Topic: [NM] 1000pts (Nasty) Drop Troops

[Col.Gravis]

I've had a challenge to create a nasty/competative Guard List, UK Conflict Bristol with this possibly replacing my fluffy an nice Praetorian list posted elsewhere - as ever looking for any comments you may have,

Docturines:
Drop Troopers
Light Infantry
Veterans
Close Order Drill

HQ 1:

Command Section inc. JO with Auspex, Mortar @52pts

===> Grab a piece of terrain in deployment zone, hide in it, hold it.

HQ 2:
Last Chancers inc. The Colonel, Kage, 4 Specialists with Demo Charges @ 214pts (5 Units)

===> Pie-plate DS of doom

ELITES 1,2 & 3:

Veteran Squad inc. Vet Sergeant, 3 Meltaguns @75pts
Veteran Squad inc. Vet Sergeant, 3 Meltaguns @75pts

===> DS Tank Killers

Veteran Squad inc. Vet Sergeant, 3 Plasma Guns @75pts

===> DS Troop Killers

TROOPS 1:

Infantry Platoon @294pts
Command Section inc. JO with Auspex, 4 Grenade Launchers, Light Infantry

===> Counter-Infiltrator unit/mobile fire support

Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry
Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry

===> Infiltrate after other units have set up with LoS to largest Target

TROOPS 2:

Infantry Platoon @215pts
Command Section inc. JO with Bolt Pistol, 3 Flamers

===> Deep Strikes bringing 3 Flamers to bear.

Infantry Squad inc. Grenade Launcher, Heavy Bolter
Infantry Squad inc. Grenade Launcher, Heavy Bolter

===> Deep Strikesas distance, nominally to capture table quarters/objectives

1000pts

[Corax]

HQ 2:
Last Chancers inc. The Colonel, Kage, 4 Specialists with Demo Charges @ 214pts (5 Units)

wow, what a points sink 
prime target for victory points
you better guard them well

Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry
Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry

Lascannons? I understand the necessity, especially in a tourny. However, its a bit excessive in a DT army, you may be marked down on list (if they do that)

I think you may need some sentinels with improved coms to help bring your units in faster though I don't know were you can put them

As it stands I don't think you'll be winning any awards for fluff or a balanced list

[Col.Gravis]

HQ 2:
Last Chancers inc. The Colonel, Kage, 4 Specialists with Demo Charges @ 214pts (5 Units)

wow, what a points sink 
prime target for victory points
you better guard them well

===> They are at that, the Demo Charges will drop in singlely, hopefully once theyve ditched the charge they can disapeer off an hide somewhere, The Colonel and Kage - not quite decided what to do with them yet lol

Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry
Infantry Squad inc. Lascannon, Plasma Gun, Light Infantry

Lascannons? I understand the necessity, especially in a tourny. However, its a bit excessive in a DT army, you may be marked down on list (if they do that)


I think you may need some sentinels with improved coms to help bring your units in faster though I don't know were you can put them

As it stands I don't think you'll be winning any awards for fluff or a balanced list

===> UK tournies dont mark on composition in the same way US tournies do (not that I make a habbit of lists as abusive as this, actually this is probably the first time I'm grown a beard lol), Sentinels are a possibility though, it ould be easy enough to lose a Platoon and increase the size of the last chancers so as to fill a troop slot, that would give me enough points for Sentinels - I'll do out an altnerative list tommorrow.