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==Army Tactics==

Here's some things to note when building a [[Solar Auxilia]] list:

*Unlike most armies, your infantry can only be dedicated to killing infantry, you won't find a single high Strength weapon in the troops slot. That said, they are pretty good at their job with their special Lasguns that outrange Bolters by 12", and Flamer-only squads that are cheap as balls.
** Servo-automatos are '''the best anti-tank''' in game, period. For 15pts you get BS 3 (can be boosted to 4 from command squad), T5 body with 24" Haywire goodness. Sure, their save is 5+, but for that you have Aegis. Combine with Lord-Marshal's Warlord traits for additional cheese. And yeah, even if Enginseer is killed, they take Pinning tests at Ld10 as long as Lord-Marshal is alive and well.

*Your melee units are pretty good, but they aren't like Terminators or the MCs of the Mechanicum. They will struggle to even scratch a Rhino, so they are best used to protect your more valuable units from medium-heavy melee threats, such as approaching Tactical Squads.
** [[Skub]]. Your Axemen are too fragile to shooting and Ogryns are expensive and lack transport options. While on charge you truly can do terrible things to unprepared opponent without AP4 (Watch out for Power Mauls. Do not charge Marines with Power Mauls, they ID T3), after you win and rout him you have to survive a whole phase of blasting your face with everything the enemy has.

*You have access to Leman Russ tanks in both Fast Attack and Heavy Support, so you'll rarely have to worry about slots. Also, just because the Fast Attack-specific Russ patterns can Outflank doesn't mean that they have to. A Vanquisher cannon is far more valuable in 30k than 40k as it's one of the few ways to circumvent Melta-immunity at range, so don't be afraid to deploy it straight up if the enemy's rocking up in Spartans. Or just take Lightning with Kraken Penetrators, Ground-tracking Auguries and Battle Servitor Control, it's, like, 10 times more efficient.

*If you want a mechanised list, remember: you can take Vindicator +1's in Troops slots. This sole ability makes the Solar Auxilia a good a relatively cheap counter-measure against Custodes since you can spam everything they hate : big blobs of infantry and S10 weapons.

*As cool as your Lord Marshal slaying a Praetor in a challenge may seem, remember that if he's locked in combat other units can't use his LD10 for Leadership tests, so if you're taking him as a force multiplier it might be best to keep him cheap.

*Command squads and Lord Marshals don't clash at all in their roles and actually merge quite well. The command banner coupled with the Lord Marshal's special rules mean that all your infantry will take morale checks at LD10 regardless of casualties they sustain.

*If you want an actual plan for games a sound strategy is (and I mean this) go full Napoleonic. Have your infantry square up in a advancing line while backed up by the big guns (artillery and tanks) stopping squads to grab objectives. Only thing to worry about is ap 4 and up blast weapons but that's what the big guns are for.
*Or take a kinda-gunline army with Tercio, Auxilias and HQ sitting in the back and dare enemy come to you. Remember to bring Medicae and grab a Hosehold Retinue with an Arvus and Velitarii/Flamer Sections on some Dracosans with Demolishers  to deny enemy theis objectives in mid-late game, Lord-Marshal and Command squad for never ever running away, 2 maxed out Enginseer Auxilias with Tempest Shells, maybe Lightning if you're expecting Spartans or Infernus if enemy has a lot of infantry. Or both, and add a Stormlord for that squishy infantry to hide inside (Lord-Marshal's High Command works from transport vehicles). You're good to go.


All in all, the [[Solar Auxilia]] list encourages a shooty army (being arguably ''the best in whole 30k at that''), but the option for a more gimmicky list is still there if you want it (props if you manage to beat World Eaters with your Veletaris Storm Section/Charonite list and slay Kharn with your Lord Marshal).

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