Admech roll out

[mrmanstory]

I think it’s finally time to take my admech off the shelf and put them on the battlefield! These guys have been a constant second focus for me for a while now.

Game plan: cawl should take a central position to give his aura to as much of my important units as possible (usually giving stealth). Most times the breachers will have the manipulus and the destroyers will have the dominus off to one side also getting stealth from his enhancement. With my battle line 2 of the 3 will usually be babysitting certain units to give them buffs for being near battle line and the last one will be meant to score points and reduce enemy OC. The dunecrawlers are decent high strength shots but somewhat unreliable so they’re mostly to move block with their huge bases. The chicken walkers are mostly there to try and get good firing lanes to pop lascannon shots off. Mostly all my other units are there for secondaries.

Anyway here’s the list!

Admech 2k (2000 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Rad-Cohort
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (185 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arc scourge
1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe
1x Mechadendrite hive
1x Solar atomiser

Tech-Priest Dominus (100 Points)
• 1x Macrostubber
1x Omnissian axe
1x Volkite blaster
• Enhancements: Excoriating Emanation

Tech-Priest Manipulus (95 Points)
• 1x Magnarail lance
1x Omnissian staff
• Enhancements: Master Annihilator

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (125 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
8x Galvanic rifle

Skitarii Vanguard (100 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Radium carbine
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
1x Enhanced data-tether
1x Plasma caliver
6x Radium carbine
1x Transuranic arquebus

Skitarii Vanguard (100 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Radium carbine
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 1x Arc rifle
9x Close combat weapon
8x Radium carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ironstrider Ballistarii (150 Points)
• 3x Ironstrider Ballistarii
• 3x Ironstrider feet
3x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (100 Points)
• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii
• 2x Ironstrider feet
2x Twin cognis lascannon

Kataphron Breachers (300 Points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Heavy arc rifle
6x Hydraulic claw

Kataphron Destroyers (240 Points)
• 6x Kataphron Destroyer
• 6x Close combat weapon
6x Kataphron plasma culverin
6x Phosphor blaster

Onager Dunecrawler (140 Points)
• 1x Cognis heavy stubber
1x Cognis heavy stubber
1x Dunecrawler legs
1x Neutron laser
1x Smoke launchers

Onager Dunecrawler (140 Points)
• 1x Cognis heavy stubber
1x Cognis heavy stubber
1x Dunecrawler legs
1x Neutron laser
1x Smoke launchers

Pteraxii Sterylizors (75 Points)
• 1x Pteraxii Sterylizor Alpha
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Pteraxii talons
1x Taser goad
• 4x Pteraxii Sterylizor
• 4x Phosphor torch
4x Pteraxii talons

Serberys Raiders (75 Points)
• 1x Serberys Raider Alpha
• 1x Archeotech pistol
1x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs
1x Galvanic carbine
• 2x Serberys Raider
• 2x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs
2x Galvanic carbine

Sicarian Ruststalkers (75 Points)
• 1x Sicarian Ruststalker Princeps
• 1x Transonic blades and chordclaw
• 4x Sicarian Ruststalker
• 4x Transonic blades

[dapperswain]

Nice!

What were your thoughts on the Manipulus loadout? The alternate option using trans-sonic cannon and omni steriliser with its dev wounds and anti-tags is terrifying.

Also, thoughts on destroyers vs more breachers?

[mrmanstory]

I think the transonic cannon with mini sterilizer is probably better but I like keeping him a little back with the breachers so I think that the load out I have works better for that game plan I could very much be wrong about that though.

The destroyers from what I can tell aren’t great. 9/10 times more breachers will do more strictly because of the re rolls from being near battle line or re roll 1s if not. Plus destroyer weapons being hazardous makes them a bit of a coin flip. If I had 6 more breachers I would probably be running them instead. I think the destroyers will be fun though.

[mrmanstory]

Alright after a test game with a slightly different list than the one that was posted I’ve learned a few things

1. I don’t kill terminator equivalents well

2. Chicken walkers are fantastic for 50 ppm

3. Kastellan robots are better than the internet says

4. Cawl is fantastic

5. Destroyers are way less effective than breachers

6. Rustalkers aren’t as good as I thought

So my next steps? Another chicken walker and more kastellans!

4 kastellan (1990 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Rad-Cohort
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (185 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arc scourge
1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe
1x Mechadendrite hive
1x Solar atomiser

Cybernetica Datasmith (60 Points)
• 1x Archeotech pistol
1x Power fist
• Enhancements: Excoriating Emanation

Tech-Priest Manipulus (95 Points)
• 1x Magnarail lance
1x Omnissian staff
• Enhancements: Master Annihilator

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (125 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 9x Close combat weapon
9x Galvanic rifle

Skitarii Vanguard (100 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Vanguard Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Radium carbine
• 9x Skitarii Vanguard
• 9x Close combat weapon
9x Radium carbine

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ironstrider Ballistarii (150 Points)
• 3x Ironstrider Ballistarii
• 3x Ironstrider feet
3x Twin cognis autocannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (100 Points)
• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii
• 2x Ironstrider feet
2x Twin cognis lascannon

Kastelan Robots (430 Points)
• 4x Kastelan Robot
• 4x Incendine combustor
4x Twin Kastelan fist

Kataphron Breachers (300 Points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Heavy arc rifle
6x Hydraulic claw

Onager Dunecrawler (140 Points)
• 1x Cognis heavy stubber
1x Dunecrawler legs
1x Eradication beamer
1x Smoke launchers

Pteraxii Sterylizors (75 Points)
• 1x Pteraxii Sterylizor Alpha
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Pteraxii talons
1x Taser goad
• 4x Pteraxii Sterylizor
• 4x Phosphor torch
4x Pteraxii talons

Serberys Raiders (75 Points)
• 1x Serberys Raider Alpha
• 1x Archeotech pistol
1x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs
1x Galvanic carbine
• 2x Serberys Raider
• 2x Cavalry sabre and clawed limbs
2x Galvanic carbine

Sicarian Infiltrators (80 Points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Taser goad
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Flechette blaster
4x Taser goad

Sydonian Dragoons (75 Points)
• 1x Taser lance

[mrmanstory]

Well with some time to absorb the points changes from the dataslate and finally some games under my belt with admech I have changed the list a bit. Electropriests finally feel like they may have some play plan is to stick them in the dune rider with the tech priest dominus to give them a 4+ FNP and -1 to wound to actually maybe pressure objectives. Added “a few” dragoons because at 60 points each I have to try a maxed out unit to see how they perform. The usual suspect of 6 breachers with character support because of course. The best part of the list of course being the 4 man unit of kastellan robots as always because even if they may still be bad they’re my favourite unit in the army and that is way more important to me than good rules lol also yes the list is named in binary because I’m super (not) original!

01010100 01101111 01100001 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 (2000 Points)

Adeptus Mechanicus
Rad-Cohort
Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Belisarius Cawl (185 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Arc scourge
1x Cawl’s Omnissian axe
1x Mechadendrite hive
1x Solar atomiser

Cybernetica Datasmith (60 Points)
• 1x Archeotech pistol
1x Power fist
• Enhancements: Excoriating Emanation

Tech-Priest Dominus (75 Points)
• 1x Macrostubber
1x Omnissian axe
1x Volkite blaster

Tech-Priest Manipulus (90 Points)
• 1x Magnarail lance
1x Omnissian staff
• Enhancements: Master Annihilator

BATTLELINE

Skitarii Rangers (90 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 9x Close combat weapon
9x Galvanic rifle

Skitarii Rangers (90 Points)
• 1x Skitarii Ranger Alpha
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Galvanic rifle
• 9x Skitarii Ranger
• 9x Close combat weapon
9x Galvanic rifle

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Skorpius Dunerider (80 Points)
• 1x Armoured hull
1x Cognis heavy stubber array

OTHER DATASHEETS

Fulgurite Electro-Priests (120 Points)
• 10x Fulgurite Electro-Priest
• 10x Electroleech stave

Ironstrider Ballistarii (100 Points)
• 2x Ironstrider Ballistarii
• 2x Ironstrider feet
2x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (50 Points)
• 1x Ironstrider feet
1x Twin cognis lascannon

Ironstrider Ballistarii (50 Points)
• 1x Ironstrider feet
1x Twin cognis lascannon

Kastelan Robots (400 Points)
• 4x Kastelan Robot
• 4x Incendine combustor
4x Twin Kastelan fist

Kataphron Breachers (290 Points)
• 6x Kataphron Breacher
• 6x Heavy arc rifle
6x Hydraulic claw

Pteraxii Sterylizors (70 Points)
• 1x Pteraxii Sterylizor Alpha
• 1x Flechette blaster
1x Pteraxii talons
1x Taser goad
• 4x Pteraxii Sterylizor
• 4x Phosphor torch
4x Pteraxii talons

Sicarian Infiltrators (70 Points)
• 1x Sicarian Infiltrator Princeps
• 1x Power weapon
1x Stubcarbine
• 4x Sicarian Infiltrator
• 4x Power weapon
4x Stubcarbine

Sydonian Dragoons (180 Points)
• 3x Sydonian Dragoon
• 3x Taser lance