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hey,

my first attempt at an Imperial Guard list. Please review and Don't hold back.

copied from army builder:

2000 Pts - Imperial Guard Roster

HQ: Command Platoon (17#, 222 Pts)
Sharpshooters
1 Junior Officer @ [46] Pts
Iron Discipline; Sharpshooters; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon
4 Guardsmen @ [40] Pts
Sharpshooters; Meltagun (x4)
6 Special Weapon Squad @ [63] Pts
Lasgun (x3); Flamer (x2); Demolition Charge
6 Special Weapon Squad @ [63] Pts
Lasgun (x3); Flamer (x2); Demolition Charge

Troops: Grenadiers (6#, 80 Pts)
5 Grenadiers @ 80 Pts
Hellgun w/targeter (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
1 Sergeant @ [10] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Hellpistol; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades

Troops: Grenadiers (6#, 80 Pts)
5 Grenadiers @ 80 Pts
Hellgun w/targeter (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
1 Sergeant @ [10] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Hellpistol; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades

Troops: Grenadiers (6#, 80 Pts)
5 Grenadiers @ 80 Pts
Hellgun w/targeter (x3); Meltagun (x2); Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades
1 Sergeant @ [10] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Hellpistol; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades

Troops: Infantry Platoon (30#, 355 Pts)
Sharpshooters
1 Junior Officer @ [45] Pts
Iron Discipline; Sharpshooters; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen @ [40] Pts
Sharpshooters; Plasmagun (x4)
9 Infantry Squad @ [105] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Plasmagun; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW
9 Infantry Squad @ [105] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Plasmagun; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW
4 Remnant Squad @ [50] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x3); Plasmagun
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW

Troops: Infantry Platoon (30#, 355 Pts)
Sharpshooters
1 Junior Officer @ [45] Pts
Iron Discipline; Sharpshooters; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen @ [40] Pts
Sharpshooters; Plasmagun (x4)
9 Infantry Squad @ [105] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Plasmagun; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW
9 Infantry Squad @ [105] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Plasmagun; Lascannon
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW
4 Remnant Squad @ [50] Pts
Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x3); Plasmagun
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW

Elite: Hardened Veterans (6#, 83 Pts)
5 Hardened Veterans @ 83 Pts
Lasgun (x2); Meltagun (x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant @ [13] Pts
Lasgun

Fast Attack: Hellhound (1#, 115 Pts)
1 Hellhound @ 115 Pts
Inferno Cannon; Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter

Fast Attack: Sentinel Squadron (3#, 165 Pts)
3 Sentinel @ [165] Pts
Lascannon (x3)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Battle Tank (1#, 155 Pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank @ 155 Pts
Battle Cannon; Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter; Sponson Heavy Bolter

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Battle Tank (1#, 155 Pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank @ 155 Pts
Battle Cannon; Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter; Sponson Heavy Bolter

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Battle Tank (1#, 155 Pts)
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank @ 155 Pts
Battle Cannon; Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter; Sponson Heavy Bolter

Total Roster Cost: 2000

thanks

Shameless Bump away!

Thats gonna make me cry, what a nice kitty. :(

I would add a Demolisher into the list with a single HHB instead of one of the Leman Russ.

Also sharpshooters does not work on plasmaguns so no sense in buying it for that unit.

Other than that it's a fairly standard Las/Plas build.

I would recommend having at least one officer unit nearby to improve your LD as you have pretty low LD across the board.

I don't really have much time for an in-depth analysis so please don't mistake brusqueness for rudeness.

Dump the special weapons on the HQ command squad. You should be hiding this guy for leadership, not assaulting.

Add flamers to your JSO troop command squads and use them how you would have used your special weapons squads. Also, dump your special weapons squads. They allow you to take 1 demo charge at the cost of expensive special weapons.

Add Hardened Vets doctrine and 3 squads of Drop or Infiltrate vets with plasma guns how you would have used the command squads with plasma guns. These are your suicide throw-away units.

If you're going to take grenadiers, give them 2 meltaguns and take minimum drop squads to use them as anti tank. I would not recommend taking grenadiers, period.

Take your sentinels as a HQ support squad.

Take three Hellhounds. DO IT. Hellhounds are absolute godmode against everything but marines, sisters. And even then they're really good.

If you're going to add a Demolisher, seriously consider plasma cannon side sponsons. This gives him punishing long range firepower. You can outshoot any army at range. If they want to close in, you can use the main cannon. This also protects you from a single weapon destroyed roll.

Edit: If you're taking sentinels, I'd recommend autocannons. Since they can infiltrate/scout, they should be coming off of table edge and should get rear armor on most targets. Autocannons are vastly superior to lascannons on AV 10-11.

Not bad at all. I am not too keen on the tank hunting sentinels though. However in 5th edition sentinels may very well rock. I will be finding out soon. Also, dont let anyone give you crap about 3 russes. They are just wimps, our tanks have almost NO special rules and are fairly easy to take out.

I'm bumping this myself so I can take a look at it later.

I see a lot of bloat, typical of a first timer's list, but I see a lot of promise which shows you've done some research into this.

BYE

hmmmm

the good news is you already have many good units in the list.

Here's some feedback. Ive modified your list to reflect them.

HQ: Command Platoon
1 Junior Officer; Iron Discipline; Honorifica Imperialis
3 Guardsmen
1 Standard Bearer
I suggest droping Sharpshooter and go with the free Drop Troop option, lots of missions allowing deepstrike now.

6 Special Weapon Squad; Drop Troops Flamer (x2); Demolition Charge
6 Special Weapon Squad; Drop Troops Flamer (x2); Demolition Charge
Solid Choice though I would add the Drop Troop option here definitely

Troops: Grenadiers
These get dropped - veteran squads are better in every way.

Troops: 1st Infantry Platoon
1 Junior Officer Drop Troops
Iron Discipline; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen; Drop Troops, Flamer (x2)
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Remnant Squad; Drop Troops, Flamer

Troops: 2nd Infantry Platoon
1 Junior Officer Drop Troops
Iron Discipline; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen; Drop Troops, Flamer (x2)
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Infantry Squad; Plasmagun; Lascannon
Remnant Squad; Drop Troops, Flamer

Elite: 5x Hardened Veterans; Meltagun (x3)
Solid choice, I would drop the grenadier squads and add 2 more units just like this.

Fast Attack: Hellhound
Solid choice

Fast Attack: Sentinel Squadron
I would drop the Sentinels and add a Hellhound, with the points saved from dropping sharpshooter you could add a 3rd

Heavy Support: 3x LEMAN RUSS BATTLE TANKS Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter; Sponson Heavy Bolter
I like this set up


Total Roster Cost: 2000

Thanks for all the feedback so far guys! it's all very helpful and apreciated