Use Codex Space Marines. For the love of god use Codex Space Marines. The Dark Angels codex is absolute garbage unless you're running Deathwing or a combination of Deathwing and Ravenwing. For example:
A Codex: Space Marines tactical squad with powerfist, missile launcher, and flamer = 195
A Dark Angels tactical squad with powerfist, missile launcher, and flamer = 205
While at first it might not seem that big (10 points here, 10 points there) it adds up quickly. Also, Dark Angels HQ options are pretty sucky, and incredibly limited. While they have better chaplains, librarians have terrible powers, and masters have next to no wargear options. Meanwhile, Codex Space Marines have multiple special characters that completely change the way the army plays in all sorts of interesting ways - making Sternguard veterans troops, making your army stubborn, and so on.
Space Marine squads aren't limited to a hard 5/10 limit, and neither are Terminators. Terminators can actually be 10 man squads in codex Marines! Terminators also get updated wargear, like storm shields that grant a 3+ invulnerable and cyclone missile launchers that are heavy 2.
Save yourself a load of grief and play your Dark Angels as Codex: Space Marines. You'll have a lot more fun, and if being competitive is your thing, that's more doable as well.
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