1500 Tournament List

I'm playing in a 1500-point tournament next weekend (June 16), so once again I need to look at my list. Based on previous tournaments, I know that I need to increase my survivability against shooting. I've had a hard time getting to my opponents before being whittled down by fire. I also want to bring my new jet (whether as a Dakkajet or Blitza-Bommer) just for kicks. So what's a warboss to do?


Here's what I'm thinking, using my 1850 list as a starting point.

First get rid of any and all trukks - they're too fragile and don't deliver enough of a payload (10-12 boyz aren't enough).

Power weapons are all over the place, so use regular Nobz with a Painboy (for cybork bodies and FNP) over a squad of Meganobz.

A small squad of bikers is awfully expensive, and a buzzsaw-equipped solo deffkopta is an easy killpoint, so drop those and use the points to add a third deffrolla-equipped Battlewagon. 3 of those beasts should cause a little heartburn for my opponents, and hopefully deflect enough firepower to deliver their contents and crush some vehicles on the way.

Save some points by dropping a couple Lootas and combining them into one squad. One squad can obviously only threaten one enemy unit per turn, so add a dakkajet to make up for the lost Loota squad. I thought about replacing Lootas entirely with Dakkajets, but Lootas do a markedly better job against AV12 since their guns can actually penetrate that armor. Also, a squad of Lootas is much more survivable against ranged anti-tank weaponry (like lascannons or autocannons).

Wrap all of those ideas together, and I have a list that looks like this:

+ HQ +
    * Big Mek
        Choppa, Kustom Force Field

    * Warboss
        Cybork Body, Power Klaw, Twin-Linked Shoota

+ Elites +
    * Burna Boyz
        8x Burna Boy

    * Lootas
        8x Loota

+ Troops +
    * Nobz (Troops)
        Painboy
        * Battlewagon
            Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla
        * Nob
            Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga
        * Nob
            Big Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga
        * Nob
            Big Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga, Waagh Banner
        * Nob
            Cybork Body, Power Klaw, Slugga
        * Nob
            Bosspole, Cybork Body, Power Klaw, Slugga

    * Ork Boyz
        Big Shoota
        * 19x Boy
            19x Shootas
        * Nob
            Bosspole, Power Klaw

    * Ork Boyz
        Big Shoota
        * 19x Boy
            19x Shootas
        * Nob
            Bosspole, Power Klaw

+ Fast Attack +
    * Dakkajet
        Extra Supa Shoota

+ Heavy Support +
    * Battlewagon
        Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla

    * Battlewagon
        Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla

    * Looted Wagon
        Big Shoota

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It's still heavy with killpoints (KP), but I think they're hardier units - nothing minimum-sized and easy to rout. Obviously the proof will come next weekend, but I think this list is pretty solid.