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been interested in BA for a while now, so planning before i start buying and painting.


HQ: 250

chaplin: power fist - 125 (rides with death company in pod)
chaplin: power fist - 125 (rides with veteran assault in pod)




ELITE: 550

(9 man) death company: (5 free) +4 models - 120
Drop pod - 50

furioso dread: H.flamer, death company - 130
Drop pod - 50

(5 man) Veteran assault squad: (packs removed) 2x power weapon, 2x meltagun - 200
Drop pod - Free




TROOP: 735


(5 man) Assault squad: power wep - 155

(5 man) Assault squad: power wep - 155

(5 man) tac squad: melta - 125
Razorback - 50

(10 man) tac squad: +5 men, melta - 200
Razorback - 50




FAST: 150

Attack bike (melta) x3 - 150




HEAVY: 315


Vindicator - 125

Predator: HB sponsons - 95

Predator: HB sponsons - 95




TOTAL: 2,000


Pod units:

chaplin + 9 death company
chaplin + 5 assault veterans
Furioso dread

They should cause a nice impact when they land.

The army has a nice fire line with more vehicles than i really should have put in here (predator x2, vindicator, razorback x2, pod x3)
the razors wont be for transport unless needed, otherwise they will help with fire power.
assault squads will be used to reinforce the drop pod units when they turn up.
attack bikes will be mobile tank hunters.

other than that tanks should be no problem due to the ammount of melta + PF in the list.
should be pretty mobile if needed and not too bad in combat.

1st list ive written so need as much C&C as possible.

any C&C?

The only thing that I can see being a problem is being hit right after deep striking in. Unless I am mistaken, you can drop in, but will not be able to assault on that turn, potentially leaving you in a potentially bad situation. The VAS could certainly act like a mini Sternguard unit in terms of potentially popping something big/valuable, but I've always felt like Death Company ought to be screened til they hit the enemy lines, keeping them out of reach of AP 3 or less weapons and otherwise ensuring they get the chance to do what they do best.

And, unless I misread something, two of those pods will drop first turn, with the third hitting later, giving your hard drop pod punch a lil less immediate 'oomph' when the battlefield may have changed significantly.

I assume the Troop choices will be running all over creation to snag Objectives and otherwise keep from dying?