Max out Tacticals

[Custodian Athiair]

I was reading something cannont remember where, but it said about tacticals and how he thinks they are the best troop choice available for their price. So i was thinking how a loaded out tactical army would work: my current thinking (becuase i have 5 tacticals) is this:

5 Tactical Squads (mostly Sallies loadout becuase i am Sallies)

Cassius (by another name)

Chaplain in Termie Armour

Strenguard Squad

and Terminator Sqaud

 

becuase most of these guys will be equpied with bolter weapons i am low on anti-tank, which i why i am kind of relying on my melta weapons and possible chain fists to do the work.

my thought was (becuase my brother is currently borrowing my army and codex) if i had anymore points to buy some devs with either Lascannons (for the anti-tank) or Heavy Bolters if i didn't have to points.

of cousre they could be missile launchers to take down tanks and infatry.

 

would this work, im' not thinking tournies just games with friends?

 

thanks

 

Athiair :D

[Giga]

would this work, im' not thinking tournies just games with friends?

We would have to know your friends first to know if it worked in games with them. :mellow:

 

 

Anyway, I don't think cassius is a good idea for a bunch of tactical squads. A librarian, or a standard captain might fare better, I think. If you get footslogging terminators, then make sure you give them cyclone missile launcher (for ranged anti-tank) and get as many of them as you can.

 

Rhinos for your tacticals, of course, are mandatory. You might also consider lascannon razorbacks for 2 of your tac squads, and lascannons for those squads too, so you can have added anti-tank.

 

 

But anyway, it really depends on what armies your friends have.

[Roachboy]

I've had some good luck with my tactical "horde" list. Unfortunately I haven't got enough transports to mount them all yet but i'm working on it...

 

I agree that Cassius is a strange choice for this list. Especially with the Termie chaplain in there as well.

 

As a friendly list i i think this could work. I aways have great fun with my tactical horde. I use Calgar with mine to make them all immune to falling back at inopportune moments. Admittedly not very points friendly but damn good fun ;)

 

Cheers, roachboy

[Asrech]

I have a 2000pts "convoy" list that concists of 3 preds ( dakka ) 5 rhinos and 2 razorbacks ( 5+1 tacticals and a rhino with cap+sternguard ).

 

It has 2 las cannons ( razor squads ) and several meltas to deal with heavier stuff and the 3 autocannons are usually enough to deal with lighter targets. It's highly mobile and I can pretty much set up cover wherever I feel I need it, or simply block of "roads" when I need to slow down the enemy.

 

Not a power-gamer list, but it's fun to play and does a decent job overall :) And there are loooots of marines running round the board ;)

[Roachboy]

Sounds fun, cant wait til mine is fully mechanized.

[Custodian Athiair]

ok thanks. the reason i was thinking cassius and termie chaplain. was just for the fluff idea of 2 chaplains issuing words of damantation to te enemy while giving the marines solid adivce (not the right words but i couldn't think of them)

 

i see what you mean that there are better options. but i was just going on my army which i have currently becuase i wont be getting anymore to be honest becuase i am starting a new army soon.

 

but i see that a libby could do some damage

 

thanks a lot

 

Athiair :P

[Giga]

Have you considered Sicarius, by the way?

 

He improves tacticals in a very tactical way, and the fact you can use his leadership for all tests is really nice. He also unlocks a command squad, which I think would compliment an army of mass tacticals nicely.

[Custodian Athiair]

good suggerstion Giga, didn't think about him :D

 

Athiair <_<

[Hemphill777]

Two other options you might consider:

 

1.) Pedro Kantor - Definitely a good choice as it would make the Sternguard squad you have a scoring unit. Also, he makes the whole army stubborn, which is really handy in close combat. Thirdly, his inspiring presence rule can benefit several squads simultaneously, great for a "horde marine" army!

 

2.) Kahn - If you're planning on putting all your marines in rhinos/razorbacks, this is a cheap way to let them do some awesome shooting. imagine 5 full tactical squads and a sternguard squad with Kahn attached coming in on the enemies flank, all getting within rapid fire range. a truly terrible thing for your foe to behold.

 

Good luck with your army!

 

Heath

[Brother-Chaplain Gaius]

My dark angels army was a foot slogging mass tac plasma wielding sons of guns. to skip to the point it didnt work, ever.

[ShinyRhino]

I'd echo the usage of Sicarius in this army. His ability to confer a special rule to one squad is really nice, as is his Rites of Battle.

I used to use him exclusively before I switched to a bike-cored army. Theone problem I ran into with Sicarius was fitting him into a transport. As mentioned, he does unlock a Command Squad, which is really a good idea. Put them in a Razorback, and gear them responsibly. It's a great supporting unit for the middling power of a tactical squad. The Command Squad can either play as counterattack melee, or as special weapon spammers.

[Custodian Athiair]

ok i think if i start another marine army (if i ever feel like it) i will start with:

Sicarius

Command Squad (prob weapon spam, maybe not we'll see)

6 Tactical Squads

Chaplain (Cassius maybe)

10 Sternguard

then either Devs with Missile Launchers/Lascannons

or Preds with Lascannons

 

need some anti-tank

 

Athiair :D