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Alright, I am a space marine player. I am new. I want you guys to help me.

One Tac squad
7 Bolter equipped
1 Rocket
1 Flamer
1 sergeant

One Predator
Auto Cannon 60 points
Storm Bolter 10 points

One Assault Squad
4 marines
1 sergeant w/ Storm Shield and power sword

Edit: forgot, I have a termie squad

One Terminator squad
4 Terminators
1Sarge.

One Dreadnought
Can have all weapons but autocannon and multimelta

One Captain
Powersword and Bolter

Edit: 3/28/12 8:14 P.M. MT Time.
This Roster Sound Good For now?

+ HQ + (115pts)

* Captain (115pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Combat Tactics, Independent Character)
Boltgun, Power Armour, Power Weapon (15pts)


+ Elites + (360pts)

* Dreadnought (110pts)
Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter (5pts)
* Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon
Storm Bolter


* Techmarine (50pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Blessing of the Omnissiah, Bolster Defenses, Combat Tactics, Independent Character)
Boltgun, Servo Arm


* Terminator Squad (200pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Combat Squads, Combat Tactics)
Terminator Sergeant (40pts)
* Terminator (40pts)
Power Fist
* Terminator (40pts)
Power Fist
* Terminator (40pts)
Power Fist
* Terminator (40pts)
Power Fist


+ Troops + (340pts)

* Tactical Squad (170pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Combat Squads, Combat Tactics)
Flamer, Missile Launcher, 9x Space Marine (144pts)
* Imperatoriae miles Dux - Space Marine Sergeant (26pts)
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword


* Tactical Squad (170pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Combat Squads, Combat Tactics)
Flamer, Missile Launcher, 9x Space Marine (144pts)
* Imperatoriae miles Dux - Space Marine Sergeant (26pts)
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword


+ Fast Attack + (100pts)

* Assault Squad (100pts)
(And They Shall Know no Fear, Combat Squads, Combat Tactics)
4x Space Marine (72pts)
* Ultrices Angelus Dux - Space Marine Sergeant (28pts)
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword


+ Heavy Support + (70pts)

* Predator (70pts)
Autocannon, Storm Bolter (10pts)



Profile Summary:

Name Unit Type WS BS S T W I A LD Save Pg
Captain Infantry 6 5 4 4 3 5 3 10 3+ 54
Space Marine Jump Infantry 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 3+ 60
Space Marine Sgt. Jump Infantry 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 9 3+ 60
Techmarine infantry 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 2+ 71
Terminator Infantry 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 9 2+ 64
Terminator Sergeant Infantry 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 9 2+ 64

Name BS Front Side Rear Type Pg
Predator 4 13 11 10 Tank 78

Name WS BS S Front Side Rear I A Pg
Dreadnought 4 4 6 12 12 10 4 2 65

Selection Rule Summary:

* And They Shall Know no Fear
* Blessing of the Omnissiah
* Bolster Defenses
* Combat Squads
* Combat Tactics
* Independent Character

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You have black templars (from your sig) or codex marines?

Codex, but after a while I'll move to Templars.

id max that assault squad to 10 man and get one more tactical squad.

venomousSoul45 wrote:Codex, but after a while I'll move to Templars.

That will change what you'd take (and what you can legally field in a game).

A land speeder is a good problem solver, give it a multimelta/flamer combo.

Terminators might be a fun addition, deciding how you want to field them will be decisive in how you equip them.

I'm personally a big fan of the whirlwind, due to the amount of time RandyMcStab has beaten the snot out of me and several other players using one. Parking it behind cover and then letting it drop pie plates on stuff is great and it's dirt cheap pointswise. Other folks favor the vindicator, which is a great vehicle, but I get bored of seeing them tbh.

Also consider troop transports, at the moment and 5th edition in general, the razorback and rhino are highly useful.

I think yo should drop the assault squad(they are just not that useful in Ultramarine codex ( most of the time you will be shoot from a distance of 24 inch or be meat by a terminator squad they die ether way, this is my experience and and it can be challenged by people who had better luck with them) and instead grab one more tactical squad of 10 people (Melta gun and multi-melta) and don't forget transport for all of your tac squads. Then Terminators could be a good investment for later on then maybe scouts (make good snipers and can really annoy some of your enemies. Later you should get some las cannons, but it all depends on what point value you want to stop.

Welcome to space marines.
I would definitely get another tactical squad. If you do increase the size of the assault squad, add a chaplain.
Techmarines from my experience only work well in really vehicle heavy armies, or in armies with scouts with camo cloaks.

I'd advise keeping the Assault Squad smaller; they tend to be horribly expensive for what they can do. Librarians are always useful.

My Tactical Marines and Devastators are usually the game-winners in my Dark Angels army, the Deathwing and Ravenwing units tend to serve as fire magnets first. Make sure to give them a broader selection of heavy weapons if you go this route, though; the Devastator box has more than enough parts to make a lot of heavy weapons if given more bodies. At 2,000pts, I tend to use four Tactical Squads with two lascannons and two plasma cannons, a five-man Devastator squad with four heavy bolters, and a five-man Devastator squad with four missile launchers.

Techmarines are most useful if you've got a vehicle parking lot somewhere, if you really want one you should have some long-ranged vehicles for him to repair. Predators, Whirlwinds, and the Land Raider Helios if you've got access to Forge World rules are decent choices.

AnomanderRake wrote:I'd advise keeping the Assault Squad smaller; they tend to be horribly expensive for what they can do. Librarians are always useful.

My Tactical Marines and Devastators are usually the game-winners in my Dark Angels army, the Deathwing and Ravenwing units tend to serve as fire magnets first. Make sure to give them a broader selection of heavy weapons if you go this route, though; the Devastator box has more than enough parts to make a lot of heavy weapons if given more bodies. At 2,000pts, I tend to use four Tactical Squads with two lascannons and two plasma cannons, a five-man Devastator squad with four heavy bolters, and a five-man Devastator squad with four missile launchers.

Techmarines are most useful if you've got a vehicle parking lot somewhere, if you really want one you should have some long-ranged vehicles for him to repair. Predators, Whirlwinds, and the Land Raider Helios if you've got access to Forge World rules are decent choices.

That devastator squad suggestion works well in conjunction with a combat squad pack from GW. I bought 1 of each and was able to build 2 5 man devastator squads for a fair price.

Alright, thanks guys, more Tactical Squads, possibly Devastators, and combat squads. Anything else? Other than Rhinos, Razorbacks, or Drop Pods... I can't afford those...

Later on I would definitely include a devestator squad.

Alright, I just got paid, I have 30 u.s. dollars, what do I get?

A tactical squad! Not quite sure how much it costs over there though since prices over there are about half of ours.

What I thought, A Tac squad I think costs around 33 though...

Alright, I got my tac squad, melta or flamer?

I personally go with flamer's.

Okay thanks.

If you want to play marines, get at(least) 4 full 10 man tactical squads.

Most good lists operate around that as a minimum.

Quick (Solved) problem, my Tac squad did not come with bases.

venomousSoul45 wrote:Quick (Solved) problem, my Tac squad did not come with bases.

Phone up GW then will say sorry and send some.

venomousSoul45 wrote:
Quick (Solved) problem, my Tac squad did not come with bases.

Did you buy them second hand, off an independent retailer or in a games-workshop/ off the g-w site.

If you can't afford a drop pod but can afford another tac box, save up for the drop pod/tac squad combo box

I bought them from my local HobbyTown (American Store) but they just came in the mail from GW.

Yeah, so I would call G-W directly and ask for replacement bases.

Thats what I got from our local nid-kid.

Its like one time when I bought a lord of the rings model and ahorse leg was missing on a metal model. I talked to the staff and they gave me a replacement

I'd put meltas on any squads, since, melta guns are the way to an enemy tanks heart.

Literally.

I have rocket launchers though, close enough?

I think the missile launchers would do a good enough job.

Okay, I've played my evolving army 3 times vs. The aforementioned "Nid-Kid" and lost.... Everytime... Really bad...
What do I do?