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So, a new list I’d like to try, using the Apocalypse squiggoth rules. I recently ran afoul of some of these beasts at a tourney, and I liked orks with MCs, especially as a transport. I decided I wanted to try something of an ork gunline, more static in flavor than my usual mech/bike lists.

HQ
Warboss w/PK, Da Lukky Stikk, ‘Eavy armor
Big Mek w/MA, BP

Troops
(x3) 19 Shoota Boyz + Nob w/bp, bc, shoota

Heavy
(x2) Big Squiggoth, Snakebite Drugs
12 Lootas + Mek
9 Flash Gitz
5 Mek Guns – 3 kannons 2 smash
5 Mek Guns – 3 kannons 2 Traktor

Void Shield Generator w/3 shields
Void Shield Generator w/2 Shields

Space the void shields to maximize coverage in my deployment zone. Warboss goes with flash gitz, Big Mek with lootas (for SnP). Guns hammer at oncoming vehicles, boys deployed to grab objectives and keep infantry away. I will lurk as much as I can within the void shield, buying my long range stuff time to hammer away at oncoming troops. Also, they’ll cut down on templates getting me. I want to force my opponenets to either spend the whole game trying to whittle away shields that might just pop back up and the Squiggoths and their T7 W6 profile, or get close enough that I can shoot and assault them.

Perfect list?

What is the bc on your nobz?
Big choppas?
Are those not two handed?

 Flame-Rage wrote:
What is the bc on your nobz?
Big choppas?
Are those not two handed?

Yeah so no point having the Slugga for the additional attack.

Where do your additional Heavy Support Slots come?

How do you deal with flyers?

 Frozocrone wrote:

 Flame-Rage wrote:
What is the bc on your nobz?
Big choppas?
Are those not two handed?

Yeah so no point having the Slugga for the additional attack.

Where do your additional Heavy Support Slots come?

YeH, Big Choppas are two handed. So, i take the free shoota upgrade for the nob, because why not?


My plan for handling fliers is the Traktor Kannon unit and the lootas, if need be. Lootas don't have skyfire, but 12d3 shots is a lot of spam.

It's an unbound list, but I was considering swapping points to grab a unit of grots, so i can split it down the middle and gain ObSec

Just saying, being THAT GUY, I run 4 heldrakes and this list would have problems against Blood angles 3 storm raven armies and the like. I have enough anticover and healing dragons to burn that side of the board to crisps.....

So, true, there is always a scissors to my paper, and a rock to those cuttas. I can't plan for every single everything, but I coukd simply fill the 12" bubbles of void shielding so your hell drakes must fire from outside it. No more template hits.

BossMakk wrote:
So, true, there is always a scissors to my paper, and a rock to those cuttas. I can't plan for every single everything, but I coukd simply fill the 12" bubbles of void shielding so your hell drakes must fire from outside it. No more template hits.

Please explain, I do not understand.

 xSoulgrinderx wrote:

BossMakk wrote:
So, true, there is always a scissors to my paper, and a rock to those cuttas. I can't plan for every single everything, but I coukd simply fill the 12" bubbles of void shielding so your hell drakes must fire from outside it. No more template hits.

Please explain, I do not understand.

There are lists this Ork list would struggle against and lists that this Ork list would steamroll over

Counters to everything my friend,

Yup. The only lists that matter are the ones fielded against me, not the shoulda-couldas

So, from a TAC standpoint, where am I weak?

I understand, it was more of explaining the void shield trick to avoid templates.

 xSoulgrinderx wrote:
I understand, it was more of explaining the void shield trick to avoid templates.

Ah. So, basically, any attack that originates outside the Void Shield hits it first. If I space my boys out right, I can deny hell drakes and other vehicles space to get within the 12", therefore forcing them to try to shoot the bubble out first. It's not a 0 erect fix, but it means I won't be as susceptible to fire as I might end up being

So, for any who might be interested:

Ran this list with some slight modifications (tankbustas, no warboss, lobbas) Against an IG buddy I typically have trouble beating. He ran 3 hellhounds, 6-7 leman russ variants, some walking infantry and three tauroxes with (melta-melta-democharge) guys inside.

Did really well. Albeit some of this was due to his lack of familiarity with fortificiations and squiggoths, but still. Not a bad showing.