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Well i've just bought enough models to fill a 1500pt army and once i get these painted im going to expand to 2000, but im unsure about what to add, I know i need some heavy support but im not sure what to use. C&C Welcome


HQ
Commander Dante: 225
Artificer Armour, Infernus Pistol, The axe mortalis, Jump pack,
Frag and krak grenades, Iron Halo, Death Mask

Elites
2 Sanguinary Priests: 180
Jump pack, power weapon, bolt pistol, frag and krak grenades

Troops
Sanguinary Guard: 275
1 Sanguinary Guard with Power fist and Plasma Pistol
1 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine, Angelus boltgun and Chapter banner.
3 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine and Angelus boltgun
All have Death masks, frag and krak grenades, Jump packs.

Assault squad: 153
1 Space marine Sergent with power sword, plasma pistol and melta bombs.
1 Space marine with Hand flamer.
4 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Assault squad: 176
1 Space marine Sergent with power fist, Hand flamer and melta bombs.
1 Space marine with Melta Gun.
5 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Death Company: 365
1 Death Company with power fist and bolt pistol
1 Death company with melta gun and chainsword
3 Death company with chainswords and bolt pistols
Lemartes, Guardian of the lost
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Tactical Squad: 112
7 Space Marines all with boltguns



Total points: 1486

Can Death Company take Melatguns?

I don't agree with your weapon layouts on the Sanguinary Guard and Assualt Squads.

Elites
Sanguinary Guard: 275
1 Sanguinary Guard with Power fist and Plasma Pistol
1 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine, Angelus boltgun and Chapter banner.
3 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine and Angelus boltgun
All have Death masks, frag and krak grenades, Jump packs.

Troops
Assault squad: 153
1 Space marine Sergent with power sword, plasma pistol and melta bombs.
1 Space marine with Hand flamer.
4 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Assault squad: 176
1 Space marine Sergent with power fist, Hand flamer and melta bombs.
1 Space marine with Melta Gun.
5 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

I would change to

Troops
Assault squad: 138
1 Space marine Sergent with power sword, hand flamer.
1 Space marine with flamer.
4 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Assault squad: 181
1 Space marine Sergent with power fist, Infernus Pistol and melta bombs.
1 Space marine with Melta Gun.
5 Space Marines with chainswords and bolt pistols.
All have jump packs and frag and krak grenades

Sanguinary Guard: 275
1 Sanguinary Guard with Power fist and Infernus Pistol
1 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine, Angelus boltgun and Chapter banner.
3 Sanguinary Guard with Glaive encarmine and Angelus boltgun
All have Death masks, frag and krak grenades, Jump packs.

Remembering Sanguinary Guard are troops w/ Dante

Total now= 1476

I do like your changes but I had to make do with what I had on the sprues. I will be buying some more soon so I will test both of the weapon choices. About the Death company weapon choices I'm not sure I will have to check the codex when I get home.

Any ideas on expansion to 2000pts?

To expand to 200 I'd flesh out the squads to full size, opening up the options for more special and heavy weapons. Armour is always nice too, to stop the small squads getting whittled down very quickly by the anti tank weapons that have nothing to shoot at

I really wouldn't run Death Company with Jump Packs, they can be lead around the board too much and can be baited early on in the game with a drop pod or fast moving unit, meaning they are either stuck beating on the pod for a couple of turns or chasing the fast unit round the board the entire game. If your going to run them, stick them in a metal box to get them where they need to be

So building up the squads and possibly adding a Baal predator with the inferno cannons and possibly a furioso dreadnaught if I can fit it in. Should be going to my local gaming club to test out my current list, will keep this updated.