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1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« on: March 17, 2010, 06:24:38 PM »
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Okay, so usually I lurk more on the Fiction and Necron boards respectively, but I am currently in need of your copious amounts of knowledge  ;D.

So on 24th of April, I will be attending a 1500 point three round tourney. I have no idea what people will be taking, and since this is only my first tourney, even after three years in the hobbie, I don't really want to bring a full cheese wheel.

So I was playing around with a list that seems like a good idea. Firstly this is definitely what I have:

Captain with powersword and Bolter
Chaplain with Bolt Pistol Crozius Arcanum

3 x 10 Tactical marines with Flamer and Missile Launcher
5 Terminators (no fancy toys  :'()
5 Scouts with bolters and a Heavy Bolter
Dreadnaught with MM

Now with this, I have access to plasticard and with 1 month and quite a lot of free time, I should be able to scratchbuild anything based on the rhino chasis: Eg. Rhino, Vindicator, Predator and the Whirlwind.
Interestingly enough, I have been coached about using the various Assasins of the Inquisition, so I was planning on taking an Inquisitor + Assasin as well. Just for fun.

Now, I do have some money to spend, but not much.

Here is the list I was thinking about:

HQ: 115
115 - Captain with Powersword
85 - Inquisitor (needs gear)

ELITES: 235
115 - Dreadnaught with Multi-Melta
120 - Assasin (The phase sword Word in your Ear one. Damn my memory!)

TROOPS: 730
180 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher
180 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher
180 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher
75 - 5 Scouts with bolters and one Heavy Bolter
35 - Rhino
35 - Rhino
45 - Rzorback with Heavy Bolter

HEAVY: 335
125 - Vindicator with Siege shield
125 -Vindicator with Siege shield
85 - Predator with Autoucannons and Heavy Bolter Sponsons


Probably just played as a standard Mech list. Use the assasin to annoy and disrupt the enemey, and take out HQs and dangerous anti tank. Any tips and tricks or revisions appreciated, as I normally just play a gunline :D

Plus the Inquisitor needs some toys...

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« Last Edit: March 17, 2010, 06:41:25 PM by burgers4me »
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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2010, 07:22:20 PM »
The list looks fun.  Here are a few suggestions you might consider.

1)  Instead of an Inquisitor HQ and Calidus Assassin, you might consider taking Telion as an upgrade to your Sniper Squad.  Granted, he's more of a Vindicare Assassin, but he's effective and much cheaper.

2)  Your Vindicators don't need Siege Shields.  Dozer Blades will work just fine.

3)  Your Dreadnought needs a Drop Pod or a longer ranged weapon.

4)  The Tactical Sergeants need Powerfists, or Power Swords, at least.

Otherwise, I only ask what you intend to do with your Captain.  Join him to a Combat Squad in the Razorback?

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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2010, 07:40:52 PM »
Yes, I was thinking one whole squad in one Rhino, one combat squad with flamer hits the Razorback up with the Captain and another Combat Squad jumps in the Rhino with the inquisitor and his retinue, maybe.

Problem is with the MM it gives me some reliable anti tank, and I just love my Dread! Plus with 3 tanks and 3 APCs coming in, the Dread hopefully wont bite too many Lascannons. It is target saturation!

The reason I really want the Callidus is because of her abilities. The Word in your Ear is a beast. Hey Nob Bikers? Put em in a forest! Broadsides? Put em in the open! Massive ork horde? Bunch em up for pie plates!

Plus she can destroy stuff like broadsides on her own. She is a great weapon!

As on the power weapons, I do have a squad of 3 edition veterans lying around, with 2 power axes and a fist. But that would mean dropping my scouts! O choices!
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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 10:12:14 PM »
Probably just played as a standard Mech list.

To make make a strong mech list you need....mech.  Put in more AV targets:
-dump the inquisitorial stuff for more dreads. 
-drop a tac squad for land speeders. 
either 2xautocannon dreads and MM/HF speeders or MM/HF dreads and typhoon speeders.

The captain looks useless, why are you using him?  At least give him a relic blade, power weapons are poor.  Or swap him for a librarian that makes the whole army stronger.

Your sergeants DO NOT need cc upgrades.  Vanilla tacs should stay out of melee as much as possible.

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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2010, 12:19:26 AM »
Librarians....

Firstly, thank you all for your replies!

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To make make a strong mech list you need....mech.  Put in more AV targets:
-dump the inquisitorial stuff for more dreads. 
-drop a tac squad for land speeders. 
either 2xautocannon dreads and MM/HF speeders or MM/HF dreads and typhoon speeders.

Yeah, since this is my first tourney, I thought I might just test the waters.

I am not giving up any inquisition! I really love 'em, and plus I want to take the road less travelled.
I usually run troop heavy lists, so I don't go much lower than 3 full Tac. Squads.
Plus landspeeders and dreads are expensive. Not that much monies  :'(

This is mainly a list with what I have acsess to.


Also, here is the Revised list!


HQ: 115
115 - Captain with Powersword
100- Inquisitor

ELITES: 235
115 - Dreadnaught with Multi-Melta
120 - Callidus Assasin

TROOPS: 730
190 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher, Seargant with Power Weapon
190 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher, Seargant with Power Weapon
195 - 10 Tactical Marines with flamer and missile launcher, Seargant with Power Fist
35 - Rhino
35 - Rhino
45 - Razorback with Heavy Bolter

HEAVY: 335
120 - Vindicator with Dozer Blade
120 - Vindicator with Dozer Blade
85 - Predator with Autocannon and Heavy Bolter Sponsons

TOTAL - 1465

So, with 35 points to spare, I need to set down three things.
1: Should I keep the Captain, or switch it out for a Chaplain (which needs stripping >:()
2: I need a 4 man retinue for my inquisitor. I was thinking two flamer guradsmen and two (guys who detect deepstrikers). Maybe a servo skull if they don't take up room... I was also thinking of grabbing Scourging.
3: 35 points, to the inquisitor, or where?
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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 12:29:46 PM »
This new list looks much better! You said you can scratch build: you could try to make a Drop Pod for your Dreadnought?

You said you want to put a combat squad and a retinue in the same rhino. Is that possible?

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Re: 1 Month to Glory: 1500p Hawk Lords
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 08:11:25 PM »
I do believe so. Combat squad deploys in rhino, ML squad deploys in cover, 1st turn inquistor jumps in!
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