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Playing against Tau tomorrow, straight up Purge the Alien.

My opponent runs -

Fireblade with shield drone

24 fire warriors (he normally splits into 12, 6 and 6)
12 pathfinders with recon drone and a pulse accel
4 gun drone squadron

I intend to run -

Captain with grav pistol and Chainsword (my cheapest HQ option atm)
10 Marine Tactical with Flamer and Heavy Bolter (or missile launcher)
5 man scout squad, shotguns and combi melta in a LS Storm with heavy flamer
5 man scout squad, bolter, heavy bolter, combi flamer
5 man Terminator squad, assault cannon.

Hoping my Terminators will make a nice fire magnet for his Firewarriors while my scouts get in close and wipe out the pathfinders, then it is just a case of mopping up with the Tacticals.

We are testing out all my new buildings and city terrain so it should be a decent fight.

Just wondering if I am running too few regular marines, I could drop my terminators and pick up more Tacticals but then I am sure with the Terminators he will spend at least one turn concentrating on getting them off the table. Also I am not sure what Heavy Weapon to take on the Tacticals, I have a ML, PC, MM and LC all available, leaning towards a HB as I have no armour to worry about.

I think its good, theres not too much I could recommend.

Tables set, photos being taken. My first BR to come!

I am putting a heck of a lot of points into a unit that exists to absorb rounds, saying that this player normally suffers from my LS Storm and scouts so it will be nice to not have 24 pulse shots wreck it on turn one!


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Well it was a loss. Close in the end although really I think if we had played one more turn I was totally screwed!

Batrep coming later tonight!

Spoiler!

Whoops!

Playing again next Sunday, I have gone for quite an overhaul in terms of what I am taking.

Same terrain etc but this time I am going for weight of numbers!

Will be this I think -

Captain, Powerfist, Storm Bolter, Artificier armour

Tactical squad with 4 Marine squad with a Sgt with a combi plasma and chainsword and a flamer in the squad all loaded into a Rhino, this is a suicide unit, I want to get the flamer in and used.

Tactical squad with 9 Marine, sgt with bolter, missile launcher (holding squad)

Tactical squad with 4 marines, sgt with combi melta and heavy bolter (second holding squad)

5 man Scout squad, shotguns, combi flamer sgt, Landspeeder Storm

5 man Scout squad, bolters, combi melta sgt

Looking for the report. I would suggest snipers for that second scout squad. Good range and can wound everything with wounds.