1750pts Drop Troops

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Hello folks. Here I am with my possible upcoming Drop Trooper list (I haven't got all models and all that yet) and I wanted to hear what you had to say about it. I use the rules for the 23rd Elysian Regiment listed in Imperial Armour 3 but this army is built without aircrafts. The reason to that is that I want to have a solid army list without aircrafts that I can use on tournaments, as I've noticed (at least in sweden) aircrafts are not usually allowed on tournaments. Of course I will get myself at least 3 aircrafts for this force aswell for friendly games.

There isn't any real strategy yet, almost everything drops in for a close kill with plasma guns and demolition charges while some elements (the sniper and missile squad) deploys back to provide support. THe platoon command and the two storm trooper squads will go in for objectives or to eleminate special targets if need be. My Senior officer and squad will drop in far from the enemy and provide the rest of the army with a solid leadership of 9.

So.. What do you think? (Yea I know a big list, but I rather write to clear then to... Unclear?) Note that the officers got Iron Discipline and all squad got deep strike (duh?)

87th Elysian Drop Troop Regiment
5th Company

HQ
Command Platoon
Company Command Squad
Heroic Captain: Bolt pistol, power weapon.
4 Guardsmen: Medic, Master-Vox caster.
Pts: 111

Anti-Tank Squad
6 Guardsmen: 3 lasguns, 3 missile launchers.
Pts: 100

Special Weapon Squad 1
6 Guardsmen: 3 lasguns, 3 sniper rifles.
Pts: 70

Special Weapon Squad 2
6 Guardsmen: 3 laguns, 2 flamers, 1 demolition charge.
Pts: 68

Elites
Storm Trooper Squad 1
Sergeant: Hellpistol, close combat weapon.
9 Storm Troopers: 7 Hellguns, 2 grenade launchers, vox-caster.
Pts: 131

Storm Trooper Squad 2
Sergeant: Hellpistol, close combat weapon.
9 Storm Troopers: 7 Hellguns, 2 plasma guns, vox-caster.
Pts: 135

Troops

52nd Platoon

Platoon Command Squad
Lieutenant: Laspistol, close combat weapon.
4 Guardsmen: Medic, vox-Caster, 1 grenade launcher.
Pts: 63

Infantry Squad 1
10 Guardsmen: 1 Plasma gun, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 90

Infantry Squad 2
10 Guardsmen: 1 Plasma gun, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 90

Infantry Squad 3
10 Guardsmen: 1 Grenade launcher, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 88

53rd Platoon

Platoon Command Squad
Lieutenant: Bolter, close combat weapon.
4 Guardsmen: Medic, vox-caster, 1 meltagun.
Pts: 67


Infantry Squad 1
10 Guardsmen: 1 Plasma gun, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 90

Infantry Squad 2
10 Guardsmen: 1 Plasma gun, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 90

Infantry Squad 3
10 Guardsmen: 1 Grenade launcher, 1 demolition charge, vox-caster.
Pts: 88

Fast Attack

Drop Sentinel Squadron 1
1 Sentinel: Heavy bolter, extra armour, smoke launchers, improved-comms.
2 Sentinels: Multi-meltas.
Pts: 173 (63 + (2x55))

Drop Sentinel Squadron 2
1 Sentinel: Heavy bolter, extra armour, smoke launchers, improved-comms.
2 Sentinels: Multi-meltas.
Pts: 173 (63 + (2x55))

Support Sentinel Squadron
2 Sentinels: Multiple rocket pods, extra armour.
Pts: 120 (2x60)

Pts: 1747

[majorjav]

Hello Elysian brother, I'm Major Jav, Co of the 3rd Elysian Heavy drop company, 27th regiment.

About your list:
If you want to drop evrything, you should remove the missile launchers (they won't fire the turn they arrive)
For special weap squads, remove sniper rifles and give them other special weaps (same reasons as above)
If you want some units on the ground, take some vets (they can have sniper rifles in this list)
Your platoons can get objectives too if necessary...
I don't mix weapons usually in sent squadrons, you shouls take one with heavy bolters, one with multi meltas and one with missile launchers.

Hope that woul help

Cheers
Majorjav

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Im not sure you may take drop troops to sentinels, or take demo charge to your infantry squads as heavy weapons. Is this special to Elysion drop troops?

If you want 5 points more, i suggest you take Honorifica imperialis on your HQ, as this makes him exactly the same, but 5 points cheaper.
Makes a power weapon for one of your platoon officers.

And if you want an even more solid leadership, check out my 140p HQ thread.

With it I've never lost a leadership test.