New 40k Flyers

[fatolaf]

Rules, which are from Beasts of War which have been 100% accurate so far, are here.


Space Marine Stormtalon Gunship
130pts + upgrades Skyhammer/typhoon missiles are the cost of a powerfist, lascannon slightly cheaper. Fast attack C: SM, no squadron

BS4 AV11
Fast Skimmer
Supersonic
Aerial Assault
Ceramite Plating
Deep Strike Unless I am blind, no deep strike
No transporting ability

Comes with Twin linked Assault Cannons and a Twin linked Heavy Bolter than can be upgraded to the following
Twin linked Lascannon
Typhoon Missle Launcher
Sky Hammer Missle Launcher 60" S7 AP4 Heavy 3

Escort Craft
Can be attached to a unit of deep strikers, and will appear within 6" of the deepstriking unit No! ONE stormtalon can escort one unit, arriving from reserve, that does not arrive by deepstrike (and a ST can't escort a ST), pretty sad about that

Hover Strike
Can convert to a skimmer but not move in order to recieve a +1 to BS Pretty obviously that it will have flier rules in 6th based on this, since they, ruleswise, are skimmers. No BS increase against vehicles with skimmer (and jetbikes/jump packs? I think?), and pinning regardless of target.

Dakkajet

BS2 AV10
Fast Skimmer
Supersonic
Aerial Assault

Twin linked Dakka Guns Supa shootas, 30" S6 AP4 assault 3, has 2 twinlinked and can buy a third of them for slightly more then a valkyrie. Buying Ace pilot as well makes them the cost of a Vendetta
Strafing Run- BS 3 against anything but jump infantry and skimmers. It is specified versus jetbikes and not jump infantry. It is also pinning.
Waagh Ability: During the round of a Waagh, all guns may fire twice. Assault weapons only, though only the bombs are heavy

Upgrade Fighter Ace which gives the Dakkajet BS3 against everything


Burna-Bommer

BS2 AV10 Almost vendetta without missiles, have a twinlinked supa shoota and grot-gunned twinlinked big shoota
Fast Skimmer
Supersonic
Aerial Assault
Waaagh plane (fires assault weapons twice) and a grot gunner (fires a twinlinked big shoota at BS3

Burna Bomb S5 AP4 ignores cover, large blast (dropped during the movement phase) single shot It has two of them. Can't drop a bomb if it moves flat out. So that means... 12" range? Seriously? Drop at a model and scatter 1d6".
Scorcha Missle 24" S5 AP4 ignores cover, blast Each missiles cost as much as IG power weapon
Grot Gunner- BS3 weapon looks like a dakka


Waagh ability: During the round of a Waagh, all guns may fire twice.

No info on the Blitza Bommer.

[fatolaf]

How people don't like the Storm Talon is completely beyond me... It's amazing!

Totall agree, the hate on the forums is amazing (ie depressing)

[maelzch]

I don't really like the stormtalon, but wouldn't say I hate it!

(Though I'm not really keen on any marine models)

[Angelus Mortifer]

Totall agree, the hate on the forums is amazing (ie depressing)

G-Police FTW!!

I really like it, but then I thought the Stormraven was a pretty cool model also. The marmite crowd are just funny sometimes. Still gutted I can't use it in regular games, but for APOC and ad-hoc stuff I'm looking forward to running an entire army that starts off airborne (Totally in keeping with the BA fluff and their mastery of the skies)

[Meals]

Ok, so two of those with SkyHammers, attached to two units of LS Typhoons rocking on the table and blowing the crap out of half a dozen vehicles in one turn... sounds fun to me! 

[fatolaf]

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