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Ok, I would like to maybe start a space marine army but dreadnaught based. I have 120points spare. How should I spend these? How are the load outs on my dreadnaughts?

I guess the plan is obvious, drop 3 dreadnaughts in first round via drop pods. One has a locator beacon so I can try and aim the next 3. I would also then have 2 of the ravenguard dreadnaughts in reserves and come on via outflank.

3 lots of marines to hold objectives and librarians to help with buffs.

PRIMARY DETACHMENT - IRON HANDS
HQ
Librarian

ELITES
Dreadnaught 1 - ( Drop Pod + Power Fist + Twin Linked Heavy Flamer)
Dreadnaught 2 - (Drop Pod + Twin Linked Autocannon+ Twin Linked Heavy Flamer)
Ironclad Dreadnaught 3 - (Drop Pod + Power Fist + Sesimic Hammer)

TROOPS
10x Tactical Squad
10x Tactical Squad

HEAVY SUPPORT
Dreadnaught 4 - (Drop Pod + Locator Beacon + Power Fist + Assault Cannon)
Dreadnaught 5 - (Drop Pod + Power Fist + Twin Linked Heavy Flamer)
Dreadnaught 6 - (Drop Pod + Power Fist + Multi Melta)

ALLIED DETACHMENT - RAVEN GUARD
HQ
Librarian

ELITES
Dreadnaught 7 - (Power Fist + Multi Melta)

TROOPS
10x Tactical Squad - (Plasma Cannon + Plasma Gun)

HEAVY SUPPORT
Ironclad Dreadnaught 8 - (Ironclad Assault Launchers + Hurricane Bolter + Chainfist)

I think this is a feast or famine list. If you happen to play an opponent with the tools to kill dreads quickly (MC heavy lists come to mind), you're going to get beat but quick. If you end up playing against someone unprepared for this much AV12 spam, then you'll kill them.

Hmm s would you consider this a spam/cheese list? I dont necessarily want to do that., I am just lookin gfor a low model count fun smash list

But yeah I suspect if I came up against grav guns I would not last too long

You can not have a dread in your allied detachment as heavy support, unless your allied HQ is a Master of the Forge

Give every tactical squad a pod. Even if you dont put them in them. Then you can bring 5 dreads down turn 1. If you take BA as allies you could get a further 3 dreads.

There is a way to fit in a killer dred who kicks ass......Bjorn from the wolves dex

How are you taking Dreads in either detatchment as Heavy Support choices without having two Masters of the Forge?

The idea of dread drop is good, although i wouldn't take any allies, take 6 (so all the elite and heavy supports) then just take ironclads. Use iron hand tactics and you will be laughing. Your list has no MotF so you can't take all those dreadnoughts. Your Raven guard detachment brings nothing to the table in my opinion, i would maximize the iron hands.

Hq
master of the forge - 90

Elites
Ironclad - 170
DP
Ironclad - 170
DP
Ironclad - 170
DP

Troops
Tactical Squad 1 - 195
5 extra marines
MG
Combi melta
DP
Tactical Squad 2 - 195
5 extra marines
MG
Combi melta
DP
Tactical Squad 3 - 181 (MotF in here)
4 extra marines
MG
Combi melta
DP


Heavy Support
Ironclad - 170
DP
Ironclad - 170
DP
Ironclad - 170
DP

points 1695

Bit of points to spend of other stuff