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Hey All!
I'd just like some help with this Ork armt list. Its my first, and i havnt had too much of a chance to get some of the stuff i want but anyway,

So far i've got a deathskullz army growing. It has the following units within its borders:
1xWarboss (PK, T-W Shoota, Cybork, Bosspole and 'Eavy Armor)
1xBigMek With KFF (I made the Mek using a second AoBR warboss, i'm rather happy with it... They actually look different )

10xNobz (2PKs, 10xT-W Shootas, 10x'Eavy Armor)
13xLootas (One Mek)

20xboyz (2xBS) +Led By Nob
20xboyz (2xBS) +Led By Nob
10x'Ard Boyz (1xRL) +Led By Nob

5xDeffkoptas (5xT-W RL, 2xBuzzsaw)

1xDeff Dread (2xDCC, 1xskortcha, 1xKMB) (which I made by getting a AoBR Dreadnaught cheap then orky-ing it)

Total: just under 1500 I'm fairly sure

ANY better ideas are very welcome!

Oh, and iv also got a battlewagon on its way from ebay Should be good (I nabbed it at around $32 US Buahahha)

Thanks very much!

(I've already been told i need to add lots of variation to my nobs and to make my koptas into smaller squads )

Consider dropping down some of the nobz and adding in a painboy+cybork bodies. If not maybe convert them into a boyz mob. Only use 3 Koptas in all separate units with TL rokkits and buzzsaws, switch the KMB on the dread to either another scorcha or another CCW. Split the lootas into 2 groups and they should probably be all loota. Drop ard boyz to buff out the existing boy mobs or try to gety a 3rd +20 mob.

Thanks for the awesome ideas!
I shall be defs be fixing up the deffkoptas, and ill have to scratchbuild the dok but that cant be that hard. i got a spare nob or 2 i could use
I was going with the KMB cos I usually play against my friend with Space Marines and i thought it would be useful to have something to punch right through the termies armor...
Still, I also face Chaos SM, and eldar often, so skorcha the way to go? Cos I am going for a ''vs all' army.
Also, I forgot to mention i have some more boyz on the way too, i can easily 'konvert' them into 'ard boyz

Well the big problem with the KMB is that while it ignores termie armor, its BS2 and costs the most. I Dread should run towards its target as fast as possible (also helps to have a KFF)

Yeah fair doose.
Hmm. Cos i have been having a few problems with the termies... last game i think i won only cos my mate rolled 3 1's out of 4...
SO! any other ways i can counter them?

For termies, ROLL MORE DICE!

Shoota boy mobs (especially 30 man) are cheaper than them and pour more lead than their armor can reliably save against. Forcing opponent to roll a lot dice is the best way to take down MC and Tough Infantry. Plus if you happen to be within 6", its time to use a PK! Only really big problem if they decided to stick inside their LRC which can cut your orks like a weedwacker. Take them out fast with PK's and their equivalents

1xWarboss (PK, T-W Shoota, Cybork, Bosspole and 'Eavy Armor)
1xBigMek With KFF (I made the Mek using a second AoBR warboss, i'm rather happy with it... They actually look different )

10xNobz (2PKs, 10xT-W Shootas, 10x'Eavy Armor)Needs a painboy for FNP to help wound allocation shenanigans
13xLootas (One Mek)Never "Upgrade" a loota to a mek, it's just a bad idea.

20xboyz (2xBS) +Led By Nob Shoota or slugga? Shoota is better if foot slogging, Also give the nob a PK, helps against MeQs and vehicles.
20xboyz (2xBS) +Led By Nob
10x'Ard Boyz (1xRL) +Led By Nob

5xDeffkoptas (5xT-W RL, 2xBuzzsaw)

1xDeff Dread (2xDCC, 1xskortcha, 1xKMB) (which I made by getting a AoBR Dreadnaught cheap then orky-ing it)Think about turning this into a kan, it's about the same size. As ork dreads only excel in C.C. (BS2 vs a kans BS3) they need to get there. Also when you get some kans they can squad up. Without a drop pod they need to walk / run & no opponent will let a walking ork dread get to his front lines. Also I'd take the rokkit instead of the kustom mega blaster. Difference is 1 AP & 5 points which could help you get your warboss an attack squig or upgrade a nob to a painboy.

Every nob with boyz should have PK, makes the unit a lot more powerful, then they can kill terminators, and vehicles.

I'm a little conflicted about the deff dread, he is going to be the only thing in there with AV, so if the opponent has any other anti vehicle unit, they've got only one target to shoot at effectively. But try it out, maybe it works. I would suggest dropping 2 koptas and the deff dread in favor of kommandos and snikrot, but that would change the layout of the list too much.

then what he said, nobs need painboy, they aren't doing a lot for the list the way they are now.
split the lootas.

(I've already been told i need to add lots of variation to my nobs and to make my koptas into smaller squads )

Yes, do that!

I wouldn't drop the nobs completely, you wanted them, so keep them, liking your army is just as important.

I would try to get another mob of 20 boyz and a PK in there, without loosing the nobs completely. You could drop 2 koptas, 2 nobs, and the mek boy from the lootas, should get you there.
That still leaves you with 3x 1 kopta, 2x 6lootas, and 4nobs with painboy. Equipt correctly, this could work.

Yeah, ok SO!
Give all boy leading nobz PK's *tick* (in fat the only thing that was stopping me from doing so straight away was the lack of them...)
More boyz (duh)

Painboy in Nobz

No Meks in my loota squad *tick*
Smaller squads
On a subnote, when are Kustom Mega Blasters useful?
I will try to find some kans, but they are quite expensive and i dont have the money atm...

Smaller Kopta squads

Thank you all very much. I think im about to make it even harder for my group to beat me... Buahahahhaha!