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Ok, I have been lurking about and have been posting a lot of topics lately, but here is my first stab at an actual army list

HQ: Captain Shrike ------------------------------------------------- 195

Troops: 10 man tactical squad ------------------------------------- 170
-meltgun, multimelta, power fist------------------------30
-Drop pod-------------------------------------------------35

10 man scout squad----------------------------------------140
-snipers (10)--------------------------------------------free

Fast attack: 2X 10 man assault squad-----------------------------380
-2X power fist--------------------------------------50

Elites: 10 man terminator assualt squad---------------------------400
-5x thunder hammers/ storm shields---------------free

basically around 1500 points... actually 1400 points. But this is just a rough draft.
Does this look like a good list?

I don't like scouts with shrike sorry heh

Fiendcrackar! wrote:Ok, I have been lurking about and have been posting a lot of topics lately, but here is my first stab at an actual army list

HQ: Captain Shrike ------------------------------------------------- 195

Troops: 10 man tactical squad ------------------------------------- 170
-meltgun, multimelta, power fist------------------------30
-Drop pod-------------------------------------------------35

10 man scout squad----------------------------------------140
-snipers (10)--------------------------------------------free

Fast attack: 2X 10 man assault squad-----------------------------380
-2X power fist--------------------------------------50

Elites: 10 man terminator assualt squad---------------------------400
-5x thunder hammers/ storm shields---------------free

basically around 1500 points... actually 1400 points. But this is just a rough draft.
Does this look like a good list?

No it doesn't.

Lonely tac does what? drop in unsupported?
10 scouts? 5 scouts (1x heavy) is just fine if you want a cheap troop choice.
10 termies with 50% TH/SS and 50% LC ? Do they infiltrate with shrike?


Drop the scouts.
Add a second tac-squad (droppod)
Reduce the termies to 5.
Add a dread (droppod).
Add some flamers to the ASM.

DS in,fleet with shrike.

Eh I think it looks ok. I'd drop the scouts, add a tactical squad, reduce the # of terminators (possibly to 5-6 and add a LR Redeemer with multi-melta) and give all of them TH/SS.

How are you seeing this used?

Tac & Scout park... Shrike and Assaults run up... termies teleport in?

Unless you are making a total commitment to charging in, I think the scout snipers are fine as is. The tac weapons tell me up close and personal not sit back... if you want it to fire support,

Suggestion:

Shrike

1 Tac w ML & Plasma
1 Scout w Snipers
2 Scouts w Shotgun/CCW sgt w PF (outflanking or infiltrating...)
2 10 Assault marines
1 5 Assault Termie...


Or....

Shrike
3 x 5 Assault Termie 600
3 x 10 Tacticals Drop Pod w locator beacons 625
1 x Assault Marine

Shrike and assault marines approach battle
3 x Tacs drop pod in
3 x Assault termies drop in near the drop pod locator beacons. (Maybe 1 or 2 standard termies... Love having at least 1 chainfist and a heavy flamer, assault cannon or CML is not a bad thing to have either...)

This is a long setup approach but you are going to have it all up close and personal real fast.

yeah. I think i will cut down to 5 Assault terminators, add a tac squad, and keep 5 sniper scouts.

The idea is to use the scouts and drop pods to string out the enemy. They will want to send some units to take out the snipers, and will want to hold some units back to defend against the drop pods. This way the assault teams can pick them apart unit by unit, instead of taking them on as a whole.

Don't drop down to 5 terminators. Don't drop them below 7. Your assault terminators will be your hammer unit used with Shrike while your assault marines form a roving anvil. If you decrease your Termis, you will be killed with volume of fire. It doesn't take too many wounds before rolling 1's wrecks your day. Either keep the assault terminators at full strength or drop them completely and find something else that synergizes better with your list.

No scouts
Pred anhilator
Another TAC
With drop pod