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I have a turnament comming up. its just 500 pts (noob tournament basically). i had to run with what i had wich basically came out of the Assault on black reach starter set plus some extras i came across. please tell me how you think i might fair. if thier are any suggestions please feel free to comment.

Slogging sluggas
HQ
• Warboss-------------------60pts
-Power Klaw-----------------------25pts
Total----85pts

Troop
• Nobz x6-------------------120pts
(Brought by warboss)
-Painboy---------------------------30pts
Nobz total--155pts

• Ork Boyz x10-------------60pts
-Big shoota x1---------------------5pts
Boyz total---65pts

• Ork Boyz x10-------------60pts
-Big shoota x1---------------------5pts
Boyz total---65pts

Total----285pts

Fast attack
• Deffkopta-----------------35pts
-Twin-linked rokkit launcha------10pts
Deffkopta total---45pts

• Deffkopta-----------------35pts
-Twin-linked rokkit launcha------10pts
Deffkopta total---45pts

• Deffkopta-----------------35pts
-Twin-linked rokkit launcha------10pts
Deffkopta total---45pts

Total----135pts


Total over all----500pts

My strategy was to creat multiple threats by putting the warboss with a squad of slugga boyz down right heading for any objectives, Nobz go left with painboy grabbing any objectives, and the plane slugga boyz head straight down feild grabbing any middle objectives and catching key enemy squads in cc so they dont cause problems with my other groups (basically i want them to distract for a turn or two). the coptas are, what else? tank hunters of course. im not overly worried about any 14 armor beacuse max armor is 33. also 2+ saves arent allowed so that means no termies. if the enemy feilds artillery i will use my coptas to flank and if they just have straight up transports then my coptas will scout and create a nuisance. basically my only worrie is my LD wich is crap beacuse i only have squads of ten but i had to have more scoring units.

Without a doubt combine the boyz into one big mob. With such bad Ld you won't have any scoring units by your 2nd turn. Also, highly recommend you put in some power klaws in that boyz squad and the nob squad. You might not have any, but you really should make some. Even if you've never converted before, they are crucial additions to your army. Mine usually do about half the total killing of my army. Take some time, look at these links, and if they don't turn out very good tell your opponent ork stuff isn't supposed to.

http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20556

http://forums.tauonline.org/index.php?topic=72724.0

http://www.the-waaagh.com/forums/?showtopic=30595


When I first got my blackreach set I had nothing too competitive, but I wound up making storm boyz, bikes, kommandos, a deff dread (from the SM dreadnought) and loots of powerklaws. This nob is my storm boy leader, with one of my original PKs. It is made from foam (keep super glue away!) some wood, and a chainsaw bit. Never underestimate your conversion powers! You'll notice he was once a lowly Blackreach nob too.

the problem with getting power klaws is that i dont have the points for them, but after this turnament i will defenatly make some.

as far as putting the boyz together into a big mob is that then i will only have two scoring mobs. if the enemy has 3 then i am screwed beacuse he will always have one up on me.

BTW, thanks for the links, they will defenatly come in handy!

Small boyz units are just corpses.

Okay, i have been thinking about it and mabey i could put the two squads together and have whats left of the koptas contest territory at the end.

Still needs more boyz! in 500 pts try ditching the nobz, have one mob of 20 with nob+PK+bosspole, one mob of 20 but no nob, attach boss to mob + give him bosspole, or if you insist of taking a nobz mob, firstly remember they count as troops, and put the boss in with them for extra-killyness