N18 Goliath Melee starting list

Chimply

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Looking for some feed back want to a short range melee focus Goliath list and was looking for some feed back on the starting list.

Forge Tyrant 230
Natborn
The Tyrant's own +1 movement +1 toughness
Iron flesh
Nerves of steel
Furnace plate
Renderizer

Stimmer 220
Natborn
Prime specimen +1 toughness
Iron Flesh
Nerves of steel
Furnace plate
Paired pulverizers

Stimmer 220
Natborn
Prime specimen +1 toughness
Iron flesh
Nerves of steel
Furnace plate
Paired pulverizers

Bruiser (specialist) 120
Natborn
Iron flesh
Furnace plate
Axe
Stub gun
Smoke grenades

Bruiser 120
Natborn
Iron flesh
Furnace plate
Axe
Stub gun
Smoke grenades

Bully 45
Unborn cunning
Proto Goliath
Furnace plate
Stub gun

Bully 45
Unborn cunning
Proto Goliath
Furnace plate
Stub gun.
 
It looks both quite dull to play and dull to play against. You have five fighters with +1 wound, three champs/leaders with the same skill, two with same loadout. If the Juves were prospects they could at least try and find cool weapons from the Trading post. With no versatile you'd really like to have at least some stimms to boost charge ranges. You could also start with a chem dealer to get some spur/slaught or if you want to be insufferable some frenzon. Or start with a Pit trainer to get some skills on your fighters (though if you went for any more Nerves of steel I'd probably call you out for being a jackass).
In my opinion, add variety in profiles and weapons (even at the threat of being *gasp* sub-optimal), get a combat shotgun on someone to have short range ranged weapon, maybe even a grenade launcher with smoke grenades.
 
vatborn also has a few strengths;

should you wish to add a bit of versatilty you can try:
-forgeboss unborn hipshooting combat shotgun or flamer
-forgeboss heavy gunner with shooting skills
-vatborn stimmer build around NOS
-bruisers with boosted strength and incendiary charges
-I see at least one gl with smokes as mandatory