads
These gals need a book on the VSS’s , more faith to bring to the table, I’m not a fan od strom bolters on the girls, rather rock a flamer / heavy flamer, or take more melta.
Seraphim
I have never had much luck with these girls. I like them on paper in squads of 5 with inferno pistols every where, and a book on the VSS.

Your list lacks order. I feel your pain when try to make a list with only the models you have on hand . I’m sure there’s plenty of fun to be had with this list, but there also plenty of times you may just get murdered.
If you want to go for a foot guard list, that great , but your going to need to work on the balance of the units. In the guard world it’s always better to take 2x of something then to take more upgrades on one thing. Each unit should have a job , and the equipment need to do that job.

try reworking thing with cheapness and unit synergy in mind



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Now to avoid the WALL OF TEXT syndrome.

now if we want to mix SoB and and IG let's take alook at what both armys are good at.

IG huge numbers, tanks, meched up infantry.
SoB Close Shooting , the original Mech army.

So let say we put the IG has support on foot.
and have the sisters be the move fast and burn things part of the list.

CCS x4 flamers , MoTF 100 pts He's a counter charge unit. burns stuff the comes through the lines.

4x platoons
1x PCS 4x Flamers
3x IS GL/AC (one platoon only has 2 IS)
These guy act has a fire base or sit on a objective.

the girls are the mobile arm
Cannoness
Book , Cloak ,Eviscerator, metla bombs
5x Celestian (2x metlaguns)
Immolator muliti metla
270pts

1x Celestian squad
5x Celestian (2x metlaguns)
Immolator muliti metla
170pts

2x Sister squads VSS book 2x metla, rhino ; smoke 404

1x Seraphim
5x Seraphim 2x inferno pistols
140pts

hey, I'm sorry, i like building lists. any ways this how I'd build a Sob / IG combo , but then again it's up to you how you build your army.

Thank you for your (vast) insight. It is much appreciated.

Comments:
Going from Fantasy, to Sisters, then to IG, the CCS points actually do not bother me lol.
Are tarpit squads a good thing? O.o
Thanks for the tip of the Medic and Plasma weapon!! I haven't thought of that
About the Heavy Weapon Squad, I bought one, and wanted to expand my arsonal. lol I probably wont even field them until they have direction.
In the (few) battles I have become victorious, a suped up Inqisitor has destroyed in close combat lol. Idk whether it was luck or something, but still.


Again, thank you for your insight. They will be taken with much consideration when re-create my army.

tarpit squads can be useful, but most time i find it better to just feed that CC unit a squad they will wipe out in one turn has the can no longer consolidate in to CC. the means that the enemy unit is now in the middle of your lines ready to be shot to death.

CC Inquisitors certainly can destroy stuff , but at a heavy point cost. they seem to be better for shooting.

although a lord Inquisitor with a buch of PA/MC acolytes , a crusader, and maybe a familiar can really give some things a good crumping .

i known the points won't bother you, but it cost alot to turn any guard unit in to a CC unit , they work better shooting.

Also the boxes HWS is a beautiful kit with a couple extra legs, heads, and a bit of creativity you can get 8-9 heavy weapon squads out of it

I just need to fight... I haven't had a legit battle in almost 2 years.... lol Damn wife....

I'm kicking myself about the HWS... I glued them all in place.... dammit..... oh well. Its fine.