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This is what I'm thinking about using in a mini 1K tournament.


Company Command Squad - Astropath, 1x Autocannon - 90

Veteran Squad - 3x Meltas - 100
Veteran Squad - 3x Meltas - 100
Veteran Squad - 3x Meltas - 100

Vendetta
Vendetta
Vendetta

Leman Russ Demolisher - Lascannon, Plasma Sponsoons - 220

1000

I like it.

With all your anti-tank going around tho (triple vendettas, triple melta-vets!) why don't you swap 2 of the vet squads to flamers and purchase the heavy bolter sponsons for your vendettas?

They're very reasonably priced and do a great job all round.

As it stands you don't have much anti-infantry, and how many tanks do you expect to face in 1k? You have 1750+ worth of anti-tank in this list!

The flamer/skimmer loadout will let you move 12, disembark and toast objective camping eldar/guard/orks etc.

Demolisher and Vendetta Lascannons will help you deal with MEQ. Not really worth jumping out with 3 meltas only to get boltered down next turn.

With Vendettas you usually want to start on the board, but I can still dig your astropath. Consider perhaps a Primaris Psyker to run with a vet squad. 2d6 s6 shots aint to shabby!

Play to your strengths and good luck!

so if i remember the points cost for plasma sponsons correctly you can drop the lascannon and plasma sponson (you have enough anti tank me thinks) drop astropath, change two vet squads to flamers, drop auto cannon add valk and a flamer for your CCS. this is assuming plasma sponsons are 30 but if they are more than you get more weapons for CCS. but as it is now your ccs is just chilling out ther with your russ and it seems like they dont really do much of anyhting cept maybe fire off an autocannon shot if they are not hiding. when i run my aircav i like to do nothing but valks/vendettas. but a demolisher round or two cant hurt.

I like it,
I'd down grade the Demo Russ to and exacutioner w/Hull HF and no sponsons. Gains you 30pt = 3 x HBSons for your vendettas or upgrade the CCS.

Thanks for all the input so far.

Just played in the 1K tournament. Will probably do a battle report on it.


A couple of things:

1. CCS was useless. Didn't do anything. I still like the Astropath but unfortunately, I didn't really use him. Going to give them meltas and put them in a vendetta.

2. Plasma sponsoons on the demolisher was useless, as was the lascannon. Going to drop those for a vanilla demolisher. The reason I'm going for the demolisher rather than the executioner is because the demolisher can insta-kill paladins and TWC. It can also take out tanks. Therefore, the demolisher IMO is a much bigger threat.

3. I need more bodies! 30 vets is not enough. Going to drop 1 vet squad for an infantry squad.


So this will be my new list that I will try at the next tournament. What do you guys think?


Company Command Squad - 3x Meltas - 80

Infantry Platoon
Platoon Command Squad - 3x Flamers - 45
Infantry Squad - Autocannon - 60
Infantry Squad - Autocannon - 60
Veteran Squad - 3x Meltas - 100
Veteran Squad - 3x Meltas - 100

Vendetta
Vendetta
Vendetta

Leman Russ Demolisher - 165

1000

You have four squads begging for vendettas to ride in but only three available, is the command squad gonna hoof it in order to issue orders? if so idk if meltas are the best weapons to giv ethem, if not than the PCS needs a weapon change. but otherwise i like it better

Yeah, I realized that 1 unit would have to sit out, but at least now I have some tactical flexibility. Play against a horde army and I'll put the PCS in the vend. Play against mech and the CCS is going in that bird. I'm willing to have the slight inefficiency in order to have more scoring/screening units on the board. It was due to lack of scoring units why I didn't win the Seize Ground mission.

Well, you did want air cav and you found out the hard way that air cav doesn't do well with objective games.

How about this?

CCS - 85pts (In Vendetta)
3x Melta guns, Flamers

PCS - 60pts (In vendetta)
2x Flamers, 2x Melta guns

PIS - 60pts
AC

PIS - 60pts
AC

PCS - 60pts (in Vendetta)
2x Flamers, 2x Melta guns

PIS - 60pts
AC

PIS - 60pts
AC

Vendetta - 130pts

Vendetta - 130pts

Vendetta - 130pts

Demolisher - 165pts

1000pts

Yeah, I hate mixing and matching too. But it was give your PCSs 2 Melta/Flamers or drop them down to 4x flamers and give your PISs GLs. You seem to want melta troops in your Vendettas and you seemed to like the option of having flamers. Obviously you can drop the flamers too and give them 3x Melta guns. This gives you 4 ACs and a Demolisher on the board for sure and extra scoring troops (though they are easy pickings).

Good luck and I hope this helps...