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Here's a salamanders army I'm thinking about making for 5th edition. I'd really like to hear from people who are familiar with the playtest rules, but all comments are welcome.

Master of Sanctity
Terminator Armor
Storm Bolter
130

Terminator Assault Squad x7
TH/SS
Furious Charge
301

Tactical Squad
marines x10
Meltagun x2
Rhino
Armor/Smoke
PMSB
243

Tactical Squad
marines x10
Meltagun x2
Rhino
Armor/Smoke
PMSB
243

Tactical Squad
marines x10
Meltagun x2
Rhino
Armor/Smoke
PMSB
243

Tactical Squad
marines x5
Missile launcher
Razorback
TLLC
190

Land Raider Crusader
255

Vindicator
Extra Armor
Dozer Blade
135

1750
The options I've been playing with are dropping the razorback squad for a drop podded dread with a multi melta and heavy flamer, or another vindicator, or a predator destructor with lascannon sponsons. If I make this army it will probably go to the Vegas GT this year.

As a Salamander player I'm personally holding off any purchases till the new marine dex comes out. You never know what may happen. It also kinda throws doubt onto alot of what I'd normally suggest (like going to 8 man tac squads but then being forced to use 10 by the new rules)

As far as the list, I like it but I dunno if it has the legs to do well at a GT. You have alot of eggs in the one basket of land raider goodness. Granted it will be a hard basket to bust open but with only one really scary unit you give your opponent easy choices to make during the game.

Have you thought about dropping the rhinos and using run instead? There are of course other uses for rhinos then just movement but you could take those points and add some more teeth to the list.

Hope that helps!

Considered as a 4th ed army, I'd take 2 Predators able to give decent fire support
by dropping Vindicator and Razorback squad.
The rest looks really good.