WH40k Imperial Guard

Imperial Guard Heavy Support under the spotlight

bfleeson — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:26:37 +0000

Time to get back to the keyboard and update the some strategy and tactic pages. This week I have been updating the Imperial Guard Heavy Support Tactics. The Heavy Support section is where you will find all the tanks and mobile artillery options for the Imperial Guard army, so expect to find lots Guard Tank Tactics! Also see: Warhammer 40k Tank Tactics

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Imperial Guard HQ Tactics Updated

bfleeson — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:15:45 +0000

I have been updating the Imperial Guard HQ Tactics today in line with the 2014 ‘Astra Militarum’ Imperial Guard Codex and the 7th edition of the Warhammer 40000 rulebook.

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Imperial Guard Heavy Support Tactics

bfleeson — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:49:22 +0000

In this section we will be looking at the tactics for the Imperial Guard Heavy Supports choices. > Also see the 40k Tanks tactic page General Imperial Guard Heavy Support Tactics With all the infantry heavy weapons moved to the Troops section, the Imperial Guard heavy support choices are left with the tanks and gun batteries – and a lot of them too. Not only does the new Imperial Guard Codex list a lot of new variations, or borrowed Forge World tank variations, but now you can have many more tanks in a standard army because you can field a squadron of tanks as a single heavy support choice. This means that you could field up to three squadrons of three tanks per army, that adds up to 9 tanks on the table! (points permitting) in a battle forged army. Leman Russ Tank Squadron Tactics A Leman Russ tank squadron is made up form one to three of the Leman Russ battle tank variations. Seven variations are listed in the codex, and you can mix and match then in your squadrons. Leman Russ Tanks have the Tank (Heavy) status. This means that they cannot move during the shooting phase (going...

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Imperial Guard Fast Attack Tactics

bfleeson — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:33:50 +0000

In this section we will be looking at the Imperial Guard Fast Attack units and their tactics. The Imperial Guard are not designed as a fast attack army, their main strength in numbers and big guns. However Imperial Guard fast attack units come in hand when the big guns have broken the enemy and you need units to chase down the remnants Scout Sentinel Squadron Sentinels come in two types. The lighter Scout Sentinels and the heaver Armoured Sentinels. The lighter Scout Sentinels are designed to move forward and find the lay of the land. As such they are more lightly armoured be have some sneaky tactics. Sentinels as Scouts How good is this? a vehicle that has the scout special rule! This means that you get a special move at the start of the game, or they can be held in reserve to out flank! If you deploy them and use their special move. This could be used to tease the opponent, for example you place the sentinels where it draws your opponent to set up where he can shot at the sentinels, and then at the start of the game you move them in to cover, leaving your...

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Imperial Guard Troop Tactics

bfleeson — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 21:07:41 +0000

In this section we will look at the troop choices available to the Imperial Guard army and Imperial Guard Troop Tactics. Infantry Platoon The hart of the Imperial Guard army is the Infantry Platoon. The platoon system means that you can deploy a lot of troops and infantry heavy weapons (points permitting). It is very rare that you need to deploy more than two platoons. Platoon Command Squad An Infantry Platoon needs one command squad. Command squads can be configured in different ways. Some people like to configure the command squads with heavy weapons as a small heavy weapons team, and some configure the Command squad as an assault squad. As an assault squad it will not have enough grunt to dent most army’s but it could be useful as a counter assault squad if your guards get assaulted. First Rank fire, 2nd Rank Fire! This order allows the assigned squad to fire more shots. It only works for lasguns and not heavy weapons. This order will work best when used on large squad. It may be best to use this order with the new ‘Combine’ Imperial Guard special rule. Move! Move! MOVE! This allows the selected squad to roll...

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Imperial Guard Elite Tactics

bfleeson — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:29:35 +0000

In this section we will be looking at the tactics for the Imperial Guard Elite choices. The Elite section is where you will find the more unusual option that can add ‘Flavour’ to your army. Keep your over all tactics in mind when you are choosing Elite units, and don’t over do it. They can be expensive and you may need your point for regular troops. Ogryn Squad Tactics The Ogryn are the Imperial Guard’s answer to the Space Marine Terminators. By this I mean that they are larger, tougher and more tooled up for close quarter fighting that the regular troops (Ogryns in Space Hulk anyone?). You can have 3 to 10 Ogryn in a squad. 6 Ogryns is if optimal as they can ride in a Chimera. General Ogryn Tactics Set the Ogryn squad so they can protect / assault the most dense cover. Ogryns work very well in city fight and jungle fight scenarios. If the densest terrain is not in or touching your deployment area, consider taking a Chimera to ferry the Ogryn to the most strategic location. Ripper Gun The Ogryn Ripper Gun is perfectly suited to the close quarter fighting style of the Ogryn...

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Imperial Guard HQ Tactics

bfleeson — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:25:12 +0000

In this section we will be looking at the Imperial Guard HQ tactics. As usual, you will need a copy of the Codex to make best use of this information. General Imperial Guard HQ Tactics There are 3 basic Imperial Guard HQ choices, there is the Company Command Squad, the Lord Commissar, which Yarrick is an example, and the Tank Commander. Both the Company Command Squad and the Tank Commander take up a large number of points, so If you are wanting to write up an army list for a smaller game the Lord Commissar is a worthy choice. For more regular sized battles ( 1500 plus points ) the Company Command Squad is very flexible, and for largest Apocalypse sized games fielding a tank only regiment headed by a Tank Commander can be fun too. Company Command Squad Tactics The Company Command Squad is the standard Imperial Guard HQ choice. For the points the command squad is very good value. The Command Squad has a Ballistic Skill of 4. The means that they are as good as Space Marines at shooting. This being the case is worth wile tooling them up with better weapons. I highly recommend upgrading to...

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40k Tank Tactics

bfleeson — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:14:21 +0000

In this article we will have a look at tank tactics in Warhammer 40000. Adding a tank or two to your army makes a big difference. As always, don’t over do it. Tanks that are not supported by friendly infantry are vulnerable to enemy infantry. Tank are most useful when there is less scenery, their weapons tend to be longer ranged and line of sight is needed. Also see: Spearhead add-on Rules. Also buy: Discount WH40k Rulebooks from Wayland Games Weapon Choice Tanks often have several weapon choices. Sometimes this is the choice of the main weapon, often it is the choice of secondary weapons. This choice will have to be made at the time you build the tank. Think carefully when building your model, and think about ways to leave the weapon choice as flexible as possible. For example, can you fix the weapons on by Blutac, clips, or magnets so you can swap the weapons as needed? Also while you are thinking about what weapons to add to your tank, have a think about where they are placed too. Some tanks can have the guns forward or further back. As the range of the weapons are measured from...

Imperial Guard Tactics

bfleeson — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:26:25 +0000

Imperial Guard Tactics, Imperial Guard Special Rules, Imperial Guard Regiments, Catachans, Tank Regiments, can all be found here. In these pages I will be studying Imperial Guard Tactics for Warhammer 40k. These pages are written with the expectation that you own a copy of the Warhammer 40k Rulebook and the Codex Imperial Guard rule book too, and read them. Having played a few games might help too. The Imperial Guard army is all about having hundreds of troops backed up by the biggest guns in the game. If you like to fields loads of troops and have mega-sized armies then the Imperial Guard is for you. > Also see: Imperial Guard HQ Tactics > Also see: Imperial Guard Elite Tactics > Also see: Imperial Guard Troop Tactics > Also see: Imperial Guard Fast Attack Tactics > Also see: Imperial Guard Heavy Support Tactics Imperial Guard General Tactics In this section we will look at the tactics for the Imperial Guard army as a whole. Safety in numbers! The main advantage of playing Imperial Guard is that you can field so many troops. A standard organization chart allows over 300 troops to be deployed. Hold Your Ground The Imperial Guard work...