Reclamation Force is so close to being interesting.

[Tacitus]

If there was any way of getting Seals of Reconquest on Sicarius leading a Victrix Honor Guard Squad it would make it fun to try and make a go of it.  Calgar and some Terminators, Sicarius, Whatever, and some Victrix - all those AP -3 or better Power Fists, Thunderhammers, Lightning Claws and Power Swords, all in a fluffy little box.  Add a Terminator Ancient (primarily for the Liberatrum Enhance) to Calgar's unit, and now they're OC2, have Calgar's mobility gimmick, reroll charges, and can use Calgar's 1 CP per turn to pay for adding 2 inches to the charge roll and 1 attack to every model melee in the unit.   But it bugs me we can't give the Victrix the 5+++.  Especially since its about the only unit I'd look at (here) that doesn't already have a 4++ that I'm looking at for more than a capper/action monkey. 

[Casual Heresy]

I see plenty of potential in the detachment. It plays into how I've already structured my Ultras lists around multiple large melee threats supported by some heavy hulls and supporting units. Think I'm going to give the below a try next week.

 

Space Marines
Ultramarines
Reclamation Force Detachment
Strikeforce – 2000/2000pts

 

Epic Heroes

Marneus Calgar in Armour of Antilochus 

 

Cato Sicarius 

 

Captain Titus 

 

Wardens of Ultramar 

 

Characters

Ancient in Terminator Armour 
- Storm Bolter
- Power Weapon
- Scroll of Proclamation

 

Bladeguard Ancient 

 

Battleline Units

Intercessor Squad 
- 4x Intercessors, 1x Intercessor Sergeant
- 1x Auxillary Grenade Launcher
- Intercessor Sergeant: Bolt Pistol, Bolt Rifle, Power Weapon

 

Other Units

Victrix Honour Guard  
- 1x Chapter Ancient, 1x Chapter Champion, 4x Victrix Honour Guard

 

Bladeguard Veteran Squad 
- 5x Bladeguard Veterans, 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant
- Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant: Neo-Volkite Pistol

 

Terminator Assault Squad 
-1x Assault Terminator Sergeant, 9x Assault Terminators
- 9x Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields
- Assault Terminator Sergeant: Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield

 

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs 
- 4x Assault Intercessors, 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
- 1x Plasma Pistol
- Assault Intercessor Sergeant: Plasma Pistol and Power Weapon

 

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs 
- 4x Assault Intercessors, 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant
- 1x Plasma Pistol
- Assault Intercessor Sergeant: Plasma Pistol and Power Weapon

 

Land Raider 
- Storm Bolter
- Hunter Killer Missile
- Multi Melta

 

Land Raider 
- Storm Bolter
- Hunter Killer Missile
- Multi Melta

 

Calgar joins the Assault Terminators with the Ancient in Deepstrike, Titus and the BG ancient join the Bladeguard in a Land Raider, Wardens join the Intercessors, and Sicarius obviously joins the Victrix in the other Land Raider.

 

Three major melee threats with some movement and redeployment trickery should be enough to keep an opponent on their toes. General plan would be to sweep in early and aggressively to bully the opponent off objectives, bringing down Calgar and Co from orbit as early as possible to support that. Wardens bounce around the back field stickying objectives and performing actions while the Assault Intercessors come down behind the melee units to do the same up the field.

 

There's a little less long range anti-tank than I'd usually bring but feel it's probably worth it to beef the melee threats to sweep objectives clear. Plus my Land Raiders usually do well taking out tanks and monsters between the two of them.