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here's another one I theory-crafted as I make my way through all the factions I'm interested in/see potential in. Line of sight has been a huge detriment in the few games of 8th I've played so far. I've been running Wave Serpent spam and have faced Predator/Razorback spam as well as Necron Destroyer spam in which I couldn't finish off the unit do to LoS, hence why I think artillery will be match defining. The Shadowsword is just beast. It can(and more often than not delete a knight or equivalent in one turn of shooting with just it's main gun), while charging in and spamming 8D6 auto hits into CC. 9 S9 -2 D3 damage attacks in CC are no joke, either. So it's also my linebacker.

Battalion Detachment:

HQ:

- Company Commander -- 2 orders
- Company Commander -- because I need to

Troops:

- Infantry Squad -- meat shield
- Infantry Squad -- ^
- Infantry Squad -- ^^

Elites:

- Tech-Priest Enginseer -- deploys in the Chimera and then spends his time behind the Shadowsword out of LoS, repairing it
- Sergeant Harker -- cheap dice mods for the parking lot
- Vindicare Assassin -- sits on top of the Voidshield Generator picking off the important buff characters
- Astropath -- some anti-psyker as well allowing the Shadowsword to benefit from a 2+/3++ save while under the Voidshield

Heavy Support:

- 3 Basilisks with Heavy Flamer -- the heavy fire support sits behind the Wyverns
- 3 Wyverns with Heavy Flamer -- the "shield" of the parking lot

Dedicated Transport:

-Chimera with double Heavy Flamers -- turns 4 drops into 1 and is a cheap and mobile platform for late game objective pushes


Super-Heavy Auxiliary Detachment:

- Shadowsword / Quad Sponsons with Lascannon and Twin Heavy Flamers each -- the heavy hitter


Fortification Network:

- Voidshield Generator -- deployed in such a way to fit the most models possible underneath it and as far back as possible, providing a sniper tower in a way for the Vindicare Assassins

= 1995pts / 6 command points / 9 drops / 3 detachments]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9442702.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9442702.page GMT [2000] - Astra Militarum - Leaf Blower HQ, so you need 2 company commanders for the detachment.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9443030.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9443030.page GMT [2000] - Astra Militarum - Leaf Blower
Alpharius Walks wrote:
Platoon commander is elite, not HQ, so you need 2 company commanders for the detachment.


thanks for correcting me on my oversight!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9443122.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/729644/9443122.page GMT