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I just finished painting my Riflemen Dreadnoughts and wanted to make a list for Monday night.

HQ
Captain (LC, Artificer armor, Stormbolter) 133 pts
Command squad(4 plasma guns)175 pts(Rhino, HK missile)45 pts
MOTF (4 Servitors) 140 pts

Troops
Tac squad (+5 marines, Melta gun, PF, Lascannon) 210 pts(Rhino, HK missile)45 pts
Tac squad (+5 marines, Melta gun, PF, Lascannon) 210 pts(Rhino, HK missile)45 pts
Tac squad (+5 marines, PW, PP, Flamer, Plasma cannon)205 pts(Razorback, TL-lascannon, Stormbolter) 85 pts

Elites
Dreadnought (2 TL-Autocannons) 125 pts
Venerable Dreadnought (2 TL-Autocannons) 185 pts
Venerable Dreadnought (Tl-lascannon, Missile launcher) 205 pts

Fast attack
2 Landspeeders (2 typhoon missiles) 180 pts

total = 1988

my local meta game is pretty diverse, but we only have a couple of fully mech armies show up(mine being one)

regardless i feel this is pretty balanced. i have 4 lascannons(2 of which are TL), 4 TL-autocannons, 2 heavy bolters, 7 krak missiles(3 one shot) and 4 frag, 2 Melta guns(low number i know, but they are in transports), and 4 plasma guns(FNP equipped)

i have 12 pts to spend. i am thinking melta bombs for the 2 PF sergeants.

Captain will either go with the command squad as protection OR the flamer combat sqaud to aid their assaults.


what do you think?

I think you'd be better off with regular dreads than with Venerables, they are just to expensive for +1 BS.

You also have alotttttttt of anti armor in this list, I think your going to struggle with infantry because of this. I would suggest either running straight AC or PC on the dreads or takeing the plasma guns, melta and lascannons out of your infantry.

Do you classify Autocannon as Anti-tank? i have always treated them as anti-transport(very different from anti-tank) and anti-infantry.


i was under the impression i might not have enough anti-tank.


You don't just pay for +1 BS. its also +1 WS and the ability to reroll damage results. the Reroll is almost equivilant to a 4+ cover save. a 2/3s chance to turn a Wreck or Explodes into a Shaken or Weapon destroyed is worth 60 pts to me.

of course I could drop Venerable on the dreds and find 60 pts somewhere for another Typhoon. more of both anti-infantry and anti-tank.