I appreciate that points levels can be tweeked. My position is I'm happy to put the Stalker in the list, however, I'm not prepared to put into the list a unit which greatly effects the way the list plays if only minimal playtesting has taken place.

There are two batreps with Stalkers by me from 2008, vs. Siegemasters and vs Eldar. Unfortunately, no enemy air was involved.

We had another game a few weeks ago looking to test mechanized BL with both Oblits and Stalkers, however my IG opponent messed up deployment by intermingling a garrison Inf Co with the Reg HQ allowing my Terminators plus Bloodthirster to break both formations in a major bloodbath, then I lucked out and vaporized a Manticore Bty with some Helltalons, saved all 3 hits some intercepting T-Bolts made, proceeded to flame these with some Hellblades and so on. IG ceded after Turn 1, so it was not much of a battle.

Only observation was that with 2 Mech Retinues and a garrison Retinue with 2 Oblits I could cordon off my half of the table with a continous, moving line of AA. IMO the combination is the problem here.

Oh, and if Stalkers were @75pts and Oblits with AA, 3 longer ranged and better attacks, 4+RA, INF and Fearless for 85pts were both available options, I think we need not bother with including the Stalker at all.