I have always been quite taken by the idea of making a SM army based around Scouts. I love the models and think the concept would be fun. While my main goal would be to create an interesting list, I would also like to keep the list competitive. In skimming the armylists in this forum, I've noticed that very few people seem to use Scouts. Why? Are they blatantly outperformed by Tactical Marines?
This was my idea for a Scout based armylist. It has a real alpha-strike feel to it with the drop pods and land speeders. I would plan to use the land speeders to destroy key vehicles first turn and use the CC Scouts inside either to help destroy vehicles or to tie up shooty units. The rifle Scouts would infiltrate onto an objective and provide fire-support. The biggest downside that I see to this list is the blatant lack of anti-Meq (It's worth noting that Meqs dominate my local metagame.). The drop-podding sternguards can use their vengeance rounds to help combat Meqs but I don't know if it would be enough. Beyond Meqs, the army has very little to effectively counter Teqs. There are meltaguns, but its never good to be within 12" of a Teq (unless you're a CC beast). Which leads me to another flaw: this army seems kind of "in your face" but lacks the CC ability to survive at this distance. As a result, I think it would get chewed up pretty bad by assaulty armies.
Again I like the idea, but I want to make it a competitive reality. Ideas? Any support units I should consider? I also very notably did not include any HS selections. Are there any I should look closely at?
C&C please.
HQ
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Troops
Scouts - 5x bolt pistols & CC weapons, melta bombs - 80
Scouts - 5x bolt pistols & CC weapons, melta bombs - 80
Scouts - 5x bolt pistols & CC weapons, melta bombs - 80
Scouts - 4x sniper rifles, heavy bolter - 85
Scouts - 4x sniper rifles, heavy bolter - 85
Elites
Sternguard - 8x bolter, 2x meltagun, drop pod - 295
Sternguard - 8x bolter, 2x meltagun, drop pod - 295
Dreadnaught - multimelta, drop pod - 140
Fast Attack
Land Speeder Storm - multimelta - 65
Land Speeder Storm - multimelta - 65
Land Speeder Storm - multimelta - 65
Total: 1335
The intention is of course to create a 1500pt force but I'm not sure what to take for an HQ choice. Ideas?