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The chances of anything coming from Mars was a million to one he said...
Here's a War of the Worlds list that features genuine Martians falling to the surface in big metal canisters, killing many things and terrorizing the countryside. This is a semi-competitive list for a tournament coming up.

- Flesh Tearers Strike Force -
HQ:
Librarian - ML2 (90pts)
Troops:
Scouts - Sniper Rifles, Camo Cloaks (70pts)
Fast Attack:
6 x Drop Pod - Storm Bolter (210pts)
Heavy Support:
Vindicator - Overcharged Engines (130pts)

- Skitarii Maniple -
Troops:
3 x Skitarii Vanguard - 2 Arc Rifles (390pts)
3 x Skitarii Vanguard - 2 Plasma Calivers (480pts)
Heavy Support:
Onager Dunecrawler - Icarus Array (125pts)

Arc Rifle Vanguard drop in near tanks and transports and Haywire them open.
Plasma Caliver Vanguard drop to plasma whatever needs to die (elites, MCs, light vehicles - plasma can handle many things).
Onager sits far away from danger and serves AA.
Scouts hold objectives in my deployment zone.
Librarian improvises (depends on game scenario).
Vindicator charges forward to drop templates and draw fire from Vanguards.

Thoughts, opinions and suggested improvements are always appreciated.

That's p mean. Could do an odd number 5 of drop pods, but I don't know what else you'd add to fill. Maybe a culexus?

Do the dunecrawler and vindicator usually do well? they just seem a little out of place as they'll be bearing the brunt of all enemy heavy weapons for a turn. Could consider some ironstrider cavaliers instead? They'd work well as harassment units and could start off the table so the enemy hasn't got anything to shoot turn 1? Big clanky walkers suits war of the worlds quite well too haha

Also, where does the librarian go? Aren't your pods all full?

I did a similar list to this at nova last year but I did a skyhammer annihilation force with only 3 skitarii vanguard squads, but I had nothing on the table turn one. It'll be a fun list but you'll have problems against thunderstars cuz they won't die, gladius because there's too much of them to kill them all, war convocation if they get first turn (2+ cover saves), and tau cuz they will kill you with interceptor.