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HQ: Pedro Kantor

Troops:
Tac Squad(10)- Plasma Cannon, Flamer, Power Sword
Tac Squad(10)- Plasma Cannon, Flamer, Power Sword

Elites:
Assault Terminators(5, Mounted in the Raider W/ Pedro)- THSS
Sternguard Squad(8)
(Drop Pod)
Sternguard Squad(8)
(Drop Pod)

Fast attack:
Storm Talon- Assault Cannon, Sky Hammer
Storm Talon- Assault Cannon, Sky Hammer

Heavy Support:
Thunderfire Cannon
Thunderfire Cannon
Landraider Godhammer- MM

Sooo, still a bit iffy on it. What do you guys think?

No combi-meltas on the sternguard? You'll have no 'kick' when you land in your drop pod.

Also, some rhinos for your tactical squads, to get around.

Solid fast attack.

Interesting Heavy support. Always saw the TFC as more of a salamanders thing. I think it could work well.

In all honesty, i'd consider dropping the 450 point deathstar in favour of a more 'gunline' approach. Remember, sternguard can take 2 heavy weapons in a squad 5. 155 points for a scoring unit with 2 lascannons. I would take 3 of them, with RB and Preds. Would make a solid gunline and you'd have a fair few scoring units (5. 3 sternguard and your 2 troops).

I don't know how but you appear to be missing troops and fire power; I think you will struggle against hordes and shooty armies but fare well against other elites (eldar, SM, CSM)

Agree with the previous post about putting too many eggs in one armour plated monster. Against a 2000pt opponent you would expect something which could take out the LR especially with the new allies rules and the fact that you would need to be bold with it to avoid the teminators sitting in the hold as wasted points, bring it into the range of melta weapons; leaving the eggs stranded and facing the plasmas and meltas of this world.

Against a horde or shooty army I can see the sternguard getting off a single round of shots before being decimated, if they have meltas they could possible take out a tank in their initial shooting. If they are dropping into the thick of it then either go for a full squad for survivability of a 5 man suicide squad.

If you are intending to drop them on an objective and rain down on your opponent from afar some better weapons would be needed. Maybe one of each to give yourself some flexibility or ditch one and go for some scouts. If you didn't want the objective capturing and fire support capability then go for something else to increase the model count.

Not a fan of TFCs, I would get rid of one and spend elsewhere this could be on two razor backs with their HBs (which I think you are allowed to get even through the tactical unit is larger) and break the tactical marines into combat squads putting the flamer (or a melta gun) and the powersword into the razor back to roll up with the landraider and deposite another 10 marines with the assault terminators.

If the tacs would be staying back and sitting in cover or on objectives, drop powerswords, flamers and put in a plasmagun?

Two Storm Talons appear about right in the list.

Hope it works out for you and you crush your emenies.

Am i the onlyone who has played a 6th game? Why am i taking combi melta?

What do you mean?
Do you find as marine your glancing tanks to death? or do you mean there is less mech? Or are you saying killing tanks first turn is less useful?

Glances do not stop tanks firing and they take time to add up, this works well if you are lootas and you have plenty of lower strength shots to hit tanks with. However, you are an elite force, melta shots kill tanks in one. Glances are nice and all but all armies would much prefer to pen and would gladly take meltas if only they were allowed.

Mech is still awesome. Glances do not stop tanks firing, tanksmove further, most scoring units still need some transportation to reach objectives. I agree infantry lists are slightly more appealing but mech is still the best choice for most armies.

Many scoring units start in transports. Alot of big guns are on mechs. et cetera. Drop pods land dangerously clse to the enemy, you'll want to upset the enemy as much as possible first turn with the few shots that you can get. This is best down by simply taking a handful of melta shots and killing mech. You can kill infantry with special ammo later. if the enemy has no mech there is usually something that needs melting like multiwound models and monsters, or you can just use special ammo, in fact I like heavy flamers just in case there is a lack of mech to kill.

10 sternguard in a drop pod for sure. combimeltas and maybe heavy flamers. Two units to make a hole in the enemy.

Maybe its just my gaming store, but the only vehicles im coming into contact with is Rhinos, drop pods, or groups of very annoying flyers
It doesnt matter, i'm actually just going to be using my Tyranids because my friend wont be able to get me his Marines that weeks. But i've been seeing less than half the vehicles i used to see.


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The feedback was much appreciated gentlemen, i'm not much of a marine codex player...