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HQ

Primas Psyker(psychic shriek) = 70

Elite

Psyker Battle Squad X10 = 110

Marbo = 65

Troops

PCS w/ Lascannon = 50

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Total = 190


PCS w/ Lascannon = 50

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Total = 190


Heavy Support

LRBT = 150

LRBT = 150

Defence line = 50

975

Haven't played in a good long while and just now getting into 6th ed rules. Trying to work out a core for my army and this feels pretty solid. I wanted a solid core but with a few fun things thrown in.

I feel my troop choice is pretty good. 6 lascannons plus if I am up agianst a horde army I can blob them together to make good use of FRFSRF.

Feel the same for my heavy support. 2 LRBT..Pretty hard to go wrong with those.

One thing I never liked about guard was the HQ never felt much like a hero..Until I found out about the Primas psyker and take psychic shriek then use a PBS to lower a units LD and make a lot of marine heads pop. I feel its strong but may not always work out..but I am alright with that for now.

Took marbo cause its freakin marbo.

On a side note. The modeling opportunity a few of these present have also effected my choices..I have a few ideas for an awesome Primas psyker and PBS. Same goes for my own custom marbo and my own defense walls.

Your guardsmen are going to drop like flies due to morale once they start taking casualties. Theres no CCS to order "Get back in the fight", no banner to re-roll morale.

Also, very little, if anything in the way of capturing objectives.

I think you've got the units to claim objectives, but the main issues will be holding them and getting to them as at the moment the army feels very static.

Yes take the primaris and PBS, and no one will gainsay marbo so he's safe. But I'd think it pretty essential to put the PBS in a chimera as they can still use psychic powers and are way more durable.

The two russes may not be that durable as everything will be focussed at them so getting some chimeras in there would help them survive. It feels that at the moment its split from being mech or infantry, and so neither would probably survive long.

I'd advise to make one platoon more anti infantry based with autocannons, and a quad gun on the ADL. Then drop the other platoon, take melta vets in a chimera instead. At least with that you have a hope of dealing with fliers since one quad will more likely hit it than 6 lascannons.

Psychic shriek is nice but its very short ranged, and so foot slogging the primaris wouldn't be so successful.

I wanna say I was under the impression that you couldnt shoot powers from inside a transport as to why that unit is on foot.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Doing more research I think I have a better set up for the list. Partly thanks to the input I have gotten so far.

The new list is as follows




HQ

Primas Psyker(psychic shriek) = 70

Elite

Psyker Battle Squad X10 = 110

Marbo = 65

Troops

Vet Squad W/ Plasma Gun x3 , Chimera = 170

PCS w/ Lascannon = 50

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Infantry Squad W/ Lascannon = 70

Total = 190


Heavy Support

LRBT = 150

LRBT = 150

Defence line = 50

955

I think I like this a little better.

My HQ rides with the vets. This unit gives me some mobility and the power to clear and objective.

This will also help with the short range of psychic shriek.

The PBS will hang back with the gun line and hide. Throw pie plates out or do weaken resolve to get the combo off.

I also like this more for if the HQ and PBS combo comes up I can pull it off while not totally relying on it.

Have some points left over. Could get a sniper team and pin with weaken resolve or change plasma vets to melts vets and get a quad gun.