Here is a Republic/HL army I have come up with, let me know what you think about it. Here is what i plan on doing. The J-37 is for carring and repairing the Towed Arty, Maxim carries the SRM's, and the peasants are for VC3's, cannon fodder, harassing etc. The rest is pretty self explanitory.

Mason Dunne - 193pts
ROTS Balac x2 - 56pts
HL J-37 Ordnance 26
ROTS DI Towed Arty - 40pts
HL Maxim Mk2 Transport - 34pts
HL SRM Team x3 - 45pts
HL Hoverbikes x4 60pts
HL Peasants x2 10pts

500pts on the nose

A solid, balanced army.

If played skillfully, it should do very well.

I had to look twice at your point totals because 4x HL hoverbikes = 56 points and 2x RotS Balacs = 96 points, but it is indeed 500 points. If only I had Mason Dunne!

The J-37 will let you do the "artillery dance" if you are facing counterbattery fire. The Balacs keep those pesky infantry away. The Hoverbikes for harrassing, basing, VC3, etc. Maxim/SRM for 12 attack AP formation with a 15" scoo-n-shoot for VTOLs or mechs.

Mason is possibly weak v. Arnis (but what mech isn't?) since a charge will drop Mason to a nine attack, forcing Mason to use his CC for 1 damage on a roll of 11 or his energy weapon for 2 damage + 1 heat on a 13! Not my kind of odds. Maybe you could drop one Balac and one Peasant and put in a RotS Lamprey and a Cavalier. That would allow you to deploy the Cav and base Arnis, negating a charge.

I KNOW you don't want to make every army an anti-Arnis army. The Lamprey/Cav is a flexible and useful combo.

>dons flame-resistent suit<

That is a good idea. Thx for your input. Anyone else.

@ wolverine...

Said a few things in the HL Strategy Thread, but I'll give you the brief version here.

Good semi-competitive army. Probably arty shy with only 1 unit in 500 points. Enjoy the 12 attack on Mason, just be careful it doesnt spoil you and make it all the more frustrating playing regular HL forces.