1500 point Imp Guard

[modius13]

I want to do more Cities of Death battles, so here's my list with thanks to Frizzel and a couple boxes from the store.



HQ

90 Company Command Squad - Vox Caster, Mortar Team, Master of Ordnance

Troops

Platoon 1
60 Platoon Command Squad - officer w/ plasma pistol, sniper, Vox Caster, Auto Cannon team

65 Squad 1 - Vox Caster, Flamer, Mortar Team

80 Squad 2 - Vox Caster, Grenade Launcher, Las Cannon Team

70 Squad 3 - Vox Caster, Flamer, Auto Cannon Team

90 Heavy Weapons Squad - 3 Missile Launcers

50 Special Weapons Squad - 3 Grenade Launchers

Platoon 2
50 Platoon Command Squad - officer w/ las pistol, Vox Caster, Missile Launcher team

70 Squad 1 - Vox Caster, Flamer, Heavy Bolter Team

70 Squad 2 - Vox Caster, Flamer, Heavy Bolter Team

90 Squad 3 - Vox Caster, Plasma Gun, Las Cannon Team

65 Heavy Weapons Squad - 3 Mortars

195 Veteran Squad - 2 Flamers, Heavy Flamer, Missile Launcher Team, Carapace Armour,
Chimera

Fast Attack

255 Armoured Setinel Squadron (3) - Plasma Cannons, Camo Netting

Heavy Support

205 Leman Russ Battle Tank - Hull Las Cannon, Sponson Heavy Bolters, Camo Netting

[Andrew]

You and I are now going to play nothing but Cities of Death. Perhaps it will even get me to paint my IG in urban fatigues...lol...

Also, looks alright. With IG I feel it's handy to have the basic squads outfitted the same or with certain variations; of course, what you have can pretty much take on anything as well. It's also a good idea to give each a relative theme or purpose, so that you don't get confused mid-battle and don't know what to do with your squads. To streamline it a little bit, you could go with the following:

Company Command - Lascannon, Sniper, MOO

Platoon 1
Command Squad - Vox, 2 Flamers, Heavy Flamer, Plasma Pistol
Squad 1 - Vox, Flamer, Heavy Bolter
Squad 2 - Vox, Flamer, Heavy Bolter
Squad 3 - Vox, Grenade Launcher, Missile Launcher
Heavy Weapons Squad - 3 Mortars


Platoon 2
Command Squad - Vox, Mortar
Squad 1 - Vox, Grenade Launcher, Autocannon
Squad 2 - Vox, Grenade Launcher, Autocannon
Squad 3 - Vox, Grenade Launcher, Missile Launcher
Heavy Weapons Squad - 3 Missile Launchers

Veteran Squad - Plasma gun, 2 Flamers, Lascannon

That was just a simple rearrangement of the weapons you've chosen already. You want the guns you want to have hit in squads that can actually hit; ie the veterans and the company command squad, which are both BS 4. It really starts to matter with IG. 1st platoon is obviously more aggressive and anti-infantry; if possible, it's good to have them advance with the veterans onto objectives.

2nd platoon is more the fire-base with decent anti-light/medium armor weapons, and the company command should sit around them and provide them orders and more guns.

With the Infantry squads, never be afraid to move them if it means getting closer to game objectives. Just because you gave them a heavy weapon doesn't mean it should be firing every turn; if you do that and you end up being out of place by the end, well tough beans.

And remember, Cities of Death doesn't quite follow 5th edition 40k. Line of sight can be blocked quite easily, and cover is even more rampant than normal games. Flame and blast weapons are better friends, most of the time.

[modius13]

Yeah, I made the list not taking into account the fact that I have the extra heavy weapons from the Heavy Weapons Squad that's on order to play with.

The Veteran Squad is the way it is because of the models I have. I used the older Storm Troopers and was originally going to use them as a scout squad for Space Marines last year and had converted one to be holding a missile launcher. I like the conversion so I decided to keep with it. I was figuring on them being a squad to rush up in the chimera, jump out, burn whatever is sitting in cover on an objective and take over, holeing up with the missile launcher to be a niusence.

[modius13]

Wow, that sounded bitchy and like I was ignoring your advice... sorry. long day.

I'm thinking I wouldn't mind being able to field a full regiment with a tank company or two and some more super heavies.... Forgeworld may one day own my soul *sigh*.

Anyway, I'm happy that I'm able to field this size force with a scrounge through my bitz box and a minimal amount of purchases.

I'm looking forward to lots of templates raining down and scattering wildly around your troops.

[modius13]

Arg. got sucked into going through Dave Taylor's blog after looking for his 33rd Grenswick Rifles (because, yes, I am possibly that insane to do something similar). After seeing his Blood Pact army as well, I may have to give the Psyker squad a shot (y'all know how I roll... I'm likely to roll a lot of AP 1 & 2 S9 large blast templates... at least until the squad gets blown to pieces).

Looks like I've got a use for all of those Chaos Cultists lying around.

110 Psyker Battle Squad - Overseer, 9 sactioned psykers.

[modius13]

And did some more digging and came up with another tank body of the siege variety. Probably go Medusa with it. So with that and why not toss in a Penal Legion squad, I'm 25 points shy of 1850... once the heavy weapon squad shows up.

gotta love bouts of insomnia.

[Andrew]

So you're going to make them Traitor Guard style? Because that would be cool.

[modius13]

Oh yeah Traitor Guard FTW.. I can't believe I just said FTW... and I'm basing the Medusa on the Fantasy Hellcannon, including the Chaos Dwarf crew. oh yeah, Chaos Squats!

Would it be possible to use the Codex: Eye of Terror Lost and the Damned in friendly games?

Off topic: I found my last old metal spawn body and the feet that go with it. Will make a mold before I give you the original. Spawn-riding rough riders anybody?

RIDERS ON THE SPAWN!

[Andrew]

Haha, nice. As for the EoT book, I liked it. Since most likely it'll be you and I playing for a while, suresies. Oh, and now I should come up with a cityfight campaign for us to battle in...

[modius13]

Bwahahaha! campaign! That sounds great.

Also, upping the Medusa to a Collossus after talking to Jim today.

[Andrew]

Yea, the Colossus is a bit better, as it ignores cover and most armor. However, it does have a decent minimum range, and since it can never fire directly, it cannot move and fire like other artillery pieces. But still, the big C hurts.

[modius13]

Everything has a base.. or a hull, in the case of the vehicles... except the mortar squad which isn't here yet.

in 1850 pts., I have 13 scoring units... I'm sure most won't survive to the end of the game.

The question becomes, do I paint them really fast to be paited in time for the tourney, or should I go batshit crazy with the conversions?

[Andrew]

Well we don't require it all to be painted for our tournaments...plus you only have to have 1500 points ready by then. I say convert!

[modius13]

I thought that the tournies were 1850 pts. Ah well. 1500 is good too. I checked out the Renegades ad Heretics list. might try that next week. Bought a Hellhound tonight, which I can probably set up as either another Chimera, one of the Hellhound varients or possibly another artllary piece.

Arg, what was the other thing you told me to check out?

[Andrew]

A second command squad I think.

[modius13]

Ok, last one... I swear... maybe.

HQ
150 Company Command Squad
Carapace Armour
Lascannon Team
Master of Ordinance
Officer of the Fleet

Elite
185 Storm Trooper Squad
Airborn Assault
2 meltaguns

Troops
Infantry Platoon (445)
40 Platoon Command Squad
Autocannon Team
55 Squad 1 (combied with Squad 2)
grenade launcher
50 Squad 2
lasguns
60 Heavy Weapons Squad
Mortars
60 Heavy Weapons Squad
Mortars
90 Heavy Weapons Squad
Missile Launchers
90 Heavy Weapons Squad
Missile Launchers
140 Veteran Squad - Grenadiers
2 Flamers
Heavy Flamer
Missile Launcher
Carapace Armour
130 Veteran Squad - Demolitions
3 Meltaguns
1 Demolition Charge
Melta Bombs

Fast Attack
130 Vendetta
130 Vendetta

Heavy Support
95 Hydra
Camo Netting
95 Hydra
Camo Netting

I'm going to see how this does against Jim tomorrow. The idea is to have the Demolitions Vets and the Storm Troopers in the Vendettas. The Infantry Platoon is for sitting on objectives, the combined squad is to take advantage of a really nasty First Rank Fire! Second Rank Fire!

I wish I had space for another infantry platoon and a second Command Squad.

[Andrew]

Haha, don't we all. It's looking better, and having the dudes in the vehicles is a good choices.

[modius13]

I'm assuming that the Grav Chute Insertion's "deploy as if they were deep striking." works with the Storm Troopers' Airborne Assault re-roll the deep strike scatter.

I'm really rather iffy about the Hydras. they're cool looking and would probably take down some light tanks/skimmers, but the 190 points could probably be better spent on sentinels or a Russ of some variant. I dropped the vox network mostly because my dice rolls are either going to suck or not and I'd probably end up putting the orders on the Heavy Weapons Squads more often than not.