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I'm looking for a little advice on how I can run things and more importantly tactics that work well with them. The models I've got consist of the following: an imperial knight (fully mag'ed), 4 kastelans + tech priest Dom (for the cohort cyber) the start collecting skitarii and some infiltrator's and a set of extra vanguard.

I knocked together the following list which uses them all (would need an ironstrider but i like the model).

Cohort Cybernetica

Tech Priest Dominus Autocaduceus of Arkan Land, Conversion Field 140
2 Kastelan Robots + Datasmith 2x Phosphor Blast, 2x TL Phosphor Blaster 320
2 Kastelan Robots + Datasmith 1x Phosphor Blast, 1x TL Phosphor Blaster 305

Dominus Maniple

Tech Priest Dominus Conversion Field, Phosphor Serpenta 115
5 Skitari Rangers 65
Onager Dunecrawler Neutron Lazer, Cognis Stubber 120

Skitari Maniple

5 Skitari Vanguard 55
10 Skitari Vanguard 3x Arc Rifle, Arc Pistol, Omnispex 165
6 Sicaran Infiltrators Conversion Field, Omniscient Mask 250
Sydonian Dragoon 45

Oathsworn Knight

Imperial Knight Warden Melta gun, Stormspear Missile Pod 420


Total 2000


The spare tech priest Dom would tank for the large squad of vanguard and I have the knight and the Kastelan's forming two large killy blocks, I know it's not ideal but is it workable?

Any advise you can give when running this kind of Admech list would be gratefully recieved as I'm a little new to using them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8799729.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8799729.page GMT Combined Ad Mech Tactics Advice needed - Not using War Con
In most games your tactics will resolve around the Cohort Cybernetica. In the first and maybe second turn, march them up into the center of the board where they have line of sight onto three or four objectives. Then plant their heels with the shooty protocol. Now nothing smaller than a super-heavy can safely contest those objectives. Always choose to go second against jetbikes or other armies that can race onto objectives at the last turn. You'll want to max the Phosphor on those robots; four of them without fists still hit harder than anything smaller than a super-heavy.

That leaves other objectives and tougher units to your Imperial Knight. Some games will see him protecting the Cohort Cybernetica while in others he'll charge at objectives the Cohort can't see.

Those two heavy hitting units are the majority of your points and can solve most of your problems. But two units can contest only two objectives, and your Knight is vulnerable charging forward in some games. So the rest of your army should focus on contesting the remaining objectives and also protecting the Knight. Skitarii Dragoons are perhaps the best AdMech unit to fill both of these roles.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8824514.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8824514.page GMT Combined Ad Mech Tactics Advice needed - Not using War Con
 axisofentropy wrote:
I know you didn't ask for roster advice, but those Vanguard need special weapons to be effective.


If you mean arc rifles, that would make them more effective against vehicles and less effective against infantry. If you mean plasma, the plasma should never ever be taken outside of war convo. Four vanguard > one vanguard with plasma.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8825039.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8825039.page GMT Combined Ad Mech Tactics Advice needed - Not using War Con
Real News wrote:
 axisofentropy wrote:
I know you didn't ask for roster advice, but those Vanguard need special weapons to be effective.


If you mean arc rifles, that would make them more effective against vehicles and less effective against infantry. If you mean plasma, the plasma should never ever be taken outside of war convo. Four vanguard > one vanguard with plasma.


entierly disagree on the less effective against infantry. They are str 6 a 5. They deal more wounds to the unit that could help wipe them out and they wound reliably against MEQ's, and instant kill against Guard. all it takes is one failed invuln save and it's bye bye lord commisar!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8825481.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8825481.page GMT Combined Ad Mech Tactics Advice needed - Not using War Con http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8826426.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/697674/8826426.page GMT