Toe too Toe with orks?

[mccaptain]

I read a thread on here and couldn't find it again so I thought I'd start a new one. The one I was reading pretty much said that a guard army could not stand up in CC with orks. I wrote up this list as a hypothetical that I think could hold its own. Granted it wouldn't do any good against much else, but its fun to think about. If I ever get a chance I'll proxie this army and see how it does and report back. Tactics: Sit back and shoot and when they get close charge. 2000pts

2 Max Platoons Warrior Weapons Xeno Fighters
300 attacks on the charge that all hit on a 3+

3 JO w/4 Flame throwers Iron Discipline
12 Flame Thrower Templates. We all know what that does.

6 Heavy Bolters (Attached to HQ)

6 Missile Launchers (Attached to HQ)

6 Mortars (Attached to HQ)

3 Leman Russ
w/ HM HB

[sammy1979]

nice idea but its unlikly youl be able to get all 60 troops to attack in one go, and there going up against squads of boyz 30 strong fearless with choppas and a very upsetting toughness with random stuff like pain boys to add to the woes, but i might work though i may suggest ogryns really work in a stand up punch up with boys, after a little las fire has thinned them out a peck.

[angelusmortis]

sammy1979 said:

nice idea but its unlikly youl be able to get all 60 troops to attack in one go, and there going up against squads of boyz 30 strong fearless with choppas and a very upsetting toughness with random stuff like pain boys to add to the woes, but i might work though i may suggest ogryns really work in a stand up punch up with boys, after a little las fire has thinned them out a peck.

I concur. Besides, are you really going to model and entire 2k list like this just to use against one single opponent?

[mccaptain]

Nope. It was mostly just a fun thought. "I wrote up this list as a hypothetical "

[zumbaz]

You should take ratlings. With their ap 6 they are ork killers. And then add the fact they're snipers too.
What about some ogryns? The rock in Close combat don't they (I never used them thought). And what if you replace the xeno fighters with hardened fighters? Then you should get a force more all round not only anti ork. Besides they will de good against all horde armies. And the mortars and heavy bolters are good at forcing saves at better armour. The only problem will be other tanks. You will need some more anti tank then.

But I like the idea of one big massed infantry charge against orks . I certainly would be intrested in a battle report of this force against orks!
None the less I think it's a bit to expensive to make such a force for me.

[mccaptain]

Actually, running hardened fighters on a list like this would make it decent. Maybe throw some meltas in for popping armor.