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Hi all.

We have an upcoming Apocalypse event which includes a Zone Mortalis bunker board which will have an influence on the main battle.
The Zone Mortalis will be using Night Fighting and Enemy Unknown. One main objectives, a few side objectives which will improve the main objective, but will be probably useless without the main objective.
The armies are to be organized in a single Combatant FOC, an allied FOC is allowed, but max 1 ally and not more than 25% of the total points.
The armies are to be divided into 3 500pts waves and will likely not be active at the same time.
My enemy will be Dark Eldar, ally unknown.


I tried to keep my waves versatile and balanced while packing enough punch in each wave to deal with lots of models, but also with the likely 1 or 2 Talos/Cronos. Iron Hands Chapter tactics.
So here are my 3 waves, CC welcome.


Striketeam Alpha - 500pts
One nasty unit with the CM tanking wounds and the Inquisitor buffing/debuffing. Once I'm in melee, my single unit can't be shot at.

Space Marines
*************** 1 HQ ***************
Captain, Chapter Master, Art. Armour
+ 1 x Thunderhammer, Shield Eternal -> 80 Pkt.
- - - > 230 points

*************** 1 Elite ***************
Honour Guard
6 Honour Guards, Chapter Banner
+ Chapter Champion, Power Weapon, Bolter -> 10 Pkt.
- - - > 185 points

Inquisition
*************** 1 HQ ***************
Ordo Xenos Inquisitor, Bolt Pistol, 1 x Force Sword, Rad Grenades, Psychotroke Grenades, Psyker Level 1
- - - > 85 points



Striketeam Beta - 499pts
Command Squad with SS providing cover saves for the other squads and clearing corridors with 4 flamers. Good Overwatch capacities.
Tac Squad and Assault Squad will be used to tackle threats in side corridors which the Command Squad can't block. Will be probably my first wave, depending on the final board setup.

*************** 1 HQ ***************
Librarian, Terminator Armour
+ 1 x Storm Shield, 1 x Force Axe -> 10 Pkt.
- - - > 100 points

*************** 1 Elite ***************
Command Squad, Apothecarii
+ Veteran
Bolt Pistol, Flamer, Melta Bombs, Storm Shield-> 20 Pkt.
+ Veteran
Bolt Pistol, Flamer, Melta Bombs, Storm Shield -> 20 Pkt.
+ Veteran
Bolt Pistol, Flamer, Storm Shield -> 15 Pkt.
+ Veteran
Bolt Pistol, Flamer, Storm Shield -> 15 Pkt.
- - - > 175 points

*************** 1 Troops ***************
Tactical Squad
6 Space Marines, Meltagun
+ Sergeant, Bolt Pistol, 1 x Combi-Melta, Melta Bombs-> 15 Pkt.
- - - > 109 points

*************** 1 Fast Attack ***************
Assault Squad
5 Space Marines, 1 x Eviscerator
+ Sergeant, Bolt Pistol, 1 x Power Sword, Melta Bombs -> 20 Pkt.
- - - > 115 points


Striketeam Gamma - 497pts
Will use this striketeam to hold the objectives. Devastators will sit on the main objective, Assault Squad will be counter-attacking units that get to close to the Devs. Scouts will be combat squaded and try to take/hold side objectives.

*************** 1 Troops ***************
Scout Squad (will be combat squaded)
10 Scouts, 5 x Shotguns, 4 x CCW
+ Sergeant, Bolt Pistol, 1 x Plasma Pistol, Melta Bombs -> 20 Pkt.
- - - > 130 points

*************** 1 Fast Attack ***************
Assault Squad
5 Space Marines, 2 x Flamer
+ Sergeant, Bolt Pistol, CCW, Melta Bombs -> 5 Pkt.
- - - > 85 points

*************** 1 Heavy Support ***************
Devastator Squad
8 Space Marines, 4 x Grav Cannons
+ Sergeant, Bolt Pistol, 1 x Power Fist, Melta Bombs -> 30 Pkt.
- - - > 282 points

No one has any suggestions or critisicm?

This is my sort of list! Very similar to my own Iron Hands boarding / siege Breaker force.

The Honour guard and chapter master are a unit I always take. Personally I use the Gorgon's Chain instead of the shield, but the effect is the same.

Most of the rest looks sounds to me. I prefer shooty units to assault Marines, but it seems like they would work fine in ZM.

Ive never found all-SS command squads that cost effective, but flamers are cheap so it could work in this context. I'd be interested to know how they work out for you.

I wanted shields in my list too, so I converted some with FW boarding shields to serve as Legion of the Damned. The shields represent their stock 3++ save, and their deep strike reroll means they're one of the few units that can deep strike in ZM without too much risk.

Let us know how you get on!

Greycoat wrote:
I wanted shields in my list too, so I converted some with FW boarding shields to serve as Legion of the Damned. The shields represent their stock 3++ save, and their deep strike reroll means they're one of the few units that can deep strike in ZM without too much risk.

This from a fluff perspective makes all the sense in the world

Thanks for the replies!

I always include my CS with shields (I also use the FW Boarding Shields) and special weapons, they just feel like a really mean Veteran Boarding Squad. And they are a pain to take down with 3+/3++/4+++. Even more when a character is tanking a few wounds for them. They have their price tag, though

Cool idead to model LotD as Marines with shields, never thought of that! I might steal that idea.


Game is next week, I'll let you know how it worked out.

So if anyone is interested in how it turned out:
We were not 2, but 4 players on the Zone Mortalis board.
Space Marines, Dark Eldar, Eldar/Harlequin, Tau

I used Striketeam Beta in the first game. Got to the main objective with the CS very early and made a ton of points for the Apo team on the surface.
My opponent played Harlequins, Solitaire tried to take the main objective, but failed against 3+/3++/4+++ Marines Never lost the objective for the rest of the game.
His Harlequin unit with Death Joker and another character wiped out my Assault Squad with an Overwatch, and nearly beat my Tac Squad to death in melee, only one Marine survived.

Second game was Striketeam Gamma versus same opponent, he had one unit of these Titan Killer Flamer Droids.
I grabbed the main objective again very early, but had no secondary objectives activated, so not much points for the surface.
My Grav Devs killed a lot of the droids, but got obliterated completely in return.
Assault Squad tried to attack them, but didn't made it trough overwatch.
The droids went for the main objective, my shotgun Scouts put them off for two round with sealing the blast doors to the main objective room.
They got killed afterwards, but that got me long enough the game to end without him activating the objective.

Third game was Striketeam Alpha versus Tau. The new Breachers were really made for Zone Mortalis. All my Marines had 2+ armour, so that saved a lot.
Every time I got into combat, I wiped out a unit and opened myself up for another round of shooting. A suit team with dual flamers hurt me a lot.
No one activated the main objective for the whole game, so I got at least that, when I was finally wiped out.

Nice to know someone else likes boarding squads as much as I do. I may test some flamer and shield command squads myself...

Sounds like you had some fun games too!