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Fair warning, this is a longish read...
Ok so I've got a 1000 pt game coming up, last couple of times I played I ran (with minor variations);
1000 point Dwarf Army
Characters
Runesmith (70) 127
Shield with RoStone (7), Ring with Master RoBalance (50)
Core
29 Dwarf Warriors 315
Full Command (25), Great Weapons
28 Dwarf Warriors 305
Full Command (25), Great Weapons
Special
Grudge Thrower (80) 130
Rune of Accuracy (25), Rune of Penetrating
Rare
Organ Gun (120) 120
997

My Organ Gun failed pretty epically, but the GT kicked ass, so I was thinking as a revised list;
Characters
Runesmith (70) 131
Shield with RoStone (7), Ring with Master RoBalance (50), Great Weapon
Core
30 Dwarf Warriors 325
Full Command and Great Weapons
25 Dwarf Warriors 275
Full Command and Great Weapons
Special
Grudge Thrower 135
RoAccuracy, RoPenetrating
Grudge Thrower 130
RoAccuracy, RoPenetrating, RoBurning

I was thinking of setting up opposite his fastest flank in the corner, placing my dawi blocks an inch away from my GTs, which means that there isn't room for him to charge them (because a base for a great eagle/noble on a great eagle won't fit...that is what he normally runs). Then taking on (and hopefully taking out) his fast movers while my GTs pound his foot troops (who have to walk further to reach me, since i deployed further away).

I know thats a lot to read, so I'd really appreciate the input of anyone who read through Thanks

Both lists overall are pretty good overall, but the nice thing about the Organ Gun is that it will wreak beautiful havoc on cavalry or War Eagles, then again of you're facing a lot of infantry the GT helps.

I figured that deploying my warriors close enough to stop a charge, they could beat the hell out of any war eagles/ nosey nobles, and by deploying close by each other (again like an inch) can have too little room for flank charges, so they enemy has to chew through 55 GW armed warriors to hit my GTs which are (hopefully) hurting his men. But yeah, in a larger game I'd have the organ gun definitely, it deserves another few chances i guess...I shall be forgiving (on account of the immense praise they get)

High Elves huh? Well You could be really cheese and go something like:

Runesmith -Shield -RoStone- MRoBalance 127
Master Engineer -Great Weapon 74
21 Thunderers (Musician, Veteran w/2 pistols) - 309
Grudge ThrowerA (RoAccuracy) - 105
Grudge ThrowerB (RoAccuracy,RoPenetrating,RoBurning) - 135
Grudge ThrowerC (RoAccuracy,RoPenetrating) - 130
Organ Gun - 120
1000

ME is placed within 3 inches of all GTs therefore allowing you to reroll the artillery dice of 1 GT each round, which you should save for Misfire. This list is brutal. Elves have low T so GTs really hurt them especially being 20mm. Warriors are nice and all but man Elves really screw us with the ASF and rerolls. I took a similar list against HE recently and I decimated him before he made it too my gun line. OG is a gamble, sometimes I missfire on first turn and I'm like WTF did I bring that. My last game I rolled 8 back to back turns. It does auto hit which is just awesomes. So set this up with the GTs in the middle of deployment with the ME, the RS with the Thunderes on one flank and the OG on the other flank. If you go up to 1500 try adding an anvil. If facing an army that may bring something like a hellpit or hydra swap the OG with a cannon with forging and burning.

That one does look pretty good, but I lack thunderers and that third GT....and those thunderers can stand and shoot on a 4+ cant they, cos of the pistols...man that'd be fun.
But yeah, lack the models. Will try it at some point tho, should be funnnnn. Cheers

Hargus that is brutal not even kidding that would wreck face for most armies.

A lil cheesy no question there.

But hey it does work and it is legal still don't pull out that list all the time you won't make friends

Hey Hargus,

This question may be answered with a facepalm, but wouldnt it be better to have 2 units of 10? because then they cant be charged by a great eagle or something else annoyingly fast and suddenly they cant shoot for an extra turn or 2? I can't really see any downside to that, because a unit of 20 will get ravaged in combat pretty easy wont it? not as easy as 10, but not quite worth the issue of getting tied up?