Hi guys!

My last game with Minervans was with the following list:

1.Tank company
+Hydra
+SC
+Salamander Command
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800

2. Tank company
+Hydra
+Samander Command
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700

Support:
1. SHT
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200

2. SHT
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200

Stormtroopers+ valkyries
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350

Infantry Platoon + Salamander
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325

Warhound
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275

Thunderbolts
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150

My problem was to get a decent activation count while including 2 LR Companies. With only 2 Support slots/core I HAVE to take a Warhound OR 2 additional T-Bolt Sqads to get at least 8 activations at 3k.( and I really think the Minervans should at least have a chance to operate without Titans and Navy) I think this is very overrestricted, especially if I look at the costs of the Minervans core choices. No army list has core choices which are at least 500+ pts AND only 2 support slots. And 3 core companies are the only way to get more IG activations without using Warhounds, but then I am forced to take a SHT-company to save me up 125pts. The list is fun to play, but it is hell in their choices.

I think we are overrestricting the list. I WANT to take more IG units but is not possible, at least not with 2 support/core

What do you think?


Soren

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I find the Minervan list very restrictive as well, but I love bringing tons of aircraft and this is a good excuse to do so.

I've never attempted to  take 2 Russ Companies though, that would certainly be too many for me.

I'm using this list atm:

SHT Company (3 stormhammers, SC, commissar, salamander)
SHT Company (3 shadowswords, commissar, salamander)

Tank Platoon (5 Demolishers, Executioner, commissar)
Tank Platoon (5 Russes, Executioner, commissar)
Mech Infantry (10 infantry, 5 chimeras, commissar)
Vultures (4 Vultures, commissar)

Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts

So I feel the pain of having too few activations. I think getting 3 Support slots would likely make them too good, too versatile, but they could certainly use another Core formation, likely Mechanized Infantry.

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Could you please explain why they would be too good with 3 support formations?

Their unit cost really much points and I do not want to be forced to get a SHt only to archieve a decent activation count.

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Attrition is the proof of absence of Strategy