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Hi all,

Here's a second attempt at BA for me. I want to do a "fluffy but not auto-table hybrid mech/infantry". Thinking everything starts on the table here with the Dreadnaught dropping turn 1. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Librarian with Jump Pack 125
Furioso Dreadnaught with Frag Cannon, Magna Grapple, Fist with meltagun, and Drop Pod 175
10 Man Jump Assault Squad with 2 x Meltaguns 210
10 Man Jump Assault Squad with 2 x Meltaguns 210
Predator with Lascannon Sponsons 135
Predator with Lascannon Sponsons 135

990

You've got ten points to burn -- so forgive the pun, but I'd give that Dreadnought a heavy flamer instead of the melta gun.

Really shock and awe with the dropping dread as he throws out two templates on turn one. You've already got enough popping power with the lascannon preds and meltas in the assault squad.

What's your plan for the libby? Just curiosity on my part.

I had intended to use the dread for popping armor. Do you think I could do without it? Three templates into an infantry squad is tempting. If I add the flamer and remove the grapple, it could also free up another 15 points to play with.

My plan is to just keep the librarian with the assault squads and have him take shield and maybe one of the shooting powers. I would like to squeeze in a priest to go with the squad too but don't know where I'd find the points.

Auswin wrote:
You've got ten points to burn -- so forgive the pun, but I'd give that Dreadnought a heavy flamer instead of the melta gun.

you can only replace the SB with a Heavy Flamer. bummer i know but emperor knows best.

I ran a nearly identical list to that, with a Furioso Libby instead. Same points as you have with wings/shield he is just as fast as your jump infantry and gives them cover.

yearofshorty wrote:

Auswin wrote:
You've got ten points to burn -- so forgive the pun, but I'd give that Dreadnought a heavy flamer instead of the melta gun.

you can only replace the SB with a Heavy Flamer. bummer i know but emperor knows best.

Yep, so change the Melta arm for the Frag and the SB one a HF

Nice list. The Preds may draw some unwanted attention though. Also with only 25 models you may want to find points for at least 1 Sang. Priest.

Lucarikx

JumpPackJunkie wrote:I ran a nearly identical list to that, with a Furioso Libby instead. Same points as you have with wings/shield he is just as fast as your jump infantry and gives them cover.

This is actually something I considered, how did it work out? In the end I opted for the Drop Pod Dread for some instant backfield disruption, doing some damage and taking the heat off of the rest of the army moving up the field.

Lucarikx wrote:

yearofshorty wrote:

Auswin wrote:
You've got ten points to burn -- so forgive the pun, but I'd give that Dreadnought a heavy flamer instead of the melta gun.

you can only replace the SB with a Heavy Flamer. bummer i know but emperor knows best.

Yep, so change the Melta arm for the Frag and the SB one a HF

Nice list. The Preds may draw some unwanted attention though. Also with only 25 models you may want to find points for at least 1 Sang. Priest.

Lucarikx

Thanks for the reply. I've tried everything I can think of to squeeze in the priest, but just can't find the points without a complete overhaul of the list.

The Furioso was great. Meant to be a bullet magnet and screen the marines behind him. It was a surprise to my opponent too. "They can fly?!" Priceless. He got all the jumpers across the board before he bought it to concentrated melta fire. Better in small games, in larger lists there are more ways to deal with him. He makes most of my 1000 to 1250 lists, I really like the model though, so I use him as much as I can..

Good work! The Fragioso can be good in larger point games if you have another danger-pod coming down with him. Most really aggressive up-close armies are gonna hate you when you tear up their backfield turn 1

Also, if you have the model, using 2 Fragiosos isn't that bad of an idea. I used to run a pair in 1k games w/ mech and it isn't very nice

Lucarikx

Do the dirtiest things you can think of as BA. We need it.

Martel732 wrote:
Do the dirtiest things you can think of as BA. We need it.

Please, I am all ears

bellator wrote:

Martel732 wrote:
Do the dirtiest things you can think of as BA. We need it.

Please, I am all ears

Someone posted how double fragnought was not nice. Well the most optimized things we can do with BA right now come in as a meh Necron list.

Thinking of a 'dirty' BA list... here's what I have at 1K.

HQ
Epistolary -- Shield of Sanguinius, Wings of Sanguinius
Elite
2x Double frag cannon furiosos w/drop pods

Troops
10x tactical marine w/ plasma cannon and plasma gun
- DT Razorback w/ lascannon and TL plasma gun

10x tactical marine w/plasma cannon and plasma gun
- DT Razorback w/lascannon and TL plasma gun

-- The Razorbacks los block while the libby flies, potms allows the backs to shoot and move, marines can disembark and rain plasma

Auswin wrote:
Thinking of a 'dirty' BA list... here's what I have at 1K.

HQ
Epistolary -- Shield of Sanguinius, Wings of Sanguinius
Elite
2x Double frag cannon furiosos w/drop pods

Troops
10x tactical marine w/ plasma cannon and plasma gun
- DT Razorback w/ lascannon and TL plasma gun

10x tactical marine w/plasma cannon and plasma gun
- DT Razorback w/lascannon and TL plasma gun

-- The Razorbacks los block while the libby flies, potms allows the backs to shoot and move, marines can disembark and rain plasma

POTMS huh? You mean fast tank? Also you would have to combat squad the tacticals. Plasma cannon can't shoot on the move, or after disembark.

It seems like it would be much better to take 5 ASM with plasma guns for the special weapons, and take 3 razorbacks with 3 squads instead of just 2.

Yeah, I was all over the place... lol. Chalk it up to tired posting.