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Hi.

My 40k club has an upcoming campaign with army points increasing over time. Starting points are 750.
FOC: 1 HQ, 1-4 Troops, 0-1 Elites, 0-1 Heavy Support, 0-1 Fast Attack
No fliers, max 1 MC, max 1 vehicle (excluding dedicated transport) with max 36 armour, no 2+ saves (excluding cover), no more than 2 of the same unit (including dedicated transports)
My opponents could be: Tau, Necrons, SoB, Eldar, Daemons

I build the following list, what do you think?


Space Marines - Iron Hands Chapter tactics
*************** 1 HQ ***************
Captain
Storm Shield, Teeth of Terra, Melta Bombs, Jump Pack
- - - > 160 points

Command Squad
Apothecarius
4x Veterans with Plasma Gun, Storm Shield
Drop Pod
- - - > 250 points

*************** 1 Elites ***************
Sternguard
5 Veterans, 2 x Combi-Melta
Razorback, Synch. Assault Cannon
- - - > 215 points

*************** 1 Troops ***************
Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines, Melter, Combi-Melta
Rhino
- - - > 125 points


Total: 750

I recommend either bringing more pods instead of rhinos/razors, or sticking the command on bikes.

You might find that drop pod will be rather cut off and killed piecemeal before the cavalry arrives.

Bikes are not an option for me, I hate the look of them.

My plan was to stick the captain with the CS, I think they would survive pretty good with the Storm Shields and FNP 5+.
I forgot another restriction, triple units are not allowed, so it would be max. 2 drop pods.
Should I put the CS in a Rhino then?

Another Rhino would be a good option. Everything should be in shooting range roughly the same time.

Thanks. I will change the drop pod to a Rhino then, and keep the list otherwise unchanged.