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I've got the following in my list and I was wondering what you guys would rate it as

Captain w/ bike lightning claw and The Shield Eternal 175

Dreadnought w/ Plasma Cannon 110

Bike Squad (troops) 4 bikers w/ 1 grav gun and Sgt w/ nothing 120

Tac Squad 5 man w/ missle launcher Sgt has chainsword and Combi weapon 95

Comes to 500 on the dot

I like the captain on the bike but he should have artificer armor. Also, with the shield eternal he will survive to strike last so give him a power fist to hit at S8.

The bike squad isn't committed to either being dirt cheap bare min or full grav. If they are there to be wound absorption for the Captain, keep them cheap (to then break off and score) otherwise a 150 pt squad of 5 with grav x2, combi grav and melta bombs is optimal.

I don't think the dread is effective like that so I'd drop it for a TFC and save 10 points. If you're playing Iron Hands, a venerable dread is alright if you can keep it in cover with long range weapons (lascannon and missiles or dual auto cannons).

As for troops, 100 points for scouts in a speeder is great but regular dug-in Tacticals may work too. I'd keep them cheap though unless you have a delivery method to keep them safe while they get in closer.