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HQ 1-
Marshal Morne van Jaarsden
- Terminator Armour
- Power Weapon (Glaive)
- Storm Bolter
- Holy Orb of Antioch

HQ 2-
Emperor's Champion Johan du Plessis
- 'Suffer not the Unclean to Live' Vow

TROOP 1-
Initiate Squad 'Springbok'
- 4 x Boltguns
- Plasma Cannon

TROOP 2-
Initiate Squad 'Proteas'
- 4 x Boltguns
- Heavy Bolter

TROOP 3-
Initiate Squad 'Bafana Bafana'
- 8 x Bolt Pistols & Close Combat Weapons
- Power Fist & Bolt Pistol
- Flamer

ELITE 1-
Terminator Assault Squad 'Highveld Lions'
- 5 x Thunder Hammers & Storm Shields
TRANSPORT- Land Raider Crusader 'Herschelle Gibbs Mk II'

ELITE 2-
Dreadnought 'Hastig'
- Assault Cannon & Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon
- Heavy Flamer
- Extra Armour

ELITE 3-
Dreadnought 'Bergreeks'
- Twin-Linked Lascannon & Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon
- Heavy Flamer
- Extra Armour

HEAVY SUPPORT 1-
Predator Destructor 'Stormberg'
- Autocannon
- 2 x Heavy Bolter Side Sponsons
- Hunter-Killer Missile
- Pintle Mounted Storm Bolter
- Extra Armour
- Smoke

TOTAL- 1489pts (Points left over in case the Champion's vow has to change)

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It appears that most of the other armies will be what I have seen described as 'Horde Armies' so I have tried to build a Templars army to deal with that type of army, with enough heavy firepower to deal with any larger surprises also

The plan is to stick the Marshal and Emperor's Champion with the Terminator squad and use the Land Raider Crusader to transport them into combat with the main enemy threat and hopefully break them.

The Initiates, Predator and Assault Cannon dreadnought will be used to whittle down the numbers of any advancing horde and the large 'Bafana Bafana' squad will mop up survivors.

The lascannon dreadnought will have a free license to hunt down any tanks or heavily armoured units

This is of course my very first attempt at this, after a few weeks reading up on everything so there are probably dozens of mistakes and for those I apologise. I would really welcome your input and suggestions!

Thankyou

Sian xx

The lack of replies means either--

1. It's a perfect list

OR

2. It's SUCH a bad list that people can barely believe their eyes and nothing they say will change it

I'm hoping it's not the latter option, but I also doubt it's A either lol

Sian xx

Mainly fighting hordes?...
Then my suggestion is add more mobility to the list. Tyranids can handle one LRC at 1500 in 2 turns. I learned that the hard way. And even though I don't play a lot of Orks, I'm sure even they can find a way to take one out too. I'm not saying taking an LRC is a bad idea, but it's really the only mobile thing you have. It will ether get shot up by every S 8+ weapon they got, or it will end up hiding behind cover and acting as a counter charge unit. Ether way I don't think it's a good use of a 600-700 pt unit (I don't have my codex with me to give an accurate number).

I would suggest using 8-10 men squads in Rhinos, some units with bolters and some with BP&CCW. I would advise to lose the terminators and the first two Crusader squads to free up points, and maybe even losing the Pred would be worth it. In my experience, keeping mobile and firing 2-8 shots from a Rhino and 6-17 shots from an LRC can really soften hordes up enough for a BT assault to really break them.


For other armies:

You only have 17 infantry dedicated for the assault. And only 7 of those aren't hoofing it. If I were playing this list, I would be able to dump 5 lascannons into the LRC by turn 1 (if I get first turn/I live) and maybe 3 assault cannons and 4 melta weapons into it on turn 2, ignore the rest of the army, charge or shoot up the termies, and then work my down from the Dreads to the Predator to the infantry. This list can really smash 1-2 units a turn if it gets in range, but I don't think it has the survivability to keep that up for 4-6 turns.

I wouldn't make it out of the fight without a scratch by no means. But you have a 600+ pt target and nothing else as mobile. There is 7 targets total, 1 huge target, 2 walkers, 1 anti-infantry tank, and 3 slow units (as long as I don't shoot them). If you add mobility, more assault units, meltaguns, and power fists, I think you'll have more success.

But what do I know? If you already have this list bought, built, and painted, I say play it and tell me where I'm wrong.

Thankyou very much for your advice and suggestions!

I assume it will be facing horde armies, main opponents are Tyranids, Orks, Necrons and Imperial Guard

As you mentioned at the end, the army is indeed assembled and painted, but it's just a case of buying and painting a bit more so nothing too dramatic lol

For anyone that is interested, the army has been put up in the army profile section, although looking at the rest they really put this one to shame!

Sian xx