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Hey guys so local store is doing a slow grow comp, we are at 1k then going up to 1850. Wanted to make a fun semi competitive list, I know I can go full chess and run a lions blade at minimum and a use the hell out of free transports but I more or less just wanna have fun and be semi decent.

So far the power it's at the store is a gsc army that just summons like crazy and at some point will have a flyrant.

So this is my 1k so far

HQ:
Company master
Cataphractii terminator armor
Foe smiter
Power sword.

Heavy:
Dev squad
Grav x2
Multi melta
Heavy Bolter
Combi plasma
Drop pod

Troops:
Tac 1
Plasma cannon/gun/pistol
Rhino

Tac 2
Multi melta
Melta
Combi melta
Rhino

Tac 3
Grav cannon/gun/combi
Rhino

Comes out to 1k on the nose the reason for the cataphractii terminator is to put him with the dev squad so they all get slow and purposeful so after they drop in they can open fire at full BS

In the next bracket of 1250
I'll be adding a full strength assault squad with jump packs and a melta bomb unlocking the Demi company letting me over watch at BS 3
Along with that I will pick up the following to provide some counter to flyers

Vengeance battery
Iccuras quad laser canon

This puts me at 1235

At 1500 I would pick up another vengeance battery and then equip them as either punisher, battle, or quad laz as needed for games

Rules say we can re equip units but we can't get rid of them once bought so.

Then at 1850 I would pick up the final thing

Aquila strong point

Now I know this might seem weird but it's a massive bunker with massive guns which I would park in the corner with my vengeance batteries and a combat squad of the plasma guys.
i figured that 2 vengeance battery laz cannons shooting at anything coming on the board is gonna make flyers think twice. Even if only BS2 it's still 4 twin linked shot with skyfire and interceptor.


Now for the strong point, would it be better to give it a macro canon? Apocalyptic mega blast, or the vortex missile launcher so I can hit anywhere with out LoS and utilize vortex to block the field.

Thoughts? Again I know it's not super competitive but just for fun and be decent.


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To also add.

Our current leader as the GSC really likes his alpha strike, being able to decimate armies turn one. He made me surrender in turn one when he wiped out half my army with hand flamers lol.

Idunno list seems strong enough only thing I can really see is drop the drop pod and the combi plasma from your DEVs if anything gets close enough to use those your probably already dead also don't put to much faith in those strong points and Las batteries? (Maybe forgeworld) because if someone gets in close and destroys them that's almost half our army gone already

Is Cataphractii Terminator armor a legal option for DA? I know Angels of Death made it legal for Codex: Space Marines but I'm not sure that includes the stand-alone Codexes like DA.

 Retrogamer0001 wrote:
Is Cataphractii Terminator armor a legal option for DA? I know Angels of Death made it legal for Codex: Space Marines but I'm not sure that includes the stand-alone Codexes like DA.

I dont see any reason you cant?

If i can im keeping thedrop pod for the devs, that way i can deep strike them and fire and full BS and as if standing still as soon as they come in.

No, it's p clear that Cataphractii units are for only for faction Codex: Space Marines.

 axisofentropy wrote:
No, it's p clear that Cataphractii units are for only for faction Codex: Space Marines.

Well crap, in that case ill need to cut the cataphractii. Let me rework the list real quick. hold on.



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Ok updated


Battle demi company

HQ:
Chaplin with jump pack

Fast attack:
10x Assault marines
-Melta bombs

Heavy:

Devastator Squad
-10xMarines
-2x Grav Cannon
-Heavy bolter
-Multi Melta

Troop:

Tac Squad One:
-10x marines
-Combi Grav
-Grav gun
-Grav Cannon
-Rhino

Tac Squad two:
-10x marines
-Combi melta
-melta gun
-multi melta
-Rhino

Tac Squad One:
-10x marines
-Grav gun
-plasma Cannon
-Rhino




Fortifications:
-2x Vengence weapon batteries (Can switch from iccurus or punisher cannon as needed.)

Aquila Strong point
-Macro cannon/vortex switch as needed.

Thinking i might do vortex to keep opponents from crying to camp and summon, and force them to deal with the strong point.

Would put the dev squad in the stronpoint, or drop them in and stick the plasma cannon tac squad in the strong point.