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Hello all, I’m working on a White Scars bike army, and this is the list I have so far. Any thoughts and input would be appreciated. Thanks for looking!

* Chapter Tactics - White Scars

+ HQ + (150pts)

* Kor'Sarro Khan (150pts)
Moondrakken

* Command Squad (350pts)
Space Marine Bikes
Standard of Emperor Ascendant
* Apothecary
Bolt Pistol, Chainsword
* Company Champion
Combat Shield, Power Sword
*3x Veteran
3x Grav-gun, 3x Power Lance, 3x Storm Shield

+ Troops + (784pts)

* Bike Squad (Troops) (263pts)
*7x Space Marine Biker
2x Meltagun
* Attack Bike
Multi-Melta
* Biker Sergeant
Melta Bombs, Power Maul

* Bike Squad (Troops) (258pts)
*7x Space Marine Biker
Flamer, Grav-gun
* Attack Bike
Heavy Bolter
* Biker Sergeant
Biker Veteran Sgt, Power Maul

* Bike Squad (Troops) (263pts)
7x Space Marine Biker
2x Plasma Gun
* Attack Bike
Heavy Bolter
* Biker Sergeant
Melta Bombs, Power Weapon

+ Heavy Support + (215pts)

* Predator (140pts)
Twin-Linked Lascannons , Lascannons sponsons

* Stalker (75pts)

1499 points total

You could take 2 bikes from each squad and make another squad of troops. More troops choices mean more chances to take objectives.

Grav guns are ftw btw.

My thought is to keep the option of combat-squading the bike squads.

It's a pretty decent start, it's just not as points efficient as you "could" be... but that's fine, to each his own (perhaps you like the melee idea on the bikes rather than all ranged); however if you are interested, the pretty standard cookie-cutter net list for this is that a lot of people have been running:

Khan on bike

Command Squad: bikes, apoth, 4x grav, a couple melta bombs and/or shields

3x bike squad: full squad, attack bike w/multi-melta, 2x grav, sgt. w/combi-grav and melta bombs

Stalker (or hunter)

That puts you at about 1270 or so, which means you can add a second AA piece, some TFCs or another HQ (beatstick chapter master), or just more bikes.

The biggest difference is that you use hit and run to maximize your shooting, and trade the melee weapons out for better shooting (grav) and more of it.

I'd run this:

Khan: Moondraken
Command Squad: bikes, apoth, 2x shield, 2x melta bomb, 4x grav

3x Bike Squad (full): combi-grav, 2x grav, melta bomb, multi-melta attack bike

Stormtalon: skyhammers

Stalker
TFC

The plan is to use 'hit and run' all day long and shoot shoot shoot.
Hope that helps!

xTHExCLINCHERx wrote:
It's a pretty decent start, it's just not as points efficient as you "could" be... but that's fine, to each his own (perhaps you like the melee idea on the bikes rather than all ranged); however if you are interested, the pretty standard cookie-cutter net list for this is that a lot of people have been running:

Khan on bike

Command Squad: bikes, apoth, 4x grav, a couple melta bombs and/or shields

3x bike squad: full squad, attack bike w/multi-melta, 2x grav, sgt. w/combi-grav and melta bombs

Stalker (or hunter)

That puts you at about 1270 or so, which means you can add a second AA piece, some TFCs or another HQ (beatstick chapter master), or just more bikes.

The biggest difference is that you use hit and run to maximize your shooting, and trade the melee weapons out for better shooting (grav) and more of it.

I'd run this:

Khan: Moondraken
Command Squad: bikes, apoth, 2x shield, 2x melta bomb, 4x grav

3x Bike Squad (full): combi-grav, 2x grav, melta bomb, multi-melta attack bike

Stormtalon: skyhammers

Stalker
TFC

The plan is to use 'hit and run' all day long and shoot shoot shoot.
Hope that helps!

Well the command squad is illigal now that there is no faqs or errata...

Why so? Khan fulfills the captain slot needed to take them, and their weapon options look legit from what i'm reading...

 Arbiter wrote:
Why so? Khan fulfills the captain slot needed to take them, and their weapon options look legit from what i'm reading...

heh because there is now no faqs, so command squads cant take special weapons.

Ahh I see, but they CAN take combi gravs if he wants to everything else is legit.

 ninjafiredragon wrote:

 Arbiter wrote:
Why so? Khan fulfills the captain slot needed to take them, and their weapon options look legit from what i'm reading...

heh because there is now no faqs, so command squads cant take special weapons.

I just received an email back from GW support on this issue, and it turns out they are just temporarily down. Carry on with the grav gun command squad lol!

Response email below:

Thanks for writing in to us! We are aware that the new web store launched without the Errata/ FAQ articles. This is only temporary and these FAQ's will be made available again in the very near future. However, at this time I don’t have a time or date available. Should you have any other questions, then please give us a call at 1-800-394-4263.

Sorry for the confusion, but I hope this helps.

David Monroe
Games Workshop
North America Customer Services

yea.... Your command squad as no wear to deal with insistent death. One demolisher round can effectively gut it. As Khan doesn't have eternal warrior.

My recommendation to fix this:
Allie in a Iron hand chapter master with SE TH Bike Artificer armor and auspex. He is a 4 wound it wont die, eternal warrior CC monster.

a scout squad

any vehicles you have ned to be here as well. As they also gain it wont die. Making them much more resilient

Umm, his bike squad has a 3+ inv so bring on the demolisher cannons...

again thats fine, but no feel no pain, if khan fails a single wound, there goes your warlord. Tau will ripe that unit to parts thought volume of shots

So tau is only shooting that one unit? Also tau have no demolishers. Plus that many grav guns will take down riptides like no tomorrow.