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Hey,

I'm trying to optimise a pure Astra Militarum list as far as I can. The missions I play are typically ITC variants, with a mixture of maesltrom and eternal war objectives and tertiary objectives all in one pack.

I've worked out the following:

Pask - Punisher MM + LC, (240)
Leman Russ Exterminator (Not an executioner due to the FAQ now allowing re-rolled gets hots) (130)

Ratlings - x3 (30) (For camping an objective cheaply)

Vendetta (170)
Vendetta (170)
Vendetta (170) (Should take care of anti flyer, anti MC, and plenty of anti-tank)

Wyvern (65)
Wyvern (65)
Wyvern (65) (Should hopefully wipe most static non mech infantry off the board, and do some damage to bikes and jet bikes, even more effective with the FAQ about both blasts being twin-linked)

Veterans - 2 plasma, 1 melta (Chimera - ML +HF) (165)
Veterans - 2 plasma, 1 melta (Chimera - ML +HF) (165) (1 melta in case of close enemy armour, and to have at least one weapon that won't get my guys killed)

Infantry PLatoon
-PCS - HF (40) - Mounted in one of the vendettas to drop in the enemy's back field for linebreaker or to take a cleared objective or whatever suitable opportunity arises)
Infantry squad - autocannon (60)
Infantry squad - autocannon (60)
Infantry squad - autocannon (60) (These blob up and hold the backfield as best they can)
Commissar (To keep the infantry squads in line and obeying orders)

CCS - 3 plasma, Chimera - ML +HF (170) - (these camp in the backfield with the platoon, giving them orders with an obscured chimera.They effectively take the order giving role of the PCS which rides in the vendetta)

Ideally I'd have liked to have included grenade launchers and a primaris psyker for twin linking, but that's 1850 on the dot. Does anyone have any input to make the list more competitive? (I know Astra Militarum really aren't all that hot on their own, but I'd rather take no allies)

I love the pure Guard list. I think it's awesome. Only suggestion I will give is, through letters with GW (But nothing necessarily substantial yet) the Vendetta holds the same profile as the Valkyrie, which means it's an Attack Flyer. Because of that, it doesn't have Skyfire. In such a case you're almost better off going with Hydras if you have them or an Aegis with Quad Gun.

 IronMaster wrote:
I love the pure Guard list. I think it's awesome. Only suggestion I will give is, through letters with GW (But nothing necessarily substantial yet) the Vendetta holds the same profile as the Valkyrie, which means it's an Attack Flyer. Because of that, it doesn't have Skyfire. In such a case you're almost better off going with Hydras if you have them or an Aegis with Quad Gun.

Sorry, this is the first I hear of the Vendetta not having skyfire. Is this from death from the skies? In the BRB all flyers should have skyfire.

Not sure if you've seen this recent thread from tactics? Might be of some use

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/698405.page

 Naix wrote:

 IronMaster wrote:
I love the pure Guard list. I think it's awesome. Only suggestion I will give is, through letters with GW (But nothing necessarily substantial yet) the Vendetta holds the same profile as the Valkyrie, which means it's an Attack Flyer. Because of that, it doesn't have Skyfire. In such a case you're almost better off going with Hydras if you have them or an Aegis with Quad Gun.

Sorry, this is the first I hear of the Vendetta not having skyfire. Is this from death from the skies? In the BRB all flyers should have skyfire.

Yeah, it's from the DftS stupidity. No effect if your group doesn't use it, though it'd be a solid bet that it's coming for 8th ed.