Idea for an Empire army

[ValtenExalted]

This is my idea for my empire army.the strategy is to wait for the enemy to advance and while they do so they are on the recieving end of massive amounts of gunfire.when the are close and their forces are at half strength i will charge with the foot units to hold them at bay while flanking with the knights and finish the units off one by one.It is a 2500 pt. army.

Lords
Kurt Helborg-325 pts.

Heroes
Ludwig Schwarzhelm-220 pts.
Battle Wizard/Lv. 2/Barded horse/Wizards Staff/Crystal Ball/Dispel scroll-164 pts.
MasterEngineer/Lightarmor/Longrifle/pigeon bombs-112 pts.

Core
Reiksguard/full Com/10 strong/inner circle-300 pts.
Handgunners/full com/10 strong/long rifle-120 pts.
Handgunners/full com/10 strong/long rifle-120 pts.
Swordsmen/full com/20 strong-265 pts.

Special
Greatswords/Full com/20 strong-230 pts.
Outriders/full com/10 strong-234 pts.

Rare
Helblaster Volley Gun-110 pts.
Steam Tank-300 pts.

Any suggestions would be welcome

 

[dogowar6798]

While this is a workable strategy with the Empire, it is often difficult to pull off.

Dark and High Elves as well as dwarves can often out shoot you and a magic heavy army can lay down a hurting as well.

Don\'t be discouraged, just give yourself a better chance by the simple addition of Pistoliers.

The key to making this strategy work is:

1. Against an aggressor army, you need time to shoot.

2. Against an army that rivals you in shooting, you need something to get you ahead of the damage curve.

Pistoliers do both. They can move out and provide march blocking. They can also be used to redirect units that you aren\'t prepared to deal with. With some good movement and planning 2 small units of pistoliers can buy you an extra round or two to fire the guns. This makes all the difference.

Against someone with warmachines, fast cav or screening forces (All of which will put a damper on you plans) these guys excel.

I have had amazing luck with them. They are versatile and effective. I suggest you give them a go.

 

[ValtenExalted]

thanx dog.yeah my brother plays high elves but its a swordmaster/phoenix guard focus so i think they will do well against him.as for the pistoliers i will look at the book and check them out,maybe replace the outriders.again thanx

 

[Coldsteel]

I would drop the special characters for another Wizard and a Warrior Priest, then drop the Knights and Outriders for more Handgunners, and make Detachments. If you keep the Outriders, split them into two units of 5, and drop that Steam Tank for another Helblaster and a Cannon.