Some strategy help

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I'm starting Imperial Guard and wanted to ask some questions on my strategy. I'm mostly going to be facing a Tyranid player. What I'm getting is the battleforce (20 shock troops, 3 Heavy Weapon teams, and a Leman Russ Mk II.). I'm also getting the command squad. What my friend has is one sniperfex, three warriors, 14 genestealers, 18 termagants, 8 hormagaunts, and one Dev/VC Hive Tyrant.

It's either going to be a 500 point or 750 point game, depending on how many points my troops take up. As I'm mostly going to be facing him, what should my strategy be and what should I assemble my heavy weapons as? I was thinking two autocannons and a mortar, but I also heard I could assemble all of the heavy weapons. If that's true, then what combination would be the most fun to use and still be effective?

[Woz]

Heavy Bolters (you get more shots) and you'll need some las cannons to take out the Fex. Missile launchers are good as they fill both rolls.

With a bit of simple converting you can use all the heavy weapons so as well has taking HW squads you can kit out your infantry squads with HW's.

Here's the easy nine.

Missile launcher doesn't need a bipod. (3)
Mortars use the Bipod (6)
Use the tripods for either the Lascannons, H Bolters, or the Auto cannons (9) (I use the tripods with the las canons).

You can make easy tripods for the other weapons, I'll post some pics to show you.

[Woz]

Missile launcher with no Bipod.



Prone HB




HB with converted bipod




Prone missile launcher

[fatuous]

Wow, they look awesome. Nice work, pretty similar to what I did with mine, except I added the Shield bit to the front of the Missile launchers, they look just like panzerfausts.

I love what the Heavy bolters look like lying down, so did the same sort of thing. Looks like you managed to use the normal IG legs too, I spent ages chopping legs up and sticking them back together to look right, and there was no point lol, cos those ones look great.

With 2 Heavy weapon box sets, I managed to make

3 lascannons
3 autocannons
1 exterminator leman russ
2 mortar teams
4 missles launchers
3 Heavy bolters

and still have loads spare to make some other HWs. you just need to find some other larege bases to put them on (not needed for the ML).

Just need to paint the buggers now lol.