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Hi all,
I'm going to trial my new space marines on the weekend (against nids w/ zoanthropes, heaps of gaunts/stealers/gargolyes etc) and I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions:

1500 points (not sure of the chapter yet, maybe iron hands or salamanders)

Chapter master w/ thunderhammer. the shield eternal, artificer armour 230

Tac squad w/ flamer- 145
Rhino- 35
Tac squad w/ flamer- 145
Droppod- 35
Scout squad w/ sniper rifles 60

Sternguard x5 w/ 2 heavy flamers 140
Assault termies w/TH and SS 225

Land speeder w/ 2 heavy flamers 60
Land speeder w/ heavy flamer 50
Bikers x5 w/ 2 plasma guns 135

Devastators x5 w/3 missle launchers 115
Vindicator 125

Any tips?

I would say to swap the vindicator out for a whirlwind and maybe think about the shield eternal... There's not much strength 10 out there in nidzilla and oly a few things with instant death.

I Like the amount of Flamers, I feel bad for all the gants!

Go for salamanders chapter tactics, damage output will be a lot higher with all the Flamers and more beneficial to your game.

Good luck dude, hope you both have a wicked game!

That's what I was leaning towards. I really would like to take a whirlwind or a thunderfire cannon in this situation, but unfortunately I don't have one yet. Would it be worthwhile taking more sternguard for all that 2+ poison?

The Swadders wrote:
Hi all,
I'm going to trial my new space marines on the weekend (against nids w/ zoanthropes, heaps of gaunts/stealers/gargolyes etc) and I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions:

1500 points (not sure of the chapter yet, maybe iron hands or salamanders)

Chapter master w/ thunderhammer. the shield eternal, artificer armour 230

Tac squad w/ flamer- 145
Rhino- 35
Tac squad w/ flamer- 145
Droppod- 35
Scout squad w/ sniper rifles 60

Sternguard x5 w/ 2 heavy flamers 140
Assault termies w/TH and SS 225

Land speeder w/ 2 heavy flamers 60
Land speeder w/ heavy flamer 50
Bikers x5 w/ 2 plasma guns 135

Devastators x5 w/3 missle launchers 115
Vindicator 125

Any tips?

Well...talking out of school, but Tac Sqds with a Flamer, and a Heavy Bolter do very good work vs Nids, and Melta strike sqds (like say Strenguard) make for very good monster hunters. If you could fit in some Artillery you'd be a terror to face. 3 missile launchers is an "OK" solution I suppose just upgrade so you can engage FMC's.

I would forgo the Termies, for more Tacs, or another Melta team...but you gotta go with the figures you have.

So maybe swap out the flamer sterguard and vindicator for two squads of melta sternguard?



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And I put in the shield eternal to make sure my hq doesn't get ID by MC smash attacks (we are playing 6th ed)

The Swadders wrote:
So maybe swap out the flamer sterguard and vindicator for two squads of melta sternguard?



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And I put in the shield eternal to make sure my hq doesn't get ID by MC smash attacks (we are playing 6th ed)

I think you'll be happier with that build.