1500 pt tournament vs the forces of Chaos

[howscat]

My local store is will be hosting a tourny that is 1500 pt, Single detachment, no Lords of War, Imperium vs Chaos. 

For every character in your army, you will receive one re-roll that can be used on any hit or wound/AP roll by a character. Unused re-rolls will carry over to later games.

I am not to sure of how to approach this with the units that I own. I don't own any Leman Russ so, they will cant be in any of my lists. This is the first list I came up with but, it has been some sense I faced off against chaos/demons.  

HQ: CCS:  Veterans w/4 grenade launchers, Carapace Armor.
               Company Commander w/ Carapace Armor, HoC Celeritas, HoC Wrath of Cadia.


Elites: Tempestus Platoon.
              MTCS: Scions w/4 Hot-shot Volley Guns
              
              MTS: x2 Scions w/ot-shot Lasguns, x2 Scions w/Plasma Guns 
                     Dedicated Transport: Taurox Prime w/ TL Hot-shot Volley Gun, TL Gatling Cannon 
  
              MTS: x2 Scions w/ot-shot Lasguns, x2 Scio Hns w/Plasma Guns

                     Dedicated Transport: Taurox Prime w/ TL Hot-shot Volley Gun, TL Gatling Cannon


         Tempestus Platoon.
               MTS: x2 Scions w/ Hot-shot Lasguns, x2 Scions w/ Flamers


               MTS: x2 Scions w/ Hot-shot Lasguns, x2 Scions w/ Meltaguns



Troops: Veterans: x2 Plasma Guns.
                       Dedicated Transport: Chimera.

           Veterans: x2 Meltaguns
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                       Dedicated Transport: Chimera.


Fast Attack:  Devil Dog w/ Multi-melta.


                  Vendetta.

Fortification: Aegis Defense Line w/ Quad-gun.


It is also possible for me to build a artillery heavy list (x3 Basilisks, x3 Wyverns, Manticor) if that would be better.

[solidog]

What's the aegis defence line for if you don't mind me asking, you have a very mobile army and only 15 guys that are not in transport 10 if you are mounting guys in the vendetta it seems like a waste of points that could be spent on say plasma pistols for all the scion sargents making the most of the two untransported squads that could deep strike. Have you thought of running off the scions codex and getting rid of the guard entirely it's easily available as a free pdf and the orders are much better you would have to loose the hell hound make the vets and Ccs in to another scion platoon but as you have so many scions the orders would really benefit you.

[nutty]

The ADL is a bit strange compared to the rest of the army. But it's a cheap and effective source of anti-air. I've never used the Scion codex, so I can't offer any advice on using it, but it might be worth looking into considering the ammount of scions you are running.

I'd stick the CCS in a Chimera so they can keep up with the rest of the army in relative safety and boost their shooting with orders, one of the veteran squads can then hang back behind the ADL (with forward sentries perhaps) to hold an objective and man the gun. Personally I would try and fit in a smallish infantry platoon, just to add in some more bodies and fill up the space behind the ADL.

[howscat]

Well, the Aegis Line is out of the list now. I talked to the store and they decided there would be no fortifications. I actually own the scion codex and would take them but, I don't yet have enough to build a 1500 point army... yet. I understand the idea of a blob squad but they really start to eat up points for a unit whose only job is to sit in one place and die. If the points limit were a bit larger I would take a blob for sure. I like the idea of more Chimeras for my infantry because of the large amount of fear they will have to deal with. List changes will be incoming soon.

[mccaptain]

Against daemons, anything you invest in wyverns will earn its value back in spades.