Begining 1500

[vaynomblenner]

Recently I have been getting more and more into 40k with my friends and wanted to try something semi competitive. The armies I mostly see in combat are Tau, Dark Angels, and Raven Guard. Here is a list I am thinking about trying. Most of my experience has been with gunlines, but I am really interested in the mech side of the guard.

HQ

CCS: Missile Launcher, Grenade Launcher x2, Camo Cloaks 95pts

Troops

Vet: Melta x3, Grenadiers, Chimera(ML-HF) 185pts
Vet: Melta x3, Grenadiers Chimera(ML-HF) 185pts
Vet: Plasma x3, Grenadiers, Chimera(ML-HF) 185pts
Vet: Harker, Grenade Launcher x3, Missile Launcher, Forward Sentries 185pts
Vet: Grenade Launcher x3, Missile Launcher, Forward Sentries 130pts

Fast Attack

Vendetta 130pts
Vendetta 130pts
Armoured Sentinel x2: Plasma Cannons(squadroned) 120pts

Fortifactions

Aegis w/ Quadgun 100pts

1445pts total

I feel as if I have good anti-tank and anti-infantry. The idea around Harker is that he can infiltrate onto a objective(unless I am mistaken) with cover and make good use of his veteran squad's kit. The other veteran squad kitted like Harkers would hold home objectives along with the aegis/command squad. The chimera vets would try to capture other objectives and kill armoured with drive by's if need be. Armoured Sentinel w/ plasma cannons serve one purpose is to kill the deep striking terminators my friend is so fond of bringing with Dark Angels. By the way the quadgun would try to kill incoming drop pods or finish off flyers that the Vendetta's couldnt.(not sure what to spend the 55 points on)

Advice would be appreciated.

[vaynomblenner]

Does the lack of comments mean it might work?

[WestRider]

I'd like to see some Scoring Units in the Vendettas, but otherwise, yeah, it's pretty solid.

The main gap I'm seeing is Hordes. If you could find somewhere to strip out 20 Points, a Girffon would help a bit there.

[vaynomblenner]

What would you recommend I spend the remaining 55pts on? Perhaps carapace armour for the plasma gunners? Maybe even a Ratling squad of 5? Hell even a Scout Sentinel w/ missile launcher.

[WestRider]

You've already got Carapace on your Vets. I'd probably drop Carapace from one Squad of MeltaVets and pick up a Girffon and a couple of Dozer Blades or something.

[brocchus]

Lose the Armored Sentinels, get your CCS plasma x4 drop the camo cloaks and put them in a Chimera. Turn Harker Vet squad into a vanilla squad of Plasma Vets in a Chimera. For the price of your GL vet squad you can get two Infantry Squads with GL/AC and dropping all the Carapace gives you even more points. I would consider getting a platoon of Infantry with GL/AC to sit behind your Aegis along with a PCS w/ flamers x4 backing them up. For 100 points you can get two SWS with flamer x3 to roll in your Vendettas- nice and cheap scoring units.