2500 Hybrid IG List

Got bored, decided to write a 2500 Imperial Guard list after reading loads of 'Ard Boyz qualifier battle reports.



HQ:
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CCS; MoO, OotF, ML, Vox, Regimental Standard.

TROOPS:
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Infantry Platoon
Command; 3x GL
4x Squads; 2x AC, 2x MG, 1x Vox, 1x Commissar
Heavy Weapon Squad; 3x AC
Heavy Weapon Squad; 3x AC
Heavy Weapon Squad; 3x LC

Veterans; 3x Melta
Chimera; ML/HF

Veterans; 3x Melta
Chimera; ML/HF

Veterans; 3x Melta
Chimera; ML/HF

Veterans; 3x Plasma
Chimera; ML/HF

Veterans; 3x Flamer, Demolitions
Chimera; ML/HF

FAST ATTACK:
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2x Devil Dog; HF. Smoke

2x Devil Dog; HF, Smoke

HEAVY SUPPORT:
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2x Griffon; HF
2x Hydra; HB
Manticore; HF

2500 points

I quite like it. It has a durable, scoring, firebase in the platoon and CCS with Leadership re-rolls.
The veterans can all roll forwards, with the Devil Dogs tagging along to put the pressure on midfield whilst the artillery does its thang (hopefully).

Strengths:

-14 AV12 Tanks.
-100-odd infantry, 90-something of them scoring, up to 41 of which Stubborn Ld9.
- Reserves interference.
- Lots of potential large blasts/flamer/heavy flamers for anti-horde.
- Some fairly hefty non-LOS firepower.
- Lots of melta weapons.
- Lots of autocannons.
- Lots of high-danger targets to saturate fire.

Weaknesses:

- Always something for the enemy to shoot (i.e. infantry or vehicles).
- Attacking units mostly "suicidal" (lol).
- CCS, PCS, HWS are fairly easy KP's and there are 24 KP's (21 if Blobbed Up)
- No Outflanking/Deep-striking, etc.
- No anti-psy. That is, apart from all the guns...

Alternatively, I could swap the 2x Griffon w/HF for 1x Medusa w/Enclosed Crew. This would improve killing power against small, well armoured targets in exchange for good anti-infantry (got lots of already - HF) and light anti-vehicle work (again, got lots of with ML/AC). It also adds another high-priority target for the enemy AT - whereas the Griffon might well be ignored during the first few turns, the Medusa can seldom afford to be.