Gave the Dark angels their first appearance with the new codex. coming up against Chaos seemed pretty appropriate.
the 1500 point list i used:
HQ
Belial – Storm Bolter & Sword of Silence – 190
Librarian – Level 2 psyker, Combat shield Force weapon – 105
Troops
10 x Deathwing – 2 TH/SS, 2 Assault Cannon – 490
5 x Deathwing – 1 TH/SS, 1 Cyclone – 250
7 x tactical Marine – Missile Launcher + Flakk – 123
Fast Attack
Black Knights – Grenade launcher – 126
Heavy Support
Contemptor Dreadnought – 2 Kheres Assault cannon, Cyclone Missile Launcher – 215
Total - 1499
The result was a 8-2 VP win to me (we got the scouring or whatever the one where you kill units for VPs is)
Thoughts
Getting first turn i bombed the knights forwards on a scout move meaning that they were easily in range of the side armour of the rhino. The black knights were very good and i think with a bigger unit (6 bikes) and taking one grenade launcher they could be outstanding.
The big drop from 10 terminators right in the opposing backfield was good, having 2 assault cannons and gaining rerolls on all misses made short work of passengers of the rhino (the black knights having cracked that nut wide open) however they didn't survive too long as a nurgle daemon lord made short work of them the murder sword. Belial made a tactical withdrawal after the lord died. as at that point typhus and his escort of terminators dropped in.
the contemptor was outstanding as always, with the dragon flyer coming on in range of its interceptor and it dropping it before it did anything. it also wiped out most of the slannesh unit and the rhino that was carrying them.
The second terminator squad did little and died quickly.
The tac squad, sat at the back and popped a few things with bolters and missiles but were otherwise doing little. same with the librarian.
Im in two minds now as to whether to add in some Deathwing knights or go for more scoring units and get some terminators. (or maybe a command squad to buff the drop terminators. also i think i may make the librarian more offensive, drop the second level (lets be honest i only want prescience) and stick him in terminator armour for a drop. could probably play with some of the special war gear that way!
I'll play around with a few point costs and go from there.
the 1500 point list i used:
HQ
Belial – Storm Bolter & Sword of Silence – 190
Librarian – Level 2 psyker, Combat shield Force weapon – 105
Troops
10 x Deathwing – 2 TH/SS, 2 Assault Cannon – 490
5 x Deathwing – 1 TH/SS, 1 Cyclone – 250
7 x tactical Marine – Missile Launcher + Flakk – 123
Fast Attack
Black Knights – Grenade launcher – 126
Heavy Support
Contemptor Dreadnought – 2 Kheres Assault cannon, Cyclone Missile Launcher – 215
Total - 1499
The result was a 8-2 VP win to me (we got the scouring or whatever the one where you kill units for VPs is)
Thoughts
Getting first turn i bombed the knights forwards on a scout move meaning that they were easily in range of the side armour of the rhino. The black knights were very good and i think with a bigger unit (6 bikes) and taking one grenade launcher they could be outstanding.
The big drop from 10 terminators right in the opposing backfield was good, having 2 assault cannons and gaining rerolls on all misses made short work of passengers of the rhino (the black knights having cracked that nut wide open) however they didn't survive too long as a nurgle daemon lord made short work of them the murder sword. Belial made a tactical withdrawal after the lord died. as at that point typhus and his escort of terminators dropped in.
the contemptor was outstanding as always, with the dragon flyer coming on in range of its interceptor and it dropping it before it did anything. it also wiped out most of the slannesh unit and the rhino that was carrying them.
The second terminator squad did little and died quickly.
The tac squad, sat at the back and popped a few things with bolters and missiles but were otherwise doing little. same with the librarian.
Im in two minds now as to whether to add in some Deathwing knights or go for more scoring units and get some terminators. (or maybe a command squad to buff the drop terminators. also i think i may make the librarian more offensive, drop the second level (lets be honest i only want prescience) and stick him in terminator armour for a drop. could probably play with some of the special war gear that way!
I'll play around with a few point costs and go from there.
Simian aka Ben
Interests
40k Death Guard, Nurgle and Space Wolves, Malifaux (Guild, Gremlins & Ressers), In Her Majesties Name (Professor Berengei's Circus), Bolt Action (Big Red One), Dredd (Robots), OGaM, Necromunda (Redemptionists)
Hooting into the Abyss
Interests
40k Death Guard, Nurgle and Space Wolves, Malifaux (Guild, Gremlins & Ressers), In Her Majesties Name (Professor Berengei's Circus), Bolt Action (Big Red One), Dredd (Robots), OGaM, Necromunda (Redemptionists)
Hooting into the Abyss