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HQ:
El Cheapo Captain - 100pts

Troops:
3x10 Space Marines - (Not sure which weapon load out I should choose?? Flamer/Multi-melta??) - 510pts

Fast Attack:
1xLandspeeder MM/HF - 60pts
1xLandspeeder MM/HF - 60pts

Heavy Support:
3xLand Raiders - 750

total so far: 1480

What to spend on the last 20pts? Should I give some bling to the Captain? Such as Powersword/Melta Bombs?

Should I give Melta guns to the Marines? So they would have Melta's/Multi-meltas?

I envision the raiders sitting back, using there LasCannons to pop targets at range. The Land Speeders give me some more mobility and tank popping power as well as some anti-horde ability with the HF (or should the speeder keep the Hvy Bolter?)

So what are your thoughts??

I would love to keep the three Land raiders, as I envision them being the focal point of the army and want to really go nuts on them paint wise with gothic murals on the sides and tops.

Comments, critiques and the like are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chappy P!

well this is something alright. If the LR are sitting back, what are the Tac. Squads doing? They are going to be made cannon fodder while trying to run up the feild. I would suggest dropping the speeders for Drop pods and kitting the Tacs out with MM and Melta guns.

Space wolves would do this better. GK too kinda.

For vanilla, run 2x tac squads with flamer MM and a PF sarg and run 3x godhammers or 2x godhams 1x crusader or LRR.

Drop one tac squad for an inducted GK squad w/incin and a psychic hood and make your leader a chappy or libby with Nullzone and Smite or something and stick with the PAGK.

LR don't sit back period. Use them for mobile scoring units and move 6" at least and POTMS the other las.

Assault and disembark if you have to.

Your speeders are good.

Your last 20 points will go in to correcting your landspeeder cost to 70pts each.

my vote would be to put the tac squads in the land raiders


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My vote would be to put the tac squads in the land raiders

Haha i'm running damn near the same list only with Chaos.

-3 Land Raiders
-30x Khorn Zerkers
-Random Cheap HQ

@SDF Boy:

The Tac squads would ride in the Land Raiders. There for they would become mobile bunkers and scoring units. Take a look at Deadshane's Land Raider tactica in the tactics section. That tactica was the main reason I decided to put together said list.

@Ezekk:

Again I am thinking about deadshane's LR tactica and how he uses LR's. I would do space wolves, but the rumors abound that there codex might appear later this year, so I want to hold off untill it is released. I might hold off on said list because I am debating on weather or not to go true scale with it.

@Shurk3n:

I'll have to check my codex again for points. I'll make sure the list is legal, I sort of threw it together at the office today going from memory. The main point of the Landspeeders is to engage threats to the land raiders and contest objectives late in the game, if they survive that long.

@Bozeman Tyranid:

Sorry I should have stated in my first post that the tactical squads would indeed ride in the LR's.

@Bad_Sheep37:

How is that list working for you? I was thinking about doing the exact same list, but it seemed to get shot down by the various naysayers on the interwebz. Although I wanted to do it true scale, or Art scale whichever term you prefer.

Any other thoughts? Comments, Advice whatever may contribute to the refinement of said list?

Thanks Again,
Chappy P!

@ Chaplain:

Its not doing to bad. I Keep my Zerkers in the Land Raiders until their close enough to hop out of the Raider and Assault. I keep my raiders close to the Zerkers so after assault, they can jump right back in. It keeps the Zerkers alive since its hard as hell to hit armor of 14. People tend to shoot a lot of ideas down because many people in these forums are competitive players. Yes i like being competitive and having power lists but some builds are just fun to play.

The problem when comparing Deadshanes tactica to your list is that he mentioned that LR's are the quarterback and the rest of your army becomes linebacker. You only have quarterbacks ATM.

LRR Armies focus on using LR's as taxis for the units inside. ATM your army doesn't really work. You have your LR's and you will be almost forced to disembark to start hurting the other guy. 6 lascannon will hurt, but what if you vs. orks and nids? 15 shots from LR is good but it's not that much. Your disembarked units are shooting also and it's nicer to assault out of LR's in my experience.

Taking 3 LR's in my deathwing works. Why? Because the troops inside rush out and smash the living *$&% out of people. The LR's aren't forced to carry the whole world on their shoulders.

In your army, you severely rely on the LR's crippling your opponent to the point that he can't touch the tac marines inside and their bolters can finish them off. Black templars would run this army better. Grey Knights <---.

ATM I would probably run two LRs and have some SM squads in rhinos that will help with damage. My deathwing kinda looks like that with 2 crusaders and 3 rhinos with PAGK and IST's.

ATM if you want to hang back and shoot the LR's then you could be denied LoS pretty easily and tie or lose very easily.

@Bad Sheep:

Those were my thoughts about said list. I may have to revisit the idea after all, the thought of doing a Khorne loving, NON-World Eater army sounds very exciting to me!!

I like Khonre of all the Chaos Lords, but I just don't like World Eaters. The whole bunny ear thing just turns me off.

Chaplain Pallantide wrote:@Bad Sheep:

Those were my thoughts about said list. I may have to revisit the idea after all, the thought of doing a Khorne loving, NON-World Eater army sounds very exciting to me!!

I like Khonre of all the Chaos Lords, but I just don't like World Eaters. The whole bunny ear thing just turns me off.

Khorne spear and just Berzerker rush is VERY effective. (assault units assaulting out of the transport that is the LR XD)

One problem with Chaos LR is that it doesn't have POTSM. It can have DP though.

@Ezekk:

I have thought about doing Black Templar's as I have a crap ton of them waiting to be worked upon...?? Hmmmm...Crap I left my book at home. Maybe it'll be back to the drawing board and I'll have to check out Black Templar's.

The main issue with them is the fact that their LR's are more expensive than the Vanilla flavor space marine ones.

Thoughts?? Discuss.

Thanks,
Chappy P!

Chaplain Pallantide wrote:@Ezekk:

I have thought about doing Black Templar's as I have a crap ton of them waiting to be worked upon...?? Hmmmm...Crap I left my book at home. Maybe it'll be back to the drawing board and I'll have to check out Black Templar's.

The main issue with them is the fact that their LR's are more expensive than the Vanilla flavor space marine ones.

Thoughts?? Discuss.

Thanks,
Chappy P!

True their LR's are more expensive but their troops would be better for assault.

Oh and I have to mention, in a 1500 inquis army you could fit 5 LR's.

Inquisitor = 270
landraider

Inquisitor = 270
landraider

Brother Captain = 61

3x LR = 750

IST x5 + 2x MG (x2) = 140

1250 + 101 + 100 = 1491

THAT is landraider spam. You will also get a very dirty look from your opponent lol. 2x LRC 3x Godhammer if you want. God that is nasty.