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First Orks Army, comments are very welcome -

My List:

Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts
Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts

15 x Lootas - 225 pts
15 x Lootas - 225 pts
15 x Lootas - 225 pts

22 x Slugga Boyz - 132 pts
21 x Slugga Boyz - 126 pts

Looted Wagon w/ Boomgun, 'Ard Case, Armour Plates - 125 pts
Looted Wagon w/ Boomgun, 'Ard Case, Armour Plates - 125 pts
Looted Wagon w/ Boomgun, 'Ard Case, Armour Plates - 125 pts

Total Pts: 1498

Thanks

I like the idea of an Ork army with lots of shooting. Against certain armies, this force could be pretty deadly. However, against armies with a lot of armored targets, you are going to have some serious problems. Land Raiders and Russes will roll over you: the Lootas can't hurt them, the boomguns can only glance and usually won't do even that, and the Shokk Attack Guns are unreliable.

The looted wagons will go down fast. They'll draw all your opponent's anti-tank fire, and with AV11, they won't be able to take that kind of punishment for long.

I had some help from someone on Librarium Online, and here is my new, edited list -

Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts
Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts

10 x Lootas - 150 pts
10 x Lootas - 150 pts

30 x Slugga Boyz w/ Nob with Power Klaw & 'eavy armor- 220 pts
30 x Slugga Boyz w/ Nob with Power Klaw & 'eavy armor- 220 pts
30 x Slugga Boyz w/ Nob with Power Klaw & 'eavy armor- 220 pts

Big Gunz x 3 Zzap Guns w/ 3 Ammo Runts - 99 Pts
Looted Wagon w/ Boomgun, 'Ard Case, Armour Plates - 125 pts
Looted Wagon w/ Boomgun, 'Ard Case, Armour Plates - 125 pts


Total Pts: 1499

Thanks for comments

If you bring walking 30 boys mobs always use shootas so they can do something on the way in.

You should also bring some grots as shield units for the SAG Mek.

generally looted wagons suck. their armour is too low to justify their expense, because they will get got on turn 1.

Lootas on the other hand are fantastic. if you can fit 45 in a list you should. drop the wagons and get more lootas.

the large mobs should be changed from slugga boys to shoota boys so they can do something while moving. you also need to drop the 'eavy armour from the nobs and replace it with boss poles. any points you have left should be spent on giving your mobs rokkits.

I can only confirm Regwon concerning Looted wagons. My 2 Looted Wagons never made it long enough to cause any significant damage. With the boomgun your opponent sees that tank as high threat and it is not very resistant. Maybe with the 5ed cover rules it might be worth trying again. ... From my personal point of view, the army is to immobile. At least one better two trukks would fit very well (but then dont forget to equip the boss with claw and bosspole, no special weapon needed). Also the Mob size of 30 is a bit to much. I never needed more than 20 if they were on foot. If they are on foot use the shootas. In general give them as special weapon big shootas, however if you are lacking AT then also consider the rockit launcha.
Two maximum Lootaz are from my point of view by far to expensive for that smal 1500pts list. I would rather prefere to have two smaler units each with 8-10.
The shockattack gun can realy hurt, but keep in mind with the new edition independent charakters can be shoot at! Even if another unit is closer. However, i never take any of them, they are just simply not reliable. For that points I can get a good old Warboss and field them with a trukk mob to slaughter some victims....
I prefer HTH then shooting, HTH is just more Orkish.... WAAAGHHHH

And dont forget in the 5th edition you might see some scouts coming from your edges..... you need something that can handle such nasty enemies, that sneak around instead of fighting openly ....

How does this look -

I gave more rokkits, more shootas, boss poles, and ditched the wagons, despite how much i like them lol

Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts
Big Mek w/ Shokk Attack Gun - 95 pts

12 x Lootas - 180 pts
12 x Lootas - 180 pts

30 x Shoota Boyz Rokkit x 3 w/ Nob with Power Klaw & boss pole - 250 pts
30 x Shoota Boyz Rokkit x 3 w/ Nob with Power Klaw & boss pole - 250 pts
30 x Shoota Boyz Rokkit x 3 w/ Nob with Power Klaw & boss pole - 250 pts

Big Gunz x 3 Zzap Guns w/ 3 Ammo Runts - 99 Pts
Big Gunz x 3 Zzap Guns w/ 3 Ammo Runts - 99 Pts



Total Pts: 1498