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So here's a proposed Salvar Chem Dogs army. This would be a themed army for friendly / campaign play. I would like for the themed part of the list to be competitive however, because campaign games aren't fun to lose either The main idea of the army would be a PDF style force, tasked with putting down urban insurrection and mini-revolutions all over the troubled Savlar system. The result is a sort of blob/mech hybrid that looks to maximize volume of fire and mobility, but also offer ground pounding stability with plenty of guardsmen forming the foundation. If I took it to a tournament, I would bring an alternate list and basically run leafblower. Here's what I've got so far.

4th Savlar Chem Dogs Mobile Urban Suppression Unit

HQ
Company Command Squad /w Company Commander, Veteran Lascannon Team @70p

Fast
Bane Wolf Squadron /w 2x Bane Wolf Assault Vehicle @260p

Vendetta Gunship "Overlord 00" /w 3x Twin Linked Lascannons @130p

Vendetta Gunship "Overlord 01" /w 3x Twin Linked Lascannons @130p

Troops
Echo Platoon @320p
1x PCS /w Platoon Commander, 4x Meltaguns in Chimera /w Multilaser, Heavy Bolter
2x Infantry Squad /w Autocannon Team
1x Heavy Weapons Team /w 3x Autocannon

Oscar Platoon Platoon @320p
1x PCS /w Platoon Commander, 4x Meltaguns in Chimera /w Multilaser, Heavy Bolter
2x Infantry Squad /w Autocannon Team
1x Heavy Weapons Team /w 3x Autocannon

Veteran Squad Romeo /w 3x Meltgun in Chimera /w Multilaser, Heavy Bolter

Veteran Squad Zulu /w 3x Meltgun in Chimera /w Multilaser, Heavy Bolter

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Executioner /w 2x Plasma Cannon Sponsons @230p

Leman Russ Executioner /w 2x Plasma Cannon Sponsons @230p

Weapon Summary:
Melta Guns - 14
Autocannons - 8
Twin Linked Lascannons - 6
Plasma Cannons - 6
Chem Cannons - 2
Lascannons - 1

Composition.
8x AV12: Chimera x6, Vendetta x2
2x AV14: LR:E x2
30x Mounted Close Range Infantry /w 14 Special Weapons
52x Ground Troops /w 9 Heavy Weapons

I think that's a fairly good, fluffy blend of mobilized and ground forces, with a slight emphasis on urban combat.

It's been a couple of days since I put this up. I'd really like to know if you guys think this would be effective enough in mildly competetive, friendly settings.

Drop chimmies on vets. You want em in birds. Ditch banewolves, reg hellhound is better imho. Sticking with theme use the points saved on outflanking sentinal squad. Armor saturation plus ac side armor shots. Then spend resst of points on warm bodies for blobs. Blobs for the blob god!

androcles138 wrote:Drop chimmies on vets. You want em in birds.

Don't do that.
If they take out your "Bird", you now lose the squad and their ride.
If you keep them in Chimera, they now have to decide to shoot the Vendetta, or
shoot the Vets. Not to mention if you're moving your Vendetta more than 6" it's not
firing 3 TL lascannons.

I'd make 1 blob more of a power blob(Comissar, PWs on sgt,etc...) and 1 a "firebase" blob(ACs, etc...).