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And there shall be space in the Emperor’s heart for all true believers.

So yea I am an Imperial Guard fanatic, been one as long as I have played the game of 40k. Just looking to find some other guard players and discuss tactics and what not.

What about we discuss how we the Imperium and every living thing within it and then we will the on the ground and kick it with our boots until the Imperium is dead...ever thought about that???

r3n3g8b0y wrote:What about we discuss how we the Imperium and every living thing within it and then we will the on the ground and kick it with our boots until the Imperium is dead...ever thought about that???

omg, you sir, made me laugh til i cried lol, this is going in my sig

lol thanks

r3n3g8b0y wrote:What about we discuss how we the Imperium and every living thing within it and then we will the on the ground and kick it with our boots until the Imperium is dead...ever thought about that???

Good sir all I can say to that is.... BRING IT ON!

lol I take it by your sig you are not very fond of the Imperium =p

I like the Imperial Guard but I'm no fanatic and your avatar with Ollanus Pius(the guy with adamantium balls) facing Horus confirms that you are IG fanatic.

Jon Touchdown wrote:

r3n3g8b0y wrote:What about we discuss how we the Imperium and every living thing within it and then we will the on the ground and kick it with our boots until the Imperium is dead...ever thought about that???

Good sir all I can say to that is.... BRING IT ON!

lol I take it by your sig you are not very fond of the Imperium =p

I like this guys style.

Even though I'm a Gue'vesa supporting the spread of the Greater Good.

Imperium of Man, meet the latest and greatest in technology.....ze Railgun.

IvanTih wrote:I like the Imperial Guard but I'm no fanatic and your avatar with Ollanus Pius(the guy with adamantium balls) facing Horus confirms that you are IG fanatic.

Lol indeed my friend

Doombot001 wrote:

Jon Touchdown wrote:

r3n3g8b0y wrote:What about we discuss how we the Imperium and every living thing within it and then we will the on the ground and kick it with our boots until the Imperium is dead...ever thought about that???

Good sir all I can say to that is.... BRING IT ON!

lol I take it by your sig you are not very fond of the Imperium =p

I like this guys style.

Even though I'm a Gue'vesa supporting the spread of the Greater Good.

Imperium of Man, meet the latest and greatest in technology.....ze Railgun.

Ahh ze railgunz, we haz wayz of dealinz with zem lol

Still the Imperium will burn...

r3n3g8b0y wrote:Still the Imperium will burn...

Agreed. Let it burn. The burning stench of hypocrisy will choke the Emperor and we'll dance the dance of joy!

r3n3g8b0y wrote:Still the Imperium will burn...

How many times have you guys tried and failed horribly? You chaos boyz sound more like whinning kids then serious ass kickers

KingCracker wrote:

r3n3g8b0y wrote:Still the Imperium will burn...

How many times have you guys tried and failed horribly? You chaos boyz sound more like whinning kids then serious ass kickers

Lol nice counter

So to get back on track. What are some good Imperial Guard tactics for fighting Eldar???

Jon Touchdown wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

r3n3g8b0y wrote:Still the Imperium will burn...

How many times have you guys tried and failed horribly? You chaos boyz sound more like whinning kids then serious ass kickers

Lol nice counter

So to get back on track. What are some good Imperial Guard tactics for fighting Eldar???

Excuse me mate, but the Eldar!! WE ARE THE REAL THREAT!!! FIGHT US FIRST(and die painfully)!!

Guard fanatic right here! My strategy is simple; shoot first, shoot some more, and when everyone is dead try to take an objective or two

Volkov wrote:Guard fanatic right here! My strategy is simple; shoot first, shoot some more, and when everyone is dead try to take an objective or two

That's some nice tactic there mate, c'mon join the dark site WE GOT COOKIES!!!!!

That's some nice tactic there mate, c'mon join the dark site WE GOT COOKIES!!!!!

Draw of Chaos is too strong...I must read from my Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer to nourish my soul.

Oath of Obedience
To be recited and repeated in times of weakness of spirit
I pledge my service to thee, God-Emperor of mankind. Do with me as you please, for my faith is absolute

Trooper Volkov, you resolution of spirit is to be commended by your regiment, I hereby assign you to tommorrow mornings trench charge as an example to all the regiment of an Honourable and Dedicated Guardsman in the Noble service of the Golden Throne

<The Emperor Protects>

Still the Imperium will burn...

How many times have you guys tried and failed horribly? You chaos boyz sound more like whinning kids then serious ass kickers

1. Nosir! That ain't burning, it's just the lumen of bazillion lasguns fired at anything It's a shiny universe out there
2. They didn't really lose... we have the powerz of PLOT!!! Oh, and Spezmarieanz!!!Eleveneleven.
Chaos Forces have a very simillar approach to conquering as women have to shopping. Both don't really need anything special, they just want to see , if they can find something interesting

Nobody could ever want to beat us Imperials, for there is no better opponent then us! Eldar? Pfft, they either "planned this to happen" or run away. Orcs? The party ends when they say so: PARTY HARD! 'Nids just get it wrong all days with eating and feasting. Tau? How much fun can it be to shoot a fish in the barrel?! Imperials? Just visit us, we're always willing to join in on the fun AND we bring our own beer

r3n3g8b0y wrote:

Jon Touchdown wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

r3n3g8b0y wrote:Still the Imperium will burn...

How many times have you guys tried and failed horribly? You chaos boyz sound more like whinning kids then serious ass kickers

Lol nice counter

So to get back on track. What are some good Imperial Guard tactics for fighting Eldar???

Excuse me mate, but the Eldar!! WE ARE THE REAL THREAT!!! FIGHT US FIRST(and die painfully)!!

My death will be avenged millions of rapid fire las bolts, followed by a plethora of heavy weapons artillery and other colorful assortments of death that will send chaos crying back to the warp where they will remain until they come up with another one of their "original" plans

Volkov wrote:Guard fanatic right here! My strategy is simple; shoot first, shoot some more, and when everyone is dead try to take an objective or two

lol I like that

r3n3g8b0y wrote:

Volkov wrote:Guard fanatic right here! My strategy is simple; shoot first, shoot some more, and when everyone is dead try to take an objective or two

That's some nice tactic there mate, c'mon join the dark site WE GOT COOKIES!!!!!

We have a DESSERT TABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Volkov wrote:

That's some nice tactic there mate, c'mon join the dark site WE GOT COOKIES!!!!!

Draw of Chaos is too strong...I must read from my Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer to nourish my soul.

Oath of Obedience
To be recited and repeated in times of weakness of spirit
I pledge my service to thee, God-Emperor of mankind. Do with me as you please, for my faith is absolute

"Pain is temporary, Honour is forever"

Red9 wrote:Trooper Volkov, you resolution of spirit is to be commended by your regiment, I hereby assign you to tommorrow mornings trench charge as an example to all the regiment of an Honourable and Dedicated Guardsman in the Noble service of the Golden Throne

<The Emperor Protects>

We hold them here or we fight them on the hallowed ground of Terra itself. I for one would rather see a million human lives lost here than allow a single Ork to set foot on Earth.

Do not ask how you may give your life for the Emperor. Ask instead how you may give your death.

You fight for a corpse Emperor who is lightyears away from you, does not care about you, nor does he care about your plight.

The Tau Empire understands your pain and your want for a place deserving of your abilities. We see your potential and your abilities and wish to see them at their FULLEST potential. We will give you all that you ask for, support your endeavors, care for you, and care about your trials and suffering. We are here now to solve all your problems.

All your suffering can be wiped away and everyone can reach their full potential. All we ask in return, is to accept the truth.

Accept the Greater Good.

The Chaos Kids throws rocks at the Imperium House and run away when the porch lights turn on..

But just because they're useless homicidal cowardly sociopaths doesn't mean they aren't cool.

The warp has leaked through my avatar and corrupted this thread.

Doombot001 wrote:You fight for a corpse Emperor who is lightyears away from you, does not care about you, nor does he care about your plight.

The Tau Empire understands your pain and your want for a place deserving of your abilities. We see your potential and your abilities and wish to see them at their FULLEST potential. We will give you all that you ask for, support your endeavors, care for you, and care about your trials and suffering. We are here now to solve all your problems.

All your suffering can be wiped away and everyone can reach their full potential. All we ask in return, is to accept the truth.

Accept the Greater Good.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
I swear to remain steadfast and true in my loyalty, and may the darkness claim my soul if I prove unworthy

I will never betray the Emperor

Shaman wrote:The Chaos Kids throws rocks at the Imperium House and runs away when the porch lights turn on..

But just because they're useless homicidal cowardly sociopaths doesn't mean they aren't cool.

The warp has leaked through my avatar and corrupted this thread.

Lol wheres the Commissar

As a wise guardsmen once said, "We die standing....or Falling or freezing to death or steping on a land mine...Well the point is we die, but we make a fraking sweet laser show while doing it!"

And someone wiser said...

"They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mold them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armor shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear."

But those my friends are the marines, the guard are more along the lines of "They shall be my finest Cannon Fodder, these men who give themselves to me. Like clay I will mold them and in the furnace of war they will become cracked and broken. They will be of tissue paper and whimpy muscle. In tissue paper armor I clad them and with the mightiest flashlights they will be armed. They will be touched by every sort of plauge or disease to help further make them unhappy, all sickness will blight them. They will have almost no tactics, strategies, but lots of machines so that they can atleast stand up to a foe in battle. They are my tar pit against the Terror. They are the bulk of Humanity. They are my Imperial Guard and they will know much fear!"


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Ok now I'm going to try to talk about something actually related to what the OP wanted to talk about "Tactics."

Here lately I've been wondering what happend to the platoon lovings everythings meched up, the poor foot soggers have been left in the dust and everyone is running all vets armys, which I highly dout any guard unit would have enough vets to make that many units, but that just my point of view. But seriously what happend to the platoon lovings?

Guttrench Skullsmasha wrote:As a wise guardsmen once said, "We die standing....or Falling or freezing to death or steping on a land mine...Well the point is we die, but we make a fraking sweet laser show while doing it!"

Lol hell yea!

Thunder555 wrote:And someone wiser said...

"They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mold them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armor shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear."

They can go first and Ill just use my flashlight to mop up after

Guttrench Skullsmasha wrote:But those my friends are the marines, the guard are more along the lines of "They shall be my finest Cannon Fodder, these men who give themselves to me. Like clay I will mold them and in the furnace of war they will become cracked and broken. They will be of tissue paper and whimpy muscle. In tissue paper armor I clad them and with the mightiest flashlights they will be armed. They will be touched by every sort of plauge or disease to help further make them unhappy, all sickness will blight them. They will have almost no tactics, strategies, but lots of machines so that they can atleast stand up to a foe in battle. They are my tar pit against the Terror. They are the bulk of Humanity. They are my Imperial Guard and they will know much fear!"


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ok now I'm going to try to talk about something actually related to what the OP wanted to talk about "Tactics."

Here lately I've been wondering what happend to the platoon lovings everythings meched up, the poor foot soggers have been left in the dust and everyone is running all vets armys, which I highly dout any guard unit would have enough vets to make that many units, but that just my point of view. But seriously what happend to the platoon lovings?

Lol thats going in my sig.

As for the loss of platoons I have seen it as well. Its gotten to the point where the local noobs that refuse to learn what anyone has to say about their army they bought because "OMG IGUARD HAVE A NEW CODEX!!!!!!!!" are using that strategy in every situation and taking some pretty big losses. I personally love to use lots of troops when I feel it is the best tactic.

GO MY CONSCRIPTS AND DISTRACT/CATCH THE BULLETS OF THE SMALL ELITE FORCES!!!!!

Hey I'm back and guess what???

THATS RIGHT!!!


I ATE GUARDSMEN FOR BREAKFAST!!!!

YOU ATE FRANK?!? I HOPE HE GIVES YOU INDIGESTION!!!

As for tactics, mine is fairly simple. Begin with a Basilisk Barrage.

Continue with the Basilisk Barrage.

Keep Barraging.


Still not done yet.


Ok, they should be dead by now. "Send in the Gaurdsmen!"

*cross fingers*

Emperors Faithful wrote:YOU ATE FRANK?!? I HOPE HE GIVES YOU INDIGESTION!!!

As for tactics, mine is fairly simple. Begin with a Basilisk Barrage.

Continue with the Basilisk Barrage.

Keep Barraging.


Still not done yet.


Ok, they should be dead by now. "Send in the Gaurdsmen!"

*cross fingers*

nice one

as for the baslilisk barrage...i don't knoiw man...3 oblitereators deepstriking can make a pile of molten metal out of themmm...go for russes imho

r3n3g8b0y wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:YOU ATE FRANK?!? I HOPE HE GIVES YOU INDIGESTION!!!

As for tactics, mine is fairly simple. Begin with a Basilisk Barrage.

Continue with the Basilisk Barrage.

Keep Barraging.


Still not done yet.


Ok, they should be dead by now. "Send in the Gaurdsmen!"

*cross fingers*

nice one

as for the baslilisk barrage...i don't knoiw man...3 oblitereators deepstriking can make a pile of molten metal out of themmm...go for russes imho

So long the 3 Obliviators ain't copping 50 to 150 lasgun shots to their faces.

In other news, more guard players are joining the tau.

Accept the greater good guardsmen, and have a secured placed in a empire that actualy cares about you!