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Made in us
Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!




WA, USA

This is for an upcoming tournament. I could really use some feedback!


Primary Detachment - Space Wolves

HQ
Rune Priest 100
-Rune Axe, Jaws of the World Wolf, Living Lightning

Troops
5 Grey Hunters 155
-Meltagun, Razorback w/ Twin-Linked Assault Cannon

5 Grey Hunters 155
-Meltagun, Razorback w/ Twin-Linked Assault Cannon

Heavy Support
6 Long Fangs 170
-3 Missile Launchers, 2 Lascannons

6 Long Fangs 170
-3 Missile Launchers, 2 Lascannons

750

Allied Detachment - Imperial Guard

HQ
Company Command Squad 50 (Ride in a Vendetta)

Troops
Veteran Squad 100 (Ride in a Vendetta)
-3 Meltaguns, Shotguns

Fast Attack
2x Vendetta Gunship 260

Heavy Support
2x Leman Russ Battle Tank 340
-Heavy Bolter Sponsons

750

Roster Total: 1,500

The Rune Priest will either provide extra firepower for a Long Fang Squad or join a Grey Hunter squad in a Rhino to use his Rune Weapon and Jaws of the World Wolf. This depends on matchup.

The pair of Leman Russ tanks is my primary anti-infantry firepower, along with Frag Missiles and the Razorbacks. The Leman Russ tanks will normally be deployed in the center of my board edge, flanked by a Long Fang squad on either side (terrain depending). Good fire lanes are very important to an army like this.

I really wanted to find 30 points for an Astropath. Having my Vendettas enter on turn 2 is important, as they offer a huge amount of firepower. Suggestions as to what to drop?

"A wizard who reads a thousand books is powerful. A wizard who memorizes a thousand books is insane." 
   
Made in us
Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader




Pacific NW

First off, Rune Priests just have Runic Weapons, not Runic Axes. Because they can wound Daemons on a 2+ they count as Unusual Force Weapons and thus are ALWAYS the strength of the user and AP 3.

As for the list, I hate it.

You have 20 scoring models, and none of them are particularly durable. Your Veterans are mostly unsupported and with Melta weapons are going to be dumped point blank on the enemy. Even with Going To Ground and Orders they're going to get rocked easily. Any list with plenty of AP 5 (such as all those other SM armies) are going to burn 'em.

Your Grey Hunters have a similar problem. It doesn't take a lot of firepower to wipe out 5 Space Marine models. With how light on Troops you are a smart opponent just has to focus fire and suddenly all you can do is play for the draw.

Vendettas could use Heavy Bolter sponsons, especially since you are taking two.

Also your Warlord is a bit weak. A 2+ save will go a long way to keeping him alive. I wish we could get a Storm Shield on our Rune Priests like SM Librarians could, or just SOME kind of 4+ Invulnerable Save. But in close combat there are a lot of things that will tear him up, to say nothing of volume of fire.

I think part of the problem is how you are trying to bring ranged firepower. Taking two Long Fangs Packs AND two Leman Russ Battle Tanks at 1500 points is sucking out points for troops.

Honestly, I think you'd be better off dropping the LRBT and Veteran Squad and Razorbacks and doing something like this:
Spoiler:
RP w/ Runic Armor, Chooser of the Slain, JotWW, LL

GH w/ x9; x1 Meltagun; x1 Rhino
GH w/ x10; x2 Plasma Gun; x1 Rhino

LF w/ x6; x3 Missile Launchers; x2 Lascannon
LF w/ x6; x3 Missile Launchers; x2 Lascannons

Subtotal: 840

CCS w/ x4 Meltagun

IP
PCS w/ x4 Flamer
IS w/ x1 Flamer, x1 Autocannon, x1 Commissar
IS w/ x1 Flamer, x1 Autocannon
IS w/ x1 Flamer, x1 Autocannon

Vendetta x2 w/ Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Subtotal: 650 Points

Total Points: 1490
Your Rune Priest is a little more durable, more accurate and denies a large area to enemy Infiltrators. You'll want to stick him in a Rhino so he can shoot out of the top and be protected by more bodies. Also, since he's not sitting with your Long Fangs your opponent doesn't have such an easy choice at what to shoot. Before you were putting a Secondary Objective (Warlord) in with a support unit that is packed with firepower the enemy wants to take out anyways, and a small unit to boot. Now the enemy will have to pop a vehicle, deal with a good amount of other bodies, and get past his 2+ save to get a Victory Point.

Your scoring units are more durable and still mobile. We have a nice fat blob for our home objective. 31 Stubborn Guardsmen that can help with the fire support (note: you can save 30 points by dropping the Lascannons to Autocannons) and have 3 Flamers to Wall of Death anyone charging them. With your two Long Fang Packs you have a solid firing line to hold your home objective.

Your CCS and PCS ride in the Vendettas. 4 BS 4 Meltagun shots can pop open anything and the 4 Flamers (mitigating the BS 3) can lay on a lot more wounds than you might suspect on anything that was inside. And of course, the Vendettas themselves... That squadron is putting out 6 Twin-Linked Lascannons and 2 Heavy Bolters at BS 3, and another 2 Heavy Bolters at BS 1. You can threaten everything from infantry blobs to heavy armor.

And you still have 10 points left over for what ever. A Wolf Standard in one of the units (probably the 9 man) would be a good purchase.


Anyways, I'd really be worried only having the amount of scoring bodies that you do. I really suggest beefing them up a bit.

   
Made in us
Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!




WA, USA

Thanks for the suggestions! I really want to keep at least one Leman Russ around, but I definitely agree that I need more scoring models. I don't have the Heavy Bolters for the Vendettas (got them used), and unfortunately I don't have any more IG infantry painted... so I'm stuck with the Vets and the CCS (the tournament is tomorrow lol).

Primary Detachment - Space Wolves

HQ
Rune Priest 120
-Runic Armor, Jaws of the World Wolf, Living Lightning

Troops
5 Grey Hunters 115
-Meltagun, Rhino

10 Grey Hunters 195
-2 Plasmaguns, Rhino

Heavy Support
6 Long Fangs 170
-3 Missile Launchers, 2 Lascannons

6 Long Fangs 170
-3 Missile Launchers, 2 Lascannons

770

Allied Detachment - Imperial Guard

HQ
Company Command Squad 70
-4 Flamers

Troops
Veteran Squad 100
-3 Meltaguns, Shotguns

Fast Attack
2x Vendetta Gunship 260

Heavy Support
2x Leman Russ Battle Tank 300

730

Roster Total: 1,500

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/10/25 21:20:33


"A wizard who reads a thousand books is powerful. A wizard who memorizes a thousand books is insane." 
   
 
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