Alternative SSU Army Idea

Yep, another army list post.

This time around, however, it's a "What if I took the SSU to the tournament?" post. Well, were I to do that, the army would probably look a little something like this:

Faction: SSU ( 299 / 300 )

---  Defense Platoon (95)
Command Section: "The Medvedi" SSU Command Squad (25)
1st Section: "Frontoviki" SSU Battle Squad (20)
2nd Section: "Frontoviki" SSU Battle Squad (20)
Commissar: "The Trediakovsky" (8)
Commissar: "The Karamzin" (8)
Support: "Jnetzi" SSU Sniper Team (14)

---  Red Platoon (204)
Command Section: "Red Command" Red Guards Command Squad (25)
1st Section: "Red Thunder" Red Guards Antitank Squad (20)
2nd Section: "Red Thunder" Red Guards Antitank Squad (20)
3rd Section: KV-3 K "Matrioshka" (65)
4th Section: KV47-A "Nadya" (30)
Commissar: "The Trediakovsky" (8)
Commissar: "The Karamzin" (8)
Support: "Jnetzi" SSU Sniper Team (14)
Support: "Jnetzi" SSU Sniper Team (14)

Yep, I'd be running this bad girl right here (assuming the mini is out by then). She eats tanks alive and has enough machineguns to keep infantry pinned down. Also, seeing as she's Vehicle 5, she'll be plenty capable of warding off other SSU snipers' bullets.

Also, the above list has the oodles of snipers I've come to know and love. There's really not too much wrong with this list, other than not having too many line infantry squads. I'm torn as to how I'll match up  the squads and commissars. Do I maximize the squads' effectiveness against enemy targets by giving them all PTRS launchers or machineguns? Or do I mix and match, thus making my Battle Squads have two machineguns and one PTRS, and the Red Guards Antitank Squads a pair if PTRS' and a single machinegun to keep the squads from over-specializing?

So, SSU or Allies? Stuff to ponder, indeed.

Hey Demitra-
I heard you like "Babushka" walkers, so I threw together this list. Thoughts?

Faction: SSU ( 298 / 300 )

---  Defense Platoon (132)
Command Section: "The Medvedi" SSU Command Squad (25)
1st Section: "Frontoviki" SSU Battle Squad (20)
2nd Section: "Fakyeli" SSU Close Combat Squad (21)
Commissar: "The Trediakovsky" (8)
Commissar: "The Karamzin" (8)
Support: KV-3 M "Babushka" (50)

---  Red Platoon (166)
Command Section: "Red Command" Red Guards Command Squad (25)
1st Section: "Red Thunder" Red Guards Antitank Squad (20)
2nd Section: "Red Thunder" Red Guards Antitank Squad (20)
3rd Section: KV-3 K "Matrioshka" (65)
Commissar: "The Karamzin" (8)
Support: "Jnetzi" SSU Sniper Team (14)
Support: "Jnetzi" SSU Sniper Team (14)

The Karamzin commissars go into the Red Thunder units giving them three PTRS rocket launchers each. The Frontoviki squad has three machineguns. The Fakyeli just run around and sulfer thrower/shotgun things to death. Babushka, Matrioshka, and the snipers hang back and provide covering fire, getting commands from the SSU Command Squad, while the Red Command joins the advance and leads from the front. Lots of anti-armor, without neglecting the anti-infantry, and two Vehicle 5, 6 Damage Capacity machines. I'm not sure about the Babushka's anti-aircraft capability, so this list may suffer against helicopters. What say you, oh lord of the combined arms?