Vets...

Well, finally building more of my Praetorian Imperial Guard… Working on a Veteran Squad, been fielding them with the Demolitions upgrade, Shotguns on the lads and a pair of Melta Guns… Dug out the ancient Praetorian Sentinel, but missing the driver… Will be scratch building it I guess. I’ll have to break out the camera and put up some WIP pictures, they’re coming along quite nicely though. Need to decide on a uniform color for the Vets…

The FLGS (The Armored Gopher, http://www.armored-gopher.com/) is starting up a teams format league. Should be interesting, not sure which army I’ll field, so it’ll probably be random…

Playing the local tournament tomorrow, thing I'll field this:

1500 IG Tournie 2 1500 Pts - Imperial Guard Army

2 Company Command Squad (HQ) @ 180 Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasgun (x1); Lasguns; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour;
Sniper Rifle (x2)

1 Company Commander @ [22] Pts
Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour; Refractor
Field; Senior Officer

1 Veteran Weapons Team @ [34] Pts
Lascannon; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Bodyguard @ [15] Pts
Laspistol and CCW; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour; Look Out - Arghh!

1 Master of Ordnance @ [30] Pts
Laspistol and CCW; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour; Artillery Bombardment

1 Chimera @ [55] Pts
Multi-Laser; Hull Heavy Bolter
#Smoke Launchers [0]
#Searchlight [0]

0 Infantry Platoon (Troops) @ 365 Pts

4 Platoon Command Squad @ [110] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Grenade Launcher (x4); Frag Grenades; Flak
Armour

1 Platoon Commander @ [20] Pts
Laspistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour; Junior
Officer

1 Commissar @ [50] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Fist; Frag Grenades

9 Infantry Squad #1 @ [115] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasguns; Meltagun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Sergeant @ [15] Pts
Laspistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Commissar @ [45] Pts
Bolt Pistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

9 Infantry Squad @ [70] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasguns; Meltagun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Sergeant @ [15] Pts
Laspistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

9 Infantry Squad @ [70] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasguns; Meltagun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Sergeant @ [15] Pts
Laspistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

3 Heavy Weapon Squad (Troops) @ 105 Pts
Commander: Platoon Command Squad; Lascannon (x3); Close Combat Weapon;
Lasgun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

3 Heavy Weapon Squad (Troops) @ 90 Pts
Commander: Platoon Command Squad; Missile Launcher (x3); Close Combat
Weapon; Lasgun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

0 Infantry Platoon (Troops) @ 190 Pts

4 Platoon Command Squad @ [60] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Grenade Launcher (x4); Frag Grenades; Flak
Armour

1 Platoon Commander @ [20] Pts
Laspistol; Power Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour; Junior
Officer

7 Infantry Squad @ [65] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasguns; Grenade Launcher; Frag Grenades; Flak
Armour

1 Sergeant @ [5] Pts
Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Heavy Weapon Team @ [20] Pts
Autocannon; Close Combat Weapon; Lasgun; Frag Grenades

7 Infantry Squad @ [65] Pts
Close Combat Weapon; Lasguns; Grenade Launcher; Frag Grenades; Flak
Armour

1 Sergeant @ [5] Pts
Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Heavy Weapon Team @ [20] Pts
Autocannon; Close Combat Weapon; Lasgun; Frag Grenades

1 Hydra Flak Tank Battery (Heavy Support) @ 75 Pts
2 Twin-linked Hydra Autocannon; Hull Heavy Bolter; Auto-targeting System

1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Heavy Support) @ 165 Pts
Battle Cannon; Hull Lascannon

1 Basilisk (Heavy Support) @ 125 Pts
Earthshaker Cannon; Hull Heavy Bolter

2 Ogryn Squad (Elites) @ 130 Pts
Ripper Gun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Ogryn Bone 'ead @ [50] Pts
Ripper Gun; Frag Grenades; Flak Armour

1 Scout Sentinel Squadron (Fast Attack) @ 40 Pts
Front Armour: 10; Side Armour: 10; Rear Armour: 10; Autocannon

1 Scout Sentinel Squadron (Fast Attack) @ 35 Pts
Front Armour: 10; Side Armour: 10; Rear Armour: 10; Multi-Laser

Models in Army: 81


Total Army Cost: 1500

Lots of bodies, lots of heavy weapons, etc... Should be interesting at least...

So, I broke out the ancient Praetorian Imperial Guard army I’ve had for “a while”… I understand the lads have been out of production for a few years now, and fielding a Light Rifle Company of them is somewhat difficult these days. I’ll probably be filling in with some modern 28mm British figures: http://www.perry-miniatures.com/index2.html has a nice looking Highlander range from the Sudan Campaign, and http://www.wargamesfactory.com/wargames-factory-store/british-firing-line-zulu-war has some pretty nice looking Brits. The Martini-Henry is very different than the Lasgun of the GW guys, but it will look OK I think.

I Played them this week in the campaign against a Tyranid force with 9 Zoanthropes, 2 Tervigons, 2 Tyrannofex and a boatload of Termigants. I fielded a Company command squad with Master of the Ordanance, CPT, Bodyguard, Las Cannon, Medic, Standard and in Carapace Armor. Infantry Platoon, command section with Commissar, LT and 4 Grenade Launchers . 2 Line Squads with SGT (power swords), Grenade Launchers and Mortars. I made a “Blob” squad by combining them into one really big one. 2 Heavy Weapon squads with Missile Launchers and a Special Weapon squad with 3 more Grenade Launchers filled out the Platoon. The other Troop section was a Vet squad with Melta and Plasma guns mounted in a Chimers IFV. Also fielded a squad of Orgyn, squad of Ratlings, 2 Sentinels, 2 Leman Russ tanks (one normal, one Exterminator), and finally a Battery of Artillery with a Griffin and Basilisk. Lots of stuff… Won, but only because I got the one extra turn I needed and then time ran out. I am loving having so many things classed as “Troops” so scoring units are everywhere… Not liking the 3 BS, so only hitting 50% of the time for most units. Ogres and Sentinels worked out well, and the normal Russ was awesome. The Exterminator and the Griffin were both “eh” at best… Exterminator throws out 16 shots per turn, but BS 3 means that only half hit, and nothing to punch through heavier armor… So, it mowed some cheap troops on turn one, then only saw heavies from that point on… Jamie was quite smart avoiding it with vulnerable stuff, so it did very little overall… The Greif and Basilisk were a squadron, so they had to shoot at the same stuff… Not a good choice on my part.

Learning from that? Ratlings remain in the case, the Griffin gets modified into a Hydra AA tank, and the weapon mix gets changed. Vets get shotguns, GL’s go to Meltas for the Platoon based stuff… Probably go with another Platoon for bodies…

Aargh :-) Lost last night due to my skipping the bulk of a movement phase where I had an assault squad and DN all lined up to charge and tear apart the uber equipped Chapter Master and Honour Guard squad… Still nearly wiped him off the field, but ran out of time and the squads that stupidly stood still just died, giving away the kill points to lose me the game… Ah well, live and learn. Also, the last time I use the “deep strike” on the Land Raider. Would have been far better to simply roll it across the table I think. Thinking the Terminators are “powerful”, but the Death Company fit my play style a bit better, and I REALLY like the DC DN. It doesn’t always do much, but it IS scary and draws a lot of attention away from the important parts of my force…

I used the “Heavy Assault” force below… Still mostly testing. The “Mech” force it I think the most effective overall…

Mkay,
FT 1500 Mech:
Reclusiarch 130
Elite
Furioso DN ( Magna Grapple, EA, Flamer) 165
Drop Pod 35
Sanguinary Priests
#1 Hand Flamer, PW 75
#2 PW, HF 75
Troops
Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150
Razorback (-35, LC/TLP) 55
Assault Squad (PW, HF, Melta gun) 135
Razorback (TLHF, -35) 20
Death Company (5, PF, PW) 140
Razorback (TLAC) 90
EA(15)
DC DN (Talons) 125
Fast
Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145
Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145
FT 1500 Drop
Librarian (Jump Pack) 125
Elite
Furioso DN (Blood Talons, Magna Grapple, EA) 155
Drop Pod (Beacon) 45
Sanguinary Priests
#1 Hand Flamer, Jump Pack 85
#2 PW, Jump Pack 90
Troops
Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150
Assault Squad (PW, HF, PP) 140

Fast
Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145
Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145


Heavy
Vindicator 155

Heavy:
Dev Squad: 4xML 150
Troops:
Squat Squad (10, cloaks, 5x sniper, ML, PF) 140


1500 Heavy Assault

Gabriel Seth 160
Assault Terminators 200
LRC (MM, EA) 265
Furioso (EA, HF) 155
Drop Pod (beacon) 45
Sanguinary Priests
#1 Power Weapon, HF 75
#2 Hand Flamer 60

Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150
Razorback (-35, LC/TLP) 55
Assault Squad (PW, HF, Melta gun) 135
Razorback (TLAC, -35) 55

Baal Pred (HB) 145

Mkay, so we’re up to 1500 finally… So, what I’d consider a “full” army at least. So, I’ll throw down some Mech and Drop lists and see who I draw as an opponent this week… The Mech 1250 list (modified some) won out against a Dark Eldar Mech list… Highlights being the Scout SGT taking down the big nasty Vecht (SP?) character’s Raider in close combat… That and the army actually working as intended…

Mkay,

FT 1500 Mech:

Reclusiarch 130

Elite

Furioso DN ( Magna Grapple, EA, Flamer) 165

Drop Pod 35

Sanguinary Priests

#1 Hand Flamer, PW 75

#2 PW, HF 75

Troops

Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150

Razorback (-35, LC/TLP) 55

Assault Squad (PW, HF, Melta gun) 135

Razorback (TLHF, -35) 20

Death Company (5, PF, PW) 140

Razorback (TLAC) 90

EA(15)

DC DN (Talons) 125

Fast

Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145

Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145

Not sure which one I’ll use, but since I finished up the basics on my FT “Blood Talons” conversion for my ancient Death Company Dreadnaught, I’ll be more likely to use that one…  Magnets and green stuff to sculpt the arms, used parts from an ancient ICE Mech from the dead “Mechwarrior” game as the big saw blades…  It’s unique at least :-)

 

 

FT 1250 (Mech)

Reclusiarch 130

Elite

Furioso DN (Blood Talons, Magna Grapple, EA) 155

            Drop Pod (Beacon) 45

Sanguinary Priests

            #1   Hand Flamer  60

Troops

Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150

            Razorback (-35, LC/TLP) 55

Death Company (5, PF, PW) 140

            Razorback (TLAC) 90

DC DN (Talons) 125

 

Fast

Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145

Heavy

Vindicator 155

 

 

FT 1250 Drop

Librarian (Jump Pack) 125

Elite

Furioso DN (Blood Talons, Magna Grapple, EA) 155

            Drop Pod (Beacon) 45

Sanguinary Priests

            #1   Hand Flamer, Jump Pack 85

Troops

Assault Squad (PP, PF, HF) 150

Assault Squad (PW, HF, PP)  140

 

Fast

Vanguard Vets (115, Jump Packs 50, 2 PF 50, MB x 2 10) 225

Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145

 

Heavy

Vindicator 155

+1 PF?  Or replace the Vindi and PF with a loaded out Scout squad…

 

New Codex...

Mkay, headed into the New codex list...  First shot is 1000 points.  A bit tight to fit in all the elements that I'd like to...  So, here's a Drop list.  Plan is that the DN drops in due to the Drop pod rules (half drop in on turn one, rounding up and half of one is one :-)).  Now the Pod has a locator beacon on it.  The pod will drop right into the Enemy force and the DN comes out to play...  The obvious threat is the big nasty DN, but with the beacon there the rest of the force Deep Striking in does not deviate within 6" of the pod.  So, the rest of the force starts dropping in on turn 2...  Should be a quick and dirty one no matter what happens.  Oh, and a 10 man Scout squad and a Baal Predator (also a Scout)...

FT 1000

Librarian w/ Jump Pack 125

Elite

Furioso DN (Blood Talons, Magna Grapple, EA) 155

            Drop Pod (Beacon) 45

Sanguinary Priest w/ Jump Pack, Hand Flamer  85

Troops

Assault Squad (PP, PF) 140

Assault Squad (Hand Flamer or Melta, Hand Flamer/PW) 

Scout Squad (Heavy Bolter, Camo Cloaks, 10, 5 Snipers) 170

Fast

Baal Predator (HB Sponson) 145