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Hi there,
I've entered a competition in February where there are no points limits and no force orginization. The only limitation is that I must use the contents of a battleforce boxed set. Nothing else.
Having ordered my BA battleforce, I compiled this list. I'm avoiding going overboard as I'm just starting my Angels Encarmine, and I don't want to end up spending 1000 points on this.
Love to hear suggestions about how I could modify the list.

10 man Tactical Squad
Flamer + Lascannon
Serg. has a plasma pistol, power weapon and meltabombs
215pts

Mounted in a Rhino with Storm Bolter and Searchlight
61pts

5 man Assault Squad
Hand Flamer
Serg. has lightning claws and meltabombs
145pts

5 man Death Company
All armed with power weapons and jump packs
Hand flamer
260pts

Total 681pts

ohhhh, i'm doing the exact same, i'm doing BT with the space marine box, don't forget, the box is part of it aswell (make a drop pod out of box as well)

But what would happen should I deep strike on a puddle? Do I roll for mishap?

Honestly I would have went for the regular Space Marine one and Painted them like Angels Encarmine as you get more points. But on the other hand DC will be terryfying at this points level especially scince you can completly overload them.

On the DC, I'd probably go with infernus pistols and possibly power fists, just to avoid them getting stuck on something dumb.

Go thunderhammer instead of fist as for 5pts it is better as there is no points limit and could be good angainst things like power weapons making them go dead last.

Agreed, DC will be ugly at this points level.. but make sure you get in there face quick cause what your lacking is.. firepower.

Also give the rhino an additonal pintle mounted storm bolter a hunter killer missles basically take all upgrades possible for everything you have. So metlabombs on sarges and stuff.

Alrighty. I'm not sure about PF+TH as they are stupendously slow... I think Power Weapons along with furious charge will mean that the majority of the time I can strike first.
Already put on meltabombs and such. Hunter killer would shuffle it up to 691 pts...
I would probably give the Infernus Pistol to the assault squad. I'm probably going up against Orks at one point or another. A Template weapon and 4 BP followed by 20 attacks with power weapons? Orks are shaking in their boots. Along with Tau... IG...

One thing the Tau Battleforce has a Crisis Suit. Who could be upgraded to a Shas'O and he can take 3 weapons 2 drones and alot of other goodies like iridium armour and a stimulant injector (FNP).

Edit: Or can deepstrike next to your rhino and it goes kaboom. Or you could use the Stealth suits for this as when being assaulted you count as assaulting through cove and go last.

I'm not going to be using the Rhino that much. Rhino goes Kaboom. Lascannon through battlesuit.
Stealthsuits: Even with Frag Grenades as a standard?

They have an integral stealth field generator which makes it night fighting for shooting at them and they count as beng assaulted through cover.

You can't count on a single lascannon to take out a battlesuit and a devilfish with armour 12 before it dies.

how about using the spare bits to turn the tac marines into deathcompany no points limit remember, you get that many spare bits you can turn them all into deathcompany

Frag grenades come as standard for all marines and make you ignore cover in assault. I'm swapping the assault squads hand flamer for an infernus pistol. Give the Serg. a thunder hammer and Tac marines a plasma gun. Tac serg. gets melta bombs.