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WeLsHy WiLl wrote:
I've been doing SM for a few years and I've now recently started a guard army, and I'd like some peoples opinions on it and how to improve, I'm going for a platoon army with heavy suppot.
So here it is:

CCS 95 Points

Vox caster
Regimental Standard
Plasma Gun

I'd expand this out ASAP to give it more specials, if you're lacking them get some of the FW Hostile Environment SWS team conversion kits and save a third of the money.

PCS 50 Points

Vox caster
Platoon Standard

Platoon Standard is absolute, complete and total garbage, honestly. If you want to use the model I suggest you do what I do; I just use him as kind of like a second in command Sergeant in my blobs, its fluffy, looks cool and doesn't require you to obsess over getting it into your list.

x4 Infantry Squads 320 Points

4 Vox casters 20 Points
2 Flamers 10 Points
2 Grenade launchers 10 Points

I would not run them separately, I would take at most 2 Vox Casters per 30 men in a blob, and only 1 max at 20. As others have said this is also illegal, you need to insert another PCS here to make two platoons.

Leman Russ Battle Tank 150 Points

Lascannon 15 Points
Heavy Bolters 20 Points

The LRBT is pretty much the worst variant of the tank chassis, honestly at the moment, maybe tied with the Punisher. The Eradicator lets you maul Xenos, the Executioner is a good all rounder at killing infantry and shaving MC's down to size, the Vanquisher is a nice tank hunter/MC shaver. Demolisher works alright with a foot list.

Regardless, scrap the Lascannon and HB's, they can only snapfire if the main gun fires because of a change in the IG FAQ where 'lumbering behemoth' got ripped out and replaced with the unit type being turned into a 'heavy tank' which means you just count as stationary after moving 6'', which doesn't offset ordnance penalties.