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Hi, I'm assembling 30 vets for my Raven Guard army but I'm not sure about what equipment they should wear...

Actually I'm planning to use like 40 Assaut marines with Lightning Claw, Artificer Armour and Melta Bomb on the sergeant and 2 Power Sword on 2 random guys, 10 Dark Furies, 5 Land Speeders w/Grav, 6 Javelins and some Rapiers

They have the Infiltrate USR for being Raven Guard. I'm thinking about 3 different configurations:

· W/ Decapitation Strike Rite of War and Machine Killers with 3 meltas, sergeant w/ Artificer armour, Power Sword, Power Axe and Melta Bombs in Drop Pod (To destroy Light and Medium Armored Vehicles and, in case of need, TEQ)
· Infiltrating and w/Weapon Masters with 5 Combiplas, sergeant w/ Artificer armour, Power Sword, Power Axe and Melta Bombs (To decimate big units or TEQ for the advance of the Assault and Dark Furies units and make support charges agains Dreadnoughts or Contemptors with their Melta Bombs)
· In Rhino w/Marksman with 4 Combiplas, 2 Plasmas, sergeant w/ Artificer armour and Combiplas and Power Axe (To make a distraction for advancing melee specialist in T1 and decimate some units before they reach the frontline)

What do you think about the maybe roles that units can do? Any other possible usage or config??

Thanks in advance

Machine killers with melta guns are great, but otherwise there are cheaper or better units to use for the other scenarios, i would also suggest using a lightning claw instead of a power sword as it is statistically and thematically better.

If you need a unit to kill enemy infantry turn one i would suggest 10 plasma support marines in a rhino or a drop pod with the decapitation strike ROW, i use this unit alot and they always make their points back and have killed numerous primarchs/ death star units.

If you are adamant on useing only veteran squads i would suggest either a unit with powerswords and weapon masters against space marine hord armies or using the melta squad with xenobane when fighting mechanicum armies.