Hiya,

So it begins, the Tale of X Gamers official first of the month post, for those unaware you can see the introduction here.

This month I will be painting 2 squad's of terminators, not just any terminator... DEATHWING! *insert dramatic music here*

If I have a camera working towards the end of the month I shall do a little video blog on my progress for the next Tale of X Gamers post.

My list I will be aiming for is a 1750pt list.

The Sirens of Retribution Dark Angels

HQ
Belail @ 155 PTS
Wargear: Terminator Armour, Deathwing Company Standard, Rites of Battle.
LC with Deathwing Spear.

Librarian @ 145 PTS
Wargear : Terminator Armour
To join Deathwing Shield

TROOPS
5 Deathwing Spear @ 215PTS
Upgrades: All Lightning Claws, Deathwing Company Standard

5 Deathwing Shield @ 240PTS
Upgrades: Cyclone ML, Chain Fist

10 3rd Company Tactical Squad @ 205PTS
Upgrades: Sarge Power Weapon, Lascannon, Flamer
Dedicated Transport: Razorback 3rd @ 50 PTS
Combat Squads with sarge and flamer, for objectives and mobility.

10 Angels of Absolution @ 195PTS
Upgrades: Sarge Power Weapon, Plasma Cannon


Fast Attack
1 Ravenwing Typhoon ""Loki"" @ 75PTS
Upgrades: Typhoon ML, MultiMelta
Harrass light troops and be a general pain.

3 Ravenwing Attack Squadron @ 135PTS
Upgrades: Flamer, Meltagun
Using Scout move to assist with possible deepstrike of terminator shield.

Heavy Support
1 Land Raider Crusader - Sirens Mane @ 250PTS

1 Whirlwind @ 85PTS

Tactics.
Scout ravenwing burn across the board, looking for cover and/or objectives and/or weak points. Having a melta and a flamer omits that slight fear for my opposition. The deathwing shield may deathwing assault depending on the mission type, area, situation.

I decided to add the Librarian instead of the chaplin for a few reasons:

1. Whilst he allows re-rolls to hit, on the charge with the banner I have 5 attacks per terminator, this I feel is damaging enough without the re-rolls.
   
2. The psychic hood may just help reduce fancy psychic attacks like the chaos lash!
3. Same point cost, however the downside is one less wound and ofc, no rerolls.
4. I really want to try hellfire, it seems such a gamble that I can see annoying some of my close friends when I pull it off! :D
   
5. I've always liked the fluff! ^.^
   

My general tactic is LRC with LC belial and deathwing banner in the LC group, allowing an extra attack. I do wonder If I should add a TH/SS for anti tank as they are currently a little weak towards taking down armour plus the TH hits last and would allow those few hits to slam purely on the remaining few units (I do lose re-rolls to wound though.. and the dark angel TH/SS sucks compared to vanilla SM). I intend to jump them in and out of the LRC using the LRC for the mobility terminators lack.

The tactical squad in the razorback shall be combat squadded (depending on the mission type), with the lascannon in a high point for the ability to fire every turn and the flamer and the sarge in the razorback.

The AoA tactical squad will be flexible, be it defence, attack and so on.. depending on the mission type.

So yeah, thats the 1st of july - Tale of X Gamers!
Roll On!!!

Hiya,

So im going to try this list soon, I've tried a similar 1500pt list (I can put it up if requested) and I feel it can deal with the hordes a little bit better. I worry I am relying on the Land Raider Crusader LC with Chaplin and banner giving me 30 attacks on the charge, with re rolls to hit and rerolls to wound. As if the Land raider goes down I've lost that powerful bloody nose punch.

Still what do you think?

The Sirens of Retribution Dark Angels

HQ
"Belail @ 155 PTS

Wargear: Terminator Armour, Deathwing Company Standard, Rites of Battle


"Interrogator-Chaplin @ 150 PTS
Weapons: Combi-Meltagun
Wargear : Terminator Armour


TROOPS
"5 Deathwing Spear @ 215PTS
Upgrades: All Lightning Claws, Deathwing Company Standard

"5 Deathwing Shield @ 240PTS
Upgrades: Cyclone ML, Chain Fist

"Troop: 10 3rd Company Tactical Squad @ 200PTS
Upgrades: Sarge Power Weapon, Lascannon
Dedicated Transport: Razorback 3rd @ 50 PTS

"10 Angels of Absolution @ 195PTS
Upgrades: Sarge Power Weapon, Plasma Cannon



Fast Attack
1 Ravenwing Typhoon ""Loki"" @ 75PTS
Upgrades: Typhoon ML, MultiMelta"
3 Ravenwing Attack Squadron @ 135PTS
Upgrades: Flamer, Meltagun


Heavy Support
1 Land Raider Crusader - Sirens Mane @ 250PTS

1 Whirlwind @ 85PTS

Total: 1750

Some updated, clearer pictures:

Hiya, so its been a while as recently I've been knuckling down with my revision for my upcoming exams. It sucks but I thought I'd update you guys about my Tyranids *cheers* and my few games I managed.

The Games.
In between revision I have managed to fit a few games in, three games in which I lost two. I feel my army list is very good versus meq (marine equivalent) but not horde armies. My list, found here is 1750pt, I however played three 1500pt games and I removed the land raider from the last to make it 1500pts.

I fought the Grey Knights in an objective game and let my combat squadded dark angels sit on objectives whilst my terminators went in for contesting with my bikes flanking up the edge. On turn five I flew over my land speeder and contested winning me the game with 2 objectives owned, 1 contested and 1 to the enemy.

I fought two games against an ork horde, and my ass was handed to me.. twice. I just couldnt seem to stop them, it felt like I lacked firepower. He fielded Ghazghkull(sp?) with nobz and 2 groups of 30 odd boyz, 6 killerkans a battlewagon and 3 copters. I will do a better report when Ih ave time, but.... any advice? please?

Tyranids.
So I now posses a nice group of termagaunts, some genestealers, spore mines and a couple of terrain pieces I plan to turn to objectives. Whilst I got the unpainted grey ones from Drazilek I managed to get the rest for a fiver from a local club member, Nice!

My 1750pt list, All I have to do to reduce to 1500pt is remove the land raider ^.^

The Siren of Retribution Dark Angels -SM
HQ
Belial/Klaxxon	Master Crafted PW, Storm Bolter, Fearless, Rites of Battle, LD10, Scoring Terminators
Troops
Dark Angel Tactical Squad	10 Marines, Plasma Gun, Plasma Cannon, Vet Sarge, Chainsword, Frag and Krak
Angels of Absolution Tactical Squad	10 Marines, Flamer, Lascannon, Vet Sarge, PW Frag and Krak, Combat Squads
Terminator - Spear	CF/Storm Bolter, TH/SS, TH/SS, LC/LC, (Sarge) LC/LC, Fearless
Terminator - Support	PF/Assault Cannon, CF/Storm Bolter, PS/Storm Bolter (Sarge), PF/Storm Bolter, PF/Storm Bolter, Fearless
Elites
Dreadnought "Brother Banneth"	Multi Melta, CC and Stormbolter, Smoke Launcher, Search Light
Fast Attack
RW Squadron	1 Sarge, 2 Bikers Twin-linked bolters, Flamer Flamer, Attack Bike with Multi-Melta, Teleport Homers
RW Speeder - "Brother Loki"	HB or MM
Heavy Support
Predator Destructor - Shroud of Secrecy	Autocannon, Side Lascannons, Smoke Launchers, Searchlight
Land Raider Crusader - Spear of Retribution	Twin-linked Assault Cannon, Multi-melta, 2x Hurricane Bolters, Frag Assault Launchers, Smoke Launchers, Searchlight, 16 model capacity, Power of the Machine Spirit, Assault Vehicle
Points Summary:
HQ:	130
Troops:	870
Elites:	125
Fast Attack:	245
Heavy Support:	380
Total:	1750

So, I made my list today from my Dark Angel Codex.

HQ
Belial	Master Crafted PW Company Standard Fearless Rites of Battle LD10	130
Troops
Tactical Squad 1, 5	10 Marines Flamer Missile Launcher Vet Sarge PW Rhino	230
Tactical Squad 2, 5	10 Marines Flamer Vet Sarge PW	185
Terminator I, 5		215
Terminator II, 5		215
Elites
Dreadnought, 1	MM CC	125
Fast Attack
RW Support 1, 1	MM Deepstrike	65
RW Support 2, 1	HB Deepstrike	65
RW Atk Squad, 3	Flamer Power Sword Scouts Fearless Teleport Homer	140
Heavy Support
Predator , 1	Autocannon Side Lascannons	130
Points Summary:
HQ:	130
Troops:	845
Elites:	125
Fast Attack:	270
Heavy Support:	130
Total:	1500

Yeah, Im not sure it will work, and I dont get to have my librarian waaa!
I did make my terminators troops to enable them to be scoring.
I had to sacrifice my Droppod for my dreadnought, but replaced it with a rhino for a tactical squad.

Any C&C would be sweeeeet.
Cheers
F

I've created a generic Space Marine army list and it consists of all the units I own. Its not ideally what I want, but its what I have. I've been pondering if I should use the space marine codex or the dark angels codex.

HQ
Librarian	Epistolary Gate of Infinity Avenger	150
Captain	Power Sword Artificer Armour Melta Bombs	135
Troops
DA Squad 1, 10	Members Flamer Missile Launcher Sarge Melta	175
DA Squad 2, 10	Members Flamer Missile Launcher Sarge Melta	175
Angels of Absolution 1, 10	Members Sarge Melta	175
Elites
Dreadnought, 1	Drop Pod	140
Terminator Squad, 5	Deep Strike	200
Fast Attack
Land Speeder 1, 1	Multi-Melta Deep Strike	60
Land Speeder 2, 1	Heavy Bolter Deep Strike	50
Bike Squad, 3	Sarge Power Weapon Flamer	110
Heavy Support
Predator, 1	Twin Linked Lascannon Side Spon Heavy Bolters	130
Points Summary:
HQ:	285
Troops:	525
Elites:	340
Fast Attack:	220
Heavy Support:	130
Total:	1500

I'm playing my first game tomorrow.
It will be a 750pt game, and I have no idea what to expect. I've created the list below as a general all purpose army infantry army.

Army List: 743pts

Librarian - 108pts
+Storm Bolter
-Avenger
-Teleport/Gate

Tactical Marine Squad 175
+5 Marinesr
+Flamer
+Plasma Cannon
+Sarge Chainsword

Tactical Marine Squad 170
+5 Marines
+Flamer
+Missile Launcher
+Sarge Chainsword

Tactical Marine Squad 170
+5 Marines
+Flamer
+Missile Launcher
+Sarge Chainsword

Land Speeder - 60
+Multimelta

Land Speeder - 60
+Multimelta

My plan is to use combat squads of 5 each, and the entire squad of 10 with my librarian for the first squad (with plasma gun) as the main assault squad.
I would of given the sarges power weapons, but alas points! >.<

The land speeders I will either deep strike or deploy and they are obviously purely AT.
I could exchange the land speeders for a predator with lascannons and HB's on the side. I however am attracted to the speed of land speeders.
I was also recommended using a vindicator for high anti infantry.
C&C welcome.

I will post up a battle report tomorrow.