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Hey y'all, so I'm saving up some dough to get a new army. I haven't made the cash yet (so I haven't bought anything) but I came up with an all-drop marine list. I know these aren't usually the most effective of space marine lists, but lemme know whatcha think anyway.

Kantor -- 175
Master of the Forge - Combi-Melta, Thunder Hammer -- 140

10 Sternguard -- 10 Combi-Melta, Pod -- 335

Tactical Squad - Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta, Pod -- 220
Tactical Squad - Meltagun, Combi-Melta, Multi-Melta, Pod -- 220

Ironclad Dread - 2 HK Missiles, Pod -- 190
Ironclad Dread - 2 HK Missiles, Pod -- 190
Ironclad Dread - 2 HK Missiles, Pod -- 190
Ironclad Dread - 2 HK Missiles, Pod -- 190

1850 Points.

I drop 4 pods first turn, so I can plunk down all 4 ironclads if I want.

That might hurt a little

I may have used the HK missile points, to give the Tac sergeants power fists.....or if you had enough points, (by dropping a Sternguard or two?) add a couple of HF/MM Land Speeders....

it is a strong list, but what if youre enemy is playing nids or orks? what are you going to do? shoot all melta guns opon them? this is a anti-tank list, and not competive.
you have not enough firepower against horde army's.
think about that...

Do you need 10 combi-meltas in the SG squad? I'd say 6 is enough that way you can combat squad and take down 2 tanks. 3 meltas is enough 5 is overkill. By swapping those 4 extra meltas top combi-flamers you now help with your serious lack of antihorde fire power.

Likewise the Ironclads could do with heavy flamers.

However I don't really like the idea of taking Pedro and 1 sternguard squad. Seems pointless. If you're taking him you need a bare minimum of 15 SG preferably 20 or more to make it worht while.

I'm not sure why you'd run anything but Vulkan with this list...

On the Iron clads your better off upgradeing the weapons to a flamer and a melta instead of the two hunter killer missles, it also works out 5 points cheaper.

Multi-meltas are a hard weapon to use effectivly, I would consider instead either a plasma cannon or a missle launcher to give yourself so additional templates.

Thunder Hammer on the Master of the Forge is kind of pointless in my opinion. The model has a servo harness so he already gets two Str 8 In 1, power weapon attacks.

I like the list basically, the only thing that bothers me is your lack of templates. Your going to have a hard time dealing with hordes. The Ironclads can chew through most anything, but will they be able to do it in six turns.