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Got the Deathwing sorted - now 2000pts Ravenwing!

516 views 10 replies 4 participants last post by  ForgedInTheFurnaceOfWar 
#1 ·
Hi Guys, now that I have my Deathwing sorted I want to move on to a Ravenwing of the same points value. I've read Chaosbryns tactica and have come up with the following - any tips? Apparently attack bikes on their own are pants...

HQ - 396 pts

Master of the Ravenwing in Speeder 255pts
Reclusiarch on Bike, TH, Blades of Reason, Frags 141pts

Troops - 880pts

Troops 1 - 305 pts
1 Vet Sgt on Bike with PF
2 Marines on Bike with MG
2 Marines on Bike with BP
1 Attack Bike with Heavy Bolter

Troops 2 - 305pts
1 Vet Sgt on Bike with PF
2 Marines on Bike with MG
2 Marines on Bike with BP
1 Attack Bike with Heavy Bolter

Troops 3 - 270pts
1 Vet Sgt on Bike with PF
1 Marine on Bike with MG
2 Marines on Bike with BP
1 Attack Bike with Multi Melta

Fast Attack - 720 pts Total

3 x LST - 240pts
3 x LST - 240pts
3 x LST - 240pts

Total 1996 pts
 
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#4 ·
Not bad, good list overal, much better then your Deathwing.

Troops 3 - 270pts
1 Vet Sgt on Bike with PF
1 Marine on Bike with MG
2 Marines on Bike with BP
1 Attack Bike with Multi Melta
this is definatly your weakest squad, id think about reworking it.

Reclusiarch on Bike, TH, Blades of Reason, Frags 141pts
Also im not a real big fan of chaplains on bikes.

Ravenwing is definatly a shooty army, and the chaplain is really assault orented.

Good Luck.
 
#6 ·
this is a very cool list! just one question,
Wouldnt this be two questions? :p

as i am unfamiliar to bike lists; please tell me how a rider can cary a bolt pistol too?
A standard space marine bike rider, may hold a bolt pistol, OR A CCW, however veteran sgt may select any items they want, so if they select a bolt pistol and powerfist, the +1 attack is added.

The bolt pistol may not fire if you shoot the bike. The bike is a twinlinked bolter, thus its always better, and since the gun is mounted on a bike you may shoot and charge with it, thus making weather you put a pistol or CCw on the bike model completly up to how you like the model on the bike to look.

furthermore, if the riders with meltaguns fire them, can they fire their tlbolters? thanks.
No, you may only fire one weapon, basically the same rule as the pistols.

Note: you may not fire a plasma gun, and charge, because that is a rapid fireweapon that the model is holding, it is not mounted on the bike.

Peace
 
#7 ·
ForgedInTheFurnaceOfWar said:
Not bad, good list overal, much better then your Deathwing.
What is wrong with the Deathwing in your opinion?

As for the weak squad, I've removed the chaplain and added the extra bike into the weak squad:

1 Sgt on Bike with Powerfist
2 Marines on Bike
2 Marines on Bike with Plasma Gun
1 Attack Bike with Multi-melta

Leaves me with 103 pts to spare - any ideas?
 
#9 ·
Either a small squad of bikes, or maybe an assault bike squad, but im not a big fan of those either.

If im remembering your deathwing correctly, dont you have 3 dreadnoughts?

If so, id removed all but one, and get more terminators.

Honestly at the moment i cant remember your list, you might have already done this but anyway.

Ravenwing is inherantly a much better army, (its more difficult to play, but it fields better results at high game player levels)
 
#10 ·
Yes I do have 3 dreadnoughts - i'm sure i'll learn the hard way and buy more terminators in the long run! I'm also planning on doing 2000pts of 3rd Company (in about 2008!). I've heeded the advice and dropped to 1850 pts by removing one LST so now have 9 LS instead of 10 (including MoTRW) :w00t:
 
#11 ·
nd dropped to 1850 pts by removing one LST so now have 9 LS instead of 10 (including MoTRW)
Id play 1850 ravenwing, but keep all the speeders.

Landspeeders are by far the best space marine unit for the points.

So use as many as you can.

Bikes are only to fill troop choice.

Think of what you could do with a pure LST list, *drool*
 
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