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Welcome back. I suggest you read the BA tactics thread to bring yourself up to date. Unfortunately flamers are meh in this edition.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/746294.page

A short summary what BA units are good in this edition : Captn slamguinius (JP, SS, TH), mephiston, libby dread, lemartes with JP DC, SG with an ancient, razorback with twin LC or twin AC, DC dread, aggressors, inceptors, scout bikers.

 OEMoose wrote:

Are flamers meh because of how short the range is? I know it sucks that they can't overwatch if the charge comes from outside their range, but if I go heavy flamer + meltagun on a DC Dread it would be good for clearing screen units right? I mean the DC Dread will be the one closing the distance against most anything anyway, so it should at least mitigate the range issues.

Flamers are meh because of only 8" range, and D6 shots for 14 pts. What if you roll a 1 ? A SB is better for horde clearing, with the new beta bolter rule its 4 shots at 24" on the DC dread. Melta is meh too, plasma is the weapon of choice, but you cant use that on a DC dread. With melta you need to be within 6" to get the 2D6, discard lowest dice advantage. And its only 1 shot. Melta is anti armor, its not a screen killer. You can go with 2 flamers for screen clearing, but its expensive. I would also suggest a magna grapple.

 OEMoose wrote:

Is going Bolter + Chainsword on the Death Company fine? 4 attacks on the charge with rerolls from Lemartes for only 100 pts seems great. But maybe a thunderhammer in there too to threaten heavier stuff? I know I lose a bolter, but still.

Yes, boltgun and chainsword is fine. It doesnt hurt to add a TH, PF, or some inferno pistols for high toughness targets. Dont shoot what you want to charge, otherwise your opponent might remove those models closest to your DC, making your charge longer.

If you want to optimize your list any further you can drop the baal predator and replace it with a razorback with twin AC, which is basically the same, but cheaper, except for the heavy bolter sponsons. A razorback also serves as a transport for 6 marines. You could reduce your tac squad to 6 models, but you dont have to, a razorback works fine without an embarked unit.