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Hi everybody!

This question is a bit different than a lot of other post in this section of the forum. I ain't looking for a perfect list or a precise number of points. I am just considering buying a couple of stuff to make a new army. It will be Iron Hands Chapter. I am looking for fluff army, fun army and somehow good army.

What I have in mind is:

HQ
Techmarine + 3 servitor (mainly for fluff cuz Iron Hands need a Tech imo)
Captain (cuz i already have the model and every chapter should have some)
Chaplain (same as the Captain)

TROOPS
10x Tactical marine
10x Tactical marine
10x Tactical marine
5x Sniper Scouts (cuz that model look sweet, especially with some bionic part)
2x Rhino (2 mobile squad and 1 on foot)

ELITE
5x Sternguard Vet (in a drop pod; its a cool unit, and i love having lot of infantry)
5x sternguard Vet (in a drop pod too)
1x Ironclad Dread (in a pod; I think that Dread fit well with Iron hands chapter and the Ironclad seem to be more viable cuz he have better armor)

HEAVY SUPPORT
1x Thunderfire Cannon (I just love that model)
1x Thunderfire Cannon
1x Gunship (Cuz flyer look great and are fun to play)


Any though on how I can make this army more ''fluffy'' or better in game but keeping the same level of fluff?

Thank you!

how m,any points is this? 2000? cause you cant have 3 hqs in any less. semas very fluffy. dont really know where the captains going. same with chap.

I dont think the techmarine takes an hq choice.
Honestly i dont think your IH chapter tactics if being used to full affect here.
Add in more ironclads or razorbacks change the TH cannons to whirlwinds or other tanks.

If I played loyalists, I would run an IH chapter master on bike with the shield eternal, thunder hammer, and artificer armor. That guy sounds nasty...

First, the Techmarine doesn't take an HQ spot so my list is consider 2 HQ. Like I said in the first post, I'm not aiming at a particular army size.

Thank you Jpat for your answer. I am using half of the chapter tactics mainly (the 6+ feel no pain). I could indeed change the 2 TH cannons to other type of tank, and maybe put the 2 5man squad of Sternguard into Razorbacks and not pod. I just feel like Pod give more strategic possibility to my army.

Herpguy, I dont like Biker. I dont like any biker models and that's why I don't play a chapter like White Scar and go for a more mechanized infantry type of chapter, like Iron Hands.

I would consider CM on a bike he does sound fun but ive never tested him and still find myself in a list building stage.

Im thinking some type of high armor spam, the meta seems to be lots of str 6-7 shots and some str 8, most armies at least carry 1 thing able to pop high armor but with a focus fire you can target them and leave them stuck trying to get rear shots on your av 13 IWND armored killing machines.

Jpat1213 wrote:
I dont think the techmarine takes an hq choice.
Honestly i dont think your IH chapter tactics if being used to full affect here.
Add in more ironclads or razorbacks change the TH cannons to whirlwinds or other tanks.

ahhhh yes. used to old still

a CM on bike is amazing with IH, but if your hell bent on not having bikes, your good. TF cannons are really good, imo i think you dont need to rade em out for somwhting else, but more tanks is also good.