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Currently working on a Salamanders space marine list.

I want to keep the list reasonably fluffy (no salamander bikes/ speeders, Stormtalons should be okay)

List 1:

Vulcan 190pts

Assault Terminators 465pts
-3 x Th/SS
-Land Raider Redeemer - Multi-Melta

3 x Tactical Squad 645pts
-Multi-Melta, Flamer, Combi-Flamer
-Rhino

2 x Stormtalon 250pts
-Skyhammer Missiles

2 x Thunderfire Cannon 200pts

Vulcan will go with the Assault Terminators

List 2:

Primary Salamanders

Vulcan 190pts

Sternguard Vetarans 230pts
-PowerFist, MeltaBombs
-4 x Combi-Weapons(2x Melta, 2x Plasma)
-Rhino

2 x Tactical Squad 430pts
-Multi-Melta, Flamer, Combi-Flamer
-Rhino

2 x Stormtalon 250pts
-Skyhammer Missiles

2 x Thunderfire Cannon 200pts

Allies White Scars

Khan 150pts
-Moondraken

2 x Bike Squad 300pts
-+ 2 Bikes
-2 x GravGun
-Combi-Grav, Melta Bombs

1750pts

Vulcan with the Sternguard
Khan joined to one of the bike squads

Obviously the second list is stronger.

Few tweaks.

The only combi-weapons that belong on SG are melta.

The powerfist is a waste of points. You can use krak grenades against MCs. In a challenge, against anything worth it's salt in combat you'll be dead before you get to strike.

Drop pods > Rhinos. Unless your White Scars were primary.

I'll defiantly have to find some other upgrade instead of the powerfist also i would rather keep the rhinos, but that is just personal preference.

Im not sure on the meltabomb upgrade for sternguard or bike squads.

Im not sure on command squads and how effective they can be but one possibility is:
-sternguard 230pts

+ Command Squad 230 pts
Apothecary upgrade
4 x combi meltagun
razorback - Assault Cannon

benefits would be survivablity but at the loss of special ammo

Alternatively:
-meltabombs
-powerfist

+ combi-melta
+ 1 more sternguard?