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Maniple Detachment

Troops
10 Vanguards
- Plasma Caliver
10 Vanguards
- Plasma Caliver
10 Rangers
-Transuranic Arquebus, Omispex

Fast Attack
3 Dragoons
- 2 Phosphor Serpentas

Heavy Support
Onager Dunecrawler
- Icarus array

How should I expand this to the 1k-1250 range? There are 2 options I was considering A: Expand on the Skitarii, probably another dunecrawler and a unit of infiltrators or B: Start an allied Cult Mechanicus detachment. This would allow me to use the Dominus from the Start Collecting box, most likley in a Holy Requisitioner or Cohort Cybernetica formation. Thanks for any help, other ideas would be appreciated ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697317.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697317.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697321.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697321.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697350.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697350.page GMT
Techpriest Dominus
Skitarii Vanguard or Ranger Squad
1 Dunecrawler.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697359.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8697359.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8699206.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8699206.page GMT
Adding/expanding on the mechanicus part (since you want to go towards a war convocation) might be a nice one too.

Also adding more special/heavy weapons to your units would help also.

Infiltrators are also a very nice unit.
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Dragoons are much better with tasers. Let the rest of your army handle the shooting.

Split vanguard into 5 model units with 2 special weapons. Don't take rangers outside of a War Convocation.

Yes the Start Collecting Dominus Maniple formation is not bad. Note that it can use either Vanguard or Rangers because GW printed two ways (lol) but you always want Vanguard.

The good Cult Mechanicus formations are Cohort Cybernetica and Elimination Maniple. Unfortunately grav destroyers and kastelan robots are the only awesome units in that book. But if you're building towards War Convocation, limit yourself to just six grav destroyer models.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8699403.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/693002/8699403.page GMT