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hello everyone, i just played a 2000 point army with my friend who plays orks, i myself used 1600pt space marine and 400 point imperial guard. it worked quite well and i totally obliterated his army in turn 4javascript:emoticon('');. this is what i used;

hq:
chapter master (not marneus calgar)

cadian command squad (melta, master of ordnance)

troop:
3x tactical squad (missile launcher, heavy bolter, plasma cannon, flamer, grav gun, melta gun)

2x cadian squads (10 man each, 2x flamers, 1 chimera with multi laser, heavy bolter, hunter killer missile)

elite:
dreadnought (assault cannon)

fast attack:
assault squad(10 man, flamer plasma pistol, power sword)

armoured sentinel (auto cannon, hunter killer missile)

heavy support:
vindicator (hunter killer missile)
stormraven (twin linked lascannon, heavy bolters hurricane bolter)
thunderfire cannon

What i did is i used the two orbital strikes from my master of ordnance and chapter master) and all my hunter killer missiles in the first go and managed to immobilise his battle waggon and take out about 30 boys. i then unleashed all my heavy weapons as i didn't actually move anything in the entire game, the vindicator was really useful here. in the end he was only left with an immobilized battle wagon, a zapp gun and an immobilised looted tank with no weapons left.
the problem is that my assault squad ended up being cannon fodder and he killed all my cadian squads except the command squad, any suggestions on what i should replace the assault squad with.
(any other comments welcome)

I forgot to mention that he used about 100 boys, a couple of burners and the previosly mentioned tanks with a few deffkoptas, walkers and motor bike thrown in

none going to post?

What was the mission? If you didn't play objectives then how do you think you would of done? I would say the cadian squads did exactly what they suppose to and died for the better troops.

It was to seize ground (as many quarters as possible)

i was just wondering if you had suggestions for what i should replace my assault squad with as they where just cannon fodder like the cadians (i don't mind the cadians dying ) because they cost 200 points and i could of had a land raider almost and for that. any suggestions?

Would you consider take a Manticore if you like large bast barrage? That is large blast S9 barrage d3 every shot. And you can shot it for 3 turns instead of just 1orbital bomardment from CM.

good idea, i might go and buy a manticore when i am next out.
i also have a plan to get a squad of basilisk (3) and equip them all with hunter killers so in the first two goes i could use 4 large blast markers (turn 1; three basilisks and i hunter killer turn2; three basilisk and 1 hunter killers) with one hunter killer left over

How did you get the assault there. Also don't forget those basilisks have a minimum range they must shoot so they are tricky. I would rather see you get wyverns honestly as they kick butt. Your assault marines need transport? And I would drop plasma and pick up another flamer. Make them go after squishy units or in cover

i see what you mean, the only problem with wyverns i found is that they are good at taking out light armour like the transports but he only had one of them and against masses of infantry although in hind sight i probably should of replaced chimera with either another actual tank as i didn't use it to move anything or another heavy weapons team as i had one with 2 heavy bolters and a mortar which managed to take out 24 ork boyz and half a burna boy squad. what i usually do is have 3 tactical squads and use 1 as a reserve because generally by the time he gets near my heavy weapons destroy the entire squad and when they get within 12" my bolters all rapid fore and he has no save so there is generally ne chance of close combat. one thing i do find really annoying is his biker squad which always gets near and uses there big shootas which altogether is 9 shots with re-roll and thats what did the most harm to my assault squad. my thunder fire managed ton take out quite a few boyz as well as a killa kan (btw i am not sure but can you have a single killa kan or are they in squads of three?)i used to drop pod him and equip my tactical squad with bolters, a grav gun, a melta gun and a multi melta to take out his planes and/or any heavy tanks as he always keeps them at the back but this time i focused on remaining stationary and letting my heavy weapons do the talking