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just wanted to get some comments/suggestions on an army I am going to try out.

HQ
Chapter Master 183
Relic Blade
Artificer Armor
Storm Bolter
Hellfire Rounds

Troops
Tactical 1, 5 Plasma Pistol Power Weapon 120
Tactical 2, 5 Plasma Pistol Power Weapon 120

Elites
Sternguard Vet., 5 290
5 Veterans (25 ea)
Power Weapon
Plasma Cannon
Lascannon

Terminator, 5 230
Assault Cannon

Dreadnaught, 1 Lascannon 135

Fast Attack 130
Assault Squad, 5
Plasma Pistol
Flamer

Heavy Support 210
Devastator Squad, 5
2 Plasma Cannon
2 Lascannon

Thunderfire Cannon, 1 100

going against
Hive Tyrant w/ 2+ save, Lash/bonesword
3 Tyrant Guard

Hive Tyrant w/ 2+ save, lash/bonesword
3 Tyrant Guard

5 squads of 16 spineguants

2 squads of 3 warriors w/ rending claws and scything talons

2 Carnifexes w/ +1 toughness, +1 wound, +1 initiative, 2+ save, bio-plasma, +1 weapon skill

anyone there?

i think the nids will easily wipe you out. you dont have enuff swarm killing weapons. get rid of the plasma pistals in your squads and get flamers.

Well, against Nids you need firepower, mobility, and numbers.
Your army sticks too many points into Sternguard (Vets die as easy as normal Marines) and HQ. Sorry, don't know what a Thunderfire Cannon is.

I'd go for three transported troop units mounted into Rhinos or Razorbacks. You need lots of flamers and combi-flamers for the Gaunts. Support these units by a Termie squad (the one you have is fine) and a few Predators or Dreads. Static fire power is not going to cut it vs Nids.

Maintain a proper target priority schedule, with hive minded Creatures close to your front ranks on top and Fexes last.

thanks for the suggestions. I will keep those in mind. the main reason for the sterngaurd vets, is for the hellfire rounds which wound on a 2+. so with rapid fire, that gives me 1 set of shots at 24" and then in the next shooting phase 2 sets of shots at 12" I can almost wipe out a whole gaunt squad.

but I see what you are saying by getting in close and using flamers right off the bat. I will try out some other options.