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I did it. I figured out how to actually play a GSC game in 9th.

All bladed Cog for the reroll wounds, the Invulnerable saves to save 1/6 dudes, the 5+ FNP on the patriarch, and OTO (Overthrow the Oppressors).

I run a Truck with 4 heroes and 6 abberants up the center of the board with the patriarch in his own truck following close behind. If you need to Deep strike an acolyte squad for any particular reason you have a 5 man unit to throw away.

Why so many trucks? Deep striking is dead. The board is too small and the failing of charges is too punishing. Give yourself a turn 1 shooting phase with trucks and if you get that truck within 12 of an enemy unit.... throw 10d6 auto-hitting STR 3 shots at it. if they charge your truck. no worries. over watch and throw 10d6 auto-hitting STR 3 shots at it. still in combat on your turn? who cares. They are pistols and can throw 10d6 Auto-hitting Str 3 shots at the fools surrounding them. Are you sensing the theme?

THE TECH

The Primus lets you re roll all failed Wounds against 1 target and re roll 1s to wound against 2 other units. It only works when they are out of the trucks and chances are good a few trucks are dead by turn 2. Disembark, form a firing line of 10-55d6 flamers and watch as your opponents drown in a sea of failed wounds.

Then charge them with +1 str rending claws and apply OTO where they most needed..I like doing it on my unit of 6 abberants.

IF they don't charge you because they don't want to eat 10d6 flamers the Magus lets everyone Heroically intervene within 6 inches.


The cons, you have 5 characters. you need your characters to ram through. Good GSC spell selection can help but really the only one who can stand alone (cue the godsmack music) is the Abdominant with a 3+ invuln.

I am considering painting one of my Goliaths as a fire truck. Let me know what you think.


2000 points
8 CP (7 if you give the primus re roll 1s against 2 targets)
The list
Battalion
HQs
Patriarch
Familiar x 2
WL: Born survivor

Magus
BCWL: focus of Adoration

Primus
WL Single Minded Obsession

Troops x5
Acolyte Hybrids x10
Hand Flamers x10
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Acolyte Hybrids x10
Hand Flamers x10
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Acolyte Hybrids x10
Hand Flamers x10
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Acolyte Hybrids x10
Hand Flamers x10
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Acolyte Hybrids x10
Hand Flamers x10
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Dedicated Transports
Goliath Truck x5

Patrol
HQ
Abdominant
Relic Mark of the Clawed omnisiah

Iconward
Relic +1 Str Banner

Troops
Acolyte Hybrids x5
Hand Flamers x5
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Elites
Abberants x5 2 Picks, 3 Hammers
Hypermorphx1 Improvised Heavy Weapon

Dedicated Transports
Goliath Truck x3

Got anyway to make the trucks more survivable? T6 10wounds and 4+ probably not going to cut it.

They aren't supposed to survive. But they habe a 6+ fnp base. You can save qn important truck with a key use of evasive driving. They also can't really be ignored because each of them.pump out 7 shots a turn +xd6 flamers where x is the number of hybrids are inside.

oh I just realized... 8 trucks. wow.

You have room for democharges? All that anti-infantry isn't going to shift another tank based army.

First of all glad to see you breathe life into GSC.

As I asked elsewhere, where do you stand in brood Brothers with flamer and chimera with heavy flamer?

Also how about giving some of them mining weapons to make them more dangerous? If you go down that line consider 4 armed emperor for the +1 to charge.

Also, how about twisted helix for S5 rending claws? Good VS T4 and T8.

Also, there is no way in hell I am ever able to afford this army.

I will see if I can try out some sort of hybrid.

There is space to toss some rock saws in there but we need the guys to survive the trip. And rock saws are effective in one phase then the unit is dead. We can squeeze the small squad down and churn the points into heavy weapons. Bit at this point bodies is better than damage

Also chimeras are great. Brood brothers are less so they aren't open topped so you don't get to fire the flamers inside. Thats what makes the fire trucks so much better. They move 12 and fire 10d6.