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HQ

Imperial Guard Commissar 70 pts
power weapon: 10 pts, melta bombs, 5pts = 85 pts

Elites

Guardsman Marbo 65 pts

Troops

Veteran Squad 1: 70 pts
3 melta guns, 10 each = 30 + demolitions = 130 pts

Veteran Squad 2: 70 pts
3 melta guns, 10 each = 30 + demolitions = 130

veteran Squad 3: 70pts
3 melta guns, 10 each = 30 = 100 pts

Fast Attack

Vendetta 1: 130 pts

Vendetta 2: 130 pts

Valkyrie 100: pts
multiple rocket pods 30 + 10 heavy bolters = 140 pts

Heavy Support

Leman Russ Eradicator: 160
Heavy Bolter Sponsons (heavy flamers?) 20 pts = 180 pts

Leman Russ Demolisher 165
Plasma Cannon Sponsons 40 = 205

Leman Russ Executioner: 190
Plasma Cannon Sponsons 40 = 230

The total of this is 1440 pts. Now the decision ATM is whether to either A) put plasma cannon sponsons on my Eradicator for 9 Plasma Cannon templates (bye bye terminators) or B) Put a 3rd demo charge into 3rd Squad, for more one hit wonders for the alpha strike element.

Whichever i choose, i will also have 20 pts left over, which i need to decide what to do with. Thoughts?

lose the tank sponsons and squad demolitions that way you can get another squad + vendetta/valkyrie

Leman Russ' don't really fit the theme of Aircav. I would say lose the Russes, and take another squad of Vets in a Vendetta. You could even take a Vulture, if you can get a copy of Imperial Armour Apocalypse II.

Better yet, get IA:8 and do an actual Elysian list.

I assume the lord commisar is going to be in the 3rd squad without melta bombs?

Are you really going to be needing to kill that many tanks? By my count you have 3 squads that can take out up to 3 tanks, 2 vendettas that can take out up to 2 tanks. 5 tanks and nothing to deal with squads of marines except for one time use demo charges that can be suicide if they scatter badly. Arm a squad with plasma guns in order to rapid fire plasma and give them the carapace upgrade for 30 points so they can save their gets hot rolls.

So far you've got 3 fragile targets that are asking to be shot at and 3 targets asking to be deep struck near whether it be termicide or zoanthropes or anything. Drop the eradicator and take two valkyries in a squadron with missile pods to put the hurt on hoards.

Or you could take 2 Vultures, both with 4 Missile Pods. That way, you'll have 8 Valks' worth of firepower.

If you are just using the codex try my build. Its theme and its fun, at 1850

Iron Hand 3 meltas medic company command
Sly
2 Storm Trooper squad full. 2 meltas
4 Vet squads with 2 meltas 1 heavy flamer and demolitions.

Iron Hand can handle anything, storm troopers attack objectives or MEQ units, Vet squads CAN handle anything with that load out. Most armour can't handle 5 vendettas(unless the dice god's hate you)

Its a gimmick and can work or fail its up to you.



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I know this is 350 points over your limit but you could just not take the storm troopers and that would do put you right at 1500. A lil below actually.