Mech List with Hellhammer, 1850 points

[warlordkargrim]

Dear all. I am coming back to the game after a while out and am tying to fit a Lord of War into a 1,850 point list while still remaining vaguely competitive. Appreciate anyone’s thoughts on this. I know it is a bit weak against psyker and flyer heavy lists…

HQ 1 – Tank Commander
Leman Russ Vanquisher, Multi-Melta Sponsons, Lascannon, Leman Russ Executioner, Plasma Cannon Sponsors
HQ – Enginseer (will lurk behind the Hellhammer and try to keep it going)

Troops 1 – Veterans
Heavy Flamer, 2 Meltaguns, Taurox
Troops 2 – Veterans
Heavy Flamer, 2 Meltaguns, Taurox
Troops 3 - Veterans
Lascannon, Taurox (The techpriest may commandeer this Taurox on turn 1)

Fast Attack 1 – Vendetta Gunship

Heavy Support 1 – Wyvern Battery (2 Wyverns)
Heavy Support 2 – Leman Russ Exterminator

Lord of War – Hellhammer
Lascannon Sponsons

[Aeon]

Some changes I would make

Don't put the tech priest in the taurox, he will have to disembark in order to repair the hellhammer. Keep the priest directly behind your (enormous) tank. I would also try to find some room for at least 2 or 3 servo arm servitors, so that he can actually reliably keep it repaired, or give it POTMS.

Tank commanders CAN give the split fire order, but generally, the more shots on one target, the better. I wouldn't mix a tank dedicate to anti tank, with a tank dedicated to anti-heavy infantry. Vanquishers generally suck terribly with BS3, so I can understand why you wouldn't take one, but, you do have multi melta sponsons on your vanquisher, which you know are only 24" range. I would swap the executioner with a demolisher for the higher strength shot, and it can also be used for anti infantry like the executioner. It would give you a reason to get close and use those multi meltas.

next thing, you pretty much have enough lascannons with your vendetta and your hellhammer. I would swap the lascannon on the veterans for another pair of meltas, maybe try to figure out how to work in your heavy flamer if you wanted to for the overwatch value, and have 3 squads of melta vets running around, and let your tank and your flyer do the long range heavy hitting

my 2 thrones