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This list is for a casual game against my Brother, who plays a Minotaurs Gladius formation, a Demi-Company + a First Company Strike Force. A lot of melee. He absolutely dominated me last time we played, 10 VP's to 3, against a Blood Angels Archangels list

So, I have decided this week to bring my Tanks. Imperial Guard, 12th Armoured, wooo

Command
Battle Group Command - 82pts
Company Commander - Laspistol, Power Sword
Veteran - Lasgun
Veteran - Laspistol, CCW
Veteran - Grenade Launcher
Veteran - Sniper Rifle

Core
Emperor's Fist Armoured Company - 940pts

Commander - 400pts
Command Punisher - Heavy Bolter, 2x Multi-Melta's - Knight Commander Pask
Demolisher - Heavy Bolter

Leman Russ Squadron - 170pts
Exterminator - 2x Plasma Cannons, Lascannon

Leman Russ Squadron - 165pts
Vanquisher - 2x Multi-Meltas, Lascannon

Leman Russ Squadron - 165pts
Executioner - Lascannon

Enginseer - 40pts

Auxillary
Emperor's Wrath Artillery Company - 820pts

Artillery Battery: Wyvern - 195pts
3x Wyvern - 3x Heavy Bolters

Artillery Battery Basilisk - 265pts
Basilisk - Heavy Stubber, Heavy Bolter
Basilisk - Heavy Flamer, Extra Armour

Company Command Squad - 160pts
Company Commander - Laspistol, CCW
Veteran - Vox Caster, Lasgun
Veteran - Meltagun
Veteran - Meltagun
Weapons Team - Autocannon
Transport - Chimera

Deathstrike/Manticore - 160pts
Deathstrike - Heavy Bolter

Enginseer - 40pts

Looks good, but much depends on your opponents list.

a) Add an Officer of the Fleet to your CCS to mess with your opponents reserve rolls.

b) Manticore instead of Deathstrike, unless it is central to your fluff or campaign.

c) You have tanks to open up Rhinos and artillery/tanks to deal with the Marine passengers that will pour out - but what are your plans against drop pods, outflanking or deep strikes? Since it is a casual game I would recommend adding the Inquisition with old rules - 1 Inquisititor, 3 Plasma servitors and a psyker will make power armored players cry.

Or give the Veterans in CCS 1 plasma guns. Twinlinked BS 4 rapid fire plasma is FUN.

d) Isn't 3 Wyverns overkill against non-horde enemies? I think you could reduce them to 2.

e) Do you have any plans for the Chimera? It is a tax, but could be used as a Hellhound light or by CCS1 as mobile firebase.

superkuf wrote:
a) Add an Officer of the Fleet to your CCS to mess with your opponents reserve rolls.

He doesn't really use reserves that much, especially with his terminators, he prefers to start with them in Land Raiders

b) Manticore instead of Deathstrike, unless it is central to your fluff or campaign.

Definitely going to do that, Deathstrike is more of a Titan/Super-Heavy killer, and he doesn't have anything of the sort

Or give the Veterans in CCS 1 plasma guns. Twinlinked BS 4 rapid fire plasma is FUN.

Probably going to go these route, since adding in Psykers and Inquisition would just cause more and more headaches.

d) Isn't 3 Wyverns overkill against non-horde enemies? I think you could reduce them to 2.

While I would prefer to keep them, I think I might need to in order to add in the other stuff

e) Do you have any plans for the Chimera? It is a tax, but could be used as a Hellhound light or by CCS1 as mobile firebase.

I was thinking Mobile Firebase. Also was going to add the Enginseer to the CCS so he can also ride in the Chimera.

Why the heavy stubber and extra armor on those basilisks? The stubber will always be snap firing because the cannon is ordnance, and the extra armor just reduces stunned to shaken, meaning your basilisk will be able to move but still snap firing, so it won't get to fire anyways. I would get rid of these to options and use the points to buy Volkov's cane for your Emp's wrath artillery CCS, trust me, you want that cane. Plus it's funny when that CCS somehow makes it to meelee and you're beating up SM's with a cane.