Imperial Guard semi-competitive list! 2000p

[hampeluring]

Hello! 

I'm looking for feedback on my semi-competitive list.

HQ

Company Command Squad, 4 Grenade Launchers in a Chimera (Multilaser,Heavy Bolter)                           125p


Elite



Troops

Veteran Squad, 3 Meltas and a Autocannon in a Chimera (Multilaser,Heavy Bolter)                                  165p

Veteran squad, 2 Plasmas,1 Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon in a Chimera (Multilaser,Heavy Bolter)     170p

Infantry Platoon                                                                                                                         225p

Platoon Command squad, 2 Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Infantry squad, Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Infantry squad, Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Commisar, Bolt Pistol and Power Sword

Infantry Platoon                                                                                                                         225p

Platoon Command squad, 2 Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Infantry squad, Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Infantry squad, Grenade Launcher and a Autocannon

Commisar, Bolt Pistol and Power Sword


Heavy

Leman Russ squadron                                                                                                                   400p

Leman Russ Vanquisher, Multi-melta and lascannon
Leman Russ Vanquisher, Multi-melta and lascannon

Leman Russ squadron                                                                                                                   340p

Leman Russ Exterminator, Heavy Bolter sponsons and Heavy Bolter
Leman Russ Exterminator, Heavy Bolter sponsons and Heavy Bolter

Ordnance Battery                                                                                                                        250p

Basilisk, Heavy Bolter
Basilisk, Heavy Bolter

Fortification                                                                                                                               100p

Aegis Defence Lines, Quad-gun

                                                                                                                                               2000p

 So this is my 2000 points list for semi-competitive action! My plan is to use CCS and my 2 Veteran squads to 
grab objectives "far" away from my side of the board. The first platoon will stay by the Aegis defence line, and 
hopefully survive and the second platoon will also find some cover. Both of the platoons will combine the squads
so that they are 21 (with Commisar) and a 5 man command squad giving them orders. My 2 Vanquishers will hunt
down high armor vehicles while my Exterminators will hunt infatry or transport vehicles. My 2 Basilisk will do what
they do best, blasting any infantry formation to smithereens.

I would love to get feedback, where I can change some stuffs and other tactics for Imperial Guard!

[macknight]

Here are my suggestions: drop the AC on the vets as they be moving most of the time, at least on the melta vets; drop the upgrade on the commissars, the power sword is not really gonna help; mix in a few ML instead of AC so you have more AA capability; upgrade the CCS's GL with something better to fully use their better BS; switch the vanquishers with vendettas.

[WestRider]

OK, anyone who knows me can guess my first recommendation: Ditch the Grenade Launchers for Plasmaguns. Against basic Infantry, the Grenade Launcher is basically a wash compared to just spending the Points on more dudes with Lasguns, and the Utility it adds against tougher targets is minimal. Plasmaguns, on the other hand, are game changers.

To pay for this, I'm pretty much in line with Macknight. Lose the AC for the Meltavets, ditch the Power Swords (those aren't Combat Blobs). Cut the Platoon Command Squads down to just a Mortar, or load them up with Flamers/Meltas and mount them up in Chimerae or (ideally) Vendettas. As you have them built, they're incredibly fragile AND high priority targets. Basically First Blood waiting to happen, and an easy way for your Opponent to cut down on your Firepower even after that's been earned.

I don't like Vanquishers without Allies who have access to Divination. Prescience is pretty much necessary to make them worthwhile in my experience. Even then, I'd ditch the MM Sponsons. If you're getting Russes in Melta range of enemy Heavy Armour, something has gone horribly wrong. I'd swap for Vendettas with Melta-toting dudes in them as a solution for Heavy Armour.

Basilisks, I'd go with Heavy Flamers. Leaves them rather scarier if they lose the main gun, and gives them something that can seriously worry most Backfield Harassment Units.

macknight: How would Missile Launchers help with AA? IG don't have Flakk Missiles yet.

[macknight]

Sept 7, 2013 13:34:08 GMT -5 WestRider said:

macknight: How would Missile Launchers help with AA? IG don't have Flakk Missiles yet.

you're right, the regular guard don't have access to flak missiles yet in their missile launcher arsenal, the armour battle group list have access to them, you can use allies and add some punch as well as maybe keeping the vanquishers, as they have access to beast hunter shells.

[hampeluring]

Well many thanks for the feedback. I can see the problems that you are pointing out. I've looken into the vendettas, bur here is the catch I'm not very found of the flyers also I'm trying to keep the cost down. I've been playing around with my list. Don't have time to fix it at the moment. Butmaybe tomorrow

[Captain Zapp Brannigan]

I've noticed that a lot of players around here don't field Heavy Weapon Squads... Any reason for this?

The other alternative I tend to see is 30-40xman blobs with the HWT embedded into them which I assume is for survivability.