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I have the idea of an inquisitorial "imperial guard" force, all criticisms and suggestions welcome! I know none of the units are specialised to any role but I figured what each henchmen squad does do, is done for a reasonable price?


"counts as" Inquisitor Corteaz

Ordo Mallius inquisitor with psybolt ammunition

10 henchmen
-warriors with bolters and carapace armour
-rhino with additional storm bolter

10 henchmen
-warriors with bolters and carapace armour
-rhino with additional storm bolter

10 henchmen
-warriors with bolters and carapace armour
-rhino with additional storm bolter

5 henchmen
-warriors with bolters and carapace armour
-razorback with dozer blade, psybolt ammunition, heavy bolter and additional storm bolter

Dreadnaught
-plasma cannon and missile launcher

10 henchmen
-warriors with lasguns

10 henchmen
- warriors with lasguns

10 henchmen
- warriors with lasguns

10 henchmen
- warriors with lasguns

Someone will always bring something special to a 1000pt game; usually me.

You've certainly got the man power but are lacking fire power to take out something special nor do you have any decent close combat troops.

I've had a lot of success against high AV with a single razor back with a twin linked las cannon, usually as opponents do not see it as a threat when next to a larger target. I would be tempted to find the points for this adjustment, and possibly fiddle with the dreadnought to make it that larger target and to give it back its close combat prowess, possibly pysbolt ammo assault cannon and power glove.

Loose some of the additional storm bolters (I thought rhinos came with one already) to save some points and change a few transports to chimeras to get the better AV and better weapons.

Possibly loose a squad of the basic henchmen to free up points for the changes, if they are not in cover they are a very easy target.

Make sure you have a large (no even larger than that) pond / river in your terrain box! (Are you allowed to float in the middle and shoot?)

Its got the makings of a very good low point army.

I figured to remove the dozer blade and psybolt ammo from the Razorback, the Ordo Mallius inquisitor with psybolt ammunition anOrdo Mallius inquisitor with psybolt ammunition and 4 vanilla warrior squads (just realised I went over FOC anyway) and replace them with a 10 man Grey Knight squad to deep strike? I could maybe add in a mystic or two to ensure that they can ds where needed?

Sounds good, are you going to post an updated list?

What happens if your opponent has a vehicle?

What happens if your opponent has 8 vehicles?

Drop the final 40 Henchmen since a) You are already 2 over the FOC and b) They can't have Lasguns

Take as many single TL Autocannon Dreads as you can in the space. You still want the S10 Fist as you don't have much for combat.

@phantommaster I realised after writing the list and mentioned (: this is the revised list.

Inquisitor “Corteaz” (attached to 5 warrior henchmen squad in razorback)

x3 henchmen warband
-10 warriors with bolters and carapace
-rhino
+3 storm bolters for rhino's

Dreadnought with plasma cannon and missile launcher

5 warriors with bolters and carapace
-razorback + storm bolter

10 grey knights with storm bolters and nemesis force swords

I like the revised list. Lots of troops and tanks for a 1000pt army.
Always got the option pop the grey knights in a rhino and leave some henchmen on an objective.

Definately find the points to add 2 psycannons to the GK squad and add psybolt ammo too if you can. It's a great unit for Coteaz go in.

trephines wrote:
@phantommaster I realised after writing the list and mentioned (: this is the revised list.

Inquisitor “Corteaz” (attached to 5 warrior henchmen squad in razorback)

x3 henchmen warband
-10 warriors with bolters and carapace
-rhino
+3 storm bolters for rhino's

Dreadnought with plasma cannon and missile launcher

5 warriors with bolters and carapace
-razorback + storm bolter

10 grey knights with storm bolters and nemesis force swords

So what is the plan with your update? The dreadnought with PC and ML is supposed to handle all the big bad vehicles for you? You will straight up lose every single game against mech or flyers.

IT'S CHANGED AGAIN.
I realised I'd left the gaping hole in the list of anti-tank and also forgot to state that the GK's are terminators. Woops.
Here's the revised list, now it's GK and Imperial Guard allies as I figured that way I could use the Leman Russ I painted up a while ago.

Librarian
10 grey knight terminators
CCS with vox caster and melta bomb
Primarus psyker
x3 veteran squads
PCS
x4 guardsmen squads
Leman Russ Battle Tank with heavy bolter sponsons and lascannon

200 points to spare, what should I use them for? Another Russ or to kit out the veterans? Is the librarian worth it or should I swap it (and maybe the veterans) for Corteaz and get some henchmen?

The idea is for the librarian and terminators to be a big deep striking blob of force weapons to hit opponents up close while the guard can hold a gunline and objectives?

Any spare points use to tool up your veterans and put them into Chimeras. Mainly to get some cheap heavy bolter and multi-lasers but also to give you some flexibility or just sit in the middle of the lake and fire at people.

Maybe some Hydras instead of the Chimeras.

That's a lot of tank and terminators to fit into 1000 points; well done.