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Hey guys, wanting your thoughts on an idea I''ve been working with for the last two months.

Context: It is using the Astronomi-con comp, so if you don't know what that is, go and google Astronomi-con.

It is 1500 pts, and theme is important to me. So theme is Deathwatch Drop Assault! So, C&C are welcome.

Codex: Space Marines
Chapter Tactic: Salamanders

HQ
Deathwatch Watch Captain Antonius (Vulkan)

Deathwatch Master of the Forge Hon
Master Crafted Combi-Plasma

Troops
Deathwatch Kill-Team Niel (Tactical Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
Meltagun; Combi-Melta, Master Crafted Krak grenades
Drop Pod

Deathwatch Kill-Team Volkun (Tactical Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
Meltagun; Combi-Melta, Master Crafted Krak grenades
Drop Pod

Deathwatch Kill-Team Cyrus (Tactical Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
Meltagun; Combi-Melta, Master Crafted Krak grenades
Drop Pod

Deathwatch Kill-Team Ulro (Tactical Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
Meltagun; Combi-Melta, Master Crafted Krak grenades
Drop Pod

Elites
Deathwatch Kill-Team Tregan (Sternguard)
4 Veterans; Sergeant
4 Combi-Meltas; Combi-Melta, Master Crafted Krak grenades
Drop Pod

Fast Attack
Deathwatch Kill-Team Julius (Assault Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
2 Flamers; Master Crafted Melta Bombs
Drop Pod

Deathwatch Kill-Team Evander (Assault Squad)
4 Space Marines; Sergeant
2 Flamers; Master Crafted Melta Bombs
Drop Pod

Heavy Support
Deathwatch Dreadnought Modan
Drop Pod

Deathwatch Ironclad Dreadnought Remus
Drop Pod

1500 pts on the nose. (If you have the codex, I shall assume you are able to do the math for the points costs.)

Are sergeant really able to MC a weapon in salamanders detachment or only the IC? (Captain, chaplain and the likes)

If so, great! They can MC grenades? Awesome!

I would MC the Sternguard's sergeant bolter though, you never know when you'll need that extra shot to go through (or save your squad leader from Vengeance overheat!).

Looks nice!

Check the rules for Vulkan All the Meltas and Combi-Meltas are MC for free.

I know for Vulcan, but grenades? And only the melta part of the combi is MC by Vulkan, not the boltung

Again, you need to go and re-read the rules. Combi-Melta. The weapon. Not the special weapon only. Not the boltgun only. The whole weapon.

And grenades are a weapon. Prove to me otherwise

Your rule fu needs more practice

Qui-Gon Jinn wrote:
Again, you need to go and re-read the rules. Combi-Melta. The weapon. Not the special weapon only. Not the boltgun only. The whole weapon.

And grenades are a weapon. Prove to me otherwise

Your rule fu needs more practice

1 - You're right. Just bought the Codex. So much for me

2 - You're wrong on grenades though. They're listed as Special Issue Wargear in the Armoury. That's odd, but then again that would be quite a lot of time spent to mastercraft a one-use only weapon, lol!

I'm a fast learning padawan
Love the concept, come back to talk about it if you try it out.

Cheers!

Page 50 of the rulebook, the giant heading of "Weapons" and then on page 61 and 62 of the rulebook subsection "grenades."

They are weapons, which therefore, can be mastercrafted. And they make the effort to master craft a lot of one shot stuff, doesn't matter what it is. The specialist boltgun ammo for example.

So, grenades, meltabombs, and any weapon that they can get, can be master crafted.

What is the point of the master of the forge in this list? You could field the dreads as elites maybe. Possibly use the saved points for a stalker or another assault squad?

As said DoomMouse, I'm working within the Astronomi-con Comp restrictions, seeking the best build I can. Therefore, its a restricted force list. Otherwise I'd spam things left and right with no regard.