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Combined Arms Detachment: Space Marines (Primary Detachment)
Chapter Tactics: Iron Hands

*************** 1 HQ ***************

Librarian
- Mastery Level 2
+ - Boltpistol
- Force Axe
- - - > 90 points


*************** 6 Troops ***************

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points

Tactical Squad
5 Space Marines
- Lascannon
+ Sergeant
- Boltpistol
- Boltgun
+ - Razorback dedicated transport
- twin-linked Assault Cannon
- - - > 165 points


*************** 3 Heavy Support ***************

Predator Annihilator
- twin-linked Lascannon
- 2 Lascannons
- - - > 140 points

Predator Annihilator
- twin-linked Lascannon
- 2 Lascannons
- - - > 140 points

Predator Annihilator
- twin-linked Lascannon
- 2 Lascannons
- - - > 140 points


Thoughts? Only weakness of this list is its lack of anti-flyer, but I think the volume of twin-linked rending Razorback Assault Cannon shots makes up for it.

All the vehicles have IWND; all the Space Marines have 6+ FNP, the list is highly mobile and has plenty of anti-infantry and anti-tank, so I think this list should be able to do well.

I like the list, the only things i would change is dropping a pred for a thunderfire cannon, and maybe taking a storm talon or 2 or even a storm raven.

What about some ironclads with DP?

I like the idea about the Stormtalons, since it would give me anti-flyer while still keeping anti-infantry capability that the Razorbacks offered. I think it's best to swap one or two of the tac squad + Razors out for a Talon or two, but each time I would be left with 40 points - should I invest these in plasmaguns for the remaining 4-5 tac squads?

 mathaius90 wrote:
What about some ironclads with DP?

why? what do they offer that my list lacks?

They provide something tough, that could resist getting pushed off of any objective.

5 man Marine squads are pretty squishy... Razorbacks are pretty squishy... Talons are Squishy... Ironclads could clear an objective and then keep it, possibly. Better than what you have now, anyhow. I'd sub out at least one Predator for a Vindicator, preferably 2. Twindicators are pretty mean.

Depends on what you want to gear out the talons, if you want to make them more troop killers and still keep some AA give them Typhoon Missile Launchers: for the aoe or like i said take on of the predator out for a thunderfire cannon for troops.

I would try 3 vindicators to move up with the Razorbacks. 3 demolisher cannons, 6 twin linked assault cannons and 6 lascannons would be devastating