Thursday, 28 October 2010

Stupid Army Ideas I'll Never Try for Real - Part 1


The title says it all really.

2000 Pts - Space Marines Roster - Stupid Idea 1 - Shrike

HQ: Shadow Captain Kayvaan Shrike (1#, 195 pts)
1 Shadow Captain Kayvaan Shrike @ 195 pts

HQ: Space Marine Librarian (1#, 140 pts)
1 Space Marine Librarian @ 140 pts (...in Terminator Armour; The Gate of Infinity; Vortex of Doom)
1 ...in Terminator Armour (Storm Shield)

Elite: Terminator Assault Squad (10#, 400 pts)
9 Terminator Assault Squad @ 400 pts (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x9)
1 Sergeant (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x1)

Elite: Terminator Assault Squad (10#, 400 pts)
9 Terminator Assault Squad @ 400 pts (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x9)
1 Sergeant (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x1)

Elite: Terminator Assault Squad (10#, 400 pts)
9 Terminator Assault Squad @ 400 pts (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x9)
1 Sergeant (Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield x1)

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 95 pts)
4 Scout Squad @ 95 pts (Sniper Rifle x3; Missile Launcher)
1 Sergeant (Bolt Pistol; Combi-Meltagun x1)

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 95 pts)
4 Scout Squad @ 95 pts (Sniper Rifle x3; Missile Launcher)
1 Sergeant (Bolt Pistol; Combi-Meltagun x1)

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 95 pts)
4 Scout Squad @ 95 pts (Sniper Rifle x3; Missile Launcher)
1 Sergeant (Bolt Pistol; Combi-Meltagun x1)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Storm (1#, 60 pts)
1 Land Speeder Storm @ 60 pts (Heavy Flamer)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Storm (1#, 60 pts)
1 Land Speeder Storm @ 60 pts (Heavy Flamer)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Storm (1#, 60 pts)
1 Land Speeder Storm @ 60 pts (Heavy Flamer)

Total Roster Cost: 2000

Shrike infiltrates one unit of Terminators, the Librarian 'gates' another and the 3rd just has to make do with Fleet...

The Scouts either Infiltrate onto objectives and then shoot at stuff or stay in reserve in their Storms and then Steal objectives later on or whatever damn well else they feel like while the Terminators do all the work.

It's fucked over by mobile armies and has trouble with Land Raider spam as well as many other things but I thought it was funny anyway...

Comments, thoughts and addresses of local lunatic asylums are (as usual) most welcome.

8 comments:

  1. Wintastic. Anybody who disagrees is a hater.

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  2. My mate took something similar to this to a tournament we did - it was three squads of termies and shrike. One squad had thunder hammers to deal with heavy armour if I recall. Can't remember what else fleshed the list out, but it was pretty difficult to deal with, and people did find the idea of guys in "tactical dreadnaught armour" benefitting from the "fleet of foot" rule to be somewhat ludicrous :oP

    But hey, at least it wasn't Vulkan... again :oP

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  3. Fritz 40k had a similar list a while ago. http://saimhann.blogspot.com/2010/10/space-marines-first-turn-assault.html
    Seems like it could be fun, but very one trick pony.

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  4. isn't this how flello's raven guard started out?? or a rough aproximation until he found out it lost 80% of games against any one with half a brain?
    i think using it would be fun, even if it wasn't effective

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  5. isn't that how all of fello's (bar vampires)armies start out; losing 80% of games?

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  6. @mark too true some, many (ogres especially) stay that way too :p

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  7. my ogres i've had for 5 years and have a 100% victory rate. 1 game, 1 win, in 5 years yet i love them dearly

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  8. HAHAHA.... My ravenguard army ownzzzorzz itz pwnz ur ass.

    Well its pretty good, has weaknesses, but its a good army, and it never ever started with terminators.

    As for my ogres... yeah they suck. They can beat up puny empire :)

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