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Sup boys,

This is my first ever attempt at crafting a usable army for tabletop use. I thought 2k was a good place to start (and the least £) for HH.
Research (Google is my friend) has pointed me towards this below, and I wanted your thoughts and some clarifying answers to my questions! Please!
(Kudos in large part to this thread here, however it seems that, unless BattleScribe is completely useless and wrong, numerical points have changed quite a bit and smoke launchers are now baseline?)

Here it is:

(Rite of War: Pride of the Legion)
HQ – 325

Legion Centurion
- Artificer, Burning Lore, Chaplain, Plasma Pistol, Refractor Field

Zardu Layak
- Master of the Legion

ELITES – 635

Apothecary
- Artifier, Augury Scanner

Contemptor-Mortis Dreadnought
- Kheres x2

Gal Vorbak x10
- Artificer, Power Fist, 2x Power Weapon (Maul?)

TROOPS – 485

Legion Vet Tactical Squad x10
- Marksmen, 2x Heavy Bolters, Artificer
- Rhino

Legion Vet Tactical Squad x10
- Machine Killers, 2x Meltagun, Artificer
- Rhino w/ Dozer Blade

FAST ATTACK – 185

Ashen Circle x5
- Inferno Pistol

HEAVY SUPPORT – 370

Spartan
- Armoured Ceramite, Flare Shield, Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer

TOTAL: 2000

I’d like some overall guidance on the list, and how to use it, particularly:
- where to attach the independents/apothecary
- Whether to put the Gal Vorbak in the Spartan, or Deep Strike them
- Will the Sniper Tact squad be alright without Dozer Blade on the Rhino, and what limitations should I expect from that?

Also why do Ashen Circle never seem to get touched in other lists I’ve seen?
They’re awesome models, and seem (at least from a fluff perspective) designed to assassinate nasty HQ/Elite threats. How effective are they to take in practice?

Many thanks guys, first time poster!

Plasma pistols are cancer.

May want to give the chaplain a power fist since he can upgrade his power weapon to a tainted weapon, which results in two specialist weapons for +1 attack with either.

Heavy bolters on vets is a trap, 20 points for effectively an extra shot once at rapid fire range, meh. I'd take plasma for guaranteed AP2 that can trigger precision shot.

Sword or axe is fine for Gal Vorbak depending on whether you want to kill marines or terminators/custodes.