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So, Mrs. ElectricPaladin just bought me a second box of Sanguinary Guard as a Valentine's Day present. In my standard list, I'm still likely only to use one Sanguinary Guard, though I will definitely enjoy the flexibility afforded by this box and the two I bought on eBay (now I can have 5 angelus boltgun guard AND 5 infernus pistol guard AND two power fist guard AND enough guard with and without a chapter banner to experiment with nearly all possible combinations. Whee!). However I thought I'd put together a list that uses two Sanguinary Guard squads. I present it here for your consideration:

HQ
* Librarian w/Bolt Pistol, Jump Pack
* Librarian w/Bolt Pistol, Jump Pack

Elites
* Sanguinary Guard (Chapter Banner, 1 Power Fist, 2 Infernus Pistols)
* Sanguinary Guard (1 Power Fist, 2 Infernus Pistols)
* 2 Sanguinary Priests w/Bolt Pistol, Jump Pack

Troops
* 5 Assault Marines (1 Meltagun) in a Laserback
* 5 Assault Marines (1 Meltagun) in a Laserback

Heavy
* Stormraven w/Multimeltas and Lascannons, Extra Armor, Locator Beacon

I'm still undecided on the librarian's powers. At least one will have Shield. The other will have either Shield or Blood Lance. They'll both probably have Might of Heroes.

Anyway, I think this list might actually work. Sanguinary Guard with 2+ saves, totally reliable access to Feel No Pain and Furious Charge are nearly as good as assault terminators. Razorback Assault Squads seem good for both taking out vehicles and grabbing objectives once the Sanguinary Guard have chased the enemy off them. And the Stormraven makes a great fire magnet and is good for killing vehicles, plus I could theoretically put something in it if I need to. I think that when I expand my collection I might try swapping the stormraven out for some kind of bikers - attack bikes with lots of meltas? Ordinary bikes? Scout bikes that outflank? Not sure yet. Bikes feel like they can add a lot of power, mobility, and (for this list) most importantly, bodies.

I want your general impressions, but I'm most interested in these questions:
* Interesting idea? Good idea? Bad idea? What do you think?
* Bikes or stormraven? Which kind of bike?

Sheild and sword of sanguinius 5+ cover save to units within 6 and you can attack at strength 10