New to 5th ed.looking for opinions
I've been around since 2nd ed.(played 2 dozen games)had 3rd & 4th but, nobody to play. I now have 5th and with the help of my computer have found several gamers in my area (all with a great deal more experience than myself). We are currently playing on my 4x4 necromunda table with 1000pt armies and i have had great success with orks (7-0). However, I'm a space marine player at heart and will be getting a realms of battle table within the next month and a half, allowing us to play 1500 point games. With the models I currently have and the additions of a few new ones I can easily make a 1500pt army.
This is where you more experienced warriors in the cyberverse come in.To avoid purchasing any units I maybe overestimating and allow me to use my space marines as soon as the table is ready. The army list below is designed to bring down my heavy hitters at specific locations,keep the enemy guessing where the reserves will show, all while receiving support from the rear. In my group I will face eldar,chaos,imp. guard (all in various forms) & an ork army that has a warboss on a bike with a large mob of bikers,trukks and battle wagons filled with sluggas and shootas,and a few war buggies. I know the flammers will be useless against choas,but he is the furthest from being battle ready.
HQ
CAPTAIN w/storm bolter,lightning claw,aux. grenade launcher,melta bombs
COMMAND SQUAD w/champion,3 marines (combi-melta & lightning claw,combi-flammer & power weapon,combi-plasma & power weapon) & apothecary all in a drop pod
ELITES
STERNGUARD (+2 veterans)w/ 2 heavy flammers,2 combi-melta,2combi-plasma,Serg w/powerfist all in drop pod
DREADNOUGHT w/heavy flammer,twin linked heavy flammer,extra armor,in a drop pod
TROOPS
SCOUT SQUAD (+5 scouts) 4w/shotguns,5w/combat blades & Serg w/power fist & combi-flammer
SCOUT SQUAD (+5scouts) 9w/sniper rifles,1w/missile launcher & Serg w/meita bombs,all wearing camo cloaks
HEAVY SUPPORT
VINDICATOR w/storm bolter,siege sheild
PREDATOR w/heavy bolters,storm bolters
THUNDERFIRE CANNON
TOTAL POINTS = 1498 This is my first list and i consider it a jumping off point.Most of the units in this army will be used in other variations of army list that i'll only have to add small amounts to rather than starting a new. So let me know what you think, about the army in general,if i left any core unit out that no general should be without.Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated i look forward to your suggestions.
This is my first post,first forum,first steps entering the computer age, so sorry it was so long I'm sure I'll be less long winded in the future. To all that read though and/ or replied to this monster entry THANK YOU !!!
thank you crazyredpraetorian
in my 1st post, I did not go into detail about how i wanted to use my army out of fear it would become to long and no one would read it or reply. This is what i was thinking-combat squad my sniper sq. to sit on objectives in my own zone. use the CC scout sq. to infiltrate/fire on/then assault an objective in my enemies zone, while 2 of my 3 drop pods would contest a different objective or lay fire down on a large group of troops. Set my thunderfire cannon in the middle of my deployment zone providing cover fire where needed, with the pred. shielding my vindicator as both move up the the center of the board from my deployment zone. Leaving my last drop pod to contest an objective or hit a tough squad. This is just the general theme, my plan will have to vary with missions, objectives, and who i'm playing,but i wanted you to know what i had in mind for this list.
With this in mind what do you think i should cut from my list? and should i add a 3rd scout squad or a tactical squad in its place?
