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Sternhammer Strike Force


Battle Demi Company

Chaplain

Tactical Squad
4 Marines, Plasma Gun
Sergeant
Rhino

Tactical Squad
4 Marines, Plasma Gun
Sergeant
Rhino

Tactical Squad
4 Marines, Plasma Gun
Sergeant
Rhino

Bike Squad
2 Bikes, 2 Grav Guns
Sergeant, Combi Grav

Devastator Squad
4 Marines, 4 Heavy Bolters
Sergeant

Dreadnaught, 2 Twin-linked Autocannons


1st Company Task Force

Sternguard
4 Veterans, 4 Combi-meltas
Vet Sergeant, Combi-melta
Drop Pod

Sternguard
4 Veterans
Vet Sergeant
Drop Pod

Sternguard
4 Veterans
Vet Sergeant
Drop Pod


Skyhammer Annihilation Force

Assault Squad
4 Marines
Sergeant - Melta Bombs

Assault Squad
4 Marines
Sergeant - Melta Bombs

Devastator Squad
4 Marines, 4 Grav Cannons
Sergeant
Drop Pod

Devastator Squad
4 Marines, 4 Multimeltas
Sergeant
Drop Pod


Total Points - 1848


In general, this army should hit like a ton of bricks turn one, with 4 drop pods and 2 assault squads deep striking to take out the opponents main threats. Rerolling misses with the sternguard ammo should really help against both hordes and more elite infantry, giving me some flexibility dropping in wherever needed. One weakness I do see is a lack of psychic defense. Would it be worth it to drop the dread to try and fit in a culexus assassin? My initial thought is without a drop pod it would be difficult to position the assassin properly, but I could definitely use some anti-psyker power.

Thoughts?
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I would say more grav... Drop plasma for grav guns, heavy bolters for more grav cannons. Combi-grav instead of combo-meltas. Split the grav and multi-melta for the sky hammer devs, so 2 melta and 2 grav cannon each.

And flamers for the assault squad.
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Not sure I agreed on going all grav though. If I run into lower armor save armies, the grav won't be as useful, and it is pretty pricey to add to the dev squad.

I am open to dropping the plasma from the tac squads, but I do like having he added anti light tank at longer range than a melta gun. Maybe to save the pts to fit in the culexus I can swap them for meltas.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/689848/8634606.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/689848/8634606.page GMT