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I have a big doubles game coming up against some dastardly eldar. My partner will be fielding Sisters with exorcists, the bastion + aegis strong point and plenty of repressors. As a result I figured I'd field some artillery and plenty of cheap auto cannons to boot, let me know what you think of the list and what should I do to improve it! Both myself and my partner are planning on doing some armor saturation and MSU to spread out their fire. Quick note, I only have one vendetta and I know both my opponents will be running flyer exarchs so it'll be toast the moment it arrives.

Xenos Inquisitor w/ divination
CCS + lascannon and regimental stantard

PCS + Auto + chimera
IS + Auto
IS + Auto
Sabre x 2 w/ lascannon
PCS + Auto + chimera
IS + Auto
IS + Auto
sabre x 2 w/lascannon

Hell hound
hellhound

Exterminator + lascannon + heavy bolters sponsons
manticore
basilisk


I'm thinking a key move will be using fire on my target on the sabres to whittle down wave serpents and the auto cannons will be to clear out their possibly wraith passengers while I prescience my manticore. The basilisk is simply for all around tank busting, objective clearing, and vaul wreckers . The exterminator is something new I want to try but I think it has potential to do great against eldar skimmers.

Its really not a bad list, and if your ally is bringing the strong point fortification your army should have some good cover.

 tankboy145 wrote:
Its really not a bad list, and if your ally is bringing the strong point fortification your army should have some good cover.

Commentary is much easier to type on a keyboard than on a tablet I had juggled alot of things around and i have seriously been trying to divorce myself from using my vendetta (seriously, its never killed ANYTHING) until i get more than one, and ill wait for new codex time for that! I was very very tempted to Pask up that Exterminator because a TL Str8 heavy 4 gun, str 10 LC, and str 6 HBs against wave serpents is actually pretty darn awesome, I just found it to be too much points on a platform that will be extremely vulnerable to massed lances, which is why I gravitated more towards AV12 platforms.

Not bad at all. Personally, I like running AC/multi lasers on scout sentinels and flanking them to pop skimmers and light armor from the rear. Everyone says they're too expensive, but they've always pulled in their points value at least (for me) before they get shot up.

Not sure if you want to consider this, but, as they say, food for thought.

 Nocturn wrote:
Not bad at all. Personally, I like running AC/multi lasers on scout sentinels and flanking them to pop skimmers and light armor from the rear. Everyone says they're too expensive, but they've always pulled in their points value at least (for me) before they get shot up.

Not sure if you want to consider this, but, as they say, food for thought.

Thats not a terrible idea and i do have 3 sentinels ive almost never used

Yea I would agree about the vendetta, one will just be a fire magnet for all anti air. its almost required to run them 2-3 at a time. Like you mentioned at this point I would just wait for the new codex because right now some rumors are leading to there being just a Valkyrie with possible lascannons upgrade, but its just rumors so I would just wait.

 tankboy145 wrote:
Yea I would agree about the vendetta, one will just be a fire magnet for all anti air. its almost required to run them 2-3 at a time. Like you mentioned at this point I would just wait for the new codex because right now some rumors are leading to there being just a Valkyrie with possible lascannons upgrade, but its just rumors so I would just wait.

Well, its a good thing i magnetized the old girl. My real problem with the damn thing is even the few times its been able to fly without interference it literally could kill nothing, something tells me my dice are cursed! At least a hellhound is an even point trade, plus reasonably effective, you just need to reserve it sometimes so it stays alive

Yea unless you run at least 2 the lone one will barely make a big impact and will just be a fire magnet for all anti air weapons. As mentioned I would wait on buying another one until the next guard codex comes out.