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This is my first post as well. I'm a little green... no pun intended. After reading through the forum and the takktica, I came up with this foot-sloggin' army. I will be up against the same Marine-Equivalent armies that Iorek mentioned at the bottom of his Tau army list. They were also heavily mechanized. With that said, should I replace Ghazghkull with 15 Lootas? I've read several posts recommending Ghaz for all sloggin' armies with his 6" Waaagh and all.

HQ 1

WARBOSS: POWER KLAW, WARBIKE, BOSSPOLE, EAVY ARMOUR: 135

HQ 2

GHAZGHKULL THRAKA: 225

TROOP 1

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155

TROOP 2

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155

TROOP 3

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155

TROOP 4

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155

TROOP 5

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155

TROOP 6

20 SHOOTAS, 2 ROKKIT LAUCHAS, NOB, BOSSPOLE :155


FAST ATTACK 1

20 STORM BOYZ: NOB, POWER KLAW, BOSSPOLE: 280

FAST ATTACK 2

20 STORM BOYZ: NOB, POWER KLAW, BOSSPOLE: 280

1850

This list needs lootas and a mek with a KFF. otherwise its a nice green horde.

I think you're right with the lootas. I thought GHAZGHKULL's Waaaagh would help to get the Boyz in range faster. But if I'm going against a mechanized force, the lootas could help put some serious long range AT on the field. I never considered the KFF. I could reduce the number of troops to put one out with the marching horde.

Warbike gives the warboss eavy armor for free

BAM! you have 5 points to spend

Thanks Shep. I can apply the savings to the KFF.

Drop GHAZGHKULL, only time you really need to boss's is when your doing the biker brothers (two powerklawed bosses on bikes)

also consider consolidating your squads for a full 30 boys. You will end up lasting longer as fearless and getting more into assault that way and it will be easier to cover with a KFF. Dropping a stormboy squad for two decent sized tankbusta units might also help with the AT, freeing up some of your boyz for the best gun orks have: the big shoota.

I recommend dropping to 1 unit of 30 boys with shootas.. with big shootas and 2 units of 30 slugga boyz with rokkits and PK nobs

your first 2 units will be in close combat very quickly, so the shootas only take away attacks, and they'll be in 12'' range for a few shots
besides, my shootas have mostly ended up with a crapload of dice rolling for little effect...


drop gaz and 1 unit of stormboyz and add at least one unit of 15 lootas... they are very useful vs light tanks, skimmers, dreads and infantry... you want to put them in cover if possible, but my opponents haven't been able to even think of targeting them until mid to late in the game... two units of 15 lootas can give your opponent some butterflies as you set them up

a Shock Attack Gun has worked for me more than the KFF did anything... usually ends up seriously hurting 1 or 2 units before something stupid happens... and often, that adds some humor and flavor to the game
in 2 different games, it removed a whole unit of necrons with one shot... (no we'll be back... priceless)

Tankbustas were a waste of time in the 4 games I used them... a few rokkits in my boyz and PK attacks have done more in my games so far...

I have recently tried Flash Gitz, after reading some people talk about their good points... I ran them with assault 2, strength 6
9 gitz with a painboy... they attracted a lot of attention... stood up to it, and put some pain to my opponent... they're really expensive, but are tough, resilient, have decent shooting and can bring da pain when it come down to it