New Member New Army... Help :D!

[truealpha]

Hello all!

Im new to these forums, but not new to warhammer!

However this is my first foray into the Guard! Ive been a space marine player pretty much all my warhammer life... so I dont know a great deal about the Guard.

I would like to create an Imperial Guard/ Astra Millitarum All Tank/ Mech army.

So far I have: 
x1Company command squad
x3 Infantry Squads
x1 squad of veterans/storm troopers
x3 HWT
x1 Griffon mobile Artillery piece.

I would like to add:
x4 Chimeras
x4 Leman Russ battle tanks ( I could use some advice on all the different varients as to which I should include)
X1 Valkerie
x1 Hydra Flakk Tank

My Plan is to have a command Chimera, x3 chimeras to transport the infantry. Id like to equip my infantry squads with an auto cannon HWT each, and a meltagun. How well would this work?

My veterans/storm troopers are equipped with a plasmagun, and a grenade launcher and demo charges.

I would really like some advice as to other builds I could consider, or how to adapt my current forces.

Thanks!

Alpha

[macknight]

The inf squad should take a grenade launcher rather than melta as their BS3, the GL range would be closer to the AC too. you will need a platoon command squad in order to have infantry squads, I would give them 1 vox, 2 flamers, 1 HF that could count as a flamer.

Depending on the role of your company command, you could give them 3 plasmas, 1 medic; lascanon, vox, flag; etc.

On the russes:
1 executioner(plasma cannon one) with plasma sponsons, the hull and sponson weapons can be changed easily in the kit
1 new battle cannon, make sure its the new kit, as it will allow you to mount a vanquisher cannon too, sponsons and hull interchanable

the other 2 you can go punisher/pask with all HBs, exterminator with all HB, demolisher/battle cannon with no sponsons, eradicator with HBs, conquerers(use battle cannon with stormbolter count as, model OOP from FW) with HBs, conquerer is a fast tank, it can move 12" and fire, demolisher can be used as thunderers count as without any hull and sponson weapons

the hydra can be easily swap between itself and a wyvern, just cut the ears that holds the hydra cannons in place, and swap the ammo around; use the griffon as a wyvern so you have a battery of 2.

If you buy FW stuff, get vulture with punisher cannon, sabres with TL lascannon, vendetta conversion kit if you magnetize your Valkyrie.

[truealpha]

Aug 30, 2015 23:53:44 GMT -5 macknight said:

The inf squad should take a grenade launcher rather than melta as their BS3, the GL range would be closer to the AC too. you will need a platoon command squad in order to have infantry squads, I would give them 1 vox, 2 flamers, 1 HF that could count as a flamer.

Depending on the role of your company command, you could give them 3 plasmas, 1 medic; lascanon, vox, flag; etc.

On the russes:
1 executioner(plasma cannon one) with plasma sponsons, the hull and sponson weapons can be changed easily in the kit
1 new battle cannon, make sure its the new kit, as it will allow you to mount a vanquisher cannon too, sponsons and hull interchanable

the other 2 you can go punisher/pask with all HBs, exterminator with all HB, demolisher/battle cannon with no sponsons, eradicator with HBs, conquerers(use battle cannon with stormbolter count as, model OOP from FW) with HBs, conquerer is a fast tank, it can move 12" and fire, demolisher can be used as thunderers count as without any hull and sponson weapons

the hydra can be easily swap between itself and a wyvern, just cut the ears that holds the hydra cannons in place, and swap the ammo around; use the griffon as a wyvern so you have a battery of 2.

If you buy FW stuff, get vulture with punisher cannon, sabres with TL lascannon, vendetta conversion kit if you magnetize your Valkyrie.

Hi thanks for taking the time to reply. Couple more questions. .... would it be better if I took all veterans instead of infantry squads and how would that change things.

Also how competitive is my list as it stands or with all veterans.?

Cheers!

[macknight]

In the long run you want a platoon and some vets, platoon allows you to have infantry squads, conscripts, heavy weapon squads and special weapon squads. vets should try to maximize their BS4 stat with weapons like plasma and melta. Remember that there is only now 2 embarked able to fire from Chimera, so a vet squad only need 2 special weapons if you load them in a Chimera.

conscripts of 30-40 with priest or maybe a commissar are pretty good at bubble wrap your tanks.

All vets imo are not viable as IG meant to play as a horde army, maybe with some ally attachments, say a knight.