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So back when Infernus Marines were revealed I got very excited. I love my Black Templar's Pyre Blasters so the idea of a whole squad was right up my alley. Plus I liked the idea of a fire support troops choice so I could do a game legal 9th company list. My mind immediately jumped on the idea of having 30 infernus marines in 3 Land Raider Redeemers as the core of a list. The idea has been haunting me ever since. Fast forward to now and the reveal of the Salamander themed detachment has reignited this silly idea and made it into something that is potentially horrifying, or hilariously bad depending on the opponent. Basic plan is to have the Eradicators, Captain and Biologis all together in strategic reserve, an Infernus Squad in each Raider (one of which is joined by the Ancient)), and the Eliminators holding my back field. The Lieutenant will mark the central objective most likely then disappear in to a corner to score tactical objectives/ claim an isolated objective marker. With the changes to Oath of Moment, and the fact that alot of this list's anti infantry fire hits automatically, I feel the list can deal with multiple different threats each turn, and thanks to every weapon having assault, it has the speed and firepower to play very aggressively. I'll likely struggle against high toughness models, and if a flamer unit rolls badly for number of shots then its likely to find itself beaten to or shot to death by a lightly singed target soon after. There are still points left for enhancements but since we don't have the points costs for all the detachment's enhancements yet, and there is always the chance of points changing when the codex is out, I'm not going to try guessing right now and have to change the list more drastically later. I may also swap the Gravis Captain for a Primaris Captain so that one Infernus quad can use Immolation Protocols for free each turn. Regardless of how it performs I think I'll be going head with the project as a Primaris Word Bearers Covenant of Fire army, since it fits their back ground of relentlessly purging anything they deem heretical, while also giving me the 9th company army I've always wanted (the fact that every non-character/vehicle unit is a fire support squad was a happy accident). Plus I was able to find a set of the old FW Word Bearer Land Raider doors (the one with the aquilas and burning book, not the chaosy demon head version) so all the Raider can be blinged up with iconography thanks to GS press moulds. Covenant of Fire 2000pts Strikeforce: Firestorm Assault Force Detachment 1965/2000pts, remaining points to use for enhancements Characters Captain in Gravis Armour - Relic Power Fist Apothecary Biologis Lieutenant with Combi-weapon Primaris Ancient - Power Weapon Other Units Infernus Squad - 10x Infernus Marines Infernus Squad - 10x Infernus Marines Infernus Squad - 10x Infernus Marines Land Raider Redeemer - Multi Melta - Storm Bolter - Hunter-Killer Missile Land Raider Redeemer - Multi Melta - Storm Bolter - Hunter-Killer Missile Land Raider Redeemer - Multi Melta - Storm Bolter - Hunter-Killer Missile Eradicator Squad - 6x Eradicators - 2x Multi Meltas Eliminator Squad - 3x Las Fusil Eliminator Squad - 3x Las Fusil Eliminator Squad - 3x Las Fusil