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Post by rbutcher on Jul 12, 2011 11:40:04 GMT -5
I normally play a mech list but I want to give air cavalry a go. Here is a list that I came up with for 1500 points.
company command squad- 4x plasma guns plasma pistol astropath bodyguard
company command squad- 4x plasma guns plasma pistol astropath bodyguard
veteran squad- 3x meltaguns demolitions
veteran squad- 3x meltaguns demolitions
veteran squad- heavy flamer 2x flamer demolitions
valkyrie squad- valkyrie, multiple rocket pods valkyrie, multiple rocket pods
valkyrie squad- valkyrie, multiple rocket pods valkyrie, multiple rocket pods
vendetta squad- vendetta vendetta
The idea is that a melta vets squad and a plasma command squad go in each of the valks so that each squadron can kill tanks or heavy infantry. The flamer vets go in a vendetta. I've never played air cav so comments and criticism welcome!
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Post by Julian Sharps on Jul 12, 2011 14:23:24 GMT -5
It's certainly an interesting take on an airborne list, and you seem to have done most of the right things. I personally would drop the bodyguards and an astropath (Unlike Eldar Autarchs, their reserves bonus does not stack for some reason) and either give your command sections Carapace or drop a plasma gun on each and give them medics.
Another alternative would be to drop the bodyguards and an astropath and give one of your command sections a Chimera. This would allow you to run your Vendettas without squads inside if you wished.
Other than that, it looks fine. A lot of people do some pretty stupid things with airborne list comp, and it's nice to come across a nugget who doesn't. I look forward to seeing this list in action.
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Post by rbutcher on Jul 12, 2011 17:11:58 GMT -5
company command squad- 4x plasma guns plasma pistol power sword astropath carapace
company command squad- 4x plasma guns plasma pistol power sword carapace
veteran squad- 3x meltaguns demolitions
veteran squad- 3x meltaguns demolitions
veteran squad- heavy flamer 2x flamer demolitions
valkyrie squad- valkyrie, multiple rocket pods valkyrie, multiple rocket pods
valkyrie squad- valkyrie, multiple rocket pods valkyrie, multiple rocket pods
vendetta squad- vendetta vendetta
I dropped the bodyguards and an astropath and added the carapace. It's a shame that the astropath bonus doesn't stack because that would have been great! I had a few extra points that I didn't know what to do with so I gave the CCSs powerswords. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Post by dcrabb on Jul 14, 2011 14:49:59 GMT -5
If you only play kill point games ignore this, but if you play objective games you may find you are a bit lean on scoring units. In you list you only have three very squishy 10 man units to hold objectives.
I gues if you can hold one objective you do have a lot of "flat out" flyers to rush forward on the last turn to contest all the objectives your opponent is holding.
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