The green tide: I’ve been using the formation a lot recently based on the formation in the Ghazghkull supplement.
Our meta is usually 1500 so that is what I have built my list on. As I said this is solely based on the formation in the book.
HQ
Warboss
*mega armour
*big bosspole
*da super cybork
*da lukky stikk
TROOPS
5 units of 16 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw and bosspole
1 unit of 16 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw
4 units of 15 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw
Set up if going forst is pretty much straight forward, as close to the enemy as possible. i have a 6", 12" and 18" piece of dowel marked ever 1" in black and every 2" marked in red. This helps me to set up quicker and keeps my orks far enough apart so that templates aren't too much of a problem. You should only need to worry about one turn of shooting if you go first.
Setting up to go second requires a little more strategy as depending on what your facing. If facing an enemy with an alpha strike style army, then set your boyz up according to where you want them to come into play, so leave dedicated areas for them to land. If against an army with lot's of templates then the 2" coherancy rule is your friend.
There isn't really alot of thought to it other than get in as fast as possible. You have a waagh every turn after the first so should be no excuses not to be splattin things in the second turn.
Remember it is considered ONE unit so once any models are engaged in assault nothing can then fire at the rest of your forces. this is your major advantage.
When charging into melee charge as many units as you can, yes you will lose your furious charge bonus plus your extra charge attack but remeber each ork will still have a minimum of 3 attacks so not really losing out on that but also taking our oppenents extra charge attacks away.
The lucky stikk will increase every ork to a minimum of WS 5 as well because they are considered one unit. so will be hitting on average on a 3+ in melee.
The big boss pole makes everyone fearless so no need to roll morale checks. but if you lose the boss you have bosspole back ups from the other nobs.
Challenges allow you to get your nobz and warboss to anywhere in the unit. sort of like mini teleport.
Dealing with vehicles can be a little bit trickier as you need your klaws to open them up. use your mobs to manuover your excess boys around during the 3" combat pile in stage to setup to surround vehicles especially transports so that when they do go bang, there won't be anywhere for emergancy disembarks.
You will lose lots of boys but the secret is to not worry or panic just keep sending them to the slaughter. Most times i have had less than a quarter of my starting force left.
I have yet to lose a game with this army build (touch wood). there are just too many orks and too many attacks people have to withstand.
hope this helps you out a bit
Our meta is usually 1500 so that is what I have built my list on. As I said this is solely based on the formation in the book.
HQ
Warboss
*mega armour
*big bosspole
*da super cybork
*da lukky stikk
TROOPS
5 units of 16 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw and bosspole
1 unit of 16 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw
4 units of 15 boyz
*Nob with PowerKlaw
Set up if going forst is pretty much straight forward, as close to the enemy as possible. i have a 6", 12" and 18" piece of dowel marked ever 1" in black and every 2" marked in red. This helps me to set up quicker and keeps my orks far enough apart so that templates aren't too much of a problem. You should only need to worry about one turn of shooting if you go first.
Setting up to go second requires a little more strategy as depending on what your facing. If facing an enemy with an alpha strike style army, then set your boyz up according to where you want them to come into play, so leave dedicated areas for them to land. If against an army with lot's of templates then the 2" coherancy rule is your friend.
There isn't really alot of thought to it other than get in as fast as possible. You have a waagh every turn after the first so should be no excuses not to be splattin things in the second turn.
Remember it is considered ONE unit so once any models are engaged in assault nothing can then fire at the rest of your forces. this is your major advantage.
When charging into melee charge as many units as you can, yes you will lose your furious charge bonus plus your extra charge attack but remeber each ork will still have a minimum of 3 attacks so not really losing out on that but also taking our oppenents extra charge attacks away.
The lucky stikk will increase every ork to a minimum of WS 5 as well because they are considered one unit. so will be hitting on average on a 3+ in melee.
The big boss pole makes everyone fearless so no need to roll morale checks. but if you lose the boss you have bosspole back ups from the other nobs.
Challenges allow you to get your nobz and warboss to anywhere in the unit. sort of like mini teleport.
Dealing with vehicles can be a little bit trickier as you need your klaws to open them up. use your mobs to manuover your excess boys around during the 3" combat pile in stage to setup to surround vehicles especially transports so that when they do go bang, there won't be anywhere for emergancy disembarks.
You will lose lots of boys but the secret is to not worry or panic just keep sending them to the slaughter. Most times i have had less than a quarter of my starting force left.
I have yet to lose a game with this army build (touch wood). there are just too many orks and too many attacks people have to withstand.
hope this helps you out a bit
