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1 company command Squad
- Sergeant with Plasma pistol, melta bombs
-4 plasma guns
-Chimera with hull heavy flamer

3x platoons like below

1 Platoon command squad
- sergeant with melta bombs
-4 flamers
-Chimera with hull heavy flamer

5 infantry squads
- Meltagun
- Chimera with hull heavy flamer

2 Manticores

Thats 19 chimeras, 2 Manticores, 15 meltaguns, 12 flamers, 19 multilasers, 19 heavy flamers, 4 plasma guns, various other bitz. I dont have NEARLY all of this, but Im curious how everyone thinks it could perform. Comments are welcome.

Points? Also I think that some people will be very happy that an IG army fields no heavy tanks.

I wouldnt be particularly worried really. (Assuming thats a legal list, an assumption which I doubt since it seems like that should be over 2500 pts), it doesnt really pose a very big threat to a lot of armies (like mechdar). Those manticores are going to be the first AT target. After that... you completely lack any form of ranged AT. Mechdar (for example, because thats what I'm playing) will have no trouble popping those chimeras from a distance, and leaving the infantry scattered to the wind for cleanup later...

What is your (OP) answer to mech tau? They move fast and will kill many vehicles a turn, melta weapons will be out of range most of the time, and their vehicles are difficult to kill.

Ya it'll be rough for you at a distance if I was you I would cut all the plasma and melta bombs along with a few chimeras and add in 2-3 vendettas that'd make this list scarier.

Don't listen to the guys before me, the list is awesome,l it would probably be a blast to play with. On a side note I think you are 45 points over. Try remembering what has fired so far might pose a problem.

The other thing you might want to consider is autocannons in some of the platoons in order to have additional range.

Ok, apparently the words "Ard Boyz" in the title didnt clue some people in to the points total. Yes it is 2500 points and it is within the limit.

There arent ANY eldar players nearby, aside from myself, so i really dont have to worry about mechanized eldar. There is only two tau players here, one of which is new, and the other does a suit spam with only 1-2 devilfish. But I understand the concerns of everyone. Thanks for the comments.

Is that a serious list? what do you to fight long fang missile spam? razorback spam? fatecrusher? mechdar? other IG? oblit/plague spam? all-outflanking armies? mech sisters?

good concept, but it needs to have some weak areas covered. melta cannot be your only anti-tank answer once a very fragile tank dies or is even just stunned or shaken.

Honestly manticores are pretty fragile and will be the very first thing to die, and that will leave you to die a horrible painful death from anything with respectable ranged firepower.

maybe putting autocannons in the infantry squads would make it a bit better? autocannons are still pretty cheap

Sure you have 15 meltaguns, but that is a single BS3 shot per chimera, and you are going to quickly get parking lot issues trying to focus any of that fire. You need to get some actual dedicated melta units (vets, CCS, Stormtroopers, etc)

Drop the flamers and get something else on the PCS units - 15 Heavy flamers will do just fine when combined with 6" movement.

is it just me, or is that CCS going to decimate itself?

honorguard wrote:is it just me, or is that CCS going to decimate itself?

Yes, thats the idea. They drive forward and try and take as many heavy infantry with them as they can. Yes they are going to die.


2 company command Squads
-4 meltaguns
-Chimera with hull heavy flamer

3x platoons like below

1 Platoon command squad
- sergeant
-4 flamers
-Chimera with hull heavy flamer

5 infantry squads
- Meltagun
- Autocannon
- Chimera with hull heavy flamer

Now thats 20 chimeras 23 meltaguns, 12 flamers, 20 multilasers, 20 heavy flamers, 15 autocannons. Changes acceptable?

Edit: I have like 85 points left. Suggestions?

Now thats a shooting phase! I like the list. It would be interesting to see play out.

Default chimelta spam still performs better, and has points left for goodies like hydras/AV14

What is default chimera spam? I cant find the restore factory settings button. What are you talking about?