Goatboy’s Grimdark Armylist – Astra Militarum “Gaunt’s Ghosts Beef”
Goatboy with the 40K Armylist for the week. This Astra Militarum list uses Gaunt’s Ghosts and a lot of armored and infantry beef to fight its way to victory.
This is an Astra Militarum list that won the Hee Yaw GT that took place 2 weeks ago in Killeen, TX run by my friend Marcus. I couldn’t make it that weekend due to some family things I needed to do but it sounded like a good time. Scott Cairns won it with the Guard this weekend with a slightly different AM list. This army list uses two Rogal Dorns to crush the foe with firepower and has enough beef to gum up the middle with the Bullgryns (aka a unit with too many rules making them tougher), Scout Sentinels to muscle up the middle, and enough other things to get the job done. He took out our other friend David Villarreal playing his updated AdMech army in the end.
Astra Militarum Gaunt’s Ghosts Beef
New Astra Militarum
Combined Regiment
Strike Force (2000 Points)
CHARACTERS
Gaunt’s Ghosts (100 Points)
• 1x Ibram Gaunt
• 1x Bolt Pistol
1x Gaunt’s chainsword
• 1x Colm Corbec
• 1x Corbec’s hot-shot lascarbine
1x Straight silver knife
• 1x Elim Rawne
• 1x Rawne’s lascarbine
1x Straight silver knife
• 1x Hlaine Larkin
• 1x Larkin’s long-las
1x Straight silver knife
• 1x ‘Try Again’ Bragg
• 1x Bragg’s autocannon
1x Straight silver knife
• 1x Oan Mkoll
• 1x Lascarbine
1x Mkoll’s straight silver knife
Lord Solar Leontus (125 Points)
• Warlord
• 1x Conquest
1x Konstantin’s hooves
1x Sol’s Righteous Gaze
Militarum Tempestus Command Squad (70 Points)
• 1x Tempestor Prime
• 1x Plasma pistol
1x Tempestus dagger
• 4x Tempestus Scion
• 4x Close combat weapon
1x Grenade launcher
1x Hot-shot volley gun
1x Meltagun
1x Plasma gun
Platoon Command Squad (60 Points)
• 1x Platoon Commander
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist
• 2x Veteran Guardsman
• 2x Close combat weapon
2x Lasgun
2x Laspistol
1x Master Vox
1x Regimental Standard
• 1x Veteran Heavy Weapons Team
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Laspistol
1x Mortar
Ursula Creed (55 Points)
• 1x Duty and Vengeance
1x Power weapon
BATTLELINE
Catachan Jungle Fighters (55 Points)
• 1x Jungle Fighter Sergeant
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Laspistol
• 9x Jungle Fighter
• 9x Close combat weapon
2x Flamer
7x Lasgun
1x Vox-caster
OTHER DATASHEETS
Armoured Sentinels (195 Points)
• 3x Armoured Sentinel
• 3x Close combat weapon
3x Hunter-killer missile
3x Plasma cannon
3x Sentinel chainsaw
Bullgryn Squad (180 Points)
• 1x Bullgryn Bone ‘ead
• 1x Brute Shield
1x Bullgryn maul
1x Close combat weapon
• 5x Bullgryn
• 5x Brute Shield
5x Bullgryn maul
5x Close combat weapon
Bullgryn Squad (180 Points)
• 1x Bullgryn Bone ‘ead
• 1x Brute Shield
1x Bullgryn maul
1x Close combat weapon
• 5x Bullgryn
• 5x Brute Shield
5x Bullgryn maul
5x Close combat weapon
Kasrkin (110 Points)
• 1x Kasrkin Sergeant
• 1x Plasma pistol
1x Power weapon
• 9x Kasrkin
• 9x Close combat weapon
3x Hot-shot lasgun
1x Hot-shot laspistol
1x Hot-shot marksman rifle
1x Melta Mine
2x Meltagun
2x Plasma gun
1x Vox-caster
Leman Russ Exterminator (170 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Exterminator autocannon
1x Heavy stubber
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
2x Multi-melta
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank (240 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Co-axial autocannon
1x Heavy stubber
2x Heavy stubber
2x Multi-melta
1x Oppressor cannon
1x Pulveriser cannon
Rogal Dorn Battle Tank (240 Points)
• 1x Armoured tracks
1x Co-axial autocannon
1x Heavy stubber
2x Heavy stubber
2x Multi-melta
1x Oppressor cannon
1x Pulveriser cannon
Scout Sentinels (60 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
1x Sentinel chainsaw
Scout Sentinels (60 Points)
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Hunter-killer missile
1x Lascannon
1x Sentinel chainsaw
Tempestus Scions (100 Points)
• 1x Tempestor
• 1x Plasma pistol
1x Power fist
• 9x Tempestus Scion
• 9x Close combat weapon
5x Hot-shot lasgun
2x Meltagun
2x Plasma gun
2000 pts
Army List Tactics
Good job done by Scott for winning the whole thing and wrecking stuff with a nice-looking list. His Astra Militarum has a ton of unique options, and abilities with all those HQ characters, the ability to score objectives as needed, and can punish any foe that gets out in the open. Imperial Guard have been doing better as of late and I expect some more lists aling these lines, that simply pound the enemy into the ground. Finally, +1000 Internets, for getting Gaunt’s Ghosts out on the tabletop.
For the Emperor!
