Ok so some progress on the tank thus far:

I haven't bought the new book yet but I've been reading a lot of stuff on the new codex and am tempted to team this russ up with commander Pask in a vanquisher tank and thus freeing up a HS slot. A rough list using battle scribe for 2000pts gives me: 1.Command squad with mortar, banner and vox 2. Pask in vanquisher with hull lascannon Battle tank with sponson hb and lascannon 3. 2 platoons of 35 man - various hw and assault weapons 4. veterans squad in Valkyrie 5. leman russ eradicator with hb's all round 6. manticore 7. basilisk 8. aegis defence line with quad gun