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Thinking of different things I could add to my guard; here we have a "Marine Bomb" if you will.

Marines Malevolent and 317th
Imperium - Strike Force - Grand Tournament ( 6CP - 1999PT - 1PT )


Astra Militarum Battalion Detachment ( 3CP - 1398PT )
SUB-FACTION: 317th Konig

HQ
Company Commander (41) Power sword, bolt pistol

Primaris Psyker (50)
PSYCHIC POWERS: Nightshroud, Psychic Barrier

Tank Commander (250) 2x Multi-melta, Lascannon

TROOPS
Infantry Squad (72)
1x Guardsman: Sniper rifle
1x Heavy Weapons Team: Lascannon
1x Sergeant
6x Guardsman

Infantry Squad (72)
1x Guardsman: Sniper rifle
1x Heavy Weapons Team: Lascannon
1x Sergeant
6x Guardsman

Infantry Squad (60)
1x Guardsman: Meltagun
1x Sergeant
8x Guardsman

Infantry Squad (60)
1x Guardsman: Flamer
1x Sergeant
8x Guardsman

ELITES
Command Squad (15)
1x Veteran Heavy Weapons Team: Missile launcher
2x Veteran

Commissar (30) Power sword

Officer of the Fleet (25)

Platoon Commander (35) Plasma pistol, Power sword

Techpriest Enginseer (35)


FAST ATTACK
Armoured Sentinels (90)
1x Armoured Sentinel: Hunter-killer missile, Lascannon
1x Armoured Sentinel: Multi- laser

Armoured Sentinels (135)
3x Armoured Sentinel: Heavy flamer

Armoured Sentinels (90)
2x Armoured Sentinel: Heavy flamer

HEAVY SUPPORT
Heavy Weapons Squad (50)
3x Heavy Weapons Team Mortar

DEDICATED TRANSPORT
Chimera (85) Heavy flamer, Heavy stubber, Hunter-killer missile

Chimera (75) Heavy flamer

FLYER
Avenger Strike Fighter (165)

Adeptus Astartes Vanguard Detachment ( 3CP - 539PT )
SUB-FACTION: Marines Malevolent - Born Heros, Hungry for Battle

HQ
WARLORD: Captain (140) Thunder hammer, Jump pack, Storm shield
TRAITS: Rites of War (Aura)

ELITES
Vanguard Veteran Squad (157)
1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant: Power fist, Jump pack, Storm shield
2x Vanguard Veteran: Thunder hammer, Jump pack, Storm shield
2x Vanguard Veteran: Astartes chainsword, Jump pack, Storm shield

Vanguard Veteran Squad (121)
1x Vanguard Veteran: Astartes chainsword, Jump pack, Storm shield
1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant: Power fist, Jump pack, Storm shield
3x Vanguard Veteran: Jump pack

Vanguard Veteran Squad (121)
1x Vanguard Veteran: Astartes chainsword, Jump pack, Storm shield
1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant: Power fist, Jump pack, Storm shield
3x Vanguard Veteran: Jump pack

Total Command Points: 6/12
Reinforcement Points: 1
Total Points: 1999/2000

"Born Heros" will get all those thunder hammers hitting on 3's again, so I'm totally down for more of them. I want this formation to be durable and crushing, so I can send it into the enemy deployment zone and snag their objective.

Fluff wise, the Marines are in a Thunderhawk high above as the 317th Konig regiment advances along a front a hundred km long, when they make contact with the main body of the enemy force, the Marines Malevolent swoop in to annhilate it.

Basically, the two lascannon infantry squads would sit in the back on my objective with the mortar squad, the command squad, and the company officer; the chimeras roll forward towards a central objective with the other two infantry squads inside, along with the commissar, platoon commander, tech priest enginseer and officer of the fleet, supported by flamer sentinels, advancing to keep up and form "walls" to either flank of the chimeras.

The second central objective will be primarily covered by fire from the Tank Commander and las sentinels, possible location for the marine assault, I'm also considering adding a third chimera squad, or even just Stormtroopers to go here.

And then the Marines to drop as close as possible to the enemy and then charge in and take one of their home objectives.

Thoughts? I have almost all of the guard in this list already built and painted, just shy 2 heavy flamer sentinels and 1 multilaser one.