Thanks to the CSMs' wide range of anti-tank weapons and tanks, they are a great army to use in spearhead, if you use them correctly.
A poorly made army can be destroyed in a matter of minutes! This Article will give some guide lines on how to constuct a good army of CSMs for Spearhead.
Spearheads - What to and What not to use
Some spearheads, CSMs excel at using, others, they are total no-hopers. In this section we'll look at which spearheads to use.
(Note:Super Heavy Spearhead isn't included in this list)
Excellent Spearhads to use:
- Armoured Spearhead
- Ambush Spearhead
- Mechanised Spearhead
- Tank Hunter Spearhead
- Archeotech Spearhead
- Destroyer Spearhead
Moderately Good Spearheads to use:
- Outrider Spearhead
- Mass Attack Spearhead
- Seek and Destroy Spearhead
- Crusher Spearhed
No-Hoper Spearheads (can't use):
- Skystorm Spearhead
- Skyfall Spearhead
- Monstrous Spearhead (Note: While CSMs Have MCs, they are HQ choices)
Infantry units to use - The Good, The Bad, and The Worse
This section will focus on the infantry units of the CSMs strengths.
First up, Anti-Tank
Anti-tank - The Good:
- Sorcerer of Tzeentch
- Chaos Lord
- Terminators
- Thousand Sons Marines
- Obliterators
- Havocs
Anti-tank - The Bad:
- Other Sorcerers
- Chaos Space Marines
- Noise Marines
- Khorne Berzerkers
- Possessed
- Chaos Chosen
Anti-tank - The Worse:
- Plague Marines
Now on to Anti-MC
Anti-MC - The Good:
- Chaos Socerers
- Chaos Lords of Nurgle
- Havocs
- Obliterators
- Thousand Son Marines
- Chaos Terminators
- Chaos Chosen
Anti-MC - The Bad:
- Noise Marines
- Chaos Space Marines
- Other Chaos Lords
- Plague Marines
Anti-MC - The Worse:
- Khorne Berzerkers
- Possessed
Spearhead Examples
Now on to Spearhead Examples.
Destroyer Spearhead:
There is only one vehicle in the CSM army that suits the destroyer spearhead, the vindicator.
3x Chaos Vindicator
450pts
Tank Hunter Spearhead:
3x Chaos Dreadnoughts w/ Multi-melta
360pts
Don't let them into each other's LoS and range, or fire frenzy could very well ruin your day.
Mechanised Assault Spearhead:
3x Rhinos w/ Dozer Blades and Daemonic Possession
3x 10 strong Possessed
390pts
Can someone insert tactics and an army list here?
Conclusion:
That conludes this Article, go out and make your own army to rule the universe!
THIS ARTICLE WAS MADE BY MATT.KINGSLEY
My mathhammer was in sleep mode when I original made this artcle