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Strategy: Place all tanks behind aegis defense line (Take note on how front armor/side armor facing works, using the angle of a 3 on a die works especially well and angle your tanks.) Make sure that, no matter what, your opponent will always have to hit your front armor immediately after deployment. As the game progresses you will have to move and adjust accordingly. I usually place the Vanquishers / Battle Tanks behind my Executioners because of the extra range they have.

Having all these tanks (With Camo Netting) behind the Aegis / Each other will give them a 3+ cover save for all those pesky lascannons etc.

Now... "The Steel Host"

My opinion, one of the best formations available for AM (If not one of the best in the game)... I pretty much always take it. Preferred Enemy lets you re-roll ALL the blast markers and any To Hit / To Wound rolls of 1. This will also give your Executioners the ability to re-roll "Gets hot." You'll be firing 5 Str 7 AP 2 blasts, from each Executioner, with all those re-rolls. This will lay waste to pretty much everything on the board except the predators. 4's to glance the pesky transports 5+ to pen. Use tank orders so your commander can fire the vanquisher at the Preds while your Executioners lay waste to whatever they want.

Now... Inquisition is there to basically buff the tank line and then move in for objectives towards the end (if need be). I usually give all the psychers Telepathy and hope for at least 1 invisibility roll. If you get it you can place invisibility on your tank command squad (Yes the whole squad, all 3 tanks). Also, the telepathy primaris is one of the more useful ones in the game. If you manage to roll some Shrouding you could potentially give everything behind the aegis a 2+ cover save instead of a 3+ (Shrouding is a number of inches around the psycher).

You will want to hide your psychers so there's no way for your enemy to get LoS on them. I will usually place Coteaz with the larger Henchman squad to give him some wound soak. That way he can also hop into the Chimera if needed.

All of the Henchman are scoring units and this will count as a bound list.

I hope this helps or gives your friend some ideas :).

Guard 1.5k (1500pts)

Fortifications and Stronghold Assault (2013) (Fortification Detachment) (50pts)

Aegis Defense Line (50pts)

Inquisition: Codex (2013) (Combined Arms Detachment) (262pts) HQ (100pts) Inquisitor Coteaz (100pts) Bolt Pistol, Krak Grenades, Master Crafted Nemesis Force Daemonhammer, Psyber Eagle, Psychic Powers, Psyk-out Grenades

Elites (162pts) Inquisitorial Henchmen Warband (126pts) Acolyte Bolter, Carapace Armour, Chainsword Acolyte Bolter, Carapace Armour, Chainsword Acolyte Bolter, Carapace Armour, Chainsword Acolyte with Special Weapon Chainsword, Plasmagun, Power Armour Chimera Dozer Blade, Heavy Bolter, Heavy Bolter, Psybolt Ammunition, Smoke Launchers Psyker Laspistol

Inquisitorial Henchmen Warband (18pts) Acolyte Chainsword, Flak Armour, Laspistol Acolyte Chainsword, Flak Armour, Laspistol Psyker Laspistol

Inquisitorial Henchmen Warband (18pts) Acolyte Chainsword, Flak Armour, Laspistol Acolyte Chainsword, Flak Armour, Laspistol Psyker Laspistol

Astra Militarum: Codex (2014) (Formation Detachment) (1188pts)

"The Steel Host" (1188pts) Hydra Heavy Bolter, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, 2x Twin-linked Hydra Autocannon

Leman Russ Squadron Battle Tank Battle Cannon, Camo Netting, Heavy Bolter, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers

Leman Russ Squadron Vanquisher Camo Netting, Lascannon, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Turret-mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon

Leman Russ Squadron Executioner 2x Plasma Cannons, Camo Netting, Heavy Bolter, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon

Tank Commander Command Vanquisher Camo Netting, Lascannon, Relic Plating, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Turret-mounted Vanquisher Battle Cannon, Warlord Tank Commander Tank Orders

Executioner 2x Plasma Cannons, Camo Netting, Heavy Bolter, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon

Executioner 2x Plasma Cannons, Camo Netting, Heavy Bolter, Searchlight, Smoke Launchers, Turret-mounted Executioner Plasma Cannon