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Hey Guys,

I thought about a Siege Tank heavy list for my Mechanicum.

--- HQ ---

Magos Reductor
+ Conversion Beamer

Archmagos Prime
+Archimendrite
+Machinator Array

--- Standard ---

Thallax Cohort
+Multilaser

Thallax Cohort
+Multilaser

Thallax Cohort
+Multimelta
+2x Meltabombs

--- Fast Attack ---

Avenger Strike Fighter
+ Two Missile Launchers

--- Heavy Support ---

Ordo Reductor Arttilery Tank Battery
+Medusa Cannon
+Siege Plating
+Twin Linked Bolter
+Machine Spirit

Ordo Reductor Arttilery Tank Battery
+Medusa Cannon
+Siege Plating
+Twin Linked Bolter
+Machine Spirit

Ordo Reductor Minotaur Battery
+Armoured Ceramite
+Anabaric Claw

Exactly 1500 pt

So I own everything besides the Tanks and I'd like to build up an armoury for the Mechanicum. Is this a reasonable way to use the Siege Tanks ?
I am playing mainly vs. 40k. Also, when i use the Matrix of Ruin it states that i need one compulsary Magos Reductor as HQ. The Archimandrite on the other hand gets his Reserve Bonus only when he is the Warlord. Is the Compulsary HQ = Warlord
or can I choose any other HQ to be the Warlord ?

Thanks in advance

Yes you can, as long as the compulsory HQ is the magos reductor.

When i use siege plating my opponents just shoot the side armour, which is frustrating since i don't think i gained any tactical advantage from their manouvering.
It may be worth stripping the artillery batteries of everything but the machine spirit for points to spend elsewhere.

Personally with those points i would give the HQ choices a cyber-familiar each and replace the thallax multilasers with a couple of phased-plasma fusil.

I was also thinking that instead of upgrading the thallax mulitlasers you could change the avenger's missile launchers into a pair of kracken missiles and mastercraft the conversion beamer (maybe turn it into a graviton imploder? kamikaze magos!)

Edit: Just had a thought - it might be worthwhile giving the magos reductor an infravisor in case of nightfighting limiting his range. I'm going to try out the thermal cannon soon and i've heard good things about the mars-colossus bombard, but i can safely say that those medusae are a fire magnet!

Where are you planning to hide the HQs? Or are they going to be on their own, open to any deep striking suicide unit?

You could easily swap the Archimadrite for a Techpriest Auxillia, Two if you don't add the extra Adept, and have points left over for some bessed autosimulcra for 2-3 repairs per shooting phase.

Likewise I would swap the multilasers for the plasma fusils on the Thallax.

Likewise the matrix of run really favors getting vehicles in your enemy's deployment zone. You don't really have any offensive tanks, and wouldn't in a 1500 point list. It's only in a 2500 point list where the irrad/grav Flare shielded Macrocarids can play, but at 1500 you could fit some cheap "Not Demolishers" to rush forward and pressure your opponent early.