Specialising in warhammer fantasy and warhammer 40k. When pumps break down, the entire operation grinds to a halt. Both can absorb some serious punishment and wasting that kind of firepower on them can seriously hamper the enemies ability to kill the unit within. A variant of the aquila strongpoint houses seven of the. The occupying unit can only snap shoot and if in the next turn abandons the building it can only disembark 3, rather than 6 partial collapse. The damage from the weapon is a flat d6 mortal wounds. Aquilla, aquila strongpoint with plasma obliterator and vortex missiles. Aegis defence line, imperial bastion, imperial defence line, imperial bunker, vengeance weapon battery, plasma obliterator, firestorm redoubt, macrocannon aquila strongpoint, vortex missile aquila strongpoint, void shield generator, skyshield landing pad. One of the most devastating and dreaded weapons in the imperiums vast armoury is the vortex missile. Vorteq uses energy recoverys revolutionary px pressure exchanger technology to reroute abrasive proppants away from highpressure pumps.
It also always explodes when destroyed, which is awesome. Which is good because these will eat into your points total fairly quickly. This boxed set is designed to be compatible with the rest of the wall of martyrs scenery range, enabling you to create a network of defence lines, bunkers, redoubts, weapons batteries and defensive emplacements. After all deployment was complete, each player additionally placed a secondary objective anywhere 12. Macrocannon or vortex missile macro cannon fire at a long range with an enormous blast radius. Vortex missiles are a type of vortex weapon which can be launched by a deathstrike missile launcher, imperial titan, or a strongpoint. This did, of course, open up modeling opportunities, because im not buying the aquila strongpoint if im not using that amazing eagle cannon. An aquila strongpoint outfitted with a macrocannon manned by a regiment of the astra militarum a vortex missileequipped aquila strongpoint defended by the ultramarines an aquila strongpoint is a massive fortification, often used as a bastion in imperial defensive battle lines. All fortification data slates and upgrades from the stronghold assault book are legal except the macro cannon aquila strongpoint and the vortex missile aquila strongpoint, which are not allowed. Macro cannon aquila strongpoint vortex missile aquila strongpoint. Aquila strongpoint warhammer 40k scenery warhammer 40k.
You can hide a whole army behind an aquila strongpoint. A vortex missile aquila strongpoint is a single model equipped with. A vortex missile aquila strongpoint is a unit that contains 1 model. Cadre fireblade with 2 drones 3 x 10 firewarriors 2 x 5 pathfinders 2 x hammerheads aegis defense line with quad cannon. Cadre fireblade with 2 drones 3 x 10 firewarriors 2 x 5 pathfinders 2 x hammerheads aegis defense line with quad cannon company command squad with plasma in a chimera platoon command squad 10 man infantry in a chimeria 10 man infantry on foot 3 heavy weapons with. The plasma obliterator, a release filled with controversy and frustration. Heavy d6 shots causing d6 mortal wounds per hit means this should be pointed at the biggest baddest thing in the enemy army, and it needs to kill it quickly to help justify its breathtaking cost. Whether you choose the macro cannon option or the vortex missile option, i recommend giving your aquila strong point 3 void shields. Aegis defense line, imperial bastion, imperial defense line, imperial bunker, vortex missile aquila strongpoint, vsg, skyshield landing pad, vengeance weapon batteries, firestorm redoubt, plasma obliterator, and macrocannon aquila strongpoint. Each missile is strength d with infinite range, but can explode when the building is destroyed. The vortex missile aquila strongpoint is my favorite. The munitions silo allows the aquila macrocannon to fire special quake shells, each of which measures several feet in length and has a powerful charge that causes it to reach hypersonic velocity when it is fired. They are a product of the dark age of technology and one of the rarest weapons available to the imperium. These are perfect for visualizing the impact point of an orbital barrage of vortex torpedoes.
Vortex missile comes with 7 vortex missles, which are bigger versions of a vortex grenade, but with infinite rangethe rules for both apocalypse and warhammer 40k are included in the box. Vortex missile aquila strongpoint their list as best i can remember. A list of 29 fortifications for 40k planetary onslaught. The damage from the weapon is a flat d6 mortal wounds, making it good against anything youd want to smite but with a range of 180. Each consists of a munitions silo, topped by a large turret that houses a huge macrocannon.
An imperial aquila strongpoint with vortex missiles. Profits under pressure vorteq uses energy recoverys revolutionary px pressure exchanger technology to reroute abrasive proppants away from highpressure pumps. Each consists of a munitions silo, topped by a large turret that houses a huge macrocannon used for artillery bombardments of the enemy line and four emplaced heavy bolters for antiinfantry defence. Aquila strongpoints can also be equipped with 7 vortex missile silos. For the same points, you replace the macro cannon with 7 missiles. Aquilla, aquilla strong point, bunker, fortification, plasma obiliterator, wall of martyrs aquila strongpoint with plasma obliterator and vortex missiles gallery. The vortex missile aquila strongpoint has plenty of fire ports, but josh isnt bringing things to take advantage of that. This is technically a different unit than the macro cannon version above. The occupying unit suffers additional d6 s6 ap hits with ignore cover sr and the emplaced weapons can only snap shoot. Can be armed with either a vortex missile battery or macron canno. This gives you 3 armour 12 layers before the enemy can start hitting your armour 15 castle. We define a fortification network as those listed as such in their dataslate or a dataslate with more than 1 fortification in it such as the tidewall gunfort. Wall of martyrs, aquila strongpoint, vortex missile 17.
Due to their special rules you also cant prevent the units inside from shooting by. Vortex missile aquila strongpoint imperial fortress walls primaris redoubt. Macrocannon or vortex missilemacro cannon fire at a long range with an enormous blast radius. This boxed set is designed to be compatible with the rest of the wall of martyrs scenery range, enabling you to create a network of defence lines, bunkers, redoubts, weapons batteries and defensive.
This boxed set is designed to be compatible with the rest of the wall of martyrs scenery range, enabling you to create a network of defense lines, bunkers, redoubts, weapons batteries and defensive. An aquila strongpoint is a massive fortification, often used as a bastion in imperial defensive battle lines. The book the 112page hardback supplement planetary onslaught brings together and updates the rules for 3 warhammer 40,000 expansions planetstrike, stronghold assault and cities of death and presents them as stages of planetary conquest. Ladies love the vibrocannon operator hamburg in our apoc games, markus obligatory aquila strongpoint will get easily popped if its left unsupported. Aquila strongpoints are a type of imperial fortification. It ensures that only pure water touches the highpressure pumps, extending the pump lifespan to new industry levels. Each vortex blast stays on the table and scatters around every turn until. On a serious note there is no real reason to use the vortex missile. It has its missile ability, which may be able to kill or cripple a rhino every turn, but im not sure if thats really worth the money. They are a product of the dark age of technology and one of the rarest weapons available to the imperium overview. There are seven vortex missiles housed in the center of the aquila strongpoint, thats enough to fire one per turn in a game of apocalypse. On its preorder announcement in white dwarf, the plasma generator was listed as a heavy support choice. The vortex missile scattering around doesnt make up for it firing half as many shots per turn. I think this means the ammo dump is able to be used know on the adl and the bastion, or others.
This massive fortification deploys the largest weapons available to the battlefield. Built tough as the job vorteq defends highpressure pumps through major leaps in both. It is pretty expensive, but seems like it is pretty powerful, without having the liability of the 7th version. There are seven vortex missiles housed in the centre of the aquila strongpoint, thats enough to fire one per turn in a game of apocalypse. These weapons are as rare as they are powerful, tearing apart the very fabric of reality to create a gaping hole that sucks. This boxed set is designed to be compatible with the rest of the wall of martyrs scenery range, enabling you to create a network of defense lines, bunkers, redoubts, weapons batteries and defensive emplacements. A vortex missile equipped aquila strongpoint defended by the ultramarines. Buy warhammer 40, 000 aquila strongpoint 6459 at amazon uk. Vortex missile aquila strongpoint now that is a lot of stuff to choose from, and some nice combinations of options means that what you bring can really scale with the size of the game. Is large blast x1 where as the macro cannon is large blast x2, and has an amazing secondary firing mode. The aquila strongpoint can be armed with macro cannon or vortex missile it isnt remove everything it touches anymore although still powerful. When you embark models onto a macrocannon aquila strongpoint, you may find it useful to place some of them on the battlements to remind you which units are inside the fortification. But since im running it as the vortex missile battery, the big golden eagle of doom cannon is out.
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