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Well i have a massive problem. My army i am perparing for Planet Strike this week is only 1,500 points. That is a massive problem. I am the Defender. I will be facing anything from Chaos - to Xenos (Except Eldar.)
Any Suggestions?
Here is the list.
HQ
Captain
Relic Blade,melta bomb, digitial weapon, artificer armor,bolter, jump pack.
205
Troops

Tactical Squad Lucius 235?
Rocket Launcher, Plasma Gun, Power Weapon Plasma pistol.Melta Bomb Teleporter Homer*

Tactical Squad Logar 210
Melta Gun, Power Weapon, Melta Bomb Teleporter Homer*

Tactical Squad Kales 200
Melta Gun, Plasma Cannon, Power Fist, Melta Bomb Teleporter Homer,
Rhino 50

Tactical Squad Valicorn 205
plasma cannon, plasma gun, chain sword, plasma pistol, Melta Bomb Teleporter Homer

Combat Squad Hakur 120 (5 man)
Melta Bombs, Combi-Plasma, Power Weapon(or Close Combat weapon -15),
Razor Back 75
Lascannon

Heavy Support

Devastor Squad 176 (6 man)
2x Heavy Bolters, 1x Rocket Launcher

Razor Back 75
Lascannon

Elites

SternGuard Garo 260
Rhino 50
I also have some other choices

Stern Guard 160 (5 man)
Bolt pistol Combi X 2

Razor Back 75
Lascannon

Land Raider 265 (regular)

Assualt Squad Nuil 163 (6 man)

Vanguard Squad Hales 235
3x powerfists 1x power weapons 1x thunderhammer

Razor Back 75
Plasma Gun-Lascannon

Assualt Squad Goron-245
Drop Pod FREE!!!!!!!!!!!

Tactical Squad Jackal 185
plasma Cannon, plasma gun, nothing else.............
Any Suggestions? I also have 2 other lists. but i'm too lazy to put them up

Oh God, you're the Defender....

Unfortunately, I've only played a coupla games of Planetstrike (where I'm the Attacker) and I can tell you that you have to bust your BUTT in the first game cause it's favored for the attacker. Planetstrike is about thinking ahead, not by turns, but by GAMES.

I'm a Tau player and I versed a really good IG player. I squeaked by the 1st game. But I think in the 2nd or 3rd game, he knew what to take and had his game plan. I'd basically say, as a defender, take what you think will soak up hits while dish out damage. It's all about contesting from my experience. You want lots of saves, high T or lots o' saves. And pie-plates are your friend.

Good luck.

Well, that was pointless.

Well, what is the problem exactly? Lack of points? models? time?

If you've got more lists, maybe you have more models to add to your army

And shouldn't this be in Army Lists?

Yeah i press the wrong one :*(.

Ahhh time to fill you in. What happened was, that we lost but only by one thing. They Barely Capture the Fortress of Redempetion. (i held my postion at a bunker and we also held a bastion. but the fortress was the enemys focus point.)
I cut off their renforcements by firing at them with my 4 plasma cannons. (the points for me were raised to 2,000 my best type of army list.)
My sternguard depoyled to handle the trygon and a winged tyrant. We killed it with hell fire rounds it failed 10 saves. (rapid fired 20).
While my other force that was defending the last bunker had annihalted the other forces there. Had nothing to shoot at. So my forces came to help with the fortress of redempetion. I left a Skeletal defence. against a lone Genestalar that was stuck in combat for 2 turns with my commander.
My Rapid Strike force which consisted of 10 sternguard and the remainder of my tactical squads were making way for the Tyranid Infesation.
But they arrived too late they had decimated the defences and the black templars and the Repentors and the Eldar had been scattered. The fortress was crumbled its space marine defenders dead on the walls. Imperial Guard Valyrikes flying overhead in a desperate attempt to bombard the oncoming horde. Captain Loken and his 10th company had failed but they had saved the population and a imperial guard fortress there was hope still. The Dark Angels chapter that had been with them had suffered the worst causlities. But the day was a lose but they would have their revenge.

As I understand the Planet Strike games the most important thing for army selection is the special stuff you get. The tactic options that are unique to planet strike. You get to set up the defenses the way you want htem to be and then get the tactics on top of that. You can determine your defense in full and know every bit of the board. Use that to your advantage. A bit too late for the game you played, but maybe for next time.