Had a good look through the various Codex books I own and started on the roster for the army.
Best approach I’ve been recommended is ‘Start small, build small’. Doing a full 2000 point list would just mean a big list, a lot of stuff to buy and a sense of not knowing where to start!
So, simplest thing is to start with a usable 500 point force suitable for small games of 40K.
As with all Warhammer 40K armies, that means the traditional choices from the relevant codex as a minimum requirement:
1 HQ
2 Troops
I’m putting together an Imperial Guard army, so you tend to get a lot of ‘bang for your buck’ as while most armies have a ‘one choice means one squad’ approach, the Guard treats entire platoons of men as single choices. Another bonus is that they’re pretty cheap on points (if a little bit fragile on the battlefield).
After a little bit of playing with the points values I think I’ve managed to get a usable force, which fulfills the basic requirements for the army, but also gives me a few extras:
1 HQ
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Company Command Squad
2 Troops
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Infantry Platoon
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Veteran Squad
1 Fast Attack
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Sentinel Squadron
The full breakdown with the points is:
Company Command Squad
| Company Command Squad | 50 | |
| Commander Power Weapon | 10 | |
| Heavy Weapon Team – Lascannon | 20 | |
| Carapace Armour | 20 | |
Infantry Platoon 1
| Platoon Command Squad | 30 | |
| Sniper Rifle | 5 | |
| Infantry Squad 1 | 50 | |
| Flamer | 5 | |
| Infantry Squad 1 | 50 | |
| Grenade Launcher | 5 | |
| Heavy Weapons Squad | 60 | |
| Autocannon | 5 | |
| Autocannon | 5 | |
| Autocannon | 5 |
Veteran Squad
| Veteran Squad | 70 | |
| Sergeant Power Fist | 15 | |
| Flamer | 5 | |
| Melta Gun | 10 |
Fast Attack
| Sentinel Squadron | Scout Sentinel | 35 |
| Autocannon | 5 | |
| Scout Sentinel | 35 | |
| Autocannon | 5 |
Grand total – 500 points
Next step, work out which models I want to use to represent the units.
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