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So there is a tournment coming up in Easter and my partner and I are trying to get are lists sorted so we can get the painted and based.
The rules are that 1HQ 1Troop each, and you have to fill each slot once before fill a second one of each, Between your partner. This is going to be competive.This is my Guard list:

HQ
Company command squad-4xFlamers,melta bombs=75p

Troops
Platoon command squad-3xFlamers=35p
Infantry squad=50p
Infantry squad=50p

Fast attack
Vendatta=130p
Vendatta=130p

Heavy support
Manticore=160p
Manticore=160p

=800p

And the marines, Not trying to be competive, he is a beatiful painter, so yeah!:

HQ
Chaplin cassuis=125p

Elites
Sternguardx10-5xcombie melta, 3xcombie flamer, Drop pod=315p
Dreadnought-Assualt cannon, Drop pod150p

Troops
Tactical squadx10-Melta, Heavy bolter, Drop pod=210p

=800p

What you think?

One change, not necessarily working with your list, but rather your partner's. You clearly have a box and a half of anti-tank. I'd suggest your partner easing off anti-tank and going more towards anti-meq or anti-horde. I think the sternguards need to drop the one combi-melta and change the Tac-Squad's Melta to a plasma gun with those 5 extra points, then change out those 4 remaining combi-meltas for combi-plasmas or more combi-flamers (I'd go combi-plasmas as your manticores are solid for larger hordes.) Additionally, unless your troops are going to be in melee, I'd swap out cassius for a more shooty HQ, as his liturgies of battle would seem wasted.

Both armies are pretty damn shooty, so make sure to avoid melee as much as you can.

Oh, and for your CCS, they are BS 4; kinda wasted on flamers. 2 Grenade launchers and an autocannon are more favorable (And would give you a little bit of transport popping abilities)

IMHO your partner should take at least two squads of tacticals in rhinos. You sit back and shoot and he goes to get the objective

On your partner's army list, I would give the tactical squad a flamer. This army is great against elite armies and should go well against horde armies