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First crack at an Admech list, just picked up the starter box. The list gives me 9 Command Points I think?
Is the Datasmith worth the cost? I can use his points to equip all the vanguard with 1 plasma each.
Suggestions welcome. Thank you.

Mars Battalion
2 -3 HQ
Belisarius Cawl

Tech-Priest Enginseer
- Servo Arm
- Omnissian Axe
- Laspistol

3-6 Troop
5 Rangers
- 2 Transuranic Arquebus
- 1 Omnispex
- 3 Galvanic Rifle
5 Rangers
- 2 Transuranic Arquebus
- 1 Omnispex
- 3 Galvanic Rifle
5 Vangaurd
- 5 Radium Carbine

0-6 Elites
1 Cybernetica Datasmith
- Power Fist
- Gamma Pistol

0-3 Heavy Support
4 Kastelan Robots
- 12 Heavy Phosphor Blaster
Onager Dunecrawler
- Broad Spectrum Data-Tether
- Cognis Heavy Stubber
- Neutron Laser
Onager Dunecrawler
- Broad Spectrum Data-Tether
- Cognis Heavy Stubber
- Neutron Laser


Battalion – Stygis VIII
2-3 HQ
Tech-Priest Dominus
- Volkite Blaster
- Macrostubber
- Omnissian Axe
Tech-Priest Enginseer
- Servo Arm
- Omnissian Axe
- Laspistol

3-6 Troops
5 Vangaurd
- 5 Radium Carbine
5 Vangaurd
- 5 Radium Carbine
5 Vangaurd
- 5 Radium Carbine

0-3 Fast Attack
2 Sydonian Dragoon
- 2 Broad Spectrum Data-Tether
- 2 Taser Lance
1 Ironstrider Ballistarii
- Broad Spectrum Data-Tether
- Twin Cognis Lascannon

0-3 Heavy Support
Onager Dunecrawler
- Broad Spectrum Data-Tether
- Icarus Array

Seems a pretty solid list. Personally I enjoy the extra flexibility of having a datasmith. The kastelans are a lot of points to get stuck in the wrong place at a bad time.
Yes you can ue a CP to override but i tend to save this for emergencies!

Not worth putting plasma in your vanguard, they are only there as a speed bump to protect your shiny things!