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Hey all,

New to the forum. Haven't played 40k since 4th ed! Trying to make an 8th ed. list to get back into it. I've always played IG; Tanks + Troops gun-line has always been my go-to. I have always like Space Marines though. I'm still not exactly clear on the rules for 'allied detachments'. I got excited when i realized 'everything' has the Imperium keyword, but I saw an FAQ saying that you have to be more specific in tourneys now. It did say that you can take multiple detachments, and that each detachment can be different, so I hope this is 'legal', please tell me if it's not. I just love the idea of matching the strengths of IG and SM.

[Battalion Detachment] Adeptus Astartes
=HQ=
-Techmarine w/ Camo Cloak
-Techmarine

=ELITES=
-Terminator Squad: 5 Terminators
-Terminator Squad: 5 Terminators
-Dreadnought

=TROOPS=
-Space Marine Tactical Squad - 10 Marines w/ Meltagun
-Space Marine Tactical Squad - 10 Marines w/ Meltagun
-Space Marine Tactical Squad - 10 Marines w/ Meltagun
-Space Marine Tactical Squad - 10 Marines w/ Meltagun

=FAST ATTACK=
-Landspeeder
-Landspeeder
-Landspeeder

[Spearhead Detachment] Astra Militarum
=HQ=
Tank Commander

=HEAVY SUPPORT=
-Leman Russ Battle Tank
-Leman Russ Battle Tank
-Leman Russ Battle Tank
-Leman Russ Conquerer

The basic idea is to advance to center(give or take) and hold. There is a base-of-fire made up of 5 Leman Russ tanks, with fire support help from the 3 Landspeeders. The Techmarines are there to extend the life of the tanks to keep the big guns pounding away (and to fill HQ slots). The rest of the force moves out, adjusting their advance lanes according to available cover, and objective placement. The Marines grab objectives, the Terminators cover them by attracting fire, and dealing with enemy melee units, as does the Dreadnought. The Tac squads all have a Metla, the idea being they will have advanced to about the middle of the board, so they can punish big/heavy things that are hanging back, and/or camping objectives.


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Here's a pic of the standard formation:

Welcome to Dakka!

Well, its an interesing list. The edition favors shooting over cc. At least you have a battle plan.
How about giving each Marine unit a heavy weapon like a heavy bolter?

Thanks wuestenfux!

I am so used to the old heavy weapon rules, I just completely ruled it out, since they'll be on the move. I forgot they can still use Heavy Bolters on the move now, that's brilliant! If I switch the Metlas to HBs, I'll have 12 Heavy Bolters (5 on tanks, 3 on landspeeders, and 4 in squads). And since HBs are cheaper than Meltas, I'll have a few more points to throw around, as well!

But where to spend those points? Time to go shopping! hehehe ...Man, i missed 40k, list building is so much fun!

Peter, I'd consider Battlescribe for list building. It can be used on handy, tablet or pc.
It keeps also track of the validity of your list.

Thanks for the tip!

I just got battlescribe, and apparently the OP list above is over 2,000pts ... : ( ...so i chopped it a bit... basically the same as above, but with one less tank, and one less landspeeder, as well as the Metla/HB swap on the tac squads... I like this battlescribe program, it's great!

++ Battalion Detachment (Imperium - Space Marines) ++

+ HQ +
Techmarine
Techmarine

+ Troops +
Tactical Squad: 10 Marines w/ Heavy Bolter
Tactical Squad: 10 Marines w/ Heavy Bolter
Tactical Squad: 10 Marines w/ Heavy Bolter
Tactical Squad: 10 Marines w/ Heavy Bolter

+ Elites +
Dreadnought: Twin Heavy Bolter
Terminator Squad: 5 Terminators
Terminator Squad: 5 Terminators

+ Fast Attack +
Land Speeder
Land Speeder

++ Spearhead Detachment (Imperium - Astra Militarum) ++

Regimental Doctrine: Astra Millitarum

+ HQ +
Tank Commander: Leman Russ Battle Tank

+ Heavy Support +
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Leman Russ Battle Tank

I'm thinking I should go 'Cadian' for regimental doctrine on the spearhead detachment.

A SM techmarine cant repair AM tanks. An AM techpriest enginseer can. Landspeeders can use index gear, which includes twin heavy bolters. But they are overpriced. Terminators are overpriced. Cadian is good as regiment. A tank commander is not worth the points, use knight commander pask for 10 points more, he hits on 2s, instead of 3s. And he can issue two tank orders, instead of just one.