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So this is a 2k IG list ive been working on, i've been reading dakka for a while and i've come to the conclusion that you dont like yarrick or pask(for logical reasons) so i've abstained from my normal list with lots of named characters. This is ment to be a list that can take on anything in comps. Any feedback or ideas is welcome.

HQ
Company Command Squad
Medi-Pack
3 Plasma Guns
Carapace
Astropath
Officer of the Fleet
Chimera (1 Heavy bolter, Multi-laser)

Elites

Marbo

Troops

Penal Legion Squad

Penal Legion Squad

Vets
meltas 3
Demo
Chimera (1 Heavy Flamer, Multi-laser)

Vets
meltas 3
Demo
Chimera (1 Heavy Flamer, Multi-laser)

Vets
meltas 3
Demo
Chimera (1 Heavy Flamer, Multi-laser)

Vets (Shotguns)
flamers 2
Demo
Chimera (2 Heavy Flamers)
Heavy flamer
Bastonne

Fast attack

Bane wolf (1 Heavy Flamers)

Bane wolf (1 Heavy Flamers)

Heavy Support

Leman Russ Squad 1
Battle tank

Leman Russ Sqaud 2
Executioner
Plasma sponson

Hydra flak tank (1 Heavy Bolter)

This looks just fine. There are little tiny tweaky things I'd change, personally, but little worth even mentioning (specifically bastogne and carapace armor/medpack). Let us know how this does.

Yeah, it looks lean and mean. I think a character and a doctrine is too expensive for one vet squad, at least at this point level. And I think carapace + medipac is a little much - then again, it will make gets hot casualties real low, and maybe you want that squad as tough to damage as possible.

Yeah, but for the price of the medipack and the carapace, you get the downpayment on another SWS. Duplication is a good substitute for durability, and it gives you more firepower if they DON'T get horribly shot up.

Also, something I missed before: why the astropath?

Ailaros wrote:Yeah, but for the price of the medipack and the carapace, you get the downpayment on another SWS. Duplication is a good substitute for durability, and it gives you more firepower if they DON'T get horribly shot up.

I figured i would try and keep the advisors alive as well as the guy giving order as well as negating some gets hot, dont know if its realy needed tho it was just an idea.

Ailaros wrote:Also, something I missed before: why the astropath?

This is two fold, First i will normaly use my penals to back up marbo on turn 2 hopefully i can destroy a whole falnk in a single turn. Gets them in more and on the side i want more.

Secondly i have never played in a tourny and i want to and i figure 1/3 of games are dawn of war so he helps in this situation. Other things like plantstrike where on my mind as well.

As for bastonne i think i will swap him into a melta sqd so his orders do some good.

A question for you folks Lots of lasguns or lots of shotguns or a split between the 2 .

Thx for the feedback tbh i was expecting that i got it all wrong and i was gonna get yelled at

I would swap bastonne, one chimera and some minor upgrade (maybe downgrade the carapace/medipack combo to a 4th plasma gun) and then buy a MRP valkyrie, or vendetta. That would go well with your outflanking options, or can give one squad an alphastrike option.

Seconding the idea that protection ain't worth it on the CCS. 50 points to protect a squad that's base 50 points?

Oh, I didn't know that penal legionnaires had scouts. Shows you how much schrift I've given him.

come to think about it, having a huge pile of lunatics suddenly arrive out of nowhere and charge into something is rather loltastic. To clarify, though, it's marbo who is supporting the outflanking scoring units, not the other way around.

I-bounty-hunt-the-elderly wrote:I would swap bastonne, one chimera and some minor upgrade (maybe downgrade the carapace/medipack combo to a 4th plasma gun) and then buy a MRP valkyrie, or vendetta. That would go well with your outflanking options, or can give one squad an alphastrike option.

Seconding the idea that protection ain't worth it on the CCS. 50 points to protect a squad that's base 50 points?

Perhaps i have always like bastonne he is a handy character to have, i might try the company comand squad with the 4 plasmas and without the astropath drop a chimera and get a gunship

Ailaros wrote:Oh, I didn't know that penal legionnaires had scouts. Shows you how much schrift I've given him.

come to think about it, having a huge pile of lunatics suddenly arrive out of nowhere and charge into something is rather loltastic. To clarify, though, it's marbo who is supporting the outflanking scoring units, not the other way around.

Either way you look at it it can be pretty handy and funny to see i don't know how viable this strategy is for tournment games is tho.

Question can you get gets hot rolls while in a tank(i assume you can)

And Bump for the shotguns or lasguns questions.