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Here is the 1250 list of DA vs a gunline army that people helped me cook up in the tactics section

HQ - Libby on bike, PFG, Auspex
Troops - Tactical Squad (10) MM, Flamer, Rhino
Troops - Tactical Squad (10) MM, Flamer, Rhino
Non-slot - Ravenwing Command Squad (5), apothecary
Heavy Support - Whirlwind
Heavy Support - Whirlwind
Fast Attack - Typhoon Pattern Land Speeders (2)
Non-Slot - Tech Marine (with speeders), PFG, servitor
Elite - Dreadnought with Powerfist/heavy flamer and TL Heavy Flamer, Drop pod

and for a 1500 point version, add
+1 Typhoon pattern speeder
+2 servitors
+Predator Tank with LC and LC sponsons
+Meltabombs for marine sarges
+Meltabomb Libby

Add a launcher to your bikes think about dropping the rhinos for pods

yeah thats actually a really good idea, the pods. I'd planned on giving the bikes a grenade launcher, just forgot to type it, but drop pods makes way more sense than rhinos for the tac squads.

Personally I avoid having too many pods, rhinos are more reliable, pods can mishap and don't let you 100% keep your force together.

The Pod for me is a kamikaze unit, which is all about dropping in melta weapons near a tank or something and then dying..

I like the list, but I would drop the servitor, he will slow down the techmarine as he's on foot, and the techmarine needs a bike to keep up with speeders if they need to redeploy

Havin 2 rhinos, they will die round 1-2 and your units wouldnt be were they need to be.

I prefer the libby to be ML2 with a displacer field. Why? The RCS is already at 4+ cover and you are fast enough to avoid cc with enemy units you don't want to engage. Plus if you get pre-cognition on you psychic checks thats a very nice bonus.

I take the PFG to bubble land speeders and/or rhinos, not the command squad. Though it helps vs markerlights and dark reapers too