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Lord Commissar (70pts)


Veterans w/ 3x Melta guns (155pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterans w/ 3x Melta guns (155pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterans w/ 3x Plasma guns (170pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer


Squadron- (330pts)
Demolisher w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer -165pts
Demolisher w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer -165pts

Squadron- (450pts)
LRBT w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -150pts
LRBT w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -150pts
LRBT w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -150pts

Manticore w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -160pts


1490pts, 10 left over for maybe some upgrades for the commissar or a hunter killer missile somewhere.

So I got into this hobby for the painting and modeling aspect, but since some of my friends are starting to buy armies, I am thinking about actually playing. Having never really played a game (though I have watched some) I have come up with this list for my guard. I am not looking to win any tourneys, just want a list that I wont get steam rolled with. Does this list look like something I could do alright with in friendly games. Winning isnt as important as having fun, but I dont want to just get steamrolled either.

Too many Leman Russes....

You have a lot of points tied up in 5 tanks that can only shoot at 2 different things. They are also decent at best at anti-tank seeing as how they are blasts and will more then likely scatter.

Also your chimeras are pretty vulnerable, with most weapons such as AC, Lascannons, and the like having a small chance of killing the Russes, they'll shoot at the chimeras. So get yourself some moar!

And a Lord Commisar is not as flexible or as damaging as a CCS.

pretty much what blazin said

I say switch out lord commissar for CCS with special weapons and try to rearrange the russes

CCS w/ 2 Plasma Guns 135pts
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterns w/ 3x Melta guns & Shotguns (155pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterns w/ 3x Melta guns (155pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterns w/ 3x Melta guns (155pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Veterns w/ 3x Plasma guns (170pts)
Chimera w/ Hull mounted Heavy Flamer

Multi Laser Sentinal -35pts

Multi Laser Sentinal -35pts

Multi Laser Sentinal -35pts

Squadron- (300pts)
LRBT w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -150pts
LRBT w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -150pts


Manticore w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -160pts

Manticore w/ Hull mounted Heavy Bolter -160pts

Comes to 1495, gives me 1 more vetern group and a CCS as well as some cute little sentinals to annoy people with and maybe soak up some auto-cannon shots that savy opponents should better spend shooting my transports with. I picked the sentinals because I couldnt think of anything else to spend the last 110pts on.

Looks good! Though except for the plasma vets, might as well give them all shotguns. You may want to assault with IG someday, like say you really want that Long Fang squad dead.

I suppose I could put the shotguns with the plasma guys instead (I only have 10 shotguns, I am using Krieg models so they are sadly expensive.)

Thanks for the comments however, hopefully I will be able to put up a good fight for my friends

Shotguns with the plasma guns make little sense sadly, lasguns share the same profile (rapid fire), meltaguns and shotties share the same profile. (assault)

If you fire the plasmaguns and fire the shotguns then you can't assault. Not like that's a major thing but it is still worth noting. And same with plasma guns, the lasguns wil allow you to reach out further.

I think he misread your post, ghost. Your sentence was a little convoluted . You've explained it well now, though...

I would drop one sent and get two more PG's for the CCS. Otherwise looks like a fairly solid mechvet list.

Yeah, I got that feeling too....

Though as Murdog said, it's pretty good!

You're getting closer.

I'd drop either one of the manticores or one of the russes and turn the other one into whichever type you now have more of (so 3 mants or 3 russes, not 2 and 2).

Then drop the worthless multilasers and either take 2 hellhounds or 2 more mechvet squads.

Hmmmm, nice call, Ros.