Marines 2000 pts, any good?

[zimmn]

OK, just a thought... How powerful can marines be?

So with the marine codex in front of me I thought about this army, not planning to start it but can it work in a tournament for example?

Traits: Honour your wargear, We stand alone
HQ:
Master: Storm Bolter
80 pts

ELITES:
Devastator Squad w. Tank Hunter:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Missile Launchers.
5 Marines: Bolters.
260 pts

Devastator Squad w. Infiltrate:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Heavy Bolters.
5 Marines: Bolters.
240 pts

Devastator Squad w. Tank Hunter:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Missile Launchers.
5 Marines: Bolters.
260 pts

TROOPS:
Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

HEAVY SUPPORT:
Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts

Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts

Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts


1995 pts
67 models, 3 tanks

I know this army is a static firepower army, so it is possible to make Plas-Plas squads, and skip one and get some fist to make som dmg in CC too..

So any comment?

[serif]

to make up those points, take two marines each from the Devies. that'll save you 108pnts. You only need 8 in the squad to be effective.

Personally, I play my marines much more aggresively than this, fire lines seem just plain boring to me, but if that's what you like, then yeah, it would be a tough list to fight against on an open board. In a cityfight board, you'd have a lot more trouble keeping open fire lines.

[warbossrannon13]

my comments are in pink!

zimmn said:

OK, just a thought... How powerful can marines be?

So with the marine codex in front of me I thought about this army, not planning to start it but can it work in a tournament for example?

Traits: Honour your wargear, We stand alone

just use the no pods drawback, it's more fun to have GK allies later on....

HQ:
Master: Storm Bolter
80 pts

switch it for a bolt pistol and power weapon, now he's useful.

ELITES:
Devastator Squad w. Tank Hunter:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Missile Launchers.
5 Marines: Bolters.
260 pts

Devastator Squad w. Infiltrate:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Heavy Bolters.
5 Marines: Bolters.
240 pts

Devastator Squad w. Tank Hunter:
Sergeant: bolter
4 Marines: Missile Launchers.
5 Marines: Bolters.
260 pts

take away two marines from each squad, now you saved 72pts and are just as effective.

TROOPS:
Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

Tactical Squad:
Sergeant: Bolter
Marine: Plasma Gun
Marine: Lascannon
3 Marines: Bolters
115 pts

since you only need 8 in each dev squad, give each of these squads another marine.

HEAVY SUPPORT:
Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts

Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts

Vindicator: Power of the Machine spirit.
155 pts

take one away, to give some of the squad seargents termi-honours and a powerfist, this will work for 5 squads!

1995 pts
67 models, 3 tanks

I know this army is a static firepower army, so it is possible to make Plas-Plas squads, and skip one and get some fist to make som dmg in CC too..

So any comment?

Vindi's aren't static and static armies don't fair well against mobile armies (no objective grabbiness) so maybe some assault marines to make some assaultiness.

other than that, people would cry cheese at min squads with 2 special weapons.

[coredump]

Pretty standard min/max army. The 5/6 man Las/Plas squads have been done to death.

[zangetsu]

All I have to say is be careful with the Vindicators their a big target.