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Wondering what you think of this list for a Skull Bearer force (no bikes and no Devastators)

HQ: Interrogator-Chaplain - 140 pts
Terminator Armour, Storm Bolter, Crozius Arcanum

: Deathwing Command Squad - 345 pts
Chainfist, Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield, Assault Cannon, Apothecary, Standard of Devastation

Troops: Tactical Squad - 185 pts
Multi-melta
Rhino

Troops: Tactical Squad - 185 pts
Multi-melta
Rhino

Troops: Tactical Squad - 175 pts
Rhino

Troops: Tactical Squad - 150 pts
Missile Launcher with Flakk Missiles
Razorback with Twin Linked Heavy Bolters

Troops: Tactical Squad - 150 pts
Missile Launcher with Flakk Missiles
Razorback with Twin Linked Heavy Bolters

Fast Attack: 2 Lanspeeders - 120 pts
Each with Multi-melta

Fast Attack: 2 Landspeeder Typhoons - 150 pts

Heavy Support: Land Raider Crusader - 250 pts

Well, it's not terrible? I presume you'll be combat squadding the tac squads and using the terminators as a mobile Dakka base in the LRC; unloading from the rhino squads in an area of your choosing.

Here's the problem. First of all, I'm obligated to ensure that you know the SoD does not affect storm bolters. Secondly, the turn you disembark with the tacticals, they'll only be at Salvo 2 which is functionally indistinguishable from their normal rapid fire. So provided you move 6" or less, the LRC will be the only thing firing at Salvo 4.

The banner is great, but you're not using it in the first, second or third best way. (1- Ravenwing, 2- Tri-raider rush, 3- marine/bolter spam with a fortification)

It's a friendly list. If you mean to be competitive, it needs a lot of work.

Cheers.

Hmmm ok so if I replaced the Rhino's with pods and DS the Banner in behind/around the following turn would that function better. I'm trying to set up a 24" death zone in midfield and forgot about disembarking


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The raider would be scrapped in favour of something like the darkshroud for stealth?

What other models do you have in addition to what you've listed? (If any)

Given your stated play style, I would actually do something like this:

HQ:

Librarian: PFG, Mastery Lvl 2- 130
Techmarine: PFG- 80

Command Squad: SoD, Apothecary- 180

TROOPS

Tactical Squad x10- 140
Tactical Squad x10- 140
Tactical Squad x10- 140

Tactical Squad x10: Lascannon, Plasmagun, Rhino- 210
Tactical Squad x10: Lascannon, Plasmagun, Rhino- 210
Tactical Squad x10: Lascannon, Plasmagun, Rhino- 210

FAST ATTACK:

Landspeeder: MM- 60
Landspeeder: MM- 60

FORTIFICATIONS

Fortress of Redemption: Krak Silo, Icarus Lascannon, x4 Heavy Bolters- 290

Total: 1850

I know, the FoR is expensive; both in points and cash. BUT, we're Dark Angels, it's the coolest looking terrain ever, and it's actually very effective.

This list is fairly straightforward. I think this list would be strongly served by lots of devastators and I prefer outflanking melta bikes over deep striking melta land speeders; but I tried to adhere to your wishes. I digress:

Placement of the FoR is key. You can do some really tricky stuff with objectives. You can't place them on the FoR, but you can place them behind it. You can theoretically cut off the enemy completely by boxing out a corner of the board with an objective or two behind it. This thing is 2 feet long!

You put your 3 stationary tacs on top of the FoR with the Libby and Command squad. You combat squad the rhino tacs and the lascannon halves go up there too. That's 50 marines and 47 bolters to salvo 4 the whole game. Your plasma tacs go in the Rhinos and seize objectives. Your land speeders deep strike or turbo boost towards metal bawkses.

Here's the dirty part. Your techmarine stands BEHIND the FoR; granting the whole fortress a 4++. The libby has one too in case he dies. That's 4 separate AV14 bunkers with a 4++. Filthy. With careful deployment, this list can be nasty.

Of course, if you don't want to buy, build and paint a giant FoR...I've wasted your time.

My collection so far consists of

Librarian
5 Deathwing Terminators
3 Ravenwing Bikes
2 Lanspeeders (as yet unbuilt)
23 Bolter Marines
2 Missile Launcher Marines
3 Special Weapon Marines (magnetised plasma/melta/flamer)
4 Lascannon Marines
Land Raider Crusader

I would just try to play your models as best you can; I would advise you though to build the land speeders as Typhoons and leave the melta work to bikes going forward in your collection.

The landspeeders have been magnetised so that I can swap the weapon load out as I see fit as is the Land Raider (so can be played as Godhammer, Crusader, Redeemer ect)

I plan on dumping the Ravenwing models to be honest I really don't want bikes in my force as I do plan to have a Company of Skull Bearers at some point as well as playing with a few different codex's

Your drop pod idea is good, provided you use at least 3 pods.
Drop the tact marines down let the, rapid fire turn 1 then depending on placement of you opponents army bring in the DW command squad and bolster your fire power.