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Disclaimer: this is not a list for balanced play. Heck, it's not even intended to win except by extreme meausres. However, once I realized how many dreadnoughts I could field, it put my old 6-venerable-dreadnoughts list to shame, and I had to do it.

HQ
Librarian

Elites
Furioso Dread (blood talons)
Furioso Dread (blood talons)
Furioso Dread (blood talons)

Troops
25 Death Company
Death Company Dread (magnagrapple)
Death Company Dread (magnagrapple)
Death Company Dread (magnagrapple)
Death Company Dread (blood talons)
Death Company Dread (blood talons)

Heavy Support
Dreadnought (twin auto/fist)
Dreadnought (twin auto/fist)
Dreadnought (twin auto/fist)

No way to hold objectives, so the only way to win is pray for a KP mission or table your opponent. Still, the look from across the table when you plonk down 11 Dreadnoughts... *grins*

This is pure ridiculousness! My only recommendation would be to take some Libby Furiosos and fly them across the board

Have you figured out the points? Might I suggest giving the Death Company all Jump Packs and taking Dante as the HQ?

This config is 10 short of 2k. Dante might be doable in the 2250 tourneys the FLGS does; the jump packs would require the sacrifice of at least one Dread. Same with a Psycho-Crusha Dread.

I have no experience of the new BA dex, so take these comments with a lump of salt:

I'd take 2xTL-autocannon on the HS dreads, just because you've already got DCCWs everywhere, you need to damage vehicles at range so the rest can get stuck in.

I'd take a reclusiarch over a librarian, just for kicks - he can go with the death company.

Seems like you want more DCCWs in relation to blood talons - you're still going to win combat against many infantry units by virtue of them not having the tools to crack walkers; you need to worry more about killing vehicles quickly.

I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly wrote:Seems like you want more DCCWs in relation to blood talons - you're still going to win combat against many infantry units by virtue of them not having the tools to crack walkers; you need to worry more about killing vehicles quickly.

I quote! +1

Take same TL Laser/ML Dread's config, Venerables if possible.

One of my earlier configurations had the double autocannon setup; I might revert to that to get most enemy armor to hold still. For tank-popping, every Furioso and DC Dread has a meltagun, not to mention that str 6 is plenty for anything but a Land Raider ever since you hit the rear armor in CC. My experience with dreads in CC with just DCCWs is that it's a slow and laborious process, and that your dread is out of action for several turns, sometimes the rest of the game if it ends up somehow in a tarpit.

The TLLC/ML combo is OK, but I need to kill lots to win, and once the vehicles are gone, that version is killing maybe 2 guys a turn. Venerable is not available to BA, so that option is out.

I like the use of the Blood Talons. The biggest danger to Dreads in CC is definitely the hidden power claws.

And if you aren't chewing through infantry fast enough it will eventually get you...
Getting that extra 2 or 3 kills a turn would definitely improve your chances. People cannot expect a PF to go in a 5 Man combat squad...so they lump things together.

Oh and BTW...are Death Company dreads not scoring? They don't suffer from Black Rage...only Rage.

Later,
WR

edit: forget that.

No vehicle is scoring, ever. I can contest the ever-living daylights of the objectives, but the only way to win an objective mission is Conan-style: "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women."

No vehicle is scoring, ever.

Dark Angels beg to differ

So yea, basically, if it doesn't say it can score (special rule that trumps rulebook), vehicles can't score.

I meant in REAL armies... DA wussies don't count.

Here's some fun stats for yah. On the charge the DC Dread will kill on average:

Over 9.2 Space Marines!!! Even during the normal combat it is 7.4! (compared to 2.8 and 2.2)

So yeah those blood talons will rip through infantry like no tomorrow. You should easily wipe out any space marine squad in 2 turns of combat! Even Terminators won't last long against you. You've a decent chance of even wiping out Hammernators before they get to strike on the charge. They're just disgusting. We're not talking an extra 2-3 kills a turn more like 5-7!

I would hate to face this army in annihilation. In objective games you autolose to Eldar and other fast moving armies though...

They certainly gain something against Infantry, but they lose something against Walkers as well. They're at a distinct disadvantage against AV14, being unable to hurt it in combat, only able to hurt AV13 if charging (go go Death Company Dreadnought legs!), and glancing AV12 on a 6 if charged.

I mean, it'd be fun to plow one into a mob of Orks, but less so when charged by a Deff Dred.

Plough one into a mob of 30 orks and watch it kill about 17 boyz in 1 turn (9-10 from charge rest from combat res).

But against vehicles and other walkers you'll need the DCCWs. But you've got plenty of those two (9 in total across 6 Dreads).

Other dreads are what the autocannons are for...