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Is this a terrible idea?

HQ

Lord – 175
Mon, Bbos,P.Fist, Bike, SoC, Blight

Troops

5x PM – 185
2x plasma
Rhino

5x PM – 175
2x melta
Rhino

5x PM – 150
2x plasma


Elite

Helbrute – 100

Helbrute – 120
Missile Launcher, plasma cannon

Fast

Heldrake – 170

3x Bike – 98
MoN, melta


Heavy

Vindicator – 120

Defiler - 195


1498

I think it's a bit short in the scoring department, as its only 15 bodies to wipe out before you have no scoring.
I dont have any experiance with minimum bike squads, but I think they may be a little too easy to wipe off the table with only 3
With the defiler and the helbrutes, I find they die too easily due to AV12, but the defiler's model is freaking awesome, so its up to you :p
I would drop the helbrutes and invest the points into your troops, maybe change the defiler to a second vindicator or a unit of oblits to help with anti-air/av13/14. I personally run daemonic possession and siege shields on my vindicators for terrain and ridding worry of snap shots making my demolisher cannon useless, and a combi-bolter in case of weapon destroyed results

Using a helbrute for ranged hasn't given me much success, i usually find mine running around a lot and not plinking (due to its always pissed off rule) , I've heard a scourge and fist goes very well on melee brutes on the other hand.

I'd look into more troops, (for scoring) and some AA would be fairly useful nowadays, perhaps autocannon havocs, obliterators (as babyseals mentioned) or possible even a forgefiend

Hope this helps

Forgefiends are a lot of fun, especially when using the demonforge to get off a quick first blood
I agree with the AC Havocs as most armies are usualy max of AV13 except LR's and Imperial Guard (Ugh, imperial guard mech >.&gt
With the scoring, even space for some decently sized squads of cultists would be great for backfield, and droping one of the 5 man squads to put mn into the two woulf fare pretty well

Thunderfury knows what's up