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I'm not so sure if this is what this forum is for, but I have 1500 points of IG at the moment, but the problem is that they are completely geared towards killing lightly armoured infantry and maybe some av11 or 12 vehicles. I was wondering if people could suggest what I could add or replace to be slightly more competitive against better armoured targets. This is what I have at the moment, modelwise (Including some IA models):

(If I do a slash, it means that I can switch the weapons around or whatever, but I don't have individual models for both)

HQ

CCS-180
powerfist
medipack and company standard
plasma gun
camo cloaks
Master of Ordinance

Elite

3 Ratlings-30

Troops

Infantry platoon 1 -225

Platoon Command Squad-85
vox and medi
2 meltas
powerfist

1st squad-70
grenade launcher
Heavy Bolter/Autocannon
vox

2nd Squad-70

Infantry Platoon 2 -220

PCS-80
vox & medi
missile launcher
power fist

1st Squad-70

2nd Squad-70

(I also have two chimeras)

Fast attack

Salamander Scout vehicle -75
Dozer
HKM

Hellhound-140
Dozer

Vulture Gunship-105 base (Like a valkyrie, but a gunship. Rules can be found here under Imperial Armor 1 update)
(I can take a twin-linked lascannon/multiple rocket pod and 2 hellstrikes/6 hunter killer missiles/6 bombs, or one twin linked punisher gatling gun. Around about 145 points if I take replace the hellstrikes on the base model)

Heavy Support
(I have only two LR hulls, but several turrets. On one hull the sponsors are removable and the front heavy bolter can be replaced with a lascannon)

Punisher-260
HB sponsors
HKM
Pask

LRBT-150
HB sponsors
HKM

Demolisher-195
HB sponsors
HKM

List total ~ 1435 points, if I take the punisher, the LRBT.

I'm considering getting a phychic choir, an executioner and mayber a hydra or two. Do you have any advice on how to make this army a bit more competitive against anything that isn't an ork or a tyranid? Preferably something that isn't incredibly cheesy or doesn't require me to buy 5 valkyries or something. Thanks very much.