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I made this list for fun, with as many tanks as possible. This list looks ok-ish and strong, and for some army, this list become armored death star. However, this list also has some serious flaws / drawbacks.
IMO this list may lies somewhere between friend zone and competitive zone, but I also think it would be ok to play with friends with this list..... if you can afford so many tanks like that.
I didn't considered to become any types of counter army, just try to be all-round.


+++ SteelHost_EmprahFist (2000pts) +++

++ Astra Militarum: Codex (2014) (Formation Detachment) (2000pts) ++

+ Formation (2000pts) +

"The Steel Host" (1140pts)
····Hydra (70pts) [Heavy Bolter]
····Leman Russ Squadron (200pts)
········Executioner (200pts) [2x Plasma Cannons (30pts), Dozer Blade (5pts), Lascannon (10pts)]
····Leman Russ Squadron (200pts)
········Executioner (200pts) [2x Plasma Cannons (30pts), Dozer Blade (5pts), Lascannon (10pts)]
····Leman Russ Squadron (200pts)
········Executioner (200pts) [2x Plasma Cannons (30pts), Dozer Blade (5pts), Lascannon (10pts)]
····Tank Commander (470pts)
········Command Executioner (240pts) [2x Plasma Cannons (30pts), Dozer Blade (5pts), Knight Commander Pask (40pts), Lascannon (10pts)]
········Executioner (200pts) [2x Plasma Cannons (30pts), Dozer Blade (5pts), Lascannon (10pts)]

Emperor's Fist Armoured Company (860pts) [Enginseer (40pts), Enginseer (40pts)]
····Leman Russ Squadron (145pts)
········Vanquisher (145pts) [Lascannon (10pts)]
····Leman Russ Squadron (150pts)
········Battle Tank (150pts) [Heavy Bolter]
····Leman Russ Squadron (145pts)
········Vanquisher (145pts) [Lascannon (10pts)]
····Tank Commander (340pts)
········Command Vanquisher (165pts) [HoC: Kabe's Herald (20pts), Lascannon (10pts), Tank Commander]
········Vanquisher (145pts) [Lascannon (10pts)]

Created with BattleScribe (http://www.battlescribe.net)

Total 10 tanks (5 executioner + 4 vanquisher + 1 battle tank) + 2 Enginseer + 1 Hydra
1) Steel Host company charges to the front with dozer blade. All tanks will try to be within 12" from Pask tank. 5 Executioners would be good armored spear to deal with all-round situation. 12" preferred enemy blob will bring get-hot rerolls to all plasma weapons.
2) Emperor's fist company will support from behind. 4 vanquisher and 1 battle tank would be the snipers with all BS4 blob within 12" from commander tank. Kobe's herald would open more interesting chances for all tanks in the company.
3) You many use exterminators / battle tanks / punishers combo in Emperor's fist company, to secure more dakka with BS4. That would far better choice instead of vanquishers, depends on situation. Lots of dakka is always good, with limited AA capability.

Like I said, I made this list for some serious tank fun but enjoyable. I also hope to build armored battalion some day, but damn, LRBTs are too expensive.

Ummm, dont you need some sort of troops for objectives?

 danpieri wrote:
Ummm, dont you need some sort of troops for objectives?

Vehicles can score objectives

~nice~

I would trade something for some publishers. Probably an executioner. Remember that whenever an executioner gets stunned that all those blasts it fires go away as they can't snap shoot. Publishers give a great rate of fire and are very helpful with things like rerollable saves. I never leave home without one.

It's a nice army and I would love to use it. Only problem is that any army that utilizes cover wouldn't be harmed by this. Also melta drop pods and fast moving armies would do work on this list. Good examples are bike lists as well. Especially ravenwing with reroll jink. Flyer armies as well would give you trouble as once the flyers come on they could just take out your line hydra and then you're relying on snap firing vanquishers.

Definitely a fun army but I don't think it would be competitive.

 Dramagod2 wrote:
I would trade something for some publishers. Probably an executioner. Remember that whenever an executioner gets stunned that all those blasts it fires go away as they can't snap shoot. Publishers give a great rate of fire and are very helpful with things like rerollable saves. I never leave home without one.

Good idea. You mean punishers? I agree that heavy 20 with to hit to wound 1 rerolls would be awesome, it could be a meat grinder for infantries and power armors.

 tankboy145 wrote:
It's a nice army and I would love to use it. Only problem is that any army that utilizes cover wouldn't be harmed by this. Also melta drop pods and fast moving armies would do work on this list. Good examples are bike lists as well. Especially ravenwing with reroll jink. Flyer armies as well would give you trouble as once the flyers come on they could just take out your line hydra and then you're relying on snap firing vanquishers.

Definitely a fun army but I don't think it would be competitive.

Thanks. You are right, this list is for fun Not only fast movers, but also high AP snipers would be deadly, if they snipe two commander tanks in turn 1 or 2. Then this list will be done This list only fits well against slow land-base lists.
But man, seriously, I really want to roll some tanks~! I love them It is my dream to have a good looking armored columns.