1850 Dark Angels Army, please critique

[Chris Copeland]

Friends, I am tweaking my new First Legion army. Please look over this 1850 Deathwing army and give me any critiques or suggestions you can.

The First Legion (1850 pts)

Heavy Support: Land Raider Redeemer (1#, 240 pts)
1 Land Raider Redeemer (Heavy) [SM], 240 pts (allied unit)

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 75 pts)
4 Scout Squad (Troops) [SM], 65 pts = 4 * 13 (base cost 13) + Sergeant 23
1 Sergeant [SM], 10 pts (allied unit)

HQ: Space Marine Librarian in Power Armour (1#, 100 pts)
1 Space Marine Librarian in Power Armour (HQ) [SM], 100 pts (allied unit)

HQ: Belial, Master of the Deathwing (1#, 130 pts)
1 Belial, Master of the Deathwing, 130 pts

Deathwing 1st Squad (Cyclone) (5#, 235 pts)
4 Deathwing Terminator Squad, 192 pts = 4 * 43 (base cost 43) + Cyclone Missile Launcher 20
1 Sergeant, 43 pts

Deathwing 2nd Squad (Cyclone) (5#, 235 pts)
4 Deathwing Terminator Squad, 192 pts = 4 * 43 (base cost 43) + Cyclone Missile Launcher 20
1 Sergeant, 43 pts

Deathwing 3rd Squad (Assault Cannon) (5#, 245 pts)
4 Deathwing Terminator Squad, 202 pts = 4 * 43 (base cost 43) + Assault Cannon 30
1 Sergeant, 43 pts

Deathwing 4th Squad (Heavy Flamer) (5#, 220 pts)
4 Deathwing Terminator Squad, 177 pts = 4 * 43 (base cost 43) + Heavy Flamer 5
1 Sergeant, 43 pts

Heavy Support: Whirlwind (1#, 85 pts)
1 Whirlwind, 85 pts

Heavy Support: Devastator Squad (5#, 185 pts)
4 Devastator Squad, 167 pts = 4 * 18 (base cost 18) + Lascannon x1 35 + Missile Launcher x3 60
1 Sergeant, 18 pts

: Aegis Defence Lines (2#, 100 pts)
1 Aegis Defence Lines, 50 pts
1 Gun Emplacement, 50 pts = (base cost 0 + Quad-gun 50)

[Chris Copeland]

This is meant to be an all-comers list. The four squads of Deathwing Terminators are meant to teleport in and take objectives. The Landraider Redeemer is there to kill infantry and get one Termie squad into position. The Devestators are there to deal with enemy armor. The Whirlwind is there to blast infantry out of cover. The Aegis defense line is there to give me access to the Quad Gun and the Quad Gun is there is suppress enemy aircraft. The Librarian is the cheapest allied HQ I could take, same for the Scout Snipers. I took them to give me access to the Land Raider Redeemer (which isn't in the Dark Angel codex).

One more thing: my basic load out on the Deathwing is Sergeant with a power sword, two thunder hammer/storm shields, 1 lightning claw, and one power fist per team. Two teams get Cyclone missile launchers, one team gets an Assault Cannon, and one team gets a Heavy Flamer. So the Deathwing are very focused on close combat...

[ElectricPaladin]

The first (and largest) problem is this: you can't embark on allied transports. Furthermore, putting a deathwing squad in a land raider seems like a poor choice, since land raiders have no fire points and you're missing out on all that shooting.

I like the fact that you've got a strong force on the table turn one. That will stop you from coming in piecemeal and being taken apart squad by sqad, the way I took apart the last Deathwing army I faced.