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This is my first forum and also my first army list so im not that experienced.  I have done my best to understand the rules of the game and how everyone likes to play their armies.  I decided with mine that i would go a path that i haven't seen anyone else try.  The idea is that my guys will shoot the hell out of the enemy as they charge toward them to get into close combat.  So they shoot and assault.  I have actually already played 2 games and i have won both so i'm pretty sure my stategy must have some possiblity 4 a really tourny army.  But i still think it could use improvement so give me some feed back.

HQ

Hive Tyrant-222pts,   lash whip & bonesword, VC, acid maw, adrenal glands (I+, WS+); enhanced senses (BS+); extended carapace (Sv+); toxic miasma; toxic sacs (S+)

Elite

3 Warriors-136pts total,   1 w/ VC; 1 w/ deathspitter; 1 w/ barbed strangler; all have scything talons; adrenal glands (I+, WS+); enhanced senses (BS+); extended carapace (Sv+); toxic sacs (S+)

Lictor-80pts,   scything talons; rending claws

So give me some feed back on my army list and remember this is my first army.

Troops

8 Hormagaunts-15pts each,   sything talons; adrenal glands (I+, WS+); enhanced senses (BS+); extended carapace (Sv+); toxic sacs (S+)

10 Termagaunts-9pts each,   fleshborer; toxic sacs (S+)

6 Genestealers-27pts each,   2x rending claws; acid maw; extended carapace (Sv+); toxic sacs (S+)

Fast Attack

Spore Mines- 3 toxin (10pts each); 3 frag (8pts each); 3 bio-acid (12pts each)

Heavy Support

Biovore-52pts,   shoots toxin spore mines

Biovore-55pts,   shoots bio-acid spore mines

Carnifex-253pts,   acid maw, adrenal glands (I+, WS+); bonded exoskeleton (W+); enhanced senses (BS+); extended carapace (Sv+); reinforced chitin (T+); toxic miasma; toxic sacs (S+)

Even though i like the style of your army, i would cut something a little bit shorter:

1.You are pretty low on Synapse, it's based on the Hive Tyrant and the 3 warriors, who are extremly fragile ( one or two AP4 salvos are gonna shred them) and/or slower than the rest of our army(Gaunts, especially the Hormas)

This isn't that dangerous because you don't have that much of them...but this leads us to problem 2

2. The Gaunt units are both pimped out which is very dangerous in my opinion. I would surely drop the extended carapace because it's rare you can use a gaunt armor save anyway and sadly, a dead hormagaunt is a dead hormagaunt, even if it's a beast in Close combat. So,the only update i would purchase is the Initiative upgrade because it let your gaunt almost always go first which is a life saver. So,I would depimp my gaunt and instead get more of them. The living ammunation rule is for free, so the additional Strength is not that important.

3. The Hive Tyrant and the Carnifex both get very costly. Even though this seems to be your style, i would consider degrading their melee effectiveness. It's just that they won't see combat for a long time and they can use their range upgrades almost all the time. Acid maw on the carnifex is nigh useless because he'll wound on a 2+ anyway. The Strength uprade is just for the Instantkill on T5 models. You have to consider the cost vs the use.
Also i would stick to the Extended carapace upgrade and one of the wound/toughness upgrades just because the carnifex will go over the top cost-wise. YOu have to consider your enemy loadout with these two upgrades. I for one prefer the wound upgrade.

Same with the Hive Tyrant. Many upgrades are very expensive and most of them won't help against concentrated fire. I would drop the WS upgrade and the Acid Maw.
With the rest of the points i would get some more genestealers/gaunts.

And the best loadout of Genestealers i imo with nothing but extended carapace...maybe scuttling. You just need the attacks for the rending, the toxin sacs aren't much of a use there.

Have fun!

Greets
Schepp himself

Thanx for the tips because now that i've looked at it more everything you said is true so after i do some # calculations i will put in all the changes you suggested.

Thanx again