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Hey everyone,

I am looking to run a non-jump pack BA list that is still fast across the table.

This is what i came up with. Let me know what you think

HQ:

Epistolary in Terminator Armour w/SS (Joined to Assault Termies)
Unleash Rage & Sanguine Swords

Elite:

Assault Terminators x5 w/LC's
riding in Stormraven

SP's x2 (each attached to an Assault Squad)

Troops:

Assault Squad x10 Meltaguns x2, PF No JP's
Land Raider Redemmer w/extra armour

Assault Squad x10 Meltaguns x2, PF No JP's
riding in SR

Scout Squad x10 w/10 Sniper Rifles

Heavy Support:

Stormraven w/ AC/MM

Stormraven w/ AC/MM (was thinking of switching the AC with a PC.......thoughts??)

Total: 1750

Basic Strats:

If I run everything in reserve, scouts will outflank (but this is risky due to piece-mealing my army onto the table)

I will more often than not start most everything on the table (depending on mission type) and use scouts to secure home objectives.

Let me know what you think!

This looks very similar to a list I'm making for 2000 points and trying to refine for 1850.

I would recommend putting a beacon in there for any time you wind up deep striking, the scouts instead of outflanking can infiltrate into cover with a beacon, that way anything you deepstrike in (including but not limited to the LR) can just hit the field with no issues or scatter worries within 6" with such a large footprint I worry about DSing vehicles.

I was thinking about that as well.....what do you think about dropping the epistolary down to a regular libby and giving him shield & unleash, then adding a locator to the scouts (leaving 25 pts to spread around) or to both of the SR's (leaving 20 pts to spread around). I could use the extra points to add a couple of TH/SS to the Assault Termies, maybe a 3LC/2TH.SS mix.

That's a good call, I'd give one to the scouts one to a SR and have 10 points, maybe pop a combi-melta on the Libby or grab a hand flamer for a sarg.

The shield is a great power, if you deal with a lot of infantry I'd say shield and UR, if you fight a lot of vehicles maybe go shield and BL


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Or 2 TH would be great too, survivability and extra MC/tank popping power

If you plan on using the scouts in your own backfield, a locator beacon may not be very useful, but camo cloaks would be if you can find the points. By the way, the sniper rifles won't do much except maybe against MCs, so don't be afraid to go to ground with the scouts, especially if you give them the cloaks.

Yeah, that was the main reason for the Sniper Rifles, killing those pesky MC's and what not (other BA players running Mephi), woot for rending!

The other thing I forgot to point out was that I will always combat squad the Scouts. That gives me the option of spliting fire between targets and having a forward and rear unit, it would also allow me to create a fire lane if the occasion presented itself. I would give the forward unit the locator to guide the LR/SR in on the occasion that they DS.

Thanks for all the great C&C so far, keep it coming please!