I for whatever reason decided that my primary army for 6e would be the Imperial Guard. Now I have played Dark Angels for most of 1e through 4e and the beginning of 5e at which point I put up my figs and went into 40k retirement. Now that I realized that retirement was a mistake, it is time to build a new army.
I have had a 20 man box of IG infantry from a long time ago (I believe when the Cadians were first introduced) as well as a Leman Russ MBT and a Leman Russ Exterminator. These were the beginnings of what was to be a Mechanized Infantry army, and hopefully will be at some point in the future.
Here is my goal for 500 points
HQ1 - Company Command Squad w/ Plasma gun, Sniper, Missile Launcher and Master of Ordnance
T1 - Infantry Platoon
Platoon Command Squad w/ Flamer, Sniper, Missile Launcher
2x Infantry Squads w/ Flamer and Autocannon
T2 - Veteran Squad w/ 2x Flamers, Sniper, and Missile Launcher
Fort - Aegis Defense Line w/ Quad gun
The list is probably not the best I could have done but I have only ever played IG once before and if nothing else it should give me a nice base for 750 and 1000 point games. I have found that I don't really like snipers but I am not going to remove them for something else as of yet. This is mostly because I already own the snipers. It would also be nice to reduce the number of flamers this army is sitting on but since I have the flamers and no other special weapons at this time they are once again a choice of convenience. Of course I have the controversial Master of Ordnance, I took him specifically to intimidate my opponent. I understand that the chances of him hitting something is slim unless I get lucky but I only have to hit once for him to be worth the points.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments by all means I would like to hear them. Once again, I have only ever played IG once before and the above list will be heavily modified over time. I will state that I am not looking for a tournament list since I can find them all over the internet. I am looking for any assistance with a list that will make my IG well rounded and most importantly fun to play.
My thought is that even though the flamers are not your preference, they proved useful when my bikes attacked you the last go round. I think without them or some other sort of front line group to engage during the assault phase, this prepares you well for any scenario. Its a good base to build from.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, the few times I used flamers they have been great. I just think 5 may be a bit much. I would like to replace one of the flamers and the sniper in the veteran squad with something a bit more well rounded. Though the 2 flamers used in the group that will probably be sitting on an objective may be very handy.
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