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So after conversations in a couple of threads it got me thinking of a sanguinary guard themed list. Of models which I own all of so wouldn't require further purchase. I wanted enough immediate threats to take attention off my SG whilst also providing a target priority headache for the opponent. So this is what I came up with:

Dante (obvs)
Goes with SG #1 for dante bomb

Librarian
Jp (shield and sword for powers)

Honour guard
2 pf (the noviate is essential as he will provide a fnp bubble for this unit and SG #2 and SG #3 as I advance.)

Sanguinary priest
Jp & power axe
Goes with SG #1

Sanguinary guard # 1
3 infernus pistols

Sanguinary guard # 2
2 pfs

Sanguinary guard # 3
2 pfs

5 man scout squad
Snipers

9 man death company
2pf, bolters
Pod

5 sternguard
5 combi-melta
Pod

Furioso
Frag cannon, magna grapple, melta gun
Pod

5 x Baal with flamestorm
If getting 1st turn scout and flame, if second, create an av13 wall that SG and HG can advance behind.

2 x stormraven
Tl assault cannon, tl multimelta
AA mainly

So turn 1 the opponent will have 2 pods (probably death co and furioso) in their back field and 5 flamestorms toasting units. Turn 2 should see 2 sang guard, the dc and the hg unit assaulting with the dante bomb just arriving and hopefully rolling well for the arrival of the sterns and ravens. Everything should be in the opponents face turn 2. If I know im not facing flyers I would drop the ravens for 20 assault marines with 4 flamers amd maybe change the furioso to a dc dread with talons. Meaning 2 sg, 1 hg, 1 dc, 1 dc dread and 20 assault marines all getting the turn 2 charge, supported by 2 newly arrived melta units. If the opponent instead shoots at assault units then 5 untouched flamestorm templates will instead be roasting the enemy.


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Can it work? What would you do differently? Only 20 scoring bodies :-s...


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Ps. I realise I have a high likelyhood of being shot off the board if the enemy has a lot of plasma/low ap high fire rate weapons. Not going to take on the best lists I know :-p...

at 3k points anything you drop in is going to get wasted.I recommend puting your DC in a Stormraven, as they can assault from it.

you can pop 11 DC + an IC and a dread in it.

I do like my raven assaults but the idea here is to give the enemy lots of target priorities on turn 1. Earliest assault for a raven assault is turn 3. It will take a reasonable amount of fire power to take down a 9man dc and furioso. Every gun firing at these, will not be firing at my sang guard and baals.