Alpha Legion+Allies; Hesh's Collection 6-9K

[Hesh Kadesh]

Well, I've been boxing up all of my things earlier tonight as I'm due to be moving next week, and I've catalogued my entire model collection (all the colour grey). It's going to be the last I can game with them for a few months until things settle down, but I thought I'd post what I have which is useable for my Alpha Legion army; plus a few extras I want to buy to finish them off when I get settled; namely the fire raptors. But this is what I can get to be game legal.

 

HQ

Armillus Dynat; Power Dagger = 205pts Rite of War; Orbital Strike, Mutable Tactics; Tank Hunter

Legion Centurion; Primus Medicae, Narthecium, Needle Pistol, Cataphractii Terminator Armour, Combi-Melta, Chainfist, Power Dagger, Nanyte Blaster = 182pts

Legion Centurion; Praevian, Cortex Controller, Cortex Designator, Bolter, Powerfist, Artificer Armour, Boarding Shield = 127pts

Castellax Class Battle-automata Maniple; +4 Additional Castellax Class Battle Automata, 1x Searchlight, 5x Darkfire Cannons, 10x Flamers = 576pts

Elites

Legion Veteran Tactical Squad; +5 Additional Veteran Space Marines, Nuncio Vox, Legion Vexilla, Melta bombs, 3 Power Swords, Power Axe, 2 Missile Launchers with Suspensor webs, Veteran Sergeant with Power Axe and Combi-Plasma, Flakk Missiles, Legion Drop Pod = 425pts

Legion Veteran Tactical Squad; +5 Additional Veteran Space Marines, Nuncio Vox, Legion Vexilla, Melta bombs, 3 Power Swords, Power Axe, 2 Missile Launchers with Suspensor webs, Veteran Sergeant with Power Axe and Combi-Plasma, Flakk Missiles, Legion Drop Pod = 425pts

Legion Terminator Squad; +5 Additional Terminators, 2 Plasma Blasters, 5 Combi-melta's, 5 Chainfists, Power Dagger, Banestrike Ammunition = 480pts

Legion Dreadnought Talon; 3 Dreadnoughts with Additional Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, 6x Graviton Guns, 3x Legion Dreadnought Drop Pods = 660

Troops

Legion Tactical Squad, Nuncio Vox, Legion Vexilla, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Power Fist, Power Dagger, Artificer Armour, Legion Drop Pod = 240pts

Legion Tactical Squad, Nuncio Vox, Legion Vexilla, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Power Fist, Power Dagger, Artificer Armour, Legion Drop Pod = 240pts

Legion Tactical Support Squad, +5 Additional Space Marines, Flamers, Legion Drop Pod = 205pts

Legion Tactical Support Squad, +5 Additional Space Marines, Meltaguns, Sergeant with Bolter and Augury Scanner, Legion Drop Pod = 360pts

Legion Reconnaissance Squad, Sniper Rifles, Cameleoline, Meltabombs, Legion Drop Pod = 235pts

Legion Reconnaissance Squad, Sniper Rifles, Cameleoline, Meltabombs, Legion Drop Pod = 235pts

Fast Attack

Headhunter Kill Team; +4 Additional Members, 4 Combi-Plasma with Banestrike Ammunition, 4 Combi-Melta with Banestrike Ammunition, 1 Heavy Bolter with Banestrike Ammunition, Headhunter Prime with Power Fist and Power Dagger, Melta bombs, Artificer Armour, Anvillus Pattern Dreadclaw Drop Pod = 445pts

Legion Jetbike Sky Hunter Squadron; Melta bombs and 1 Multi-melta = 165pts

Legion Jetbike Sky Hunter Squadron; Melta bombs and 1 Multi-melta = 165pts

Heavy Support

Fire Raptor; Reaper Autocannon Battery = 210pts

Fire Raptor; Reaper Autocannon Battery = 210pts

Fire Raptor; Reaper Autocannon Battery = 210pts

Lord of War

Sub-Orbital Flyer Wing; Vulture Gunship Squadron (IA3; 2nd Edition), 3 Vulture Gunships, 3 Twin-linked Punisher Gatling Cannons, Battle Servitor Control = 510pts

Allies

Auxilia Tactical Command Section; +2 Additional Veteran Auxilia, 2 Grenade Launchers = 100pts

Auxilia Rapier Battery; +2 Additional Rapier Teams, 3 Graviton Cannons = 210pts

Auxilia Infantry Tercio;

Auxilia Lasrifle Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Blast Chargers = 130pts

Auxilia Lasrifle Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Blast Chargers = 130pts

Auxilia Flamer Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs = 130pts

2 Aegis Defense Lines, Quad Gun, Comms Relay = 160pts

Auxilia Infantry Tercio;

Auxilia Lasrifle Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Blast Chargers = 130pts

Auxilia Lasrifle Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs, Blast Chargers = 130pts

Auxilia Flamer Section, Sergeant with Melta bombs = 130pts

2 Dracosan Armoured Transports, 2 Demolisher Cannons = 330pts

Auxilia Leman Russ Strike Squadron; 3 Leman Russ Exterminators, 3 Lascannons = 540pts

Auxilia Leman Russ Assault Squadron; 2 Leman Russ Incinerators, 2 Multilasers = 370pts

 

Total; 6000pts without Lords of War or Allies; 9000 including.

 

The Solar Auxilia stuff is not the actual Solar Auxilia, it's just count as Guard/Astra Militarum at the minute. I've yet to get ANY vehicles for them; mainly because they're Elysian based in 40K. Because of how transports and allies work, especially with the Alpha Legion, I can't really do "Air Cav" Guard yet; no those Arvus Lighters do not count, but I still love the use of the Vultures, and they're too fun not to use; there's nothing like throwing 20 BS4 TL'd S5 shots at something. Throw on Tank Hunters, Deep Strike and Nuncio Voxes, and they can quite reliably strip hull points from light vehicles or go ripping through units sat in cover (which won't massively dent the effectiveness of the cannons due to AP- not being blocked by cover)

 

It is also not a lot of men; 11 Terminators, 5 Castellax, 3 Dreadnoughts, 81 Power Armour Marines; there are 6 Flyers, 12 Dreadnoughts, however, and doesn't include the Solar Auxilia which outnumber the Legion but cost half as much.

 

The general basis of the army is a latter stages force waiting to strike behind the enemy lines on Terra (maybe) once the walls are brought down; hence the allies with their trench lines representing this. I can't take Legion Allies, but I can take Solar Auxilia; with a combination of stupidly good lasguns (even though S3, 80 Heavy 2 36" Range Lasguns can quite readily do a decent bit of damage) while protected by the Defence lines. The Dracosans move forward pounding the enemy with their Demolisher Cannons, aiming for units with Apothecaries or Terminators if possible under the cover of the Leman Russ now that the walls are down; loaded with Flamer Sections.

 

As the lines close, this is when the Alpha Legion Strike. First things down are Dynat, joined to the Headhunters, a Recon Squad which sits pretty behind the Solar Auxilia's Aegis lines and mans the Comms Relay (to ensure that it doesn't fall foul of the stupid 30K allies rules for "Black" rated allies and Quad Gun to protect against incoming aerial attacks, and then, usually, the three Dreadnoughts, and a Vet Squad to get some more AA cover down first turn, preferably in a place where they can make a nuisance of themselves; but more importantly, leave their Nuncio within teleporting range to allow the Deep Strikers next turn something juicy.

 

The Dreadnoughts are insanely good; they're firing 6 BS5 Tank Hunting Haywire Blasts between them. That's a dead Typhon or Spartan, first turn bar Snake Eyes with a reroll, or even a heavily damaged other Super Heavy. 

 

The following turn, I put my Nuncio Voxes to great use; the Terminators Come on down (reroll with the Comms Relay up), and unleash hell with their tank hunting combi-meltas; even against AV12 Armoured Ceramite, I have a 75% chance of causing a glance, 55% of penetrating; which at AP1, and with the help of "The Harrowing" from Dynat means I have a +3 to damage rolls. So too come down the melta squad, and do similar. 

 

The Praevian is a bit of an odd one; he and the Castellax form a single unit; but there's a wierd rules interaction when a unit has more than one unit type over its different models in that's not addressed; Dynat allows a unit of Infantry to Deep Strike; well, it's a Praevian who is infantry; and he's allowed by Dynat, to which the Castellax get dragged along as they're still the same unit.

 

--Will update tomorrow--

[shaun03]

Nice collection 30k you got,

 

Obviously with 6k in points you got a lot going on, but you got a good setup and plan for them. Tank hunter will help you beat back agsint super heavies, and I am fan of mass fliers cas dropping down the hate works wonders.

 

My main question is do you know which legion your up agsint? At 6k point range you are kinda light on guys, but if your playing 9k and bring in grand daddy guard you should do well, I haven't read book 4 yet so i can't speak on guard aspect of the list.

 

But in straight up legion fight, you will fair agsint NL, and RG , WE and WB. I can see them struggling deal with all the pods and string about the table, but DG foot slogging with arty support and Chem fury might hurt if they able to box you in with crawling fire cutting off you units and dealing one pod at time. But :cuss it drop in close and take away there willy pete. IF dont know much about them no one plays by me. IH can dish out the pain but again static gun lines don't like drop pods. Sally are rough call if you pods land to close you eatting heavy flamers all day, but at right distance you can kill them before they start the BBQ.

 

Other than mass firepower and avoidance how do you plan deal with primachs?