Grimdark Future: 'Fluffy' Human Defense Forces Army Lists, Part 2 (3000pts)

The Imperial Guard is manifold in the form its regiments can take, with the tabletop RPG Only War giving countless options on what forms, organizations and gear various regiments can take. If not for Games Workshop neglecting the Imperial Guard in favor of the Space Marines they would be the most visually and mechanically diverse army.

Drop Regiment: Death From Above!

Harakoni Warhawk by Diegos Gisbert?

Space Marines aren't the only Imperial Force to use drop maneuvers: there are Imperial Guard regiments which make use of a variety of techniques to drop down upon the enemy, from grav-chutes to simple modern-day styled parachutes. Combining their forces with the Aeronautic Imperialis they drop down from the sky and bring death to the enemies of the Emperor!

Light Gunship [1] x4 (1020pts)

2x Heavy Machineguns

Heavy Gunship [1] x2 (780pts)

Drill Sergeant [1] x4 (160pts)

Veterans Drop Troopers A [10] x4 (760pts)

4x Grenade Launcher

Grenadiers

Veterans Drop Troopers B [5] x2 (230pts)

2x Fusion Rifles

Grenadiers

Tactics: Beyond its gimmick, this is a fairly simple army. Load the Drop Trooper squads into the matching aircraft (five-men squads into Heavy Gunships, ten-men into Light Gunships) and strafe the enemy, dropping down the troops on the first pass to wage war. Smaller squads are equipped with anti-armor weapons in the form of Fusion Rifles. There are four Drill Sergeant to assign, by default they go with the ten-men squads but this isn't necessary.

Armored Regiments: Iron Skirmishers

Mercenaries: Feudal Guards

The Hellhound living up to its namesake.

These regiments are organized for mobility, combining light and agile vehicles with mounts to quickly move around the battlefield and harass the enemy formations. Eschewing the heavier main battle tanks of the Imperial Guards can be a bit of an issue but even the lighter vehicles remain deadly if used correctly. This is achieved with the highly versatile Chimera and its variants, namely the Hellhound and Devil Dog

Calvary Squad [5] x5 (475pts)

1x Grenade Launcher

Feudal Cavalry Heavy Calvary [5] x6 (780pts)

Energy Lances

Attack Vehicle Hellhound [1] x4 (820pts)

Dozer Blade

Machinegun

Attack Vehicle Devil Dog [1] x4 (860pts)

Dozer Blade

Fusion Cannon

Machinegun

Tactics: An infantry-less list built for mobility, it make use of two different types of calvary: the versatile, if weak basic Calvary with each squad carrying a single grenade launcher and the heavier Feudal Cavalry with its brutal use of Impact. The Hellhounds and Devil Dogs both provide heavier weapons and defenses. They also both have Strider.

Grenadier Regiment: Grenades Galore

Death Korps of Krieg Grenadier

How much Grenades can a single army fire? How many Grenade Launchers can one buy for their troop without going toward complete cheese? Interesting questions which will be answered by this list! Grenadier Regiments, as the name implies, specialize in the use of explosives which form the primary weapon type of this army list. While not as powerful as the portable Rocket Launchers used by the towering Astartes, the humble Grenade Launcher fills a similar combat role in Imperial Guard regiments and its blast effect can be used to achieve amazing results against densely packed enemy ranks. Grenadier Regiments  can deny the enemy any advance, be it from infantry fire or from artillery platforms and tanks.

Infantry Squad [10] x3 (630pts)
2x Grenade Launcher
+2x Heavy Weapon Platform (Missile Launcher)

Special Weapons [10] x6 (1380pts)
7x Grenade Launcher
3x Plasma Rifle

Armored Truck x4 (820pts)
Cargo Space

Tactics: Another infantry list and one heavily focused on a particular weapon type. Fortunately its a very versatile one. These ten men Special Weapon squads may be Guardsmen but they are nothing to laugh at, as each squad is composed of seven grenade launchers and three plasma rifles for backup. The default infantry also join in the rocket fun, with two grenade launchers and a pair of weapon platforms. The key here is the sheer volume of fire (and number of potential wounds) generated by either Blast or Deadly depending on the situation and target.

Artillery Regiment: Big Guns

An aging classic mini, the Cadian Heavy Weapon squad.

Artillery Regiments, as the name implies, are built entirely around artillery tanks and weapon emplacements. Now in the 'proper' 40k lore, a full Artillery Regiment generally never see action as their role is to stay far behind the lines and to pound at the enemy with massive cannons. Obviously this doesn't work for a tabletop wargame and thus this list is a more 'close up' army.

Drill Sergeant Artillery Sergeant [1] x10 (400pts)

Ogre Squad [3] x3 (525pts)

Mini GLs

Heavy Shields

Weapon Teams A [1]  x5 (650pts)

3x Mortar

Weapon Teams B [1]  x5 (725pts)

3x Laser Cannon

Support Vehicle Griffon Mortar Carrier [1] x2 (310pts)

Dozer Blade

Artillery Cannon

Heavy Machinegun

Tactics: Assign a Drill Sergeant to each Weapon Teams and use whatever Battle Drill is useful to the situation. The Mortars are anti-infantry while the Laser Cannons are anti-tank. They are three-men squads and should be able to maneuver decently if used correctly. The Ogre Squads should be positioned where a charge is expected to deter enemies. The Mortar Tanks stay behind and pound away at the enemy.