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Hey fellas

We are running an escalation league at the local GW amd i need a 250pt guard army for starters

Only rules

1x HQ
2x troops

Was gonna do a Lord commissar as HQ and then 2 x vet squads with hvy bolter and missile launcher and if enough points then spec weapons too

Wat ya think ??

Or cc squad

Pc squad

2 x conscripts squads

70 men on the table hahaha:-)

Infantry Platoons don't work that way. You still need two infantry squads per platoon before you can get into things like conscripts.

 Talore wrote:
Infantry Platoons don't work that way. You still need two infantry squads per platoon before you can get into things like conscripts.

oooh yeah i didnt think so well about that 2nd list it was more a quick "I wonder " moment as i was writing the topic haha

If it were me I would go with the CCS instead of the commissar. I just think that having the ability to cast orders even if its just FRF!SRF! is worth it. Plus you can add more heavy weapons to shoot with.

Owl

at 250 points its unlikly they will have anything big. so heres something i would do.

CCS-60pts
Auto Cannon

----Troops---
Veteran Squad-95pts
Auto Cannon
Plasma Gun

Veteran Squad-95pts
Auto Cannon
Plasma Gun

This should let you start hiting them from the start. it was either auto cannons or heavy bolters but auto cannons hit harder from a farther range. if they can afford anything big (they most likely wont) then your auto cannons can kill it.
In the event they take a MC as there HQ then your commander can order BRING IT DOWN! which twin links your shots and if they manage to get close then your Plasma Rifles and First Rank FIRE! Second Rank FIRE! will take care of them.




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after that just sit back and rack up kills


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if i were Playing tau (far sight) here is the list i would take

----HQ----
Cadre Fireblade--- 60pts

---Troops----
Fire Warriors -60pts
Bonding Knife

Crisis team x3 -- 129
Twin linked missles

Or Standard tau

------HQ-----
Ethreal- 50pts

---Troops---
Fire warriors- 54
Fire Warriors- 54

--Heavy---
Broadside (rail or high yield)--- 89pts
missle Drone x2

keep that in mind

 Lemartes12 wrote:
at 250 points its unlikly they will have anything big. so heres something i would do.

CCS-60pts
Auto Cannon

----Troops---
Veteran Squad-95pts
Auto Cannon
Plasma Gun

Veteran Squad-95pts
Auto Cannon
Plasma Gun

This should let you start hiting them from the start. it was either auto cannons or heavy bolters but auto cannons hit harder from a farther range. if they can afford anything big (they most likely wont) then your auto cannons can kill it.
In the event they take a MC as there HQ then your commander can order BRING IT DOWN! which twin links your shots and if they manage to get close then your Plasma Rifles and First Rank FIRE! Second Rank FIRE! will take care of them.

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this is exactly what i planned to field last night after reading my codex more

luckily no Tau players so no worries there haha

thanks Phil