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I tried my original 1850 BA list that I am preparing for an RTT and it does ok, but I'm relying way too much on mephiston and the razor spam that I ran into some issues. So now I'm giving this list a go to see how well it does. Do any of you have any Ideas how I can make this better?

libby with jumppack, blood lance, unleashed rage

1 sanguinary priest with power weapon, jump pack

10 man assault squad with 2 meltaguns, power fist

5 man ras with flamer, power weapon
razorback- TL- lascannon

5 man ras with flamer, power fist
razorback- lascannon/ TL plasmagun

5 man ras with meltagun, power weapon
razorback- lascannon/ TL plasmagun

6 deathcompany with3 power weapons, 1 powerfist
razorback-TL-assaultcannon

deathcompany Dreadnought-heavyflamer, blood talons

baal predator- TL-assaultcannon, sponson heavy bolters

baal predator- TL-assaultcannon, sponson heavy bolters

vindicator-seige shield

I would probably drop the sponsons on the BAAL Preds. Usually you will be moving your BAAL's alot so the sponsons will be pretty useless.

I would probably drop the PW on the Sang Priest seeing how he will be the first target in CC.

The DC Dread needs something to help him into combat quicker. Generally a Drop Pod can help this, but it will definitely leave him stranded on first turn. Maybe drop him for another Predator or something.

1) I have tried the sponsonless baals before and quite frankly I wasn't too impressed with them unless I ran a flamestorm turrent. I know the vehicle is fast and move 12" is only going allow me to fire one weapon, but once I'm in that 24" range I can easily move out of danger all the while firing all 3 weapons. Plus I fell very uncomfortable with one weapon on a baal in case I suffer a weapon destroyed I got a pill box wannabe running around the table doing nothing.

2)If I drop the PW I might as well drop the priest all together. What I was in hope of doing was thin out units with my fire support units I could charge in and possible wipe the unit out and take my chances of return fire with FnP. Thats the plan at least, but a plan is a plan till you get punched in the face.

3) I have to agree with you here that this is a concern on how I can get R2D2 here into combat quickly without him getting immoblized or destroyed before he gets there. I do have a TL heavy flamer turrent for my razorbacks that I can swith out with on the DC razorback in order to get him there faster, but I also see where a pred could help out getting bodies out of transports as well. I may play around with the idea since I have bout 7 weeks before the tourney.

Thx you for the input mate!

cardizem wrote:
2)If I drop the PW I might as well drop the priest all together. What I was in hope of doing was thin out units with my fire support units I could charge in and possible wipe the unit out and take my chances of return fire with FnP. Thats the plan at least, but a plan is a plan till you get punched in the face.

Remember though that Priests should primarily be taken for FNP and Furious Charge, weapons only if you have extra points on nothing else (you could up the PW on one assault squad for another PF if you drop the PW on the priest)

This is true, but I already have 3 Power fists in the army along with 3 lascannons and 3 meltaguns plus 3 assault cannons. On top of this I want to minimize any if all return hits back to the unit and the priest if all possible, so i do feel the PW should be on the priest.