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Mechanized, iron discipline, close order drill, and two others that dont really matter but could be changed for something useful.

 

Hq

   Command platoon-Junior officer, honorifica, iron discipline, Lascannon

Chimera-multi laser, heavy bolter, heavy stubber, extra armor

Troops

Infantry platoon

command-junior, iron discipline, lascannon

Chimera-same as above

Squad 1-lascannon,plasma gun

Chimera-same as above

Squad 2- lascannon, plasma gun

Chimera-same as above

Armored Fist squad-plasma gun, lascannon

Chimera-same as above

Fast Attack

Hellhound-extra armor, smoke

Hellhound-extra armor, smoke

Hellhound-extra armor, smoke

Heavy support

Leman russ-lascannon, heavy bolters, extra armor, smoke

Leman russ-same

Leman russ-same

Main problem I see is (this is a big problem, I think)- only 40 bodies

8 lascannons, 3 plasma guns, 3 battle cannons, 14 heavy bolters, 5 multi lasers, 3 inferno cannons, 5 heavy stubbers

Not enough troopers and 3 of those lascanons on LR tanks don't really count if the battle cannon is firing. See here for recent Mech IG discussions:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/Default.aspx?tabid=93&forumid=14&postid=54351&view=topic

http://www.dakkadakka.com/Default.aspx?tabid=93&forumid=14&postid=48410&view=topic

http://www.dakkadakka.com/Default.aspx?tabid=93&forumid=14&postid=44567&view=topic

http://www.dakkadakka.com/Default.aspx?tabid=93&forumid=14&postid=41765&view=topic

No IG expert here, but based on what I've learnt, and what others have said on these boards...

Drop lascannons from command squads. Their role is to hide behind cover and provide Ld, not shooting at enemy and being shot back.

Drop all the extra armor and pintle stubber. That will free you quite a lot of points. I find that in mech IG, you are already spending so much on chimeras instead of warm bodies. It'll be better to make the chimeras cheaper rather than more efficient, you really need those points for more men.

You already have quite a fair bit of anti-infantry power with all those chimeras and russes, do you really need 3 hellhounds? I'm thinking it's slightly over-kill. Maybe use 2 instead, and use the points saved (plus those saved from above) to bring in another las/plas/chimera squad.

Drop lascannons from the russes. You don't fire them with the BC, and the russ is so much better to take out infantry than tanks. Take hull HB instead.

I think you really lack numbers. I had as many men in 1.5k, and yet it still wasn't enough.

Hope I helped!

Ditch the Lascannons in the Command Units. They're supposed to be hiding, not dying. 50 points saved.

Ditch the Lascannons on the Russes. Despite what you may think they do not make the tank more 'flexible'. All they do is make the tank confused. Also ditch the Smoke. You don't need it. 39 points saved.

Ditch the Heavy Stubbers and Extra Armour on the Chimeras for the momemt. They're things you add after the list is 'done', ie. when you've got everything you need and begin to add the extra bits and pieces. 85 points saved.

Trimming the fat from the list gains you 174 points. Another Las/Plas squad will cost you 180. You also need a Standard Bearer, which is 11. So you need 191 points. Dump the Russ sponsons nets you 30. 204 - 191 = 13 points left over, enough for extra armour on both Command Chimeras and 3 Searchlights on the Russes.

It'll look like this:

CHQ = 171 Points
JO w/Honorifica + ID + Standard Bearer
Chimera w/M-L, HB & EA

Command Section = 135 Points
JO w/ID
Chimera w/M-L, HB & EA

Infantry Squad #1 = 180 Points
Squad w/Lascannon + Plasma Gun
Chimera w/M-L & HB

Infantry Squad #2 = 180 Points
Squad w/Lascannon + Plasma Gun
Chimera w/M-L & HB

Infantry Squad #3 = 180 Points
Squad w/Lascannon + Plasma Gun
Chimera w/M-L & HB

Armoured Fist = 180 Points
Squad w/Lascannon + Plasma Gun
Chimera w/M-L & HB

Hellhound w/EA + Smoke = 123 Points
Hellhound w/EA + Smoke = 123 Points
Hellhound w/EA + Smoke = 123 Points

Russ w/HB + EA + Light = 151 Points
Russ w/HB + EA + Light = 151 Points
Russ w/HB + EA + Light = 151 Points

Total = 1848 Points

BYE