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I am IG and love my tanks. So I jumped with glee when I heard about ABG being an option. In my local meta we don't play objectives and only play kill points so the lack of scoring units isn't a problem. Also there is a freind who I want to screw over who uses 2 lists: CSM Plauge Zombies list (no anti vehicle apart from one defiler) and a shooty orks army (genrally lootas, shoota boys in trukks and one warboss with a power klaw meaning that he only has a power klaw to kill armour). I also recently acquired a baneblade and want to use it in normal games. Does anyone know a way to fit a shadowsword/stormsword (It says on 1d4chan that the stormsword's main cannon instakills any vehicle on a 3+ but there's nothing in the rules that says that so can anyone clarify that for me?) into a 750 point list So here's a list I came up with:

HQ:
Company Comand Tank (Vanquisher) w/ Co-Axal Heavy Stubber, Hull Mounted Lascannon, Sponson Multi Meltas - 220

Troops:
Tank Squadron: 1 Leman Russ Demolisher w/ Slick Loader, Hull Mounted Heavy Bolter, Sponson Mounted Heavy Bolters, Pintle Mounted Heavy Stubber - 215

Armoured Fist Squad w/ Melta Gun - 115

Heavy Support:

Medusa w/ Closed Compartment, Bastion Breacher Shells, Camo Netting, Slick Loader - 200

750 points on the dot.

Umm, 3 tanks an an arnoured fist squad isn't that many models, remember the vanquisher has armour 14/13/10 and thus can get glanced to death by orks in CC which isn't that hard when you only have again 3 tanks and 9 lasguns.

I would drop the armoured fist squad because its not that great,
I would drop the hull mounted lascannon and sponsons of MM on the vanquisher.
I would drop the medusa and all upgrades, and buy some plain colossus because they ignore cover.

You're using the wrong list - the list was updated in Imperial Armor Volume 1: Second Edition. The list which you are using is the update for 5th Edition which came out 28AUG2008


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That said, if you are using the new list:

I would keep the hull lascannon on the vanquisher but replace the multimelta sponsons with Beast Hunter shells, and add Artificer Hull.

I would drop the armored fist squad and the Medusa, because each vehicle is weaker than a Russ hull and will be focus-fired by weapons that cannot hurt the Russes.

I would replace the Demolisher with a Thunderer to make it cheaper.

I would use the remaining points to purchase a second Leman Russ command tank equipped with Infernus Shells (but not Artificer Hull).

Then I would add a techpriest enginseer just to keep your warlord alive. Repairing hull points is hilarious.

You're using the wrong list - the list was updated in Imperial Armor Volume 1: Second Edition. The list which you are using is the update for 5th Edition which came out 28AUG2008

thank you for letting me know! I didn't even know that I was using the wrong list

I would drop the armored fist squad and the Medusa, because each vehicle is weaker than a Russ hull and will be focus-fired by weapons that cannot hurt the Russes.

I would replace the Demolisher with a Thunderer to make it cheaper.

well I need 2 troops choices without the armoured fist squad I only have 1. Also the armoured fist squad would hide behind the Russes, out of LoS.

I would use the remaining points to purchase a second Leman Russ command tank equipped with Infernus Shells (but not Artificer Hull).

The problem here is that I only have 2 Leman Russes and am quite low on cash right now but could try to get one off of ebay, anyway I couldn't take it as a command tank because I need another troops choise.

Then I would add a techpriest enginseer just to keep your warlord alive. Repairing hull points is hilarious.

I agree completely, techpriest would be great for an ABG army and I can troll lootas trying to glance my side armour to death

I would drop the hull mounted lascannon and sponsons of MM on the vanquisher.

yeah, I was trying to fill points at the end and make it a badass vehicle killer at the same time, as I mentioned before I don't have many russes to fill up points

So Here's another list I came up with from your advice:

HQ:
Company Comand Tank (Vanquisher) w/ Co-Axal Heavy Stubber, Beast Hunter Shells, Artificer Hull - 195

Company Comand Tank (LRBT) w/ Infernus Shells - 165

Elites:
Tech-Priest Enginseer w/ 2 servitors (hides behind the tanks and repairs them) - 75

Troops:
RLBT w/ Heavy Stubber - 160

Thunderer w/ Heavy Stubber - 150

With the power of proxying I can make this list happen whilst I make money to get another two Russes

That's a great list too. The Armored Fist squad can always bd thrown in later - infantry become more useful as points increase.

lordra001 wrote:
Company Comand Tank (Vanquisher) w/ Co-Axal Heavy Stubber, Beast Hunter Shells, Artificer Hull - 195

You undercosted this, it is actually 210. You could easily drop the stubbers on your troops to get the points though.

List looks like it could be fun though. I would be afraid to be the tech priest though, all the infantry fire will be directed at him.

I would be afraid to be the tech priest though, all the infantry fire will be directed at him

I wouldn't worry about him, he will be hiding behind the russes and repairing them.