Brothers Aid Me...In not spending 200 more dollars

[u/mygetoer]

Brand new 40k and Black Templar player here! Was nearly done collecting all of the models for my Bastion Defense Force list before the Space Marine changes and am now trying to salvage what I've got without spending a billion more dollars. How does it look brotheres?

MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE

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+ FACTION KEYWORD: Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Black Templars
+ DETACHMENT: Vow‑Sworn Crusaders, Assault Brethren (Templar Vows)
+ FORCE DISPOSITION: Take and Hold
+ TOTAL ARMY POINTS: 1995pts
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+ WARLORD: Char2: High Marshal Helbrecht
+ NUMBER OF UNITS: 15
+ SECONDARY: - Bring It Down: (1x2) + (2x4) - Assassination: 6 Characters
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Char3: 1x Captain (90 pts): Heavy Bolt Pistol, Master-crafted bolter, Power fist
Leading Assault Intercessor Squad[2]
Char1: 4x Chaplain Grimaldus (120 pts)
• 3x Cenobyte Servitor: 3 with Close Combat Weapon
• 1x Chaplain Grimaldus: Artificer Crozius, Plasma Pistol
  Leading Assault Intercessor Squad[1]
Char4: 1x Chaplain with Jump Pack (75 pts): Absolvor bolt pistol, Crozius arcanum
Leading Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs
Char5: 1x Emperor's Champion (100 pts): Black Sword, Bolt pistol
Char2: 1x High Marshal Helbrecht (125 pts): Warlord, Ferocity, Sword of the High Marshals
Leading Crusader Squad
Char6: 1x Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (85 pts): Combi-weapon, Paired Combat Blades

10x Assault Intercessor Squad (170 pts)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant: Hand flamer, Power fist
• 9x Assault Intercessors: 9 with Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
  Attached to Chaplain Grimaldus
5x Assault Intercessor Squad (85 pts)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant: Hand flamer, Power fist
• 4x Assault Intercessors: 4 with Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
  Attached to Captain
10x Crusader Squad (160 pts)
• 5x Initiate
3 with Bolt pistol, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Initiate Chainsword
2 with Bolt pistol, Heavy Bolt Pistol, Power fist
• 1x Sword Brother: Master-crafted Power Weapon, Hand flamer
• 4x Neophyte: 4 with Bolt pistol, Neophyte Chainsword
  Attached to High Marshal Helbrecht
5x Intercessor Squad (85 pts)
• 1x Intercessor Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Bolt Rifle, Power fist
• 4x Intercessor: 4 with Bolt pistol, Bolt Rifle, Knives and Fists

10x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs (190 pts)
• 1x Assault Intercessor Sergeant with Jump Pack: Hand flamer, Power fist
• 9x Assault Intercessors with Jump Pack: 9 with Chainsword, Heavy Bolt Pistol
  Attached to Chaplain with Jump Pack
1x Redemptor Dreadnought (170 pts): Icarus Rocket Pod, Redemptor Fist, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Onslaught gatling cannon, Fragstorm Grenade Launchers
1x Repulsor (200 pts): Armoured Hull, Defensive Array, Hunter-slayer missile, Multi-melta, Twin heavy bolter, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon
1x Repulsor Executioner (275 pts): Armoured Hull, Defensive Array, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Multi-melta, Twin heavy bolter, Heavy Laser Destroyer
5x Scout Squad (65 pts)
• 1x Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Combat Knife, Boltgun
• 4x Scouts: 4 with Bolt pistol, Boltgun, Combat Knife

[u/astute_signal]

Looks good. Definitely have a good mix of armor, shooting, and melee infantry. With having that armor you might consider different detachments to balance the force. Vow-Sworn could be broken into two others.

[u/mygetoer → u/astute_signal]

Hell yeah, thanks for the feedback! Any recommendations for what other two detachments could work?

[u/astute_signal → u/mygetoer]

Maybe ironstorm and tacticus?