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If you are just in it for the cannons, and don't care much for loyalists, the varks renegades do artillery spam better with purge detachment nurgle artillery tyrant.
Tons of cannons for firepower, tons of zombies for bubble wrap no drop zone. (seriously, just made a mock list, can fit 12 artillery carriages and 80 zombies and 80 zombies in 1000 points)

I'd guess it's possible, most renegades started as loyalists...
More of a local thing on how they regard conversion/countas armies.

There are two renegade army lists, each with it's own upsides and downsides.

IA13 has the "generic renegades", and the Siege of Varks has the other one.
Pick the varks one, its better for the style you are after
Only varks has the ordenace tyrant, who is the artillery expert-very krieg. its even more mind boggling with the "Purge" FoC from varks, where your entire army can be nothing but the command squad, and from there on spam nothing but artillery, not even troops, just cannons. (who will also cause difficult terrain to be left in the wake-for lolz)

They also have the "Unending Host" FoC in varks, also very krieg. (and while not very tested, its possibly OP as feth in levels that make gladius and daemon summoning drool in envy of how much free stuff you get.)


You can read here to have a general idea of what you have to look for:
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Renegades_and_Heretics%287E%29#Vraks_Renegade_Unending_Host


Renegades in general is a very brutal army. you'll need tons of models, as part of the concept is that everything is so godamn cheap its criminal. (for example-sentinels may not be much-but heavy flamer sentinels at 20 points!?)


Purge artillery spam versus Unending Host will quite possibly be the most absurd matchup possible in the game. "Carpet bomb ALL the things!", "Replace ALL the minions!"

Well, if you are not in a Purge detachment, you should also look to sentinels in the fast attack slot (as purge has no fast attack)

Yes, I'm serious, sentinels.

They may be reduced to BS2, they are as flimsy as ever-but load them up with a heavy flamer and they clock at mere 20 points per walker. once again-what won't be solved by quality, will be solved by quantity. fielding an obscene amount of 15 of them will clock at just 300 points.



You won't find IA books in Ebay often though, especially not ones as new as the new varks. they are what you'll call "specialty product", the people who buy them have zero intention to sell.