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VANILLA Space Marines @ 1500

Chaplain Reclusiarch w/ plasma pistol, frag

Command 1x5 w/ flamer, plasma gun, bolters

Vet. Sarge w/ bp & pf

RAZORBACK w/ heavy bolter turret

Tactical Combat 2x5 w/ heavy bolter, bolters

RAZORBACK  x2 w/ heavy bolter turret

Tactical Combat 2x5 w/ meltagun, bolters

RAZORBACK x2 w/ heavy bolter turret

Predator Annihilator x3 w/ lascannon sponsons, searchlight

LS Typhoon 2x1 w/ heavy bolter

Basic strategy, shoot with everything for as long as possible.  Use command and tacs w/ meltaguns for counter-charge/objective grabbing.  These 16 marines will stay close to one another.  Use range of speeders to survive, supporting r'backs anti-troop firepower and grab objectives in last round.  Preds will do the obvious, sitting back as far as possible, if opportunity presents, mobile objective grabber.  Reason I went with all r'backs is the ability to combine firepower/mobility.

I am not looking for list changes so much, but I have 20 points and would like opinions/suggestions on which would better complement this particular list.  THANKS!

A)  add a company champion to the command squad.

B)  upgrade one of the r'backs to lascannon turret.

C)  upgrade the speeders to tornadoes.

D)  change chappy to librairian w/ bp & FOTA, combat shield and add smoke to 4 r'backs.

E)  some other option I overlooked better than the above choices.

PS~ please don't tell me how your list or this list or that list will slaughter mine.  I will find that out for myself and frankly it is not the end of my world if I get rocked 3 games.    I am bringing my 11 year-old son and it will be all about having fun and checking out the traditionally awesome armies.  But I have to admit, I hope I run into a nidzilla list.  I like my chances

hey with the last 20 points, I would def upgrade the speeders to tornado's, it will give you a little bit more of a competitive army and the tornado's will most likely draw some firepower away from your razorback which cant be a bad thing.
Tho Might I add...your razorback mariens don't have heavy weapons. If you can find a way to free up 20 points (or you could just use the 20 you have left now you might want to consider adding heavy bolters to your marine squads...they are 5 points each so if you are always moving and never fire them its really not that much of a loss. But if you find yourself in a long range shootout you will find those melta guns pretty useless and thanking the throne for the heavy bolters.

Anyways no matter what you pick good luck and maybe ill see you there...ill be running my soul drinkers.

LS tornadoes seem to be the advice I'm getting from others as well.  What about dumping the chappy's r'back and command squad and going with a deepstriking command squad instead?

Chaplain w/ term. armor, storm bolter

Term. command 1x4 w/ assault cannon