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This has been a general purpose, TAC list that's been playing well so far. Let me know what you think I can improve upon.

Iron Hands: 1850
HQ: 250
Chapter Master (250): Bike, Artificer Armor, Thunderhammer, Eternal Shield

Elites: 540
Ironclad (180): Heavy Flamer
Drop Pod

5 Sternguard (205): 5 Combi-Weapons
Drop Pod

5 LotD (155): Meltagun, Multi-Melta, Combi-Grav

Troops: 475
5 Bikes (145): 2 Grav Guns, Combi-Grav

5 Scouts (70): Sniper Rifles, Camo Cloaks

5 Marines (130): Plasmagun, Combi-Plasma
Rhino

5 Marines (130): Plasmagun, Combi-Plasma
Rhino

Fast Attack: 220
5 Assault Marines (95): 2 Flamers
Drop Pod

Stormtalon (125): Stormhammer & Assault Cannon

Heavy Support: 365
Thunderfire Cannon (100)

Whirlwind (65)

Stormraven (200): Multimelta & Assault Cannon

Total: 1850

I don't like 5 man squads. I understand that it can be done and easily but the loss of survivability is something that I've really had issue with personally. I find that with ten man squads you might lose out on points that you could put towards shiner units but it becomes easier to actually hold objectives. Not only that but with a ten man squad you can always default to Combat Squads to be more flexible in a pinch.

I like it, as far as marine lists to I think it works very well together. As the destruction of my beastpack showed you have some firepower and the ability to barrage snipe quite a bit as well.

Turn those rhino into razorbacks if you only put 5 guys inside.

You can't give the Legion of the Damned grav weapons. Also, if you aren't playing Vulkan, you might as well give them plasma weapons - I've had great success with that load out. That plasma cannon is scary stuff!

I also think you should get some larger troop squads in there and combat squad them as opposed to 5 man units.

xTHExCLINCHERx wrote:
You can't give the Legion of the Damned grav weapons. Also, if you aren't playing Vulkan, you might as well give them plasma weapons - I've had great success with that load out. That plasma cannon is scary stuff!

I also think you should get some larger troop squads in there and combat squad them as opposed to 5 man units.

You can give legion a single grav in the form of a combi like he did, because the sergent can take items from the ranged list.

As far as troops, I say keep what you got.

I think I’d rather have more sternguard without combis then a minimum squad with them.

As you have the bike CM anyway, I might swap a tac squad in a rhino for another bike squad.

Overall looks like a good, well rounded list.

As mentioned already by someone else, I'm not a fan of the 5 man squads either.

I'd probably drop the sternguard for another Ironclad, drop the scouts (I find them to be rather less than satisfactory myself) for more marines.

I'm not a fan of the assault pod marines either. I'd likely drop them for another Talon. And whirlwinds seem rather inefficient as well. Put those points into another TFC and/or more bodies.

Of course, if this list is doing well .. stick with it! Take out what is underperforming regularly and add in more of what's doing well for you (this is the best advice if you've been playing this list already and doing well).