I want to play some 6mm Jungle sci-Fi Warfare. since I already have Tyranids and my Catachan Steel Legion is coming up nicely, I want to use those as a base for a MUCH cooler force, including sci-fi helicopters. Well, now I have several options:
1) Use the Steel Legion List and massive amounts of Storm Troopers and Vultures
Possible, but I would still end up with Mobile Inf and Russes, leading to a Ground force, supported bz these VTOLs.
2) Use the EpicUK Vanaheim List
Possible, but most German players prefer NetEA lists. I quite like the Tyranid list, so this is still a very viable option in the future
3) Use the Catachan Death World, Harakoni Warhawks or Elysian Drop List
All these lists have certain things I dislike.
- Elysians are too much Drop concentrated (hence the name) and I don`t like that style for a Guard army. Also, the normal infantry has heavy Bolters, so I should model them other than my normal Guard. It also contains far too much different infantry types (normals, veterans, storm troopers,..)
The Catachan list is so old, I don't really thik I want to use it. And it is only available in the compendium and doesn`t even have a thread in NetEA Guard forum anymore!
The Harakoni list is even more concentrated on dropping stuff. It is not possible to beef the normal squad up with more than 4 VTOLs AND it mixes troop types everywhere. Thats what put me off the Cadian list - which is funny because I play Orcs where I don't bother having 3-4 different troop types on the table.
4) Use the
Mirali Skyraiders ListIt has Bunkers and Valkyries? Classic Vietnam theme? Okay, I am hooked. What else? Formations can be made bigger than 5 Valks? I can add some Gunboats to it? it is possible to play with NO "ground troops"? Okay thats it, I am in.
The only problem: The list wasn't updated in about two years. And it is experimental. Anyway, I want to play it. So I made up this army list:
350 Mirali HQ Company
375 Air Cavalry Company
375 Air Cavalry Company
475 Air Cavalry Company plus Fire Support in Valkyrie
450 Air Cavalry Company plus Infantry Platoon in Valkyrie
125 Vulture Slicks
400 Vulture Punisher
300 Vulture
150 Thunderbolts
A bit short on the activation count, but this could be fixed by exchanging the "normal" Vultures with two Artillery formations.
Soo... Feedback? Anyone played this army list so far? Any thoughts about these?
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