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So i'm playing in an escalation league at a local gaming shop where I live. We are at 1000 points and i'm trying to decide what I want to do. I want a list that is competative but is still full of Ork Flavor and fun (one of the main reasons I switched to orks was Fun factor over "Can I always win regardless of what's going on."

This is the list i've came up with at the 1000 Pt. Mark

HQ/
Big Mek with KFF and Heavy Armour. 90 pts.

Elites/
Lootas x 7: 105 pts.

Troops/

Shoota Mob x 20. Nob with PK, Big shootas x 2 165 pts.

Slugga Mob x 20. Nob with PK, Rokkits x 2, 175 pts.

Trukk Mob x 12. Slugga/choppas, Nob w/Pk, Boss pole, Big Shoota.
Trukk with red paint, Reinforced Ram. 157 points.

Fast attack/
Deff Koptas x 3, twin-linked rokkits : 135

Heavy Support:

Killa Kan x 1, Grotzooka 45 pts.

Battle Wagon: 4x big shootas, Kannon, R.P.J, Ram: 130 points.

Grand total 1002.

I don't think it's a bad list overall. But any imput is greatly encouraged and I'm thankful for ahead of time.. One consideration I had was tossing out the tank for maybe a beefed up Warboss/more lootas. My opponents range to pretty much every army you can think of since this is a pretty good group of players, marines being the dominant percentage at maybe 30 or so.

I don't play orks never have so I am sorry if you don't like my advice. if you have a mek with KFF and I think only 2 things that get the cover save then either a)Take more trukks have all troops in em and red paint job. b) don't take the mek and take put the trukk and have a melee nob or something.

The Mek provides a cover save to everything within 6 inches so it serves a purpose and gives vehicles obscured target. If I run the battle wagon he'd primarily be there to keep the last infantry mob and walker alive. I only have one trukk at this time so I'm workin on limited resources sadly. So running a field of trukk mobs wont' work for me. Though the new forgeworld halftrakk has me thinkin.

If your taking a Mek with a KFF then take your boyz in a couple trukks and they can get a 4+ cover save

Boyz on foot only get a 5+ cover save from the KFF IF they are within 6" of him, not really worth it honestly you could duck them behind a lamp post and get a 4+

With all the Meching up thats going on with the 5th edition codex i would suggest the trukk idea, may i suggest a list?

1000 Point Army
HQ
Big Mek (KFF, PK)
115 Points

Elite
10 Burna Boyz
150 Points

Troops
12 Slugga Boyz
+ Nob (PK)
+Trukk (Red Paint, Planks, Ram)
157 Points

12 Slugga Boyz
+ Nob (PK)
+Trukk (Red Paint, Planks, Ram)
157 Points

12 Slugga Boyz
+ Nob (PK)
+Trukk (Red Paint, Planks, Ram)
157 Points

12 Slugga Boyz
+ Nob (PK)
+Trukk (Red Paint, Planks, Ram)
157 Points

Heavy Support
BattleWagon
+Planks, Red Paint, Big Shoota
110 Points

998 Points Total
64 Models Total

Put your Burnaz in the Battlewagon with the Mek with the KFF and set up all your trukks with your battlewagon like so

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More or less with the Battlewagon up in the middle to take advantage of AV14,
Charge your boyz in trukks up feild in one giant pill your opponent has to swallow, one that gets 4 attacks on the charge mind you
The Boarding Planks and PK's are your best chances against enemy armor
Thats how you make use of Mek with KFF

If you really want foot sloggen shoota boyz then go all out with it, 1 killa kan doesnt scare much in my opinion i say go with BIG shoota boy mobz, Lootaz, and a nice Warboss with a Battlewagon to ride with, maybe Burna Boyz too i think they are very underated, on the assualt they each get three swings of a power weapon with WS4, they are great for taking down Nidzilla
Finally i discovered that taking Rokkits isnt really worth it, if your giving something to your boyz make them Big shootaz they are MUCH more reliable.
Little long winded but i hope it helped

Everything helps. Biggest issue I have is limited resources. One trukk and One Wagon doesn't give me the options to do that many vehicles.

I'll pretty much have to be half foot half trukk. The single Kan i was thinking as more of a distraction but I can pull him out. I've had good luck with my kanz so far in combat but I know that at 1000 points there is more armour killin gear on the tables.