http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IMO they seem like a huge target that for 3 full squads (675 points, 9 guys) seem like they would just get ripped apart and focused. I know that they're VERY capable of pumping out the fire power, but is it really worth it? You can cover them with Rhinos and shoot from afar, but that can only go so far. What else can you do?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742583.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742583.page GMT
Still, since you're going with Obliterators, you can also Deep Strike them with superb accuracy if you include Icons in your army. You don't get as much shooting from them, but you do get to use their twin-linked shorter ranged weapons, which can be better against Land Raider spam or hordes.

Still, if you're going to drop them in then you should either take some other Heavy Support to sit back and shoot, or you should leave some Obliterators back to cover your advance. In addition, dropping Obliterators combine nicely with Lesser Daemons to provide a screen to power weapon assault troops, cover against plasma fire, and interdiction against return fire. Just throwing them in alone is giving your opponent the opportunity to chew them up one by one, given the unreliability of reserves. You need to spam reserve so that stuff is more likely to be supported when it arrives, though that's somewhat mitigated by dropping on Icons.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742599.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742599.page GMT WAAC style list then you are ham stringing yourself by not taking lash.

G]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742613.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742613.page GMT waac Chaos army without Lash...

WAT]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742627.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742627.page GMT tbh, I was just curious as to how these things do dmg b4 they get ripped apart. Plus getting 9 obliterators is ridiculously expensive compared to 2 vindicators.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742654.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742654.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742662.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742662.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742722.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742722.page GMT
Not to mention if they had combi-melta, they would have toasted anything else you would have had in the oblits place, namely the two vindicators that you were going to use.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742732.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742732.page GMT
But as for a competitive nurgle/oblit list I would use:

Prince w/ MoN, Wings, WT
Prince w/ MoN, Wings, WT
GD

5x PM Squad- 2x melta, champ w/ fist, combi melta (rhino with EA)
5x PM Squad- 2x melta, champ w/ fist, combi melta (rhino with EA)
5x PM Squad- 2x melta, champ w/ fist, combi melta (rhino with EA)
5x PM Squad- 2x melta, champ (host) (rhino with EA)

2x Oblit
2x Oblit
2x Oblit

15pts shy of 1850, you can either give the other champ a PW (kinda a waste), 3 rhinos extra twin linked bolters, one a havoc launcher, or give 3 rhinos dozers (my preferred option).

Oblits fire through lanes (inch or two gap) created by corralling the rhinos, meanwhile preventing assault. Princes hide behind the rhinos till assault. Generally you drive onto objectives turn 3/4 (it takes a hell of a lot to shift all these units, especially late in the game). When using effective mech tactics, lists similar to have been proven to compete with and even beat Tier 1 lists.

Alternatively, you could drop one of the PM squads to up the oblits to 9 if you really wanted to max out on firepower at the cost of scoring ability. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742810.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/742810.page GMT
The only luck I've had against them is a melta-bike command squad and He'stan + TH/SS termies assaulting them (on separate occasions, not at the same time - my dice don't hate me THAT much).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/744114.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/744114.page GMT That's how it should be. They were even better in the previous incarnation of the codex. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/745360.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/242061/745360.page GMT