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First off hello everyone.

I am a returning player to Warhammer 40k from around 8 years ago and I had some Imperial Guard models up my loft and decided i'm keen to get playing again so when out and bought the new codex and a number of new units.

I have enough units to play around 2500 points but don't want to throw to much on the table for my very first game when I get round to it. I have decided to go for 1750 points to get myself started and about to learn the rules of the games again.

Keen to understand however if I have 'fighting' chance with this force or if I need to go back to the drawing board?

This comes in total to 1747 points.

HQ
Company Command Squad

Bolt Pistol
Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Regiment Standard
Master of Ordnance
Grenade Launcher
Caropace Armour

Troops
Platoon 1
Command Squad

Vox-caster
Mortor
Grenade Launcher

Sqaud 1

Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Grenade Launcher

Chimera Transport

Storm Bolter

Squad 2

Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Grenade Launcher

Chimera Transport

Storm Bolter

Platoon 2
Command Sqaud

Vox-caster
Meltagun
Plamsagun
Grenade Launcher

Squad 1

Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Grenade Launcher

Squad 2

Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Granade Launcher

Squad 3

Power Weapon
Vox-caster
Grenade Launcher

Heavy Weapon Squad 1

Autocannons

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Squadron
Leman Russ Battle Tank

Lascannon
Heavy Bolters
Extra Armour
Dozer Blade

Leman Russ Demolisher

Lascannon
Heavy Bolters
Dozer Blade
Extra Armour
Storm Bolter

Leman Russ Vanquisher

Lascannon
Heavy Bolters
Extra Armour
Dozer Blade

Basilisk

Dozer Blade
Extra Armour
Hunter Missile

Fast Attack
Hellhound

Hey, welcome back to the hobby!

Lots of little nit-picks, but bottom-line up front: Specialize your units, rather than spending points on multiple roles; pick assault OR shooting, anti-infantry OR anti-tank. You'll find yourself with lots more points available to add some other options.

My biggest issue with the list is the redundant power-weapons in every infantry squad. They're very expensive points-wise, and if you're designing that squad to assault or repel assaults, flamers will do the job nicely. Consider having your first platoon with power weapons and flamers, and have the second platoon with just grenade launchers. Possibly even consider replacing your power swords with power fists, since IG almost always strike last anyway.

I honestly don't include Voxes in my armies at all, dropping those from your army might give you a -lot- more points to play with.

Chimeras are great, but consider reserving them for your command squads, unless you're planning to theme your entire army as Mech infantry.

Your Leman Russ kit is a bit mismatched IMHO. Why match Lascannons with Heavy bolters? You have one heavy slot remaining, so think about dividing your Russes into a tank-hunting unit (Vanquisher with lascannon but NO bolters or storm bolters) and an anti-infantry unit (Russ and Demolisher). Since all other shots are Snap Shots when you fire Ordnance, think about swapping the vanilla Russ with a Punisher, and give that one 3 Heavy Bolters and a Storm Bolter, and then leave the sponsons off the Demolisher, to maximize your shooting without wasting points on upgrades.

Thanks for your thoughts. I guess my list and basic understanding of the rules come from 4th edition. My tanks are miss-matched due to how I built them around 8 years.

I will take your point on the power weapons, my thoughts behind this were a 'just in case' but if it's better not to take then I can remove.

My first squad is mechanised to go out and take objectives, I will re-fit with flamers as I see your point there.

The Demolisher and standard battle tank (I have a Conqueror turret but unsure I can use this) are to support this operation or 'go out and get'.

The 2nd squad is to support the Vanquisher and Basilisk to sit back take things out as they close down on our deployment zone.

Would this work or do i need to re-focus and buy a heap of new units?

I wouldn't bother with the master of ordnance, he's too inaccurate and can get killed too easily. Grenade launchers are not my favourite either. They are good against orks and nids but pretty rubbish against anyone else. I prefer melta's and flamers but I play foot guard. Getting your leman russ's optimised will help the list too....

all the best.

Yea from reading more and more on here I am going to re-write this list, remove power weapons, add some flamers to the first squad.
Seems I would be better balancing my Russes and looking at a Vendetta, this will have to wait until I have the funds to do so however.

I guess in such a small force what Russ tanks would I bet best to look at?

Eradicator with lascannon has never let me down. Only 10pts more than a battle russ but can fire all of its weapons at full bs and denies cover. ap4.

So I have consolidated a lot of thing and written an 1850 army for a tournament I thinking of entering.

HQ
Company Command Squad
-Bolt Pistol
-Power Weapon
-Vox-caster
-Regiment Standard
-Master of Ordnance
-Granade Launcher
-Flamer
122

Troop
Platoon 1
Command Squad
-Vox-caster
-x2 Granade Launchers
-Flamer
50

Squad 1
-Flamer
-Chimera Transport
--Storm Bolter
120

Squad 2
-Flamer
-Chimera Transport
--Storm Bolter
120

Platoon 2
Command Squad
-Bolt Pistol
-Vox-caster
-Meltagun
-Plamsagun
-Flamer
67

Squad 1
-Vox-caste
-Grenade Launcher
60

Squad 2
-Grenade Launcher
55

Squad 3
-Grenade Launcher
55

Squad 4
-Vox-caster
-Flamer
60

Heavy Weapon Squad 1
-Autocannons
75

Heavy Weapons Squad 2
60

Elites
Storm Trooper Squad
-Meltagun
-x3 Additional Storm Troopers
143

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Squad 1
Leman Russ Battle Tank
-Lascannon
-Heavy Bolters
185

Leman Russ Vanquisher
-Lascannon
-Heavy Bolters
190

Leman Russ Squad 1
Leman Russ Demolisher
-Lascannon
-Heavy Bolters
200

Basilisk
-Camo Netting
155

Fast Attack
Hellhound
130

Total 1847

The plan is to have Platoon 1 rush across the battlefield and take an objective with the support of the Hellhound and Storm Troopers. Then Platoon 2 is my sit back with the tanks and defend (squad 1&2 will join together and so will 3&4 creating x2 20 man squads).

Unsure if i will be slipping myself down the middle but after playing the Tau at the weekend I've realised that being very aggressive is the way forward.