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Greetings Fellow Orks!

I got a casual 1500 game coming up this Sunday against Dark Eldar and I'm wanting to experiment a bit with a couple of things out of IA8. (I so cannot wait for our codex to come out! I so hope that the rumors are true and we're the next one published! )

Anyway: the list:

WazDakka Gutsmek (warlord)
x5 Biker Nobz w/ BC (taken as a Troop Choice)
x15 Lootas
x30 'ard Boyz w/ Shootas
x30 Shoota Boyz
x2 DakkaJets w/ 3 SS, RPJ, Ace
Mega-Dred (Stock, no upgrades or trade outs)
Gun Trukk w/ Big Zappa

(Currently over budget by 150 points for a total of 1650. I haven't talked with my friend yet to see if he wants to increase or stay.)

Strategy and Tactics? I have none in mind, really. Like I said, I'm just experimenting and I really want to field my latest Mek creation of something that resembles a Mega-Dred. Right now, I'm wondering about replacing WazDakka and the Bikers with something else just because of my given history with failing leadership with them whenever they start to get splashed.

Thoughts?

Do you have any idea what he may bring or what he has in his DE arsenal?
did you custum make your mega dread? if so id love to see it!
Abiker boss is better than wazzdakka since you are not taken any warbikers besides the nobz.
Ard boyz just arnt worth it for those points.
split your lootas up so you can GTG

I haven't played DE in a while, but you need speed to run down those damn skimmers. Unless you have enough ranged to knock them down.

But like the guy above me said, Wazdakka makes regular bikkers troop. So run him with bikkers or a Warboss on a bike with the nobs. They count as scoring units that way.

Also make sure you kit your squads with Big Shootas, Nobs PK BP.

Sick Bag wrote:
I haven't played DE in a while, but you need speed to run down those damn skimmers. Unless you have enough ranged to knock them down.

But like the guy above me said, Wazdakka makes regular bikkers troop. So run him with bikkers or a Warboss on a bike with the nobs. They count as scoring units that way.

Also make sure you kit your squads with Big Shootas, Nobs PK BP.

If hes bringing a bunch of raiders and venoms than just take 3 squads of 10 lootas and a bunch of trukk boys or a tide to cleabup the warriors and you will do just fine.

I was calling it a 'BattleMek' to begin with to pay homage to the fact that I started gaming in CBT. Then I found out that they had Mega-Dreds in IA8. Right now, in the photo, I have a trukk holding the thing up for some magnets I glued on the top of the engine block to dry. I scapped a whole trukk and some parts from a DeffDred to use to make this. The thing's right arm was made from a Trukk Tire, DD Claws, and the grabba claw off of my BW that I didn't use. The left arm is made from a tire, DD arm assembly, and a necron cannon that someone gave me. I have an Ork Pilot ready to go.


Back to the list hashing:
I do know that he's running a lot of skimmers and jetbikes which is why I want to make sure my DakkaJets are up and running with Aces. I'm kicking around the idea of fielding 5 DeffKoptas in a single squadron to counter the DE bikes (or at least tie them up). We've agreed on doing both an 1850 list and a 1500 list to see which ones we like better to play with.

Revised List:

Warboss on Warbike w/ PK, Cybork, BP
x4 Nobz on Warbikes (taken as troops)
x10 Lootas
x10 Lootas
x30 Shoota Boyz
x30 Shoota Boyz
x2 DakkaJets: 3 SS + Ace, each
Mega-Dred (Stock, no upgrades/swaps)
Gun Trukk w/ Big Zzappa.

So I swapped out WazDakka for the WB and lost a Nob. Took five more lootas, dropped the 'Ard Boyz in favor of the regular shootas and then dropped the RPJ on each vehicle to give me 1500 even.

To upgrade to the 1850 I still have (in terms of actual models that I have) 2 BWs (1 of which is a scratch build/conversion of my old SM Land Raider - I figure it can double as a Big Trakk), a Looted Wagon, a lot of Nobz and Warbosses, Ghaz, Big Mek with SAG, Old Zog, 3 Big Gunz (I can swap the barrels to be either Kannons, Lobbas, or Zzaps) with crew), 30 grots with 3 Runtherds, 20 Lootas, and maybe about 60 more boyz that I can field.

I'm thinking right now:

Rearrange and add to the elites:
x10 Lootas
x10 Lootas
x10 Lootas

+1 more squads of troops:
x30 Shoota Boyz

Add RPJ to the DakkaJets

1850 even.


I was thinking if I could shave 120 points off, I could play around with a BigTrakk with a Supa-Kannon on it!