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Hi

Me and a Friend have decided to get into 40k and we are going to go half an a assault on black reach starter set in the very new future. My self want to collect the orks. Got the codex I took straight away to the ork fluff. After we have got reach I am wanting to expand, but I don't want to just go buy random models I want to actually be able to use what I spend my hard earned cash on. So I have threw together a small army for your consideration.

Warboss with Big Choppa 65

Nob with Power Klaw,Bosspole 46
17x Boys with 16x Shootas,Big Shoota 107

Nob with Power Klaw 41
16x Boys with 15x Shootas,Big Shoota 101

1x Deffkoptas with Kustom Mega-Blasta 40

1x Killa Kans with Kustom Mega-Blasta 55

1x Killa Kans with Grotzooka 45

points total 500


My plan (if I understand the bits of rules I have picked up) is to run the Kans out front, giving my boys some protection.
Have my Boss join the 16 boy mob, have 2 mobs fire a ton of shots into units and then assault them to mop up what's left.
I have the kopta and kan with mega-blasta to take out any tanks that may come up, with the kan with the grotzooka to mop up any units the mobs either havn't got to or would turn them into green paste.

Please tell me what you would think.

A Battle Wagon would be my next buy and a Mek Boy w/ Deff Dread, a few trucks would be nice and bikers. But your army list there is mostly foot and will get shot up fast out in the open. Lootas would help you if you encounter armor, Commandos fer dat deepstrike and put yer nobs in megarmor fer better lastin time on da field. Av a nice day

If you wanted you could do a kan wall on the cheap. Big Mek gives kans a 4+ obscured and the boyz behind them a 4+ cover from the kans.

Big Mek KFF -'eavy armor 90

15 Boyz -Nob -PK -BP 130
15 Boyz -Nob -PK -BP 130

1 Kan KMB 55
1 Kan Rokkit 50
1 Kan Grotzooka 45

Box of kanz and Big Mek, you will need a few more boyz, you can convert them to shootas easily. Only thing I don't like is 15 is a little small for a boyz mob so you could go:

Big Mek -KFF -PK 110

26 Boyz -Nob -PK -BP 196
11 Gretchin -Runtherder 43

1 Kan KMB 55
1 Kan Rokkit 50
1 Kan Grotzooka 45

Make sure you magnetize the kan arms so you can swap them out down the road when you get more kanz.

I like your list!

I'd say that your smaller boyz mob really needs a BP on that nob. I'd swap the KMB on the Kan for a rokkit launcha....same strength, which is all that matters for vehicles.

Thanks for the help guys. I have swapped the KMB for a nice big rokkit launcha.

I will have a good think about getting a Mek in there.

What I have been thinking about is the kopta, I like it because I can use it to get the jump on anything in armour but I was thinking if I took it out I could get 6 more boys if i placed 3 in each mod it would make the up to 20 or maybe even swap my boss for a Mek. What do you guys think is best?

I agree with both of those, honestly.

I tend to NOT field koptas because I just field more boyz.

The KFF will keep more of them alive to get krumpin'

I agree that boys are the right answer.

Koptas can be fun and the TL rockets are definitely useful, but at 500 points I think that an extra couple of boyz would be far better choice. Reason being.....your enemy will have trouble killing enough of your army before you arrive at this point level.

Thanks for all the help guys here is the updated list:

Big Mek with Kustom Force Feild, Ammo Runt 88

Nob with Power Klaw,Bosspole 46
17x Boys with 16x Shootas,Big Shoota 107

Nob with Power Klaw,Bosspole 46
18x Boys with 17x Shootas,Big Shoota 113

1x Killa Kans with Rokkit Launcha 50
1x Killa Kans with Rokkit Launcha 50

Total Points 500

The ammo runt is there because I had 3 points left over and nothing else to spend them on.

loki-mcdamage wrote:
The ammo runt is there because I had 3 points left over and nothing else to spend them on.

That's normal. Too bad you didn't have a big gunz or nobz unit to put it on instead, but don't go switching the list to do that, because I think this is a good list, and that you'll find success with it

You could drop a squad for 2-3 More Kanz with Rokkits.
But its a good list.

Actually, he can't, because he'd only have one troops choice then. He could thin the boyz....but is probably better not.