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Slapping in some Space Wolves. A couple key points, i've been receiving mixed comments on my command squad. Its actually been working quite well, i tend to struggle against hordes and rediculous cover saves (looking at you pathfinders behind an aegis line)

Here's the list:

Captain - 165pts.
-Bike, Artificer, Power Weapon

Command Squad - 285pts.
-Bikes, 4x Plasma Guns ,4x Flamers, Apothecary

Bike Squad (4+1) - 185pts.
-2x Melta Guns, Multi Melta Attack Bike
Bike Squad (4+1) - 185pts.
-2x Melta Guns, Multi Melta Attack Bike
Bike Squad (4+1) - 195pts.
-2x Plasma Guns, Multi Melta Attack Bike
Bike Squad (4+1) - 195pts.
-2x Plasma Guns, Multi Melta Attack Bike

2x Thunder Fire Cannon

Rune Priest - 140pts.
-Bike, Melta Bomb

Grey Hunter (10) - 200pts.
-2x Melta Guns, Standard, Drop Pod

1750pts.

Thoughts?

Hello,

Apart from the thunderfire cannons you have "gone for it" with the bikes and the 1st turn drop pod, which overall is the way to go I feel for these sort of armies.

You haven't got any real ranged weapons and may come up short if you find yourself facing AP3 blast weapons, thinking a couple of LRBT sort of thing (or devastators/ LR redeemer). Maybe put some thought into a Lascannon pred (can S.wolves taken them) to either take out such threats from a distance or to draw fire from them. - The grey hunters in the drop could help with this but it depends on how many or how thinly the opposition are placed.

Or have a smaller dedicated tank hunting bike squad so it can peel off and multi-melta without loosing too much punch from the main thrust or loosing too many points if they are taken out in a single shot.

Sacrifice a TFcannon to start paying for the pred?

Its a good list, I like it.

The bike squads are a bit thin - problem is that 1 wound and you're then into sergeants, special weapons etc. Prefer a 6th bike in the squad, but there are always compromises. Flamers and plasma does seem pretty excessive in the command squad.

You already have 4 troop choices, so not sure what the allies really add. You could just stay vanilla, take some attack bike squadrons and go for a libby on a bike. Single drop-pod unsupported could be an issue for you unless you drop safely away from return fire - it's a bit too pricey for a suicide squad.

I would have some storm shields on the command squad, so you can risk cc with them.
Long fangs will sit well with thunderfire cannon.

I have no idea how you plan to shoot down flyers.

Personally I would go for units of 9 bikes so you combat squad. This gives you the number of scoring units you want but frees points for other units that you need, like something to shoot flyers.

Here are a couple of options:
Kor'Saro Khan instead of the Captain
Instead of Allies, use Vulkan and a Tact squad or Terminator Assault Squad
Cut the Thunderfire Cannons for the Land Raider to bring in the Termies and Vulkan or a Pred or Two.