Project Space Wolves - The Plan

Firstly I will try to get some more photos of the army. Just haven't got to it yet. Secondly I discovered the list I want to take is 15 points over limit. So here is my new take on it. I've also tried to give an insight into my thought process

HQ

Wolf Guard Battle Leader - Terminator Armour, Combi Plasma, Chain Fist, Saga of the Beast Slayer- 140 Points

I have never been a fan of expensive HQ's. I would rather skimp on the HQ and buy another unit. My tactics generally revolve around disrupting and then overwhelming an opponent rather than just charging my biggest guy against my opponents. Wolf guard battle leaders are a little squishy but are the best value for money

TROOPS

1st Grey Hunters - 10 Man - 2 x Melta Guns - 160 Points

Drop Pod - 35 Points

2nd Grey Hunters - 10 Man - 2 x Plasma Guns - 170 Points

Drop Pod - 35 Points

3rd Grey Hunters - 10 Man - 2 x Melta Guns, Power Fist - 185 Points

4th Grey Hunters - 10 Man - 2 x Plasma Guns - 170 Points

Grey hunters are really the only viable troops choice in the SW codex. Blood claws are to unreliable. By taking 40 grey hunters I should have the volume of fire I need. The drop pods are there for Fluff(Ragnar Blackmane's Great Company) and disruption. I do not expect the first unit I drop to live, that is why I now have 4. Their job is to drop down, kill something and then have the opponent shoot them so that the rest of the army can advance.

As for the lack of CCW's this stems from my experiences with Stern Guard. I have run a power fist in my DP Stern Guard for about 6 months and it has never done a thing. It just seems like a waste of points for a suicide unit. Also if my Grey hunters get charged they get 3 attacks each.

30 Attacks, 15 Hits, 7.5 Wounds, 2 Dead Marines. I also want to try out wolf standards but decided to leave that for the next list.

As for the specific Units

1st - Drop early, Pop a tank, Then die or charge something else

2nd - Drop late, take out a troops choice/Problem unit, capture objective.

3rd - Run in the land raider with the HQ, charge something

4th - Defense, support the armor, hold home objective

ELITES

Dreadnought - Assault Cannon, CCW, Heavy Flamer - 115 Points

Dreadnought - Assault Cannon, CCW, Heavy Flamer - 115 Points

I have said this plenty of times. I love dreadnought. I rarely play an army with out 2. in terms of load outs I find Twin linked Las/Missile to be my most common choice. I do also like a pair of twin linked auto cannons. Multi melta's are a little hit and miss, Plasma cannons are great but for some reason I hardly ever use them. My assault cannon dreads are there to be an infantry killer, the range is a little low and a plasma cannon would be better but I like the 4 shots.

The CCW and heavy flamer are there for fluff and some horde protection.

HEAVY SUPPORT

Predator - Auto Cannon, Las Cannon Sponsons - 120 Points

This is my main tank hunter. It should also work against MC's. It is also slightly fluffy since SW's were the first ones to put las Cannons on predators.

Land Raider Crusader - 250 Points

The optimal configuration would feature a storm bolter and multi melta. This is firstly a distraction. Land Raiders are notorious bullet magnets. The second use in troop killer. Drop the troops and go on a rampage of ramming and fire storms. once again slightly fluffy.

OTHER NOTES

I am generally not a huge fan of Wolf Guard. I do intend to use some, sometime, but at the moment I'm sticking with more familiar territories. Thunder Wolf Cav would be nice but I don't have time to model them. As for Rhino's I'm going off them in general. They're to fragile and slow.