Monday, June 9, 2008

5th Edition

It sees that, once again, Games Workshop has decided to revise the rules for Warhammer 40,000. Don't worry! It's a good thing. There are tons of new twists and turns to playing the game that will maker players sit up and take notice. I'll spare you the details of the actual changes, but if I refer to them later, I'll explain them. The real purpose of all this is to take a look at some popular unit configurations and change them around.
Space Marines
Assault Cannons are still good - they're just not as good as before.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Ogryn Madness

HQ

Command Platoon
Command Squad - 350
heroic senior officer - laspistol, powerfist, meltabombs, carapace armor
4 veteran guardsmen - laspistol, close combat weapon
chimera - heavy bolter, multi-laser, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, smoke launchers
Priest (attached to command squad) - eviscerator
Commissar (attached to command squad) - laspistol, powerfist

ELITE

Ogryn Squad #1 (6) - 260
bone 'ead
chimera - heavy bolter, multi-laser, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, smoke launchers

Ogryn Squad #2 (6) - 260
bone 'ead
chimera - heavy bolter, multi-laser, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, smoke launchers

Ogryn Squad #3 (6) - 260
bone 'ead
chimera - heavy bolter, multi-laser, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, smoke launchers

TROOPS

Grenadiers #1 (5) - 70
2x plasma gun

Grenadiers #1 (5) - 70
2x plasma gun

FAST ATTACK

Hellhound - 115

Sentinel Squadron (3) - 150
3x autocannon

HEAVY SUPPORT

Leman Russ Demolisher #1 - 155
heavy bolter

Leman Russ Demolisher #2 - 155
heavy bolter

Leman Russ Demolisher #3 - 155
heavy bolter

Total - 2000 points

This is more or less a fun list I put together to facilitate using three units of Ogryns. They're decent in close combat, except against powerfist-wielding units. They're great for charging into cover since they come with frag grenades, and they're great for taking on high-toughness models that have weak saves (like daemons!). The rest of the army is just a whole lot of vehicle-based shooting that can smash a hole through a lot of different lists.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Pre-Heresy World Eaters

Take the Fight to Them
Honor Your Wargear
Eye to Eye
Have Faith in Suspicion

HQ

Master - 145
frag grenades
meltabombs
bolt pistol
power weapon
artificer armor
combat shield
terminator honors
furious charge

Command Squad (6) - 253
furious charge
terminator honors
lightning claws
frag grenades
artificer armor
rhino
smoke launchers
extra armor
dozer blade
searchlight
hunter-killer missile

Master of Sanctity (attached to Command Squad) - 145
frag grenades
meltabombs
bolt pistol
crozius arcanum
artificer armor
rosarius
terminator honors
furious charge

ELITES

Venerable Dreadnought - 150
venerable
extra armor
multi-melta
stormbolter
tank hunter

Terminator Squad (5) - 200
4 lightning claws
1 thunderhammer & stormshield

Devastator Squad (10) - 297
4 multi-meltas
infiltrate
terminator honors
powerfist
teleport homer
auspex

TROOPS

Tactical Squad #1 (10) - 220
meltagun
terminator honors
powerfist
drop pod

Tactical Squad #2 (10) - 220
meltagun
terminator honors
powerfist
drop pod

Tactical Squad #3 (5) - 90
lascannon

Tactical Squad #4 (5) - 90
lascannon

Tactical Squad #5 (5) - 95
plasma cannon

Tactical Squad #6 (5) - 95
plasma cannon

Pre-Heresy Death Guard

Trust Your Battle Brothers
Death Before Dishonor

HQ

Master - 213
master-crafted powerfist
combi-plasma
adamantine mantle
artificer armor
combat shield
terminator honors
true grit & counterattack

Command Squad (9) - 192
true grit & counterattack
terminator honors
powerfist
boltgun

ELITES

Terminator Squad (5) - 215
heavy flamer
chainfist

Venerable Dreadnought - 160
venerable
twin-linked lascannon
storm bolter
extra armor
smoke launchers
tank hunter

TROOPS

Tactical Squad #1 (7) - 141
lascannon
true grit & counterattack

Tactical Squad #2 (10) - 289
flamer
krak grenades
true grit & counterattack
terminator honors
plasma pistol
boltgun
meltabombs
rhino
smoke launchers

Tactical Squad #3 (10) - 273
plasma gun
true grit & counterattack
terminator honors
powerfist
boltgun
rhino
smoke launchers

HEAVY SUPPORT

Land Raider - 259
extra armor
smoke launchers
searchlight

Predator Annihilator - 145
sponson lascannons

Predator Destructor - 110
sponson heavy bolters