Raptors 5th Company Task Force 'Jericho'

[WAR]

great work so far man, loving it

[Firenze]

@duz Logic is fiiiiine, I have some suspension of disbelief dont worry XD

And thanks for the kind words guys, Im loving using these guys too in 8th.

My old dread has a new brother now, and my Librarian now has his terminator bodyguard too, one I have been meaning to finish for aaages.

[duz_]

These guys are awesome.

Im wondering if I need to get some LC termies now...

[Race Bannon]

Yes.  Yes you do.  Join the Lightning Brigade :tu:

 

Uh ... mine is getting built btw :lol:

[Firenze]

Claw termies: Cheap as chips, and ran with a Libby to give might of the ancients to them, get to RIP AND TEAR to their hearts content :3

[Nusquam]

Might of Heroes? The o e that affects single model?

 

Also loving the Raptors.

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

Might of Heroes? The o e that affects single model?

 

Also loving the Raptors.

 

I think the Might of Heroes only affecting a single model has to be the most common mistake I have seen people make since 8th dropped. This amuses me given the wording in the book and that power's relative power level if it buffed entire units. 

[Firenze]

Hey, it still helps XP. Tbh its that or null zone for protection.

[Alcyon]

Null Zone for protection vs. other psykers? I'd say the Veil of Time ability is most important, letting you re-roll failed charges and allowing you to go first in combats. 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Good job on the Dreadnoughts and their "little brothers" (the Terminators).

[Firenze]

I have learnt the art of Threadnomancy!

So some updates, I have entered into the London GT coming up in May and have revised a new 2000pts list for the fight.

+++ New Roster (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [117 PL, 2000pts] +++

++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [31 PL, 545pts] ++

+ HQ +

Lieutenants [4 PL, 67pts]
. Lieutenant: Master-crafted boltgun, Power sword

+ Elites +

Company Ancient [4 PL, 63pts]: Boltgun, Standard of the Emperor Ascendant

Company Veterans [8 PL, 151pts]
. Space Marine Veteran: Bolt pistol, Plasma gun
. Space Marine Veteran: Bolt pistol, Plasma gun
. Space Marine Veteran: Bolt pistol, Plasma gun
. Space Marine Veteran: Bolt pistol, Plasma gun
. Veteran Sergeant: Combi-plasma, Power sword

Ironclad Dreadnought [8 PL, 162pts]: Dreadnought chainfist, Heavy flamer, 2x Hunter-killer missile, Ironclad Assault Launchers
. Dreadnought combat weapon w/Storm Bolter: Storm bolter

Sternguard Veteran Squad [7 PL, 102pts]
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Veteran Sergeant: Power fist, Special issue boltgun

++ Battalion Detachment (Imperium - FW Adeptus Astartes) [10 PL, 195pts] ++

+ HQ +

Lias Issodon [10 PL, 195pts]

++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [60 PL, 1000pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

**Chapter Selection**: Raven Guard

+ HQ +

Lieutenants [5 PL, 86pts]
. Lieutenant: Jump Pack, Master-crafted boltgun, Power axe

+ Troops +

Tactical Squad [9 PL, 88pts]
. 4x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter

Tactical Squad [9 PL, 88pts]
. 4x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter

Tactical Squad [5 PL, 82pts]
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Meltagun

+ Heavy Support +

Devastator Squad [8 PL, 165pts]
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher

+ Flyer +

Stormraven Gunship [15 PL, 332pts]: Twin assault cannon, Twin multi-melta, Two Stormstrike Missile Launchers

+ Dedicated Transport +

Razorback [5 PL, 87pts]: Twin heavy bolter

Rhino [4 PL, 72pts]: Storm bolter

++ Vanguard Detachment (Imperium - FW Adeptus Astartes) [16 PL, 260pts] ++

+ Heavy Support +

Siege Dreadnought [10 PL, 180pts]: Dreadnought inferno cannon
. Seismic hammer and meltagun: Meltagun, Seismic hammer

+ Dedicated Transport +

Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod [6 PL, 80pts]

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And, I have dome new models ready to fill out this list:

My new Plasma team, using company vets statline. To deepstrike with Issadon, the ancient and the Sternguard.

My new lieutenant, he does have a chainblade bayonet too now i found one since taking this picture.

And my Company ancient. I hate the idea of using banners and the like, so made myself a heavy orbital vox caster instead.

[WAR]

Ok I’m stealing the ancient idea for my 10th company raptors......like the new models

[Firenze]

Guess who is back with a brand new rap....tor... squad?

Yeah I am finally back to building my Raptors up, and am now focusing a little towards a tournament list. Just headed myself to WHW, and looks like I have everything I need...

Yep, twin ten man Sternguard with combi up the wazzoo. Deep striking with Lias and potentially a Chaplain or Lieutenant.



Im not very nice :)

[Dracos]

I like :)

 

I also like how they are breathing some life into the Chaplain ;)

[Firenze]

I like :)

 

I also like how they are breathing some life into the Chaplain ;)

And how he screams it back out haha

[Firenze]

So current list plans are thus:

+++ New Roster (Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition) [106 PL, 8CP, 1,748pts] +++

++ Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [35 PL, 8CP, 580pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

**Chapter Selection**: Bolter Fusillades, Raptors, Raven Guard Successor, Stealthy

Battle-forged CP [3CP]

Detachment CP [5CP]

Use Beta Rules

+ HQ +

Lias Issodon [10 PL, 195pts]: Warlord

Lieutenants [5 PL, 86pts]
. Lieutenant: Jump Pack, Master-crafted boltgun, Power axe

+ Troops +

Tactical Squad [5 PL, 74pts]
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant
. . Boltgun/Bolt pistol
. Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Meltagun

Tactical Squad [5 PL, 70pts]
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant
. . Boltgun/Bolt pistol
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter

Tactical Squad [5 PL, 85pts]
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Combi-grav
. Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Grav-gun

Tactical Squad [5 PL, 70pts]
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant
. . Boltgun/Bolt pistol
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter

++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [44 PL, 728pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

**Chapter Selection**

+ HQ +

Librarian in Terminator Armor [9 PL, 110pts]: Force sword, Storm bolter

+ Elites +

Sternguard Veteran Squad [14 PL, 282pts]
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-melta
. Space Marine Veteran w/Heavy Weapon: Meltagun
. Space Marine Veteran w/Heavy Weapon: Meltagun
. Veteran Sergeant: Special Issue Boltgun, Power Fist

Sternguard Veteran Squad [14 PL, 250pts]
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Space Marine Veteran: Combi-plasma
. Veteran Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Combi-plasma

Sternguard Veteran Squad [7 PL, 79pts]
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Space Marine Veteran: Special issue boltgun
. Veteran Sergeant: Power fist, Special issue boltgun

++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Space Marines) [27 PL, 447pts] ++

+ No Force Org Slot +

**Chapter Selection**: Bolter Fusillades, Raptors, Raven Guard Successor, Stealthy

+ HQ +

Chaplain [5 PL, 72pts]: - Litany of Hate, 2. Catechism of Fire, Boltgun

+ Heavy Support +

Devastator Squad [8 PL, 145pts]
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Missile launcher

Predator [9 PL, 145pts]: Predator autocannon, Two Heavy Bolters

Whirlwind [5 PL, 85pts]: Whirlwind vengeance launcher

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Hoping to use the firebase with either Bolter Fusilades or Long Range Marksmen (most likely the latter) to weather a storm of fire, yet dish it out from range. Devastators, Whirlwind, Predator and Chaplain will be the mainstays of the firebase (The Litany of Hate adding the +1 to wound rolls really helps the Missiles with AT), with Tactical squads roaming to provide objective cover and a skirmish screen. The bulk of the points, and the main hammer-blow, will come from the Lias Issodon death squads, dropping in together with the Lieutenant to rip and tear into an enemy priority target, before moving off to deal more damage. Re-rolls to hit, and re-rolling 1's on the wound with such high strength weapons is going to be brutal.

Hopefully I can pull it off. Its a remarkably tank light list for my style, so should be interesting to use.

 

 

I must ask also, how lore friendly would the idea of the Sternguard I am using actually being directly tied to the 5th Company, due to the general lack of strength of the Raptors, the 1st company being spread throughout the chapter to bolster company numbers more, bringing in members of under strength tactical squads to produce more specialized units.

Edited August 23, 2019 by Firenze

[Firenze]

And with the dawning of 9th Edition, my Raptors gain a new Smash Captain. Been meaning to make one for a long while, but with the move to more close quarters fighting I feel he and my Assault squad will get a lot more love and use.

In non-Raptors news however, I have started on a Primaris only force, as I do like the new models and I wanted to take a bit of a plunge. A Raven Guard successor named Rhyfelwyr y Ddraig (Dragon Warriors).

In addition, I have also begun a small allied Knight house for them both, as yet unamed but based on the colours of my family name's crest. Unfortunately that means yellow!

[thewarriorhunter]

Those look great! Love the dragon bit on the chest of the Plasma model. That knight also looks very crisssssssssp.

[duz_]

Looks great :tu:

Really like the successor colour scheme

What's their lore, or at least fighting style preference?

In addition, I have also begun a small allied Knight house for them both, as yet unamed but based on the colours of my family name's crest. Unfortunately that means yellow!

:lol:

I've sold off most my IKs except for 1 Preceptor and 2 Warglaives all unbuilt

I was going to repaint my original 2 + the ones above but decided I didn't want a full IK force

I too was going to base them off my families coat of arms which would have been yellow and black

Fortunately I was just going to airbrush it :sweat:

[Firenze]

Looks great

Really like the successor colour scheme

What's their lore, or at least fighting style preference?

 

 

 

 

In addition, I have also begun a small allied Knight house for them both, as yet unamed but based on the colours of my family name's crest. Unfortunately that means yellow!

I've sold off most my IKs except for 1 Preceptor and 2 Warglaives all unbuilt

I was going to repaint my original 2 + the ones above but decided I didn't want a full IK force

I too was going to base them off my families coat of arms which would have been yellow and black

Fortunately I was just going to airbrush it

 

 

Knights are one of my favourite things in 40k. Stompy robits <3

 

And currently I feel like a bit more 'In your face' short range gunfire, but using a few sneaky ambush tactics too. Lots of centurions and dreadnoughts I think. Although considering the work and money it takes to build even three of the centurions, let alone the 6 I have now, I might have to leave them as is.

 

Those look great! Love the dragon bit on the chest of the Plasma model. That knight also looks very crisssssssssp.

Its based from the Adrax model. I loved it and decided ot butcher it for my own. And thanks! Im really happy with how the colours came out actually!

 

 

[WAR]

Wow those are awesome

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Fine work on the models.

A Raven Guard successor named Rhyfelwyr y Ddraig (Dragon Warriors).

 

There's a Chaos warband with that name in Nick Kyme's novels. A new name may be necessary, to minimize misidentification and subsequent "friendly fire" incidents- at least embellish it as "Warriors of the Imperial Dragon".

[Firenze]

Fine work on the models.

A Raven Guard successor named Rhyfelwyr y Ddraig (Dragon Warriors).

There's a Chaos warband with that name in Nick Kyme's novels. A new name may be necessary, to minimize misidentification and subsequent "friendly fire" incidents- at least embellish it as "Warriors of the Imperial Dragon".

 

Nooooo! That sucks. I could just learn to speak welsh properly so I can purely call them by that name XD