Aothaine Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 So I was looking into the map of the 40k universe and I'm trying to decide which Astra Militarum force to use in conjunction with my Salamanders Primaris. I saw that the home planet Catachan is relatively close and so was Tallarn. However, Tallarn doesn't have a very large range. So I think I am going to go with Catachan. So now that I've decided that I want to build a small detachment of these guys to work in conjunction with my Salamanders. I'd like to stay under 800 points if possible as I was also thinking about adding a Deathwatch Kill team Patrol Detachment as my third detachment which will use a terminator captain with the Deathwatch relic to move the Kill Team into position. This will only be if Kill teams end up not getting the ability to deep strike with their codex. Is it possible to get an infantry division with some heavy support squads into around 800 points so I can work this list in with my Salamanders and Deathwatch? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344864-catachan-inquiry/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero88 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Yes. This is guard, where you can easily field a Brigade in a 1000 point game. Catachans are cool, unfortunately they get used mostly for their tanks due to their doctrine. Which is a shame since they aren't exactly known for their armor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344864-catachan-inquiry/#findComment-5022128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diagramdude Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I do believe they are known for their artillery however patchestheclown 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344864-catachan-inquiry/#findComment-5024688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altasmurf Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Catachan are a great ally for salamanders fluff wise. They have both been involved in the battles for Armageddon together. Also the catachan are quite well known for their tanks. I think many people got confused by the death world codex back in 3rd. That codex represented a more specialist stlye of army that the catachans bring to the table. However many sources of fluff describe the combined arms of the catachans fighting. walter h 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344864-catachan-inquiry/#findComment-5024760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchestheclown Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hey there and welcome to Catachan!!! I've loved these guys forever and the codex has really helped them be AWESOME! For 800 points you can get a lot out of guard, really depends what you are after and then you just flavor for taste. A quick 812 point list I just punched into battlescribe is Batallion <Catachan> HQ: 2x company commander Troops: 4x infantry squad (with autocannons in each squad) Heavy: 2x Basilisks & 2x Leman Russ Battle Tank with main battle cannon and lascannon hull mounted Pretty compact and provides some solid armor and anti-armor to the board. Again flavor to taste, salamanders love flamers, well so do catachans! Want some more indirect fire, get some mortars in there. Want even more armor, ditch those infantry and grab a tank commander or 2 and get a spearhead. Really its up to you in how you want to augment your force. Good luck and have fun!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344864-catachan-inquiry/#findComment-5025447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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