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Hey all,

I'm new(ish) to 40k. My friends have some Necrons, Witch Hunters, and Orks. They're new too. There's no GW anywhere near where I live, so we all just sort of came to this hobby because someone read Dan Abnett's Horus Rising, loved it, and badgered everyone else to read it. Now, a few hundred bucks and a couple months later, we're all painting little plastic dudes.

I've been working on a couple different lists, and right now this seems to be the best. It's not play tested; just curious what you all thought.

BASIC STRATEGY: Infiltrate near a weak enemy squad with the Epistolary. Get the bikers close, for backup, and summon the terminators. Bikers and tac squads provide cover fire / assault to clean up any messy units while Command Squad and Termies annihilate everything they touch. Ignore Monoliths, Nightbringers, and well-tooled Inquisitors, and just go for squad kill.


SALAMANDERS 4th COMPANY– 999/1000 Points

Epistolary (175)
force weapon
psychic hood
bolt pistol
iron halo
terminator honours
frags
familiar
Might of Heroes
Infiltrate (attached to command squad)

5 Infiltrating Command Squad Marines (121)
Frags
1 Flamer
2 Marines w/Bolt Pistol and Close Combat Weapon
1 Company Champion (power weapon, combat shield, bolt pistol)
1 Veteran Sergeant w/Power Fist
Infiltrate

5 Terminators (230)
1 Power Weapon, 2 Heavy Flamers

4 Space Marine Bikers (205)
Plasma Gun
Vet. Sgt. w/Terminator Honors, Power Weapon, Teleport Homer

6 Tactical Marines (120)
Frags
2 Plasma Guns

6 Tactical Marines (160)
Frags
2 Flamers
Rhino (Extra Armor, Smoke)




What could I do to improve this list to 1500 points? 1850? 2000?

Needs a reliable way to kill tanks. What I see is a single plasmagun.

Don't forget. The Salamanders also love them some meltaguns

Your big HQ with command-squad only exists of 6 marines on foot. the cost about 300points together... for that amount of points there are better options. in this case you will infiltrate them in a spot of cover and your enemy will just wait until you show yourself.

get specific units with a specific ability (Shooting/CC).

Librarian with jumppack and a assault-squad
Terminators with Assaultcannon..good against anything..

next to these two units you need sum shooting:
Instead of the bikers you can spend your points on shooty units (landspeeders,predators etc.)

thats a start...