Hey everyone, Chaplain Sam here again. Guardian Games is hosting a small 40k tournament called the Guardian Cup Lite on November 22nd and I've decided to bring my Blood Angels. Who knows what the new codex will bring, so I wanted to get a few more good games in with my Mech Angels before the book drops (although the new codex may drop before the tournament). I'm torn on my list so I wanted to share and see what you all thought.
List Number 1 - 1850
Combined Arms Detachment: Blood Angels
HQ: Captain - base
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines in a drop pod
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Storm raven gunship w/ TL assault cannon, TL multimelta, 4 bloodstrike missiles
Allies: Imperial Knights
Knight Paladin
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| http://studio.maybug-games.eu/2012/blood-angels-stormraven-gunship/ |
List Number 1 - 1850
Combined Arms Detachment: Blood Angels
HQ: Captain - base
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines in a drop pod
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Storm raven gunship w/ TL assault cannon, TL multimelta, 4 bloodstrike missiles
Allies: Imperial Knights
Knight Paladin
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| http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Furioso_Dreadnought |
List Number 2 - 1845
Combined Arms Detachment: Blood Angels
HQ: Captain - base
HQ: Captain - base
Elite: Furioso Dreadnought w/ meltagun, frag cannon and magna-grapple in drop pod
Elite: Furioso Dreadnought w/ meltagun, frag cannon and magna-grapple in drop pod
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in drop pod
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Allies: Imperial Knights
Knight Paladin
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in las/plas razorback
Troop: 5 Assault marines w/ 1 meltagun in drop pod
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Fast Attack: Baal Predator w/ TL assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Heavy Support: Vindicator - base
Allies: Imperial Knights
Knight Paladin
Summary of Differences
List 1 - Stormraven and 5 ASM in las/plas razorback
List 2 - Two Furioso Dreadnoughts with fragcannons, meltaguns and magna-grapples in drop pod
I am aware that the second list doesn't have any AA, but I've found that I come across flyer heavy lists less and less. A single Stormraven isn't going to save me against Cron Air, Flying Wolves and Skyblight lists anyway. Furioso Dreadnoughts can end up being expensive suicide units against the wrong armies, but against the right lists they are deadly. I'm hoping that dropping two nasty dreads in my opponent's deployment zone will pull attention away from my tanks. The Mech Angels are at their best when they have a bit of space between them and the opponent. We all know tanks don't swing back in close combat, and the Fragnoughts can draw some attention and slow the advance of my opponent. The second list also benefits from having the vast majority of my army working for me starting turn 1, whereas the Stormraven may get stuck in reserves.
I'm planning to play test both lists in the coming weeks, but right now I am still torn. Stormravens can be a life saver and they are definitely more flexible than Fragnoughts.
So you tell me, which list would you least like to face?
P.S. - You can see my initial strategy and tactics discussion of the first list here:
http://battlebrotherswh40k.blogspot.com/2014/08/blood-angels-in-7th-edition-mech-heavy.html
P.S. - You can see my initial strategy and tactics discussion of the first list here:
http://battlebrotherswh40k.blogspot.com/2014/08/blood-angels-in-7th-edition-mech-heavy.html