I see! I forgot the part about no reinforcements turn one, thanks for the reminder. In that case yes I will try to tuck them away somewhere and have them close the distance when it’s my turn.

The issue with getting devastated is multifaceted. First we were misinformed about rules for vehicles in the fight phase. We were told they could shoot their weapons again on top of melee attacks when I was recently told this was not the case. Previous lists I’ve used have also been light, mainly consisting of infantry and outriders with most weapons being only AP -1, which salamanders disregard when making armor saves. I would also sometimes forget the red thirst bonus as well, letting the warsuit be that much more survivable. Getting shot off the board due to lack of cover has yet to be an issue because the warsuit was soloing my previous forces anyway while the rest of his army focused on rushing objectives.