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So, after getting my hands on space marine codex, and absolutely destroying death guard CSM, i can say that BT got some good updates, despite fluff they lost and how bad it all looked on paper so here is my experimental list:
HQ
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High chap- RECLUSIARCH Grimaldus-185
Emperor's Champion-140

ELITES
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Assault term-SWORD BRETHREN ASSAULT TERMINATORS 5X (4x TH/SS Sargeant has LC(rerolls to hit and to wound+ rending make him a mini terminator Shrike), LR Crusader 470

TROOPS
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10x Tac- CRUSADER squad(3x sco- NEOPHYTES, power weapon, sword brother with another power weapon, in LRC(need to buy this one ) with HQ's 460
5x Crusader with flakk missile and plasma 110
5x Crusader with flakk missile and plasma 110

FAST ATTACK
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stormtalon with TL LasCannons

HEAVY SUPPORT
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Vindicator with Siege Shield

tactics? PRAY! KILL! BURN! there.
Now seriously, tactics: LRC's with payload go somewhere where it hurts most, termies, crusaders, Grimaldus and Champion then disembark and steamroll everything in their way(Grimaldus' 6' Zealot aura will make both termies AND crusaders go berserk), while lasplas,more precisely flakkplas crusaders would simply sit on objectives, stormtalon will make for decent air support since crusaders have flakk missiles now, and vindicators are there for those annoying swarms. Because of BT's Challenge buffs and crusader+ adamantium will, chaos will have really bad time with them in challenges(Say, i managed to kill a chaos Nurgle lord in termi armour with EC, in 1-handed stance). Eldar and DE armies characters will get insta-killed by 2handed stance(S6, unwieldy, two handed, same goes for Grimaldus)
Comments and critiques are MORE than welcome!