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…