Tactica Imperial Guard

[ColShaw]

If you do that I'd suggest using armored sentinels.

Camo Netting + Armored Sentinel + Decent Weapon = a LOT of points for 1-2 shots each.

Don't get me wrong, I actually like Armored Sentinels a lot. But to me, their great draw is their ability to fire on the move while engaging and tying down enemy assault threats. Camo Netting doesn't really help with this, and increases what's already a very expensive vehicle platform for what you get.

[Lord of War]

Well, I ever be able to use the baneblade to any effect under 2k points?

[Ariobarzanes]

Not it this edition, but, time will tell.
besides it pretty over the top to bear a SH in 2000 or less points.

[Getz]

Camo Netting + Armored Sentinel + Decent Weapon = a LOT of points for 1-2 shots each.

Don't get me wrong, I actually like Armored Sentinels a lot. But to me, their great draw is their ability to fire on the move while engaging and tying down enemy assault threats. Camo Netting doesn't really help with this, and increases what's already a very expensive vehicle platform for what you get.

Agreed, Armoured Sentinels are best viewed as heavy weapons teams that can move and shoot (and are a lot more durable) with a secondary assault role (tar-pitting weak infantry). Trying to snipe with them isn't playing to their unique ability. For fewer points you'd probably be better off with a heavy weapons team in heavy cover with a Commissar lord and camo-cloak...

[Rhaivaen]

Well, I ever be able to use the baneblade to any effect under 2k points?

If your friends allow it, or if its a special game with "different rules"..

I've got a Doomhammer to build/ field, and would like to do that even in a 2K game

[Kelanen]

Well, I ever be able to use the baneblade to any effect under 2k points?

Yes in Spearhead, or in 2k Apoc.

Not in the standard game though.

[Rhaivaen]

Spearhead?

[Ariobarzanes]

So, any thoughts on a squadron of two armoured sentinels with plasma cannons?
At least to me as a HW mobile unit the seem useful.

thanks in advance.

[Lord of War]

I have been using a friends lastest edition of IG. He wants it back soon. I'm left with three opitios find a LEGAL download or pdf file on the internet, wait until next edition or buy a new one. What do you guys recommend?

[russellmoo]

You should be able to get a current IG codex off of ebay for $10 less than GW sells them- but you have to go through the hassle of bidding-

[Nostro]

Legal pdf is availabale on the GW Japan site, obviously in Japanese though. :/

Else you're stuck with waiting.

[ColShaw]

So, any thoughts on a squadron of two armoured sentinels with plasma cannons?
At least to me as a HW mobile unit the seem useful.

thanks in advance.

I use a squadron of 3 Plasma Sentinels in my StarWars IG. They've consistently been one of the top-performing units in the army.

They kick out scary firepower that you can't get elsewhere in the IG with the exception of the Executioner, and combine it with being frustratingly hard to kill in assault. However, if you have the Fast Attack slots available, it's probably better not to squadron them (I only use the squadron because my FA slots are chock-full).

[FraustyTheSnowman]

Lord of War...there's rumor of a new edition to the main rules coming out soon, but we're unlikely to see a new guard codex for quite a while now. I would hit up ebay. Also, I don't personally care one way or another, but the mods frown on discussion of pirated books.

[Lord of War]

Lord of War...there's rumor of a new edition to the main rules coming out soon, but we're unlikely to see a new guard codex for quite a while now. I would hit up ebay. Also, I don't personally care one way or another, but the mods frown on discussion of pirated books.

I had no intetion of ever pirating it. I dispise pirating in all it forms.

But, the LEGAL Japanese IG codex can be simply translated can't it? Maybe, I should stop being so cheap and buy one off of ebay. (There no GW store where I live or remotely close)

[FraustyTheSnowman]

My bad, I misread your initial post.

I'm not sure how easy it would be to translate the codex, unless you know an abundance of people who speak japanese...and even then, in my opinion the time involved wouldn't be worth the savings. I really wish GW would sell pdf codexi (in english). This is the age of instant gratification, like it or not, and I think businesses who don't adapt to that are going to have a lot of issues as time goes on.

[Reece]

Spearhead?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/co...=&aId=9800022a

Here's the link to Spearhead. It's like a pseudo apoc for small point games.

EDIT:
Er... That's just an article. Here's the PDF page.
https://www.games-workshop.com/gws/c...questid=651701


EDIT 2:
So... this list started out as a joking answer to my buddy's Grey Knights list.

CCS: 2x Plasma, Lascannon

PCS: 4x Grenade Launchers, Chimera + HK
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon, Commisar
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon

PCS: 4x Grenade Launchers, Chimera + HK
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon, Commisar
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon
Inf Sqd: Grenade Launcher, Auto-cannon

Armored Sentinel: Plasma Cannon
Armored Sentinel: Plasma Cannon
Armored Sentinel: Plasma Cannon

Executioner: Plasma Cannons, Lascannon
Executioner: Plasma Cannons, Lascannon
Executioner: Plasma Cannons, Lascannon

It comes out to 1750 on the nose. I was just goofing around when I first put it together... but I almost feel like it had some potential. What do you guys think?

-Reece

[FraustyTheSnowman]

Reece...not that they're everywhere, but what do you do if someone fields a landraider? Also, least in my opinion, two HKs aren't worth it. Maybe drop them and throw some meltabombs around, or toss in a pair of melta guns somewhere.

[Reece]

Hehe... I've got a buddy who regularly fields two Land Raiders (Black Templars). I thought about it... and I normally run a lot more Meltas in my CCS and a single Metla Vet squad. This was a "reply" to this damned Grey Knight list another friend has.

As for what THIS list would do... I'd have to rely on the 5 (slightly unreliable) Lascannons. I could switch out the Plasma in the CCS for Melta, but they're on foot. Melta bombs don't sound too bad though.

-Reece

[russellmoo]

I agree, drop the HK's and you can either - throw in some melta bombs and give your commander a plasma pistol, or toss additional plasma pistols onto the platoon commanders, or put melta bombs on the commissars as well as the platoon commanders-

[AngryAngel]

Regular commissars can't take melta bombs as an aside. At least not in my copy of the IG codex, I wish they could. So you'd need to give the melta bombs to the squad sgts.