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Hey I just wanted to get some tweaks, constructive criticism, or to know if there were any obvious flaws in this list before I start buying into an IG collection. Also there's a few left over points I need to decide what to do with.


HQ- LComissar *70pts ((will join my infantry dudes near the Manticores and ADL on an objective in my zone))

TP- Vets Plasma x3 in Chimera *170pts

Vets Plasma x3 *115pts ((in Vendetta))

Vets Melta x3 *100pts ((in Vendetta))

Inf Platoon *225pts
PCS w/ Flamers x4 in Chimera
Infantry Sqd w/ autocannon
Infantry Sqd w/ autocannon

ET- Marbo *65pts

FT- Vendetta *130

Vendetta *130

Fort.- Aegis Def Line w/ Quadgun *100pts ((manned by infantry squad))

HV- Manticore *160pts ((parked w/ infantry and ADL on an objective in my zone))

Manticore *160pts

Total = 1425pts. I've got 75 left to use, maybe on armor for the plasma vets, camo nets on the manticores, or something I haven't thought of yet.

Tweaks/advice?

So is the list decent since I haven't heard anything?

Any suggestions on what to do with the 75pts I have left?

The one chimera seems out of place, but it could still work I guess. I'd buy a third infantry squad for the blob and then put flamers in all 3 squads.

How about replacing Lord with CCS, so You can give orders for better shooting. Remaining point for comissar w power axe and flamers to meet assaults. And maybe HB for Vendettas to shoot at infantry, when all enemy tanks will die

Camo-cloaks would be a good choice, and I would recommend the CCS as well.

I agree that I don't like just using one Chimera. I would either go for more, or lose it altogether.

I would drop that and the lord commissar to take the CCS as previously mentioned. Orders are boss!

Also, try fit a HWT in with Mortars. I like using them to force pinning checks on assault units, ymmv.

I would keep the Chimera, since it is packing plasma inside it will take heat off the manticores.

The vets in the vendatta's are possibly not going to do a lot of shooting and you would consider reducing their special weapons.

75 Points I would spend on a heavy weapons squad, even if it was just mortars and sit them on an objective (out of the emeny's range and in the case of mortars well out of sight and range).

There's two chimeras, one on some plasma vets and the other on the pcs full of flamers. I may have misread the orders, I thought they mainly affected lasguns so I went Commissar to sit with the blob, but I'll take another look at that. Do you think I'll need the 3rd infantry platoon in the blob just for holding a backfield objective or will 20 dudes be enough to hold it generally?


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Oh I'll def add the flamers into the inf squads, if for nothing else than to get some hits on anything charging my blob.

Use the lord commissar on the quad gun BS5 ;-)

More chance of hitting stuff

Keep both then, they'll help keep the heat off the manticores.

I would take a CCS with lascannon, banner, Master of Ordnance + whatever else you want. I like a sniper rifle on the last vet as a fun modeling option, but you can give him a plasmagun or leave him with a lasgun.

On the Aegis, consider the Icarus over the quadgun. Now when not intercepting, you can order bring it down and have the unit shoot two twin-linked lascannons and a twin-linked earthshaker cannon.

I second the idea of a third infantry squad and flamers all around.

Thanks for the tips all, I think I can re-tweak my list now. More flamers and another infantry squad, commissar on the aegis, & maybe look into the other aegis gun.