Caledonian 2014 - Something a little different!

List is submitted and the draw has been done. Interesting looking at the lists that have been submitted, and as you can imagine there is a huge amount of Tau, Eldar and Daemons. The list below was sent out giving a breakdown of the lists (Bare in mind this is a 100+ person tournament);

91 Khymerae
89 Grav Weapons
57 Screamers
49 Riptides inc O'Vesa
46 Broadsides
38 Wave Serpents
30 Skyrays
21 Wraithknights
15 Heldrakes
14 Farsights
13 Coteaz
10 Stormravens
7 Fateweavers
5 Eldrads
5 Dooms

Although I had great success with my Eldar (winning GT Heat 2 etc) I wanted to try something that isn't being done by everyone so trying a new list out. Now I am following the trend to a degree and taking a Death Star, however I like to think it is slightly unique and horrendously unfluffy.



List is as follows;

Clan Raukaan
HQ
Chapter Master - Fist, Gorgon's Chain, Artificer Armour and Bike
Libarian - Level 2, Bike and The Mindforge Stave
Command Squad - Bikes, Apothecary, 4 Grav Guns

Troops
2 x 5 scouts

White Scar Allies
HQ
Chapter Master - Shield Eternal, Fist, Artificer Armour and Bike

Troops
5 scouts

Inquisitor Allies
HQ
Coteaz
Xenos Inquisitor - Rad Grenades

Elites/ Troops
Henchman - Priest, 2 crusaders and 3 assassins
Henchman - Priest, 2 crusaders and 3 assassins

Transports
Land Raider - Multi Melta, Dozor Blades
Land Raider - Multi Melta

1850

So everyone goes with the command squad and make a very hard to kill Death Star who kick out around 14 S8 and 4 S6 attacks on the charge! 8 of which are force weapons! Coteaz and Inq sometimes stick with henchman who have the priest that gives the unit either re roll saves or to wound rolls in combat.

I haven't really used this army a huge amount so going into this slightly blind but its a Death Star so I don't exactly need to be a tactical genius! It is low on troops and its lots of eggs in one basket but hoping that they will munch through armies!

So how will the army work? hmm.....

In theory, bikes hide behind the Raiders first turn then boost into the center and gain board control and just go after the biggest and scariest targets. Towards the end they can split apart to contest objectives. Henchmen stay in raiders until late game where they go after strong troops and try and take an objective. Scouts outflank and try and stay out of the way and take objectives.

Let me know your thoughts and I will try and get an update on here next week after the tournament.