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Going for mostly assault squads with jump packs.  I would like to keep vehicles to a minimum, and Baals are DEFINITELY out. (personal preference).  Please help me tweak these lists to take all comers.  I like aggressive lists that try to get into people's faces as much as possible.  In addition to general C&C, I've included some specific questions that I'd like help with.

1000 pts:
HQ: Lemartes.. 125 points.
ELITE: 4 DC (free) with jump packs. 20 points.
ELITE: 8 Veteran Assault marines, melta, pfist. 260 points.
ELITE: 8 Veteran Assault marines, melta, flamer, pfist. 265 points.
TROOPS: 5 Assault Marines, pfist. 165 points.
TROOPS: 5 Assault Marines, pfist. 165 points.

Should I dump a pair or 2 of vets in order to get some multi-melta bikes?


1500 pts:
HQ: Lemartes. 125 points.
ELITE: 5 DC (Free) with jump packs. 25 points.
ELITE: 8 Veteran Assault marines, 2 flamers, 2 pfists. 285 points.
ELITE: 8 Veteran Assault marines, 2 flamers, pfist, paired lit claws. 290 points.
ELITE: 8 Veteran Assault marines, 2 meltas, 2 pfists. 295 points.
TROOPS: 5 Assault Marines, pfist. 165 points.
TROOPS: 5 Assault Marines, pfist. 165 points.
FAST ATTACK: Attack Bike (multi-melta). 50 points
FAST ATTACK: Attack Bike (multi-melta). 50 points
FAST ATTACK: Attack Bike (multi-melta). 50 points

Should I split the flamers and meltas so that each squad is balanced and has a bit of everything, or are the more specialized squads fine?
I added a pair of lightning claws to 1 of the vet squads because I had 5 points to spare.  Should I change it instead to a thunder hammer?

I haven't bought any models yet; I'm going to Hong Kong in a month to take advantage of my powerful and magical Loonie covered Canadian dollar, so until then I am fairly flexible about what models will be in the army.

Why do you not top up your DC? They're too good to field just 4-5 of them.

I dont have a full DC squad because beyond the 5 that I have listed, they'd be 35 pts a model. If I were to top them off, what should I cut to make room?

How about Vets? DC aren't that much more expensive than them, and they're definitely better. Your 1k list has enough ablative Vets that you can lose a couple easily. Not so sure about the 1.5k one.