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Just as an interesting excercise:

Point for point, Imperial Guardsmen with Furious Charge (on the charge) from someone like Straken will tie an ork mob (of equal point value). That kind of cooks...

One of my favorite combos is a Platoon Command Squad with 4x flamers inside of a Chimera with a Multi-laser/Heavy Flamer.

Roll up, disembark, flame what needs to burn to death. Often times, the...

It might just be me, but I have this built-in aversion to 3 player games of 40k. The, I shall say, least favorite player at my local store would always have problems getting games (this was for a...

I am not a space marine player, so my advice is quite possibly missing aspects of this unit when considered in context with the rest of the force. However, I will add what I can.

I just looked...

No, it's not, as a matter of fact, for one reason: the dedicated transport for Inquisitorial Storm Trooopers is the old-cost chimera. The 70 point one, before options. That's their main issue --...

I have used WH and DH allies for as long as I've been playing guard, and I would definitely make a case for them being fair on almost level.

A lot of the units from both the WH and DH codexii are...

Hahaha, it seems like the person I was "debating" with had some posts deleted.

I see you mentioned using vets, but I can't seem to figure out how to use them in this case. You're paying an extra...

I think that TH/SS terminators are definitely the most popular variation. The only thing in the game that can break them easily are C'Tan Phase Blades, and even then, you're only probably netting...

@ CKO: That's fair enough, but likewise, every unit has its foils. Sure, templates will do a lot of damage to us, but so will pie-plates to just about any non-TEQ unit in the game. Saying that...

Actually, quite depressingly, my local game store just announced they were closing. No fun! There's a glimmer of hope -- someone might be buying, but it seems like it'll more likely than not fall...

Agreed 100% here. I'd even be doubtful of the Sponsons on the Executioner, but I that could even be good depending on the situation.

I'll concede that I use non guard elements to allow for my particular play-style, and I've never argued otherwise. The previous post was targeted at your claim that you cannot effectively combat,...

Yeah, if any sort of official answer could be gleaned it would be gleaned in three different ways from three different people. I mean, if we could ask 5th Edition guy, I'm sure he could explain it,...

That's a purview with which I would dissent, Chumbalaya.

The examples I used there were on a point for point basis. It was to highlight the fact, a fact that for many years wasn't the case,that...

I strongly feel that the best 150 points you can spend in a Guard Army is the Standard, Naked, Leman Russ. That is not to decry the uses of the other variants (Exteriminator with Pask to me seems...

BlueRonin, I may not be the best person to ask as I do tool my entire force towards a close-combat end, so some things that I do may not be feasible in a more shooty-inclined list. However, I will...

Just thought I might add that due to a recent FAQ which declares the neural shredder a single handed weapon, the Callidus gets the +1 bonus for additional close combat weapon, thus granting 5 attacks...

I think I'm ready to concede, as it seems that the vast majority are pretty well decided, and that alone is grounds for accepting a ruling. I can see your logic, and though part of me still wishes to...

There are certainly a lot of different directions you can go with the new command squads in an IG army.

I think that the cheapo setups are most appropriate for the platoon command squads -- as a...

This is getting into pretty ambiguous terrain, I think. The rules have multiple instances of "counting as" or "as ifs" applying as if they are the same.

For instance, a good example would be a...

Yes, the only bonus you can get here is the re-roll where your str is equal too or higher than their toughness.

As previously mentioned, that translates to a 75% chance to wound something of...

I see where your logic is rooted Strikefox, but I still have to broker some disagreement.

If you look at the wording for counter-attack as two separate clauses then RAW is a little more bizarre....

I would have to disagree with the above posters, regardless of what an unofficial FAQ says (I realize that this FAQ is held in high-regard, and this not intended as a slight against it).

Until...