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Hi all, I have been playing W40K since 2nd Ed, but stopped playing midway through 3rd Ed and only just picked it up again.

Below is my armylist that I plan to build, a lot of it scavanged from my 2nd and 3rd Edition models.

Doctrines
Iron Discipline
Veterans
Drop Troops
Close Order Drill


HQ:

JO with Honorifican Imperialis
Iron Discipline
Vetern with Company Standard

Points : 86

Elites:

2x Hardened Veterans
Veteran Sergeant, 4x IG
3x Meltaguns

Points: 150

Troops:

Infantry Platoon #1

Command Squad, JO w/ 4x Flamers
3x Infantry Squads w/ Lascannon + Plasma Gun

Points: 349

Infantry Platoon #2

Command Squad, JO w/ 4x Flamers
3x Infantry Squads w/ Lascannon + Plasma Gun

Points: 349


Infantry Platoon #3

Command Squad, JO w/ 4x Flamers
2x Infantry Squads w/ Autocannons + Flamers

Points: 226

Heavy Support:

2x Leman Russ Battle Tanks w/ Heavy Bolter Hull mounted and Sponsons

Points: 310


Total Points: 1470

Looks pretty damned good to me.

I'd say you don't need all three platoon commands though. The flamers are useful for counter-assault, but you don't need that many. I'd lump the third platoon's squads into the first two platoons and use the saved points to buy more squads.

Also, I don't think flamers are a great match for Autocannons. I'd replace them with more Plasma Guns.

Otherwise it's very sound - I run a similar army myself. Same CHQ, same suicide Vets (though I run Plasma, but I think Meltas are just as valid), two platoons, one with four squads of las/plas, one with four squads of auto/plas, and three sponsonless Russes.

Good amount of men for 1500 points. 80 guys (plus all the rest) is a solid number.

You've also got 30 points spare. What you could do is change one of those 4-Flamer command sections into a 4-Melta Command Section, and drop them in as a suicide unit.

And yeah, Plasmas with AC's. It's too hard to pass up that much S7.

BYE

Thanks for the help! When I come to buff it up to 1850, what do you suggest I get?
I was thinking 2 Hellhounds or a Demolisher, I'm not sure which though.

Dexy wrote:I was thinking 2 Hellhounds or a Demolisher, I'm not sure which though.

Heh. Both.

At 1850, you drop the third platoon, and move its two infantry squads into existing platoons (so all you're losing is a Command Squad). So in the end you have two 45-man Platoons w/4 Flamers, 3 Lascannons, 1 Autocannon and 4 Plasma Guns each. The leftover points allow you to get two Hellhounds with EA & Smoke and a Demolisher w/Hull LC & Sponson Plasma Guns.

So overall you lose 5 men, but gain 3 tanks. Good trade.

BYE