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Imperial Fists Chapter Tactics
Gladius Strike Force: Codex Antares, Company Support

Battle Demi-Company: Tactical Flexibility, Objective Secured

185 Cataphractii Terminator Captain, Shield Eternal and Thunder Hammer

90 5 man tac with Melta Gun Drop Pod with Locator Beacon
80 5 man tac with Melta Gun Drop Pod
80 5 man tac with Melta Gun Drop Pod

105 5x Assault Squad: Veteran Sargent with Power Maul, Dual Flamers Drop Pod

150 Devestators 4x Ml Razorback with Twin Linked Las

Battle Demi-Company: Tactical Flexibility, Objective Secured

120 Chaplain with Terminator

80 5 man tac with HB Razorback with Heavy Bolter
80 5 man tac with HB Razorback with Heavy Bolter
80 5 man tac with HB Razorback with Heavy Bolter


105 5x Assault Squad: Veteran Sargent with Power Maul, Dual Flamers Drop Pod


150 Devestators 4x Ml Razorback with Twin Linked Las


First Company Task Force: Fear, Fearless, Extremis Level Threat, Terrifying Proficiency

185 5x Cataphracti Terminators 1x Heavy Flamer and powerfist
220 10x Sternguard Drop Pod
35
220 10x Sternguard Drop Pod
35

The idea is pretty simple use the Devestators and Tac Marines in Razorback as fire support and Objective Campers. Melta Tacs and Assault Squads drop turn 1 to hit mech and units in cover. The Captain and Chaplain join the terminator squad and will deep strike, while the Sternguard will Pod in to start killing stuff after transports have been cracked. I am taking Imperial fists chapter tactics

Overall I think it works well. It is a bit light on things to threaten air and heavy armor, however with Tank Hunters on the Devestators and a couple of twin linked Lascannons to back up the first strike Meltas it should be able to do OK.

I have debated about dropping the Terminators and changing the Captain and Chaplain Loadouts and using those points for additional Sternguard and other upgrades. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

First, Welcome to Dakka.

I think your tacs could use a little more support. I know it’s a full company list, and points are tight, but a single meltagun is never going to do anything reliably. Combis on the sarges would be nice. Or just take all those points from the tacs and give your sternguard some combis. They at least will get the fire density to get the job done.

You have devs, you have pods, you have a CTDA captain; might as well roll with the shenanigans. He’s S&P, which confers to the unit. So put the devs in a pods and give them grav cannons if you have points, MMs if you don’t. Land and vaporize something.

I might just run the chaplain naked in an assault squad. But with the terminators isn’t a horrible choice.

While I do like the assaults kitted out like that, you might need more points sunk into AV fire in this list. I might scrap the sarg’s upgrades and just run them like a 2xflamer tac squad. Don’t try to assault anything, just burn.

Any points you can scavenge can be used to bump up razors to real guns. While I’m a fan of the HB, you need more serious dakka in this list, especially at 2k points.

Thanks alot for the welcome and the advice. I didn't know about the S&P rule conferring to the squad. Here the updated list.

Imperial Fists Chapter Tactics
Gladius Strike Force: Codex Antares, Company Support

Battle Demi-Company: Tactical Flexibility, Objective Secured

180 Cataphractii Captain, Shield Eternal, Relic Blade

100 5 man tac with Missile Launcher Razorback with Lascannon and Plasma
100 5 man tac with Missile Launcher Razorback with Lascannon and Plasma
100 5 man tac with Missile Launcher Razorback with Lascannon and Plasma

80 5x Assault w/ dual flamers Razorback with Heavy Flamer

210 5x Devestators 4x Grav Cannon Drop Pod


90 Chaplin

95 5 man tac with Flamer Razorback with Twin Linked Lascannon
95 5 man tac with Flamer Razorback with Twin Linked Lascannon
95 5 man tac with Flamer Razorback with Twin Linked Lascannon

80 5x Assault w/ dual flamers Razorback with Heavy Flamer

110 5x Devestators 4x Multi Melta Drop Pod

First Company Strike Force Fear & Fearless
Extremis Level Threat: Choose Preferred Enemy
Terrifying Proficiency: LD Checks at -2

220 10x Sternguard
35 Drop Pod
198 9x Sternguard
35 Drop Pod
175 5x Cataphracti Terminators



1998

Captain goes with the Grav Devs, Chaplain with the 9x Sternguard squad to soak wounds and provide a bit of melee in case they need it. A lot of Lascannons and and Plasma from the Razorbacks. Overall I think it works a lot better against armor and MC, while retaining its ability to deal with larger numbers of models. My biggest concern are armies like eldar and tau that can either straight up out shoot me, or that have sustained mobility. I could still drop the terminators for another squad of Sternguard or even some Vanguard Vets to help with that?