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Thinking about making a space marine army what do you think

HQ
Master, power weapon, stormbolter, artificer armour, Admantium mantle 150
Command squad, 5 marines, plasma gun, Apothecary, standard bearer, champion, terminator honours(for seargent), Razorback. 240

Chaplain Reclusiarch, bolt pistol, jump pack 106

Elites
10 Terminators, 2 assault cannons, 2 chainfists 450
Dreadnought, smoke launchers, Extra armour113
10 veterans, 3 lightning claws, 2 powerfists, 3 power weapons 320

Troops
10 scouts, Heavy bolter 135
5 scouts, 4 sniper rifles, missile launcher 105
10 marines, heavy bolter, plasma gun 165

Fast attack
10 assault marine squad, 2 plasma pistols,Terminator honours(seargeant) 1 power weapon 255

Heavy support
10 devastators, 2 heavy bolters, 1 missile launcher, 1 lascannon 235
vindictator, extra armour, hunter killer missile, pintle mounted storm bolter, smoke launchers 158
land raider, extra armour, hunter killer missile, pintle mounted storm bolter, smoke launchers253

overall2905 points
any suggestions for a chapter name i was thinking winter swords

HQ
Master, power weapon, stormbolter, artificer armour, Admantium mantle 150

Ok this guy really really needs an Iron Halo, you have already spent a fair few points on him so instead of the mantle bring a halo. Because if he gets axed by a powerfist at least you get a save first, currently he is going to be ganked by anyone with a power weapon. Also give him Terminator Honours.

Command squad, 5 marines, plasma gun, Apothecary, standard bearer, champion, terminator honours(for seargent), Razorback. 240

First what weapons does the Rhazorback have, and what upgrades? Second if your going to buy a veteran sergeant than I suggest giving him at least a power weapon but preferably a Fist. Also you could put power weapons on your upgrade characters in here too, though that would add another 70pts or so to the squad.

Chaplain Reclusiarch, bolt pistol, jump pack 106

Give him Terminator Honours otherwise he is perfect.

Elites
10 Terminators, 2 assault cannons, 2 chainfists 450

Big squad, very expensive but also really tough under most circumstances. If big termie squads are the way you want to go then this is great. I might normall recommend you split this into 2 squads, but you already have three elites.

Dreadnought, smoke launchers, Extra armour113

Good nothing really to make this better

10 veterans, 3 lightning claws, 2 powerfists, 3 power weapons 320

You have way more weapons than is allowed in this squad. You can give one guy an Fist or Claw, and one other a power weapon. Also you have no Vet Sarg? You should have on with a power weapon. Also you dont specify what skill they have.

Troops
10 scouts, Heavy bolter 135

ok, good cheep scoring unit, i like it.

5 scouts, 4 sniper rifles, missile launcher 105
this unit is ok, but having used the exact same loadout I can tell you that the sniper rifles are wasted in conjunction with the missile launcher.

10 marines, heavy bolter, plasma gun 165

For the love of god man, buy some veteran sergeants with fists!!!!!!!!!!!

Fast attack
10 assault marine squad, 2 plasma pistols,Terminator honours(seargeant) 1 power weapon 255

Fine, I personally like the Fist more than a straight up power sword, but thats mostly a personal preference thing.

Heavy support
10 devastators, 2 heavy bolters, 1 missile launcher, 1 lascannon 235

No, no, no, no, no!!! You really dont want to mix and match weapons like this. Bring three or four of all the same weapon or a mix of similar weapons (lascannons and Missile Launchers for example) but never bring two anti infantry weapons and two anti tank weapons in the same squad.

vindictator, extra armour, hunter killer missile, pintle mounted storm bolter, smoke launchers 158

The pintle and the Hunter killer are useless upgrades, remove them. Otherwise your good to go.

land raider, extra armour, hunter killer missile, pintle mounted storm bolter, smoke launchers253

Same thing here. Get rid of the Hunter killler and the pintle and your ready to go. However you might want to look into a Crusaider instead. Its got better transport capacity and way better weapons.

Overall I would say you have spent way too many points on useless upgrades and expensive units. Right now 40K is more about quantity over quality of troops. And while most of your stuff will hit really hard, your army is still just normal space marines. I would suggest removing the Veterans all together, splitting the terminators into two 5 man squads. Getting the Tacticle squad a Rhino. Bumping the command squad with some more power weapons and warm bodies. Put the command squad in the Land Raider and change out the scouts for another squad of Tacticle marines, If your intent on Bringing Devastators I would remove the vindicator and bring two squads of Devs. Both at 6-men. One with Heavy Bolters and the other with lascannons/missile launchers. So your list would look something like this

HQ
Master 156
Power weapon, Bolt Pistol, Iron Halo, Artificer Armour, Terminator Honours

Comand Squad (9) 270ish
Veteran Sergeant w/power fist
Company champion
Standard bearer w/power weapon
Apothecary w/power weapon
Flamer
Meltagun

Reclusiarch 121
Jump Pack
Bolt pistol
Terminator Honours

Elites
Terminators (5) 225
Assault Cannon
Chainfist

Terminators (5) 225
Assault Cannon
Chainfist

Dreadnought 113
Extra armour
Smoke

Troops
Tacticle squad (10) 200
Veteran sergeant w/power fist
Flamer
Meltagun

Rhino 58
Smoke
Extra Armour

Tacticle squad (10) 200
Veteran sergeant w/power fist
Flamer
Meltagun

Rhino 58
Smoke
Extra Armour


Fast attack
Assault Squad (10) 255
2xPlasma pistol
Veteran sergeant w/power weapon

Heavy Support
Devastators (6) 150
3x Missile launcher
Tank Hunters

Devastators (6) 150
4x Heavy Bolter

Land Raider Crusaider 263
Smoke
Extra armour

This list gives you basically the same amount of firepower but for about 700 points less than what you have before.

For the Devastator squad I mixed and matched because it can decimate infantry with the frag missile and heavy bolters + the lascannon generally gives a confirmed kill. Good advice about master. Veterans are gone. Ill replace the snipers missile launcher with extra sniper rifle. Also ill add Powerfists to some vt sergeants. Some of your ideas are good but im not that kean on tac marines.

Oh yeah Krogeor do you have a good name for a chapter

For the Devastator squad I mixed and matched because it can decimate infantry with the frag missile and heavy bolters + the lascannon generally gives a confirmed kill.

Wrong way of looking at it. What this configuration means is that you waste the lascannon when firing against hordes and waste the heavy bolters when firing against tanks. You're shooting yourself in the foot.

On another note, TH on Terminators is too good not to take (and is going away in the new codex, so enjoy it while it lasts).

On the name front think along the lines of Storm Eagles if it is going to turn fast. Opal Raiders if it is CC related. Winter Rangers for a more Shooty chapter!
Hope it helps!
SpaceDuck

Hey Model collector, are you using the old dex?