Holyflak Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Hello all! For the last little bit I have been trying to piece together a Space Marine army but last week I came into a massive amount of Imperial Guard stuff so I became a convert to the guard! The models that I came across are as follows: 6 infantry squads w/ grenade launchers, vox and sgt for each squad 2 chimeras 1 Leman Russ Battle tank w/o sponsons w/hull mounted las canon 3 missile launcher heavy weapon teams 3 armoured sentinals 1 command squad 1 junior command squad I have to do some converting to make some of the different layouts I want but I made up the following list to take all my new pieces into account. Let me know what you think. The Tsavo 77th Infantry HQ Company Command Squad Company Commander w/ flak, bolter 4 Veterans w/lasguns 1 Vox ..............................................................66 Troops Platoon Command Squad Junior officer w/Bolter 3 guardsmen w/lasguns 1 guardsman w/vox ..............................................................36 Infantry Platoon Squad 1 7 guardsmen w/lasguns 1 guardsman w/grenade lancher 1 guardsman vox 1 sgt ..............................................................60 Squad 2 7 guardsmen w/lasguns 1 guardsman w/grenade lancher 1 guardsman vox 1 sgt ..............................................................60pts Squad 3 7 guardsmen w/lasguns 1 guardsman w/grenade lancher 1 guardsman vox 1 sgt ..............................................................60 Heavy Weapons Squad 6 Guardsmen W/ 3X missile launchers ..............................................................90 Veterans 6 Veterans W/ Lasguns 1 Veteran W/ Vox 2 Veterans W/ Meltagun 1 Veteran Sgt 1 Chimera Grenadiers doctorate. ..............................................................165 Veterans 6 Veterans W/ Lasguns 1 Veteran W/ Vox 2 Veterans W/ Meltagun 1 Veteran Sgt 1 Chimera Grenadiers doctorate. ..............................................................165 Fast Attack 1 Sentinel Squadron 3 Armored Sentinels W/ Autocannon ..............................................................135 Heavy Support 1 Lemon Russ Battle tank W/ Battle Cannon, Hull mounted turret, ..............................................................160 All told everything comes up to 997 points. I am still very new so I thought I would give a run down of what I would like my list to do. I would park my infantry platoon, Command squads and Heavy Weapon squads on either left or right corner. I would use them as an anchor to move up slowly and take positions with massed fire power. The armored units I would use aggressively on the opposite side forcing my opponent to split his forces up. My veterans in chimeras, sentinels and Lemun Russ would run up to mid and back board hunting the bigger meatier targets such as heavy support, vehicles and elites. I would keep my veterans locked up in the Chimeras as long as possible firing their metlas from the open top. Hopefully my veterans last long enough to make some late game objective grabbing. All the while my infantry and heavy support would make life miserable for the other side of the board. I am looking for some ideas on making the list a little more solid than it is right now. I think that the list is a little on the squishy side with vast amounts of infantry, not always a bad thing but it might be bad at this level. I am thinking of dropping things like the sentinel and other upgrades to give my company command squad a chimera and some extra dakka to support the Veterans and give them some oomf. I am also looking for things to pick up to get my force to 1500 so if I need to buy an extra chimera now and I can use it later so be it! Any positive feed back will be greatly appreciated! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Welcome to the Guard Flak! :D Looks like you've got a solid core for a Guard army so I think your list will be a great starting point for an army and should give a good account of itself. I'd split the Sentinels into their own units as you're not using the Fast Attack slots for anything else. You could definitely do with some more variety in vehicles, additional Chimeras to provide more mobility and Russes to blast the enemy to pieces would be worth considering. Have you thought about some artillery? Some Hellhounds would suit your army too, as they could support your infantry pushes. Is the army painted, or will you get that honour yourself? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/#findComment-3780235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
march10k Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I don't see a platoon command squad in there... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/#findComment-3780350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oops, yes you'll need one of them for your infantry squads :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/#findComment-3780628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyflak Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 Yeah, I just caught that I would need a command squad there, I forgot to add it in. Does anyone think that it would be worth it to get rid of the sentinels and take a chimera for the CCS to help with the veterans or leave it as is. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/#findComment-3780853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
march10k Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 A chimera for the CCS? No. But for a troops unit, yes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295328-first-1000pts-ever/#findComment-3781026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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