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So I'm planning a grey knights army based around two storm raven gunships, fully stocked with terminators and dreadnoghts inside. The biggest problem that I see with this army is potential quad guns, Mortis dreadnoughts and other anti-air that will take down my fliers and most of my army before the guys in the stormnravens get to strike.

So for the army, around 3000 points I'm planning an allied detachment that can strike the enemies anti-air units on the first turn and clear the way for the fliers. What allied detachment or units would you folks recommend? The detachmnet would be around 400 points and preferably a marine army. The list won't be overly competetive so all proposals are appreciated.

You could stick with the rapid deployment theme and go for drop pod marines. Or maybe guard and try to tank them to death. I ghess a bunch of devastators and tllc razorbacks would also work in avmore mariney way.

Tau Broadsides. Unaffected by nightfight, long range, capable of killing anything.

Podding Sternguard seem to be the most killy, although your opponent will bubble-wrap his AA if he sees you putting your entire army on two birds.

For 645 points you can get Dark Angel allies:


HQ: Librarian in TDA, 95pts
Elites: Deathwing Termies (x10), 2 x CMLs, 490pts
Troops: Scouts (x5), sniper rifles, 60pts

The termies can DS on turn 1, obliterating any AA the enemy might have (they can even split fire). The libby can cast prescience on subsequent turns to make for a devastating unit.
If you downscale it to a 5-man DW termie squad you're at 400pts on the dot.