1500 IG test list

1500 Pts test list

HQ/Troops (12#, 275 pts)
1 Primaris Psyker, 70 pts (Psyker; Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Refractor Field; Force Weapon; Laspistol; Independent Character; It's For Your Own Good; Lightning Arc; Nightshroud)
9 Veteran Squad, 205 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Meltagun x2)
1 Gunnery Sergeant Harker ('Payback' (Heavy Bolter); Close Combat Weapon; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Catachan Devils; Feel No Pain; Relentless)
1 Chimera (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser; Heavy Flamer; Amphibious; Mobile Command Vehicle)

Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron (11#, 215 pts)
9 Veteran Squad, 85 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron, 130 pts (Deep Strike; Grav Chute Insertion; Scouts)
1 Valkyrie (Extra Armor; Searchlight; Multilaser; Multiple Rocket Pods x2)

Vendetta Gunship Squadron (11#, 215 pts)
9 Veteran Squad, 85 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Vendetta Gunship Squadron, 130 pts (Deep Strike; Grav Chute Insertion; Scouts)
1 Vendetta (Extra Armor; Searchlight; Twin-linked Lascannon x3)

Troops: Infantry Platoon (27#, 290 pts)
1 Infantry Platoon, 290 pts
2 Platoon Command Squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x2; Grenade Launcher x1; Meltagun x1)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Autocannon; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Platoon Commander (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Junior Officer)
1 Chimera (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser; Heavy Flamer; Amphibious; Mobile Command Vehicle)
7 Infantry Squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Combined Squad)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Missile Launcher; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
7 Infantry Squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Combined Squad)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Lascannon; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Commissar (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Summary Execution; Stubborn)
1 Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Fast Attack: Scout Sentinel Squadron (2#, 70 pts)
1 Scout Sentinel Squadron, 70 pts
1 Scout Sentinel (Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker, Open-topped); Multilaser x1; Move Through Cover; Scouts)
1 Scout Sentinel (Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker, Open-topped); Multilaser x1; Move Through Cover; Scouts)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 195 pts)
1 Leman Russ Squadron, 195 pts
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Battle Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Heavy Bolter Sponsons x2; Pintle Heavy Stubber; Lumbering Behemoth)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 165 pts)
1 Leman Russ Squadron, 165 pts
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Battle Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Lumbering Behemoth)

Heavy Support: Ordnance Battery (1#, 75 pts)
1 Ordnance Battery, 75 pts
1 Griffon (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank, Open-topped); Griffon Heavy Mortar; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Heavy Flamer; Accurate Bombardment)

Grenade launchers in veteran squads are horrible. Let's just start with that. Oh wait, I see some pintle-mounted heavy stubbers too. Yikes.

I am still making changes to this list. Unfortunately I do not have many meltas right now.
I am thinking about changing out my valk for my other vendetta

Troops: Veteran Squad (12#, 275 pts)
1 Primaris Psyker, 70 pts (Psyker; Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Refractor Field; Force Weapon; Laspistol; Independent Character; It's For Your Own Good; Lightning Arc; Nightshroud)
9 Veteran Squad, 205 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Meltagun x2)
1 Gunnery Sergeant Harker ('Payback' (Heavy Bolter); Close Combat Weapon; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Catachan Devils; Feel No Pain; Relentless)
1 Chimera (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser; Heavy Flamer; Amphibious; Mobile Command Vehicle)

Troops: Infantry Platoon (26#, 250 pts)
1 Infantry Platoon, 250 pts
2 Platoon Command Squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x2; Lasgun x1; Meltagun x1)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Autocannon; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Platoon Commander (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon; Junior Officer)
1 Chimera (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Turret Multi-Laser; Heavy Flamer; Amphibious; Mobile Command Vehicle)
7 gold squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Combined Squad)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Missile Launcher; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
7 silver squad (Unit Type: Infantry; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x1; Combined Squad)
1 Heavy Weapons Team (Lascannon; Frag Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x1; Flak Armour; Lasgun x1)
1 Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Fast Attack: Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron (11#, 215 pts)
9 Veteran Squad, 85 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron, 130 pts (Deep Strike; Grav Chute Insertion; Scouts)
1 Valkyrie (Extra Armor; Searchlight; Multilaser; Multiple Rocket Pods x2)

Fast Attack: Vendetta Gunship Squadron (11#, 215 pts)
9 Veteran Squad, 85 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x9; Lasgun x6; Grenade Launcher x3)
1 Veteran Sergeant (Flak Armour; Frag Grenades; Krak Grenades; Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
1 Vendetta Gunship Squadron, 130 pts (Deep Strike; Grav Chute Insertion; Scouts)
1 Vendetta (Extra Armor; Searchlight; Twin-linked Lascannon x3)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 150 pts)
1 Leman Russ Squadron, 150 pts
1 Leman Russ Battle Tank (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Battle Cannon; Heavy Bolter; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lumbering Behemoth)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 180 pts)
1 Leman Russ Squadron, 180 pts
1 Leman Russ Demolisher (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Demolisher Siege Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Lumbering Behemoth)

Heavy Support: Leman Russ Squadron (1#, 180 pts)
1 Leman Russ Squadron, 180 pts
1 Leman Russ Demolisher (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Demolisher Siege Cannon; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Lascannon; Lumbering Behemoth)

Fast Attack: Scout Sentinel Squadron (1#, 35 pts)
1 Scout Sentinel Squadron, 35 pts
1 Scout Sentinel (Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker, Open-topped); Multilaser x1; Move Through Cover; Scouts)

Second list is better. Regular Leman Russes are kinda fail though. Still can't get past those grenade launchers. My sweet BS4 guys leap out of my Vendetta and... do nothing Heavy weapons in a platoon command squad would not be my first choice either, but if you decide to go with it at least drop their meltagun. Mixing weapons like that is pretty inefficient. If you like grenade launchers (and I'm pretty sure you do) a platoon command squad is an ideal formation to field 4 of them.

Philosophy-wise you've got a hybrid list with a mix of foot, armour 12 and armour 14 units. That's okay, but you have to understand that your opponent will always have an optimal target for whatever type of weapon he's shooting. That's why the fully mech lists tend to dominate the interwebs. Unless your opponent can pop a transport all of his anti-infantry firepower will be wasted. The famous "Leafblower" list was hybrid, but featured a large amount of armour 12 vehicles in an attempt to overwhelm the opponent's anti-vehicle firepower.

Yeah it seems you like grenade launchers, but as a IG player you need to get over them. they are an AMAZING gun, but in reality you need all the AP2 you can get. Plasma guns combine both AP2 and anti vehicle capability. Grenade launchers simply deal with light infantry which everything else in the IG list can do.

I play IG and I have 13 models with plasma guns. I dont necessarily field all of them all the time, but thats how important they are. Luckily these days the other member of the blister pack is a melta gun...i remember the days when you bought a heavy weapon you also paid for another guy with a lasgun...

my biggest problem is I created the army when I first started playing back in early 4th ed. I took what looked neatand what every came in the kits they came with. I now need to remodel my grenade launchers with meltas etc. everything in my list is wysiwyg and I just dont play them much so I do not get much of a chance to take the time to remodel the ones I need with what I want. although I have all the parts to do the change overs now.