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hello. haven't played in years, and have never played IG before, but i've read these forums for a while and here is what i was thinking for a semi-competitive 2000 IG army.

i hate the idea of using a CSS as a glorified special weapons squad so i avoided loading them up with special weapons. and hopefully the Lord Commissar can keep the mech infantry in line. tell me what you think.

group 1
CSS w/Chimera : 165 pts
vox
astropath
Master of Ordinance

PCS: 50 pts
flamer 4x

Infantry Blob : 275 pts
3x Infantry
Commissar
power weapons 4x
grenade launcher 3x
vox
autocannon 3x

Heavy Weapons Squad : 105 pts
lascannon 3x

group 2
PCS w/Chimera : 125 pts
melta 4x

Infantry w/Chimera : 110 pts
grenade launcher

Infantry w/Chimera : 110 pts
grenade launcher

Lord Commissar : 80 pts
power sword

group 3
Veterans w/Valkyrie : 215 pts
plasma 3x

Veterans w/Vendetta : 230 pts
Melta 3x

other
Penal Legion : 80 pts

LRBT : 165 pts
lascannon

Manticore : 160

Basilisk : 125


1995 pts total.

It's a touch unfocused. I mean, there's only 2 power blobs (one of which is always wasting points on something), wih only 2 vets, 2 valkyries, 2 artillery pieces, etc. There's not much redundancy for this points level.

I'd come up with a more precise theme to your army and build around that.

I assume you meant the veterans in the Vendetta have 3 melta guns.

As Ailaros said, this is unfocused, some things don't fit, such as the sole Penal Legion squad.

DakkaDakka wrote:

Funny, i played a 750 pt game and the opponent always hit with his master of ordance...

DakkaDakka wrote:

oops, yeah i meant 3 melta guns

figured it would be unfocussed. i was trying to make a pretty varied list. probably needs more tanks.

i could probably replace that second mech platoon with mech vets, get rid of the Penals and Basilisk and add a couple of LRBTS. I do like my penal legion dudes, though

So, the deal with MoOs is that they infrequently hit the model they targetted, but they miss by less than people anticipate. Plus, the MoO can take FoMT and Bid, the latter of which greatly improves the MoO's accuracy. Against vehicles, which are large targets, he can actually do some work.

I've taken one for the last 5 games, and I've yet to feel bitterly disappointed for spending 30 points on him, and that's even at the 1000-1500 pt level. Against vehicles and large infantry targets, he's probably going to be dinging a fair amount (and causing pinning checks to boot).