Mechanized detachment

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

Sunday I’ll be playing my first game with the new codex, and taking mechanized.

 

whats been working for y’all?

 

are you taking tauroxes and spending CP on strat for embarked orders, or just putting officers in chimeras?

 

I’m trying out sending a techpriest with my engineers on a taurox. See if he can keep the transport alive and add a little extra melee threat to the unit.

[TraumaKitten]

What’s your list look like? How many points?

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

I rough riders, command squad and castellan are the only options I have for that points cost.

 

but here’s what I’m looking at now.

 

Arkepeli 1st (1990 Points)

Astra Militarum
Mechanised Assault
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Cadian Castellan (80 Points)
  • Warlord
  • 1x Plasma pistol
  • 1x Power fist
  • Enhancements: Bold Leadership

Catachan Command Squad (65 Points)
  • 1x Catachan Commander
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Plasma pistol
     ◦ 1x Power fist
  • 4x Veteran Guardsman
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Flamer
     ◦ 1x Heavy flamer
     ◦ 1x Lasgun
     ◦ 4x Laspistol
     ◦ 1x Master Vox
     ◦ 1x Meltagun

Commissar (30 Points)
  • 1x Plasma pistol
  • 1x Power weapon

Tech-Priest Enginseer (55 Points)
  • 1x Enginseer axe
  • 1x Mechanicus pistol
  • 1x Servo-arm
  • Enhancements: Sacred Unguents

BATTLELINE

Cadian Shock Troops (65 Points)
  • 1x Shock Trooper Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Sergeant’s autogun
  • 9x Shock Trooper
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 7x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Meltagun
     ◦ 1x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Cadian Shock Troops (65 Points)
  • 1x Shock Trooper Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Sergeant’s autogun
  • 9x Shock Trooper
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 7x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Meltagun
     ◦ 1x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Catachan Jungle Fighters (65 Points)
  • 1x Jungle Fighter Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Jungle Fighter
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Flamer
     ◦ 7x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Catachan Jungle Fighters (65 Points)
  • 1x Jungle Fighter Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Jungle Fighter
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Flamer
     ◦ 7x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chimera (85 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Heavy stubber
  • 1x Hunter-killer missile
  • 1x Lasgun array
  • 1x Multi-laser

Chimera (85 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy flamer
  • 1x Heavy stubber
  • 1x Hunter-killer missile
  • 1x Lasgun array
  • 1x Multi-laser

Taurox (65 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Twin autocannon

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Storm bolter
  • 1x Taurox battle cannon
  • 1x Twin autocannon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Attilan Rough Riders (60 Points)
  • 1x Rough Rider Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Hunting lance
     ◦ 1x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
     ◦ 1x Steed’s hooves
  • 4x Rough Rider
     ◦ 1x Goad lance
     ◦ 3x Hunting lance
     ◦ 4x Lasgun
     ◦ 4x Laspistol
     ◦ 4x Steed’s hooves

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Autocannon
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Mortar
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Lascannon
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Kasrkin (110 Points)
  • 1x Kasrkin Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
  • 9x Kasrkin
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Flamer
     ◦ 6x Hot-shot lasgun
     ◦ 1x Meltagun
     ◦ 1x Plasma gun
     ◦ 1x Vox-caster

Krieg Combat Engineers (70 Points)
  • 1x Krieg Engineer Watchmaster
     ◦ 1x Hand flamer
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
  • 4x Krieg Combat Engineer
     ◦ 1x Autopistol
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Combat shotgun
     ◦ 1x Flamer
     ◦ 1x Remote Mine

Krieg Combat Engineers (70 Points)
  • 1x Krieg Engineer Watchmaster
     ◦ 1x Hand flamer
     ◦ 1x Power weapon
  • 4x Krieg Combat Engineer
     ◦ 1x Autopistol
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Combat shotgun
     ◦ 1x Flamer
     ◦ 1x Remote Mine

Leman Russ Battle Tank (175 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 2x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 1x Leman Russ battle cannon

Leman Russ Exterminator (180 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Exterminator autocannon
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Heavy stubber
  • 1x Hunter-killer missile
  • 2x Plasma cannon

Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy stubber
  • 1x Hunter-killer missile
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 2x Plasma cannon
  • 1x Vanquisher battle cannon

Ogryn Squad (60 Points)
  • 1x Ogryn Bone ’ead
     ◦ 1x Ripper gun
  • 2x Ogryn
     ◦ 2x Ripper gun

Scout Sentinels (110 Points)
  • 2x Scout Sentinel
     ◦ 2x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 2x Hunter-killer missile
     ◦ 1x Lascannon
     ◦ 1x Multi-laser
     ◦ 2x Sentinel chainsaw

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[TraumaKitten]

Hmm. . .lots of stuff going on here. I’d recommend swapping that LRBT into a commander so that you can order your other tanks. That will help, a lot. The techpriest is better served by ground pounding behind your tank commander, getting lone operative, and granting repairs and a 4++, imo. 5 man engineers are suicide units and, unless you had a plan for their vehicular usage, I would just ground pound and scout with them. The Kasrkin should ride in the standard Taurox so they can scout, advance, deploy and mess some stuff up-probably using clear and secure strat. All the commanders are kinda awkward and I would probably leave them on the battlefield to babysit the heavy weapons teams. The Cadian shock troopers could just putz around with the Castellan, Commisar, sticky objectives and perform actions. You could stick both Catachan squads into chimeras so they can scout up the board and shoot flamers out the top-making them mini burn boxes that can clog firelanes and threaten decent over watch on chaff units. Leave the Rough Riders off the board and bring them in from reserve when’s there’s something soft they can stab. I’d break the scout sentinels up into singles so you can flag two units for the reroll. Gives a bit more flexibility for actions and potential tarpits.

 

I ran the numbers, you just have to drop the commissar really. You can use smoke grenades on the Castellan and follow around the prime to get stealth on that unit.

 

Just a thought-

 

ODL (1995 Points)

Astra Militarum
Mechanised Assault
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Cadian Castellan (65 Points)
  • 1x Chainsword
  • 1x Laspistol
  • Enhancements: Smoke Grenades

Catachan Command Squad (65 Points)
  • 1x Catachan Commander
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 4x Veteran Guardsman
     ◦ 4x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 4x Lasgun
     ◦ 4x Laspistol

Leman Russ Commander (235 Points)
  • Warlord
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 1x Leman Russ battle cannon

Tech-Priest Enginseer (45 Points)
  • 1x Enginseer axe
  • 1x Mechanicus pistol
  • 1x Servo-arm

BATTLELINE

Cadian Shock Troops (65 Points)
  • 1x Shock Trooper Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Shock Trooper
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 9x Lasgun

Cadian Shock Troops (65 Points)
  • 1x Shock Trooper Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Shock Trooper
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 9x Lasgun

Catachan Jungle Fighters (65 Points)
  • 1x Jungle Fighter Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Jungle Fighter
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 9x Lasgun

Catachan Jungle Fighters (65 Points)
  • 1x Jungle Fighter Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
  • 9x Jungle Fighter
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 9x Lasgun

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Chimera (85 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Lasgun array
  • 1x Multi-laser

Chimera (85 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Heavy bolter
  • 1x Lasgun array
  • 1x Multi-laser

Taurox (65 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Twin autocannon

Taurox Prime (90 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Taurox battle cannon
  • 1x Twin Taurox hot-shot volley gun

OTHER DATASHEETS

Attilan Rough Riders (60 Points)
  • 1x Rough Rider Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Hunting lance
     ◦ 1x Lasgun
     ◦ 1x Laspistol
     ◦ 1x Steed’s hooves
  • 4x Rough Rider
     ◦ 4x Hunting lance
     ◦ 4x Lasgun
     ◦ 4x Laspistol
     ◦ 4x Steed’s hooves

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Heavy bolter
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Heavy bolter
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad (65 Points)
  • 3x Heavy Weapon Team
     ◦ 3x Heavy bolter
     ◦ 3x Laspistol
     ◦ 3x Weapons team close combat weapons

Kasrkin (110 Points)
  • 1x Kasrkin Sergeant
     ◦ 1x Chainsword
     ◦ 1x Hot-shot laspistol
  • 9x Kasrkin
     ◦ 9x Close combat weapon
     ◦ 9x Hot-shot lasgun

Krieg Combat Engineers (70 Points)
  • 1x Krieg Engineer Watchmaster
     ◦ 1x Autopistol
     ◦ 1x Trench club
  • 4x Krieg Combat Engineer
     ◦ 4x Autopistol
     ◦ 4x Trench club

Krieg Combat Engineers (70 Points)
  • 1x Krieg Engineer Watchmaster
     ◦ 1x Autopistol
     ◦ 1x Trench club
  • 4x Krieg Combat Engineer
     ◦ 4x Autopistol
     ◦ 4x Trench club

Leman Russ Exterminator (180 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Exterminator autocannon
  • 1x Lascannon

Leman Russ Vanquisher (145 Points)
  • 1x Armoured tracks
  • 1x Lascannon
  • 1x Vanquisher battle cannon

Ogryn Squad (60 Points)
  • 1x Ogryn Bone ’ead
     ◦ 1x Ripper gun
  • 2x Ogryn
     ◦ 2x Ripper gun

Scout Sentinels (55 Points)
  • 1x Close combat weapon
  • 1x Multi-laser

Scout Sentinels (55 Points)
  • 1x Close combat weapon
  • 1x Multi-laser

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Edited April 27 by TraumaKitten