Cebalrai wrote:
Not much advice to give I'm afraid, but GSC vehicles don't have the cult ambush rule so they can't be set up in reserves. Footsloggers only.

You could drop those vehicles and use the points to beef up the would-be ambushers.

Resipsa131 wrote:
With your list you're probably better off playing Astra Militarum
Sure its great to have all those bodies but your shooting is far worse than AM. AM Troops that can take Orders to improve hitting and wounding and Vet Squads hit on 3 and have space for 3 special weapons. Outside of rerolling moral checks you have no means to improve your moral or the losses from the checks the way AM does. Neophytes fall apart without a Commissar or spending 2 CP to avoid the moral phase.

AM is better at commanding LR, you list would benefit greatly from a Tank Commander to give out orders, and Grinding Assault which if I'm correct is only available to AM detachments ATM.

Aberrants are fine transport and tank killers but I'd rather have the more reliable cult ambush in a Primus that can also improve the WS of your power hammers.

I play GSC and am a fan of loading up goliath rock grinders with acolytes with demo charges and pushing into the enemy. You can probably proxy all those chimeras into rockgrinders if your friend doesn't mind. This lets your Neophytes with heavy weapons sit on objectives unmolested.

Patriarchs and 20x genestealers are almost too good to pass up with might from beyond you get 100 attacks at S5, hitting on 2's, Rending -4AP on wounds of 6. They shred everything just make sure you choose the best round to bring them in.


Edit: I like your second list better