FlingitNow wrote:
To be honest there's nothing I like here:

Chaplain is OK I suppose. But a CC Captain or Chapter Master seem to be auto-include if you're going assault heavy.

Assault Terminators are only worth it if you can afford to make them all TH/SS. But they need a ride walking across the battlefield is a bad idea (deepstriking is a worse idea). Though in a Rave guard army they just don't fit.

Sniper scouts are OK but if you want a LSS shotguns or CCWs is the best way to go. With power weapon/fist a combi flamer/melta and a HF on the storm. This is a decent option for troops if you're going assault heavy but you need multiple units at least 3 really.

Tactical marines are a mess. Both in Rhinos or both in Drop Pods in either case you need 3+ to make them work (DPs and Rhinos not tac squads who you should never take more of than you absolutely have to). Also the sergeant doesn't need CC upgrades (like veteran status) but does need a matches combi-weapon to the special weapon.

Assault marines should never be taken if you have free elites slots. Vanguard are just flat out better these days by a significant margin.

So to sum up you need a clear vision for the list as a whole. Each unit needs a defined purpose and then you need to check that you have all the bases covered. Can you deal with TEQ (just about), MEQ (pretty well), Hordes (yes), light to medium mech (no), heavy AV (again no), MCs (no), Flyers/FMCs (no).

 Madness! wrote:
You would be far better off with a captain or Chapter master; preferably w/ either Burning Blade and Stormshield or Shield Eternal and Thunderhammer.

 FlingitNow wrote:
I don't know your opponents army and you may be alright against him. But my advice in general is to build armies capableof fighting anyone.

Flamers are good but don't over estimate their overwatch on average it is 1 dead Ork. That's not going to change the result ofthe assault. In general you only fire your special weapons once or there is one critical turn when you need them to do their job. By taking a matched combi-weapon on your Sergeant you literally double the combat effectiveness of the unit that turn. They are a must. By diversifying the combi what happens is you end up with a 200+ point unit that can't deal with anything, it becomes a sort of threat to lots of things but an actual threat to nothing and you waste lots of points no matter what you shoot it at.

The LSS storm is a fast open topped transport with AV10 and 2 hull points. It makes a terrible bunker. Sniper scouts in general don't kill anything their job is to sit on an objective go to ground for a 2+ cover whenever they get shot at and otherwise annoy Monstrous Creatures. Their weapons can't move and fire and their camocloaks do nothing when they're in a vehicle. Hence the LSS doesn't fit them. The LSS is for one of 2 jobs. Drive bys with shotguns, using shotguns so you can finish stuff off in assault if necessary. Or plowing into assault. With a Heavy Flamer on the Storm, combi-flamer on the squad you should wipe a 20 man shoota boy mob in a round of combat. Why? Well the LSS fires its Cerberus launchers with blind making the Orks WS1 (due to I2 they should fail most of the time). Then 2 flamers hit that that should be about 7-8 Orks dead with the bolt pistols too say 8 dead. You charge 12 attacks 8 hits 4 dead Orks. Your Sarge has 3 attacks at the nob and should over kill him. Will most likely die in return too though now 7 boys hit back 14 attacks about less than 5 hits less than 2 wounds maybe a scout dies. You've won combat by 4-5 he's leadership 2-3 at best runs and is swept. All yours for 145 points. Now if something shoots at that LSS it dies. Hence why you need multiples. Ork players often don't know what to do when 20 boyz get nailed in combat by 5 Scouts (used to use this tactic a lot in 5th Ed when you could assault those boyz turn 1).

As for the CM vs Chaplain. You basically nailed it the CM is worth it and the ASM are just a meat shield for him.

 FlingitNow wrote:
I would consider swapping the plasma pistols for grav pistols on the Vanguards really helps against Monstrous creatures due to concussive making them I1 so you can kill them in assault before they strike.