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	** '''Alternate Take:''' Rough Rider Lances actually now give a +2 boost to the initiative of the Rough Riders,this means that RRs are actually BEFORE MARINES in combat, on top of that they get Hammer of Wrath and a nice +2 Strength buff on that first charge. An Example: a unit of 10 RR gets 11 attacks base, 22 on the charge at S5 AP3, + 10 Hammer of Wrath before hand. for 110 Points that's nothing to be sniffed at, while they are not the most competitive choice they are still not as bad as they are made out to be.		** '''Alternate Take:''' Rough Rider Lances actually now give a +2 boost to the initiative of the Rough Riders,this means that RRs are actually BEFORE MARINES in combat, on top of that they get Hammer of Wrath and a nice +2 Strength buff on that first charge. An Example: a unit of 10 RR gets 11 attacks base, 22 on the charge at S5 AP3, + 10 Hammer of Wrath before hand. for 110 Points that's nothing to be sniffed at, while they are not the most competitive choice they are still not as bad as they are made out to be.

	*'''[[Hellhound]] Squadron:''' The Hellhound tank variants give you access to Fast Tanks. This has a lot of advantages, as you use them for movement-blocking, tank-shocking, or simply blasting enemies to oblivion. A low profile makes finding cover for it relatively easy, though cover-hugging isn't exactly the best use of this tank. There are three variants, each with a unique turret weapon, and the choice of hull-mounted Heavy Bolter, Heavy Flamer, or Multi-melta.		*'''[[Hellhound Tank\|Hellhound]] Squadron:''' The Hellhound tank variants give you access to Fast Tanks. This has a lot of advantages, as you use them for movement-blocking, tank-shocking, or simply blasting enemies to oblivion. A low profile makes finding cover for it relatively easy, though cover-hugging isn't exactly the best use of this tank. There are three variants, each with a unique turret weapon, and the choice of hull-mounted Heavy Bolter, Heavy Flamer, or Multi-melta.
	**The standard '''[[Hellhound]]''' is a very handy infantry-killer. If they're not Marine-equivalents (and even they will be hurting once the wounds pile up and they start failing saves), and not in a transport, they will die. What's that? You opponent has Rangers/Heavy Weapons Teams/snipers holed up in a building somewhere giving your commanders and high-value units a hard time? The Inferno Cannon laughs at cover. The range of the IC means that you can expect them to hit enemy infantry starting on turn 1 (move 12", fire 12", cover another 8" with flame template). Run in support of longer-ranged anti-tank weapons for popping enemy transports, Hellhounds can also serve to finish off units from disembarked vehicles. In 6th edition fast vehicles can now fire 2 weapons at full BS at cruising speed, so enjoy the possibilities of hull weaponry combinations. Using Creed to outflank a squadron of these is hilarious against horde armies. Do it - that's an order.		**The standard '''[[Hellhound Tank\|Hellhound]]''' is a very handy infantry-killer. If they're not Marine-equivalents (and even they will be hurting once the wounds pile up and they start failing saves), and not in a transport, they will die. What's that? You opponent has Rangers/Heavy Weapons Teams/snipers holed up in a building somewhere giving your commanders and high-value units a hard time? The Inferno Cannon laughs at cover. The range of the IC means that you can expect them to hit enemy infantry starting on turn 1 (move 12", fire 12", cover another 8" with flame template). Run in support of longer-ranged anti-tank weapons for popping enemy transports, Hellhounds can also serve to finish off units from disembarked vehicles. In 6th edition fast vehicles can now fire 2 weapons at full BS at cruising speed, so enjoy the possibilities of hull weaponry combinations. Using Creed to outflank a squadron of these is hilarious against horde armies. Do it - that's an order.
	**The '''[[Hellhound\|Banewolf]]''' sacrifices the extra range of the Hellhound's template for its own poisoned AP3 flamer template. Banewolves will kill any infantry short of Terminators or similarly well-armored units. Their armor and speed give them unparalleled ability to be used for flushing enemy infantry from cover. This said and done, this may be the one variant you can afford to specialize; having a hull mounted flamer gives you the chance to throw two really mean flame-templates. This tank is the epitome of offence over defense - on one hand it can destroy an entire SM tactical squad in one turn. If there is an independent character in the squad, force them to take all the hits for the squad by attacking from their side, melting them alongside anyone else who "Look Out Sir" into their own gooey death. On the other hand - it can easily be put down by a Lascannon head-on. They are well known for making Tyranid and Chaos daemon players cry as you gib their monstrous creatures with as much ease as their cannon fodder. But then again, what doesn't make Tyranids and Daemons cry in 6th edition?		**The '''[[Hellhound Tank\|Banewolf]]''' sacrifices the extra range of the Hellhound's template for its own poisoned AP3 flamer template. Banewolves will kill any infantry short of Terminators or similarly well-armored units. Their armor and speed give them unparalleled ability to be used for flushing enemy infantry from cover. This said and done, this may be the one variant you can afford to specialize; having a hull mounted flamer gives you the chance to throw two really mean flame-templates. This tank is the epitome of offence over defense - on one hand it can destroy an entire SM tactical squad in one turn. If there is an independent character in the squad, force them to take all the hits for the squad by attacking from their side, melting them alongside anyone else who "Look Out Sir" into their own gooey death. On the other hand - it can easily be put down by a Lascannon head-on. They are well known for making Tyranid and Chaos daemon players cry as you gib their monstrous creatures with as much ease as their cannon fodder. But then again, what doesn't make Tyranids and Daemons cry in 6th edition?
	**The '''[[Hellhound\|Devil Dog]]''' is the last one out, eschewing a short-range flamer, for a Melta Cannon, a blast weapon with the Melta rule. These tanks are great for sending into the center of an enemy armored formation and intimidating your opponent into breaking up, lest he find himself losing multiple tanks! Alternatively, assuming one has reliable long-ranged anti-tank, the Devil Dog can be used for finishing off survivors of destroyed enemy transports. Add a hull-mounted Heavy Flamer, and the Devil Dog can flush troops out of cover (though not as efficiently as the Banewolf). While not a flashy vehicle, it gets the job done. Probably the best variant for most games that includes vehicles on both sides.		**The '''[[Hellhound Tank\|Devil Dog]]''' is the last one out, eschewing a short-range flamer, for a Melta Cannon, a blast weapon with the Melta rule. These tanks are great for sending into the center of an enemy armored formation and intimidating your opponent into breaking up, lest he find himself losing multiple tanks! Alternatively, assuming one has reliable long-ranged anti-tank, the Devil Dog can be used for finishing off survivors of destroyed enemy transports. Add a hull-mounted Heavy Flamer, and the Devil Dog can flush troops out of cover (though not as efficiently as the Banewolf). While not a flashy vehicle, it gets the job done. Probably the best variant for most games that includes vehicles on both sides.

	*'''Centaur Carrier Squadron (Forge World):''' Fast small transports, they can fit only 5 men inside each, and are designed to quickly move immobile artillery and it's crew through the field. Sadly,you don't need to move your artillery carriage that often and keeping a squadron of towing machines totally compromise a whole point of ''cheap'' ordnance.		*'''Centaur Carrier Squadron (Forge World):''' Fast small transports, they can fit only 5 men inside each, and are designed to quickly move immobile artillery and it's crew through the field. Sadly,you don't need to move your artillery carriage that often and keeping a squadron of towing machines totally compromise a whole point of ''cheap'' ordnance.

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	===Dedicated transports===		===Dedicated transports===
	*'''[[Chimera]]:''' This is the gem of the [[Metal_Boxes\|MEHTAL BAWKS]] world. It makes the Guard competitive at high end play. Heavy Bolter Snap firing with Multilaser? This has become the hate machine it was supposed to be. But nothing stops you from Snap Firing Multilaser with Flamethrower. Or use Hunter-Killers to demolish enemy vehicles. Saw a small price increase and got a new rule Lasgun Arrays : 6 models can use the 2 arrays to fire lasgun shots regardless of the chimera's movements ( They can still only fire Snap shots in case of crew shaken/stunned ) using the transport's BS, each array being able to fire independantly from the other or the Chimera itself. Still amazing. Other points of this fine vehicle:		*'''[[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]]:''' This is the gem of the [[Metal_Boxes\|MEHTAL BAWKS]] world. It makes the Guard competitive at high end play. Heavy Bolter Snap firing with Multilaser? This has become the hate machine it was supposed to be. But nothing stops you from Snap Firing Multilaser with Flamethrower. Or use Hunter-Killers to demolish enemy vehicles. Saw a small price increase and got a new rule Lasgun Arrays : 6 models can use the 2 arrays to fire lasgun shots regardless of the chimera's movements ( They can still only fire Snap shots in case of crew shaken/stunned ) using the transport's BS, each array being able to fire independantly from the other or the Chimera itself. Still amazing. Other points of this fine vehicle:
	** Cheap (point-wise). You can spam them, get lots and lots of multilasers (it will please you), and a solid wall of AV12 metal in front.		** Cheap (point-wise). You can spam them, get lots and lots of multilasers (it will please you), and a solid wall of AV12 metal in front.
	** Makes otherwise-slow Guardsmen mobile.		** Makes otherwise-slow Guardsmen mobile.

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	** '''COMPANY COMMAND ADVISORS'''		** '''COMPANY COMMAND ADVISORS'''
	***<b>Officer of the Fleet:</b> <u>Why <b>AREN'T</b> you using these?!</u> Officer of the Fleet is a great asset to add to a command squad. Apparently astropath/officer combos were too much trolling, so now the Officer must pass a command test to either give you a +1 to your reserves or force a -1 on enemy reserve rolls, and could seriously jeopardize their [[Just_As_Planned\|well-thought schemes]]. However, he won't stop drop pods and if the enemy doesn't reserve anything you've wasted the points. So a bit more random and forces you to choose buff or bane. Still an auto-include. In combat, the Officer is as good as dead - use him as another warm body to stop a shot for your commander in the back of the squad. Amazingly enough, he counts as a character for the purposes of challenges and Glorious Intervention. If reserves are all rolled and your Company Command is engaged - hell, why not? Challenged by a Daemon Prince? Yeah, the Officer of the Fleet just drew his rapier. If by some hilarious chance, the enemy fails to inflict any wounds in challenge, you may end up rolling over them if you have Regimental Standard (so you will count as winning the close combat). He is also a massive fuck you towards Daemons players.		***<b>Officer of the Fleet:</b> <u>Why <b>AREN'T</b> you using these?!</u> Officer of the Fleet is a great asset to add to a command squad. Apparently astropath/officer combos were too much trolling, so now the Officer must pass a command test to either give you a +1 to your reserves or force a -1 on enemy reserve rolls, and could seriously jeopardize their [[Just_As_Planned\|well-thought schemes]]. However, he won't stop drop pods and if the enemy doesn't reserve anything you've wasted the points. So a bit more random and forces you to choose buff or bane. Still an auto-include. In combat, the Officer is as good as dead - use him as another warm body to stop a shot for your commander in the back of the squad. Amazingly enough, he counts as a character for the purposes of challenges and Glorious Intervention. If reserves are all rolled and your Company Command is engaged - hell, why not? Challenged by a Daemon Prince? Yeah, the Officer of the Fleet just drew his rapier. If by some hilarious chance, the enemy fails to inflict any wounds in challenge, you may end up rolling over them if you have Regimental Standard (so you will count as winning the close combat). He is also a massive fuck you towards Daemons players.
	**<b>Astropath:</b> New codex changed shit, so now instead of granting you a +1 to your reserves, the Astropath now serves as your only source of Telepathy. Dominate (24'') is good if you luck out and get it; if not, Psychic Shriek (12'') will be fun if you get a chance to use it. Really, though, his major point is to add a 5+ Deny the Witch to the unit.Alternate Tactic: With the arrival of the new psychic-heavy 7th Edition, Astropaths have become the ultimate troll machines. Malefic Daemonology fits them particularly well if you field Catachan's Man of Adamantium with two heavy weapons. As the squad keeps moving towards whatever it wants to kill, your 25-point Astropath can keep summoning Daemons in front of the squad as meatshields (bonus points if they are Plaguebearers). And then when you get close to the squad you want to kill BAM* BLOODTHIRSTER/GREAT UNCLEAN ONE INYAFACE! Straken and his buddies can keep him alive, and then let the mother of all charges ensue. Bloodthirster + Straken CCS, both charging at something or another. That's gonna hurt, all because of your little 25pt Astropath.		**<b>Astropath:</b> New codex changed shit, so now instead of granting you a +1 to your reserves, the Astropath now serves as your only source of Telepathy. Dominate (24'') is good if you luck out and get it; if not, Psychic Shriek (12'') will be fun if you get a chance to use it. Really, though, his major point is to add a 5+ Deny the Witch to the unit. Alternate Tactic: With the arrival of the new psychic-heavy 7th Edition, Astropaths have become the ultimate troll machines. Malefic Daemonology fits them particularly well if you field Catachan's Man of Adamantium with two heavy weapons. As the squad keeps moving towards whatever it wants to kill, your 25-point Astropath can keep summoning Daemons in front of the squad as meatshields (bonus points if they are Plaguebearers). And then when you get close to the squad you want to kill BAM* BLOODTHIRSTER/GREAT UNCLEAN ONE INYAFACE! Straken and his buddies can keep him alive, and then let the mother of all charges ensue. Bloodthirster + Straken CCS, both charging at something or another. That's gonna hurt, all because of your little 25pt Astropath.
	***<b>Master of Ordnance:</b> (NOT TACTICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS AT ALL. TAKE FOR ADDITIONAL LOLZ)This guy is like a tiny Basilisk. Once per turn he is able to call down a Basilisk-type attack on the enemy, always subject to scatter - 3D6" and "only" 2D6" when scoring a hit - through you can still substract his BS if you have LoS. Not very good unfortunately, but can be fun for spamming pie plates. However, since the bombardment has an unlimited range, if you place Master of Ordnance <s>correctly</s> ANYWHERE, it can be used to troll Ork and Tyranid swarms with a Strength 9 plate of instant death (which can now ignore cover with orders), since it's likely to land on something or other. <s>He can't aim the big guns at something else than what the rest of the CCS is firing at</s> "Smite at Will" order gives split fire to get around this. Again, once in close-combat or perhaps, if your Company Command Squad gets dismounted or shot at, just push him in front of a bullet. He's useless if there's nothing to shoot at or if you have to run around since it can't be fired on the move. <s>Also remember that your Company Command Squad can give itself the order "Bring it Down!" making his blast twin-linked (re-roll scatter), which can provide some insurance that it'll land somewhere you want it.</s> Was a great tactic until the new codex fucked it up. Now the shots will just land fuck knows where and there's not much you can do about it, unless you want to have a primaris psyker babysit them with prescience - which is a viable option, but you are bound to resent the inflated point cost and hassle of it all.		***<b>Master of Ordnance:</b> (NOT TACTICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS AT ALL. TAKE FOR ADDITIONAL LOLZ)This guy is like a tiny Basilisk. Once per turn he is able to call down a Basilisk-type attack on the enemy, always subject to scatter - 3D6" and "only" 2D6" when scoring a hit - through you can still substract his BS if you have LoS. Not very good unfortunately, but can be fun for spamming pie plates. However, since the bombardment has an unlimited range, if you place Master of Ordnance <s>correctly</s> ANYWHERE, it can be used to troll Ork and Tyranid swarms with a Strength 9 plate of instant death (which can now ignore cover with orders), since it's likely to land on something or other. <s>He can't aim the big guns at something else than what the rest of the CCS is firing at</s> "Smite at Will" order gives split fire to get around this. Again, once in close-combat or perhaps, if your Company Command Squad gets dismounted or shot at, just push him in front of a bullet. He's useless if there's nothing to shoot at or if you have to run around since it can't be fired on the move. <s>Also remember that your Company Command Squad can give itself the order "Bring it Down!" making his blast twin-linked (re-roll scatter), which can provide some insurance that it'll land somewhere you want it.</s> Was a great tactic until the new codex fucked it up. Now the shots will just land fuck knows where and there's not much you can do about it, unless you want to have a primaris psyker babysit them with prescience - which is a viable option, but you are bound to resent the inflated point cost and hassle of it all.

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	This is an old Edition's Imperial Guard tactics. The [[Warhammer_40,000/7th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|7th Edition Tactics are here]] while the [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|the 5th Edition Tactics are here.]] These tactics will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}		This is an [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics\|old Edition's]] Imperial Guard tactics. The [[Warhammer_40,000/7th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|7th Edition Tactics are here]] while the [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|the 5th Edition Tactics are here.]] These tactics will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}

	New codex is out, expect this page to be going through a lot of changes.		New codex is out, expect this page to be going through a lot of changes.

1d4chan>FlintTD at 18:50, 6 February 2018

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	This is an ~~[[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics\|~~old Edition's]] Imperial Guard tactics. The [[Warhammer_40,000/7th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|7th Edition Tactics are here]] while the [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|the 5th Edition Tactics are here.]] These tactics will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}		This is an old Edition's Imperial Guard tactics. The [[Warhammer_40,000/7th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|7th Edition Tactics are here]] while the [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|the 5th Edition Tactics are here.]] These tactics will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}

	New codex is out, expect this page to be going through a lot of changes.		New codex is out, expect this page to be going through a lot of changes.

1d4chan>FlintTD at 17:27, 18 October 2017

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	Or you could read the up to date tactics for ~~7th~~ edition, found [[ ~~Warhammer 40~~,000/Tactics/~~7th Edition/Imperial Guard~~\|here.]]		Or you could read the up to date tactics for 8th edition, found [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard(8E)\|here.]]

	==Why Play Imperial Guard==		==Why Play Imperial Guard==

1d4chan>FlintTD at 02:26, 8 September 2017

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	This is ~~the previous~~ Edition's tactics. [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|5th Edition Tactics are here.]] ~~This~~ will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}		This is an [[Warhammer_40,000/6th_Edition_Tactics\|old Edition's]] Imperial Guard tactics. The [[Warhammer_40,000/7th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|7th Edition Tactics are here]] while the [[Warhammer_40,000/5th_Edition_Tactics/Imperial_Guard\|the 5th Edition Tactics are here.]] These tactics will be subject to change soon as the new codex has been released for the Imperial Guar... clears throat for the Astra Militarum {{BLAM}} {{BLAM\|GLORIOUS IMPERIAL GUARD!}}

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	==Non-Supplements based on IG==		==Non-Supplements based on IG==
	===Militarum Tempestus===		===Militarum Tempestus===
	The first official minidex (it is not a supplement) to spring from the Astra Militarum. Like the Legion of the Damned or Inquisition "~~Codexes~~" it's sparsely populated, <s>but unlike those armies does not give a secondary allied detachment so with these guys it's all or bust.</s> 7th edition rules fix that. Loses almost everything from the main codex though but allows you to take Tempestus Scions squads as TROOPS, Commissar Lords and Tempestus Command Squads as HQ, Tauroxes and Valkyries are FAST ATTACK. Thats it, nothing else. Drops Vendettas for some reason.		The first official minidex (it is not a supplement) to spring from the Astra Militarum. Like the Legion of the Damned or Inquisition "codices" it's sparsely populated, <s>but unlike those armies does not give a secondary allied detachment so with these guys it's all or bust.</s> 7th edition rules fix that. Loses almost everything from the main codex though but allows you to take Tempestus Scions squads as TROOPS, Commissar Lords and Tempestus Command Squads as HQ, Tauroxes and Valkyries are FAST ATTACK. Thats it, nothing else. Drops Vendettas for some reason.
	*What it's really good for though is dataslate formations, since two come with the Codex, so it gives you scoring Scions units that don't take up Elite slots like they would in an Astra Militarum army.		*What it's really good for though is dataslate formations, since two come with the Codex, so it gives you scoring Scions units that don't take up Elite slots like they would in an Astra Militarum army.