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Found myself 10 bolters and shoulder pads from the Deathwatch set. My question is this: what can I use a squad of Deathwatch Marines for? Something more than a normal Space Marine squad but something other than Veterans so I can use them in my Blood Angels army. Maybe as a proxie for a normal squad of Grey Knights so I can use them in my Blood Angels army, the elite slots are already taken up.

You Can either disperse them throught your marines to make it seem they have experince.

Alternative you can use all 10 pads to make a sternguard squad, each marines the member of a differente chapter

Throw them in a Drop Pod and use them as Sternguard.

Sternguard is a good call. Other options are as alredy pointed, use them as sargeants, scatered across your force.

One other nice ideia is to get some Grey Knight allies, and use them as count as (ignore the "force weapon rule, and the psychic powers). That way, you may have a small unit of 10 marines with storm bolters and power weapons, with access to some special weaponry (psycannons as assault cannons/autocanons; inferno flamer, and even the psylenser). Add a Ordo Xenos Inquisitor as the HQ of the Allies, and they will look very fluff...

The Dwarf Wolf wrote:
Sternguard is a good call. Other options are as alredy pointed, use them as sargeants, scatered across your force.

One other nice ideia is to get some Grey Knight allies, and use them as count as (ignore the "force weapon rule, and the psychic powers). That way, you may have a small unit of 10 marines with storm bolters and power weapons, with access to some special weaponry (psycannons as assault cannons/autocanons; inferno flamer, and even the psylenser). Add a Ordo Xenos Inquisitor as the HQ of the Allies, and they will look very fluff...

That's a credible idea on that one. Using as grey knights wouldn't be bad either. Considering that every grey knight has different options in how you can out fit them. You could use them as warrior acolytes with an inquisitor. Include taking Coteaz when you do. And include a jokaro weponsmith too.

To avoid the everydaynish of Grey Knights , use AS count as GK , but paint them as Blood Ravens , who have a higher than avergage proportion of Psykers....you get the supposed link to the Blood Angels , and you can use the Deathwatch livery blagging the entire unit was seconded to DW as they were all psykers?

I'm building an ally force of grey knights and for the strike squads, you guessed it, deathwatch. The biggest hassle has been accumulating the shoulder pads, but you already have that base covered.

 Focke_Wulf wrote:
Found myself 10 bolters and shoulder pads from the Deathwatch set. My question is this: what can I use a squad of Deathwatch Marines for? Something more than a normal Space Marine squad but something other than Veterans so I can use them in my Blood Angels army. Maybe as a proxie for a normal squad of Grey Knights so I can use them in my Blood Angels army, the elite slots are already taken up.

The best idea so far has already been brought up. Paint them up as a Deathwatch unit and put them into your army as a Veteran choice. Sterngard if they're available or normal veterans if not. You can say they're a special unit attached to your army but using normal force org instead of using ally rules. I wouldn't have a problem playing against you if you field them.