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I'm build a 1500 DW army with guard as allies.
My idea (not concrete) is to move forward with TH/SS DW and shoot CML, while using plenty of IG heavy weapons to lay cover fire.
I'm trying to avoid tanks as I want to get more bodies on the ground, and my other army is almost all tanks. Variety is the spice to IG.

Anyways, theoretically this gives my opponent 2 option:
1) Shoot the termies and get gunned to hell by IG.
2) Shoot the guard and face termies in CC.

Anyways, I can't figure out exactly what to do with the CCS.
Should I melta/plasma in a Chimera?
Should i just put a heavy weapon in them and issue orders?
Or should I take a different HQ that will better compliment the DW.

Same question goes for PCS.

(Side note: super pissed the FAQ made it so Priests can't give termies righteous fury.)

Thanks in advance.

If you're brining a Vendetta, give the PCS 4* Flamers and have them burn some scoring unit out of their hidey hole. Otherwise give them a HW (AC or LC) only. They are a cheap, scoring HW, nothing more.
If it's foot guard, then give the CCS a Standard and a HW (LC or AC again). You could also have a look at how Ailaros builds his CCS in his IG lists for an example of a punchy/shooty CCS.
Only bring chimera's if you are spamming AV11/AV12.

Any other ideas?
The PCS will definitely be a heavy weapon objective holder, but the CCS I'm still not sure.

You could always make it a support unit for your troops. Add a vox system for orders, a Standard for those ever-important morale re-rolls. At the very least, get a standard to have a nice re-roll bubble.

if you are looking for a ranged unit, then go with a few plasma guns. Get a bolter on your commander too, so he'll be able to shoot at the same distance as the plasma guns.

Remember that every model in a CCS is BS4, not just the Officer. So your Vets can actually be better than average firing plasma weapons, or even a heavy weapons.