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Hey guys, i'v been thinking of starting an artilary heavy Guard list for a while, how does this list sound?


Company command
Master of ordnance
= 100

Tech priest
4 servoitors
2 Heavy Bolters
= 145

Tech priest
4 servoitors
2 Heavy Bolters
= 145

Veteran squad
3 Melta guns
Demolitions
Chimera
Extra armour
= 200

Veteran squad
3 Melta guns
Demolitions
Chimera
Extra armour
= 200

3 Basilisks
= 375

3 Basilisks
= 375

3 Basilisks
= 375

Sentinel
Missile launcher
Hunter killer missile
= 55

Sentinel
Missile launcher
Hunter killer missile
= 55

=2000points

The plan is, the company command bombard anything that looks most dangerous, the basiliks pick off their forces, starting with the fastest and the longest range, then follow on down the army. The sentinels sit on either side of the army, fire a few shots off and sit as cannon fodder/bait for any outflankers. While the vets lunge forwards in their chimera's to take out the anti tank fire, and the heavy ordnance. OR they sit on your objective, while the chimera's contest the others. Comments?

MoO is pretty worthless. As are techpriests (their squad costs as much as vendettas). May want to swap 3 bassies for a Manticore for S10 goodness and then get some blob platoons or more vets. Maybe some more sents

20 infantry models in 2000 points = fail.

Really, you're looking at about 4 basilisk and 6 heavy bolter hits a turn. A decent amount of damage, until you realise that it's 200 points.

A static army with virtually no scoring units is going to go down in flames most games, unless you're only facing noobs.

Swap out the Veterans for blob Infantry, then change the Basilisks for Manticores. The Techpriest is kinda useless, as there are would be so many vehicles there it wouldn't be worth spending turns slogging from vehicle-to-vehicle to try to repair them. The MOO is just unnecessary.

Hmmm, so a lot of work needed i see.

I'll be back, but I think i need a bit of time.