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Hey dakka
i'm after some advise on what i could do improve my latest list that i tested at a local tournament on sunday. I had a bye for the first game and for the second game i was up agaisn a chaos list with berserks in a rhino and so spawn with some normal chaos space marine + chaos lord, the hydras dominated and i won easyly. In the third game i went against a good friend that had elder. he had avatar, 3 warwalker with scatter and a heap of guardians. This game was was very close and i would have won if the games were stopped . But any way here is my list for the tournament what improment do you think i can make for the next one?

750pt Imperial Guard 5th Ed (2009) Roster (Standard)

Selections:

HQ (70pts)

Primaris Psyker (70pts)
Discipline of telepathy



Troops (390pts)

Infantry Platoon (190pts)
Heavy Weapons Squad (60pts)
3x Mortar



Infantry Squad 1 (50pts)
Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol



Infantry Squad 2 (50pts)
Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol



Platoon Command Squad (30pts)
Platoon Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol



Veteran Squad (100pts)
3x Meltagun (30pts), 6x Shotgun
Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol



Veteran Squad (100pts)
3x Meltagun (30pts), 6x Shotgun
Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol



Fast Attack (140pts)

Vendetta Gunship Squadron (140pts)
Vendetta (140pts)
2 Twin-linked Lascannons, Sponson Heavy Bolters (10pts)


Heavy Support (150pts)

Hydra Flack Battery (75pts)
Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter



Hydra Flack Battery (75pts)
Hydra Flack Tank (75pts)
Heavy Bolter



=750

-ironhandstraken

HI there,

Reading through your list and battle report, i think you could of been more cost effective with your points. I think your heavy weapons choice for platforms were all wrong, as basic you want really auto cannons, they are good at taking down light armoured vehicles, and most of the time can ruin enemy teams, providing they are no power Armour.

Personally i think you should of taken a command squad as they have a few more options open to them rather than the psyker. the extra orders you have can help your army be more effective. With the standard IG unit i would recommend merging them into a larger unit for a decent meat shield and then provide them with a commissar to stop them running.

They vets that you used are a common sight, however it seems 1 of the squads didn't have a dedicated transport, meaning that giving them no doctrines with melta's and no transport you wasted 100 pts which you could of spent on another Heavy weapons platoon.

Now the hydras, i haven't seen these used in the new rules however, they seem to me a bit useless as i understand any auto cannon comes with flak shells? again you could of utilized these points more with a unit of sentinels (in a fight they won't prioritize these compared to your hydras).

On an extra note, if you want to use weapons like the mortars and other artillery i would recommend starting with basilisks/plasma cannon sentinels, and then mass long range weapons like the auto cannon to keep them at bay while you are firing everything. or in bigger games get a player to offer a meat shield for your heavy weps like space marines etc.

Thanks,

Liam

hey dakka
just a small update:

750pt Imperial Guard 5th Ed (2009) Roster (Standard)

Selections:

HQ (80pts)

Company Command Squad (80pts)
Astropath
Company Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

Troops (305pts)

Infantry Platoon (205pts)

Heavy Weapons Squad
3x Autocannon
Infantry Squad
Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

Infantry Squad
Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

Platoon Command Squad
Platoon Commander
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

Veteran Squad (100pts)
6x Lasgun, 3x Meltagun
Veteran Sergeant
Close Combat Weapon, Laspistol

Fast Attack (140pts)

Vendetta Gunship Squadron (140pts)
Vendetta
2 Twin-linked Lascannons, Sponson Heavy Bolters

Heavy Support (225pts)

Hydra Flack Battery (75pts)
Hydra Flack Tank
Heavy Bolter

Hydra Flack Battery (75pts)
Hydra Flack Tank
Heavy Bolter

Hydra Flack Battery (75pts)
Hydra Flack Tank
Heavy Bolter