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Here's what im thinking of bringing...

CCS - MoO, Lascannon
CCS - MoO, Autocannon (on quadgun)

Marbo

Platoon-
PCS -4xflamer (in vendetta)
3x IS in Blob - Commisar, 3x flamer, 3x Lascannon
SWS- 3xflamer

Vets-3x flamer (in vendetta)

Vendetta
Vendetta
Vendetta

Manticore
Colossus
Leman Russ Squadron- 2x Eradicator with bolter sponsors

Aegis- Quadgun


Flamer units in vendettas drop onto objectives as late as possible. Blob guards artillery and holds home objective.

*crickets*

I'd say you need more troops, as when the PCS and vets aren't on the board, the opponent only has to kill 30 guardsmen. I'd suggest another platoon or a squad or two of mech vets. You have a lot of strength offensively, but will suffer against armies with mid/long range shooting, as the PIS will just be cut down.

OK, well then...

If i Drop the lascannons and flamers in the PCS, drop the vets, drop a PIS. all while downgrading the Eradicators to exterminators...

I can take 2 platoons, boths 20 man with autocannons and a commissar. while still having 3 flamer squads for the vendettas. (2 PCS and a SWS) I lose the flamers in the platoon. and I lose a ton of lascannons. I do gain a TON of autocannons though.

To be honest, I'd drop the colossus for a few points, and make the eradicators exterminators (better in my opinion anyway), maybe drop a CCS if needed. Keep the LC, the flamers are less useful, and a standard on the CCS should save points on commissars. I also don't think you'll need 3 vendettas, so again, one could go if you need the points.

Solid Start, As a guard army though you need more bodies on the field. 5+ dies faster than anyone wants to admit. Colossus has a minimum range which limits its effectiveness on smaller boards. cant go wrong with lemans. Av14 and the ability to put rounds on target every turn reliably cant be passed up. Veterans are a strong pick but if they get deployed incorrectly they will end up dead. flamers are good for clearing objectives but the veteran squads will need to reach out and touch enemies that wish to take the objectives back well before template ranges.

Minimum range was removed in 6th Ed.

I'm suprized at the dislike of eradicator a what with all the tau/pathfinders/cultist squads left holding objectives in cover nowadays.

Love the standard idea, can't believe I missed that.

Keep the suggestions coming!