Hey all,
Working out my army list for Kublacon WAY in advance (well two months, so a slight exaggeration). I plan to take marines, and expect them to be vanilla. Why don't I want a strange cool army? Because I want to win. If I wanted to have loads of fun doing something different i'd play warmachine (which I do anway). Well, here's the list:
HQ:
Master with bp and power weapon =91
Elites:
8 veterans armed with bp and ccw plus a vet. One is armed with a melta. The sergeant is upgraded to a veteran sergeant and armed with a powefist. = 174
Troops:
6 marines, las plas = 115
6 marines, las plas = 115
6 marines, las plas = 115
6 marines, las plas = 115
6 marines, las plas = 115
Fast attack:
2 x land speeder tornados with hb and ac = 160
7 assault marines and veteran sergeant with power fist. They are armed with melta bombs. One marine carries a flamer. = 222
7 assault marines and veteran sergeant with power fist. They are armed with melta bombs. One marine carries a flamer. = 222
Heavy Support:
8 man dev squad armed with 4 missile launchers. = 200
8 man dev squad armed with 4 missile launchers. = 200
The grand total of points for this army comes out to 1844. Now, the only real unorthodox choice in this army is the assault marine squads. I chose these for a few reasons. One, I love the look of them, and I love converting them. Two, they are armed with melta bombs, if my 5 lascannons and 8 missile launchers can't take something out (heaven forbid).
They are pretty pricey. However, they're strong, fast, can take objectives, and can scare non close combat units.
The veterans are chosen for first turn heavy tank removal, or tying up expensive, not very good units (like necron destroyers, stealth suits, crisis suits etc). They are fairly cheap, and get the job done.
The rest of the choices are pretty simply. I took ass. marines over termies for some of the reasons i've already listed, and because I personally dislike terminators. Sure, the 4 assault cannons they add is great, but I like the speed, versatility and look of the assault marines much more.
Feel free to comment on the list. Practically nothing is painted, so everything is still available to change.
Chuck~