So, I've started to plan my list for Cally in July. The main criteria being A, it's stuff that's already painted (or mostly painted), and B should be fairly simple to play ie. not too much bookkeeping.
So, first up it's return of the Bikes. I've got three options;
List 1
PRIMARY DETACHMENT: HUNTING FORCE [1150 Points]
HUNTING FORCE
HQ1: Captain (90), Storm Shield (15), Bike (20) [125]
ELITE1: Command Squad (90), 4 x Grav Gun (60), 4 x Storm Shield (40), Apothecary (15), Bikes (35) [240]
TROOP1: Bike Squad (63), 2 x Biker (42), 2 x Grav Gun (30) [135]
TROOP2: Bike Squad (63), 2 x Biker (42), 2 x Grav Gun (30) [135]
TROOP3: Bike Squad (63), 2 x Biker (42), 2 x Grav Gun (30) [135]
TROOP3: Bike Squad (63), 2 x Biker (42), 2 x Grav Gun (20) [125]
FA1: Attack Bike Squad (40), 2 x Attack Bikes (80), 3 x Multi Melta (30) [150]
FA2: Scout Bike Squad (54), 2 x Biker (36), 3 x Grenade Launcher (15) [105]
SECONDARY DETACHMENT: COMBINED ARMS DETACHMENT [685 Points]
HQ1: Librarian (65) ‘The Hunters Eye (20) [85]
TROOP1: Scout Squad (55), Landspeeder Storm (40) [90]
TROOP2: Scout Squad (55), [55]
HS1: Centurion Devastator Squad (165), 3x Grav Cannon with Grav Amp (75), Omni Scope (10) [250] Drop Pod [35]
FORT: Vengeance Weapon Battery (75), extra battery (75), 2 x Battlecannon (20) [170]
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Only change I'm considering to this one is to drop 10 points somewhere and upgrade the Captain to Khan.
Vegeance Weapon Batteries sit in the backfield to claim objectives, if the opponent wastes time shooting at them then it's less directed at the bikes.
Librarian goes in the pod with the Cents - prescience plus the ignores cover relic should mean whatever it drops next to is dead
Only Obsec is the Scouts.
List 2 - Would drop the Combined Arms detachment in it's entirety, add in a Stormbringer Squadron Formation, 1 Landspeeder and 2 Scout Squads in Landspeeder Storms for taking objectives. Would also add in a 375pt Knight of my choice. Also Khan would definitely be in for the Scout move.
List 3 - Would put Bikes in a Huge Combined Arms detachment (giving them obsec) would take the weapon batteries and a Knight, and left over points would be spent on Scouts to hold objectives.
Comments and Critisicm welcome!