Tournament Oponent Review - ICHSJ

As previously mentioned, lets look at who I faced in my 3 games at the recent Inner Circle tournament. It was certainly clear from the tournament that Mechanized lists are very popular and these were fully in effect at the tournament. I found it interesting to note that 2 of the armies outnumbered my Eldar (Sisters and IG) while the marine army was not far under my 51 models. I expect IG to outnumber me, but the Sisters army caught me by surprise. In addition, the 3 exorcists in that army are appalling to deal with, especially when there are good rolls for their shots. I very much expect they will change when the codex is re-written. As for the Marine army, while he did not outnumber me, he did not play what I would have expected from a marine army. It was closer to what I expect from guard, when he set-up 9 tanks across the table in addition to 4 fast skimmers.

Lets move on to looking at the lists:

Matt's Valhallan 42nd Mountaineers Imperial Guard
Model Count: 84

HQ

Captain Sorin
  w/ Officer of the Fleet
  w/ Astropath
  w/ Las Cannon
  w/ Chimera

Elite

Daemonhunter Inquisitor (psyhood)
  w/ heirophant
  w/ 2x sage

Troops

Platoon (5)
  w/ Squad Cmd - Lt with Las Pistol/CCW, 4x flamers,  Chimera

  w/ Squad 2 - Autocannon and plasma rifle, Commisar
  w/ Squad 3 - Autocannon and plasma rifle
  w/ Squad 4 - Autocannon and plasma rifle
10x Veterans (3x Melta Gun, Shotguns)
10x Penal Legion
10x Veterans (3x Plasma Gun), Chimera

Fast

Valkyrie (rocket pods)
 2x Hellhound (multi-melta, smoke)

Heavy

2x Hydra Battery
2x Medusa Battery
Manticore

Leigh's Space Marines
Model Count: 44

HQ

Pedro Kantor

Elite

5x Sternguard (1x combi-melta)
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked heavy bolter
5x Sternguard (2x combi-melta)
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked heavy bolter

Troops

5x Tac-Marines
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked heavy bolter
5x Tac-Marines
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked Las Cannon
5x Tac-Marines
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked Las Cannon
5x Tac-Marines
  w/ Razorback, twin-linked Las Cannon

Fast

Landspeeder (Typhoon, Multi-melta)
Landspeeder (Typhoon, Multi-melta)
2x Landspeeder (Typhoon, Multi-melta)

Heavy

Predator (TL Lascannon turret, Lascannon sponsons)
Predator (TL Lascannon turret, Lascannon sponsons)
Predator (Autocannon turret, Lascannon sponsons)

Matt #2's Sisters of Battle
Model Count: 68

HQ

Cannoness
   w/ 7x Celstians retinue
   w/ Priest

Elite

Daemonhunters Inquisitor
  w/ 2x mystic
  w/ Land Raider Crusader
 

Troops

10x Battle Sisters (2x Melta)
  w/ Rhino
10x Battle Sisters (2x Melta)
  w/ Rhino
5x Inquisitorial Storm Troopers
5x Inquisitorial Storm Troopers

Fast

8x Dominion Squad (4x Flamers)
  w/ Rhino
8x Dominion Squad (4x Flamers)
  w/ Rhino

Heavy

3x Exorcists