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Space Marines in WH40K 5th Edition
The gents over at Bolter & Chainsword produced an outstanding guide to using Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition. It is a well produced 74-page pdf. It focuses on what is new with the 5th edition and what has changed. It covers all aspects of play and even has sections on specific Chapters such as the Dark Angels.
Use this along with the 5th Edition Preview/Review and you will be all ready for battle when 5th Edition arrives.
Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Preview/Review
The gents over at the D6 Generation podcast join up with Yakface, Jon Regul, of DakkaDakka to give you a preview/review of Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition. They provide over 90 minutes of commentary based not only on a look at the rules but also the play of two games of WH40K using the new 5th edition rules. They provide excellent information on the major changes in the new edition over 4th edition. This is a must listen for all Warhammer 40K fans!
Also see more here and another review.
Aeronautica Imperialis FAQ Part 2
Forge World released a new FAQ for Aeronautica Imperialis. It is three pages and covers both books but mostly has items for Tactica Aeronautica.
Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Pre-Order
Games Workshop now has the Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Pre-Order available. The three versions of the new rules; base rulebook, Gamers’ Edition, and Collectors’ Edition will all ship on 12JUL08. There are also a number of special unit boxes available for a limited time for those looking to increase their forces or start a new army.
Apocalypse Reload is also up for pre-order on the U.S. site.
White Dwarf 342 July 2008 also has 50 pages of WH40K 5th edition material including a battle report and some nice hobby articles.
Bell of Lost Souls has a nice 5th Edition Tactica based on a look at the preview edition.
Games Workshop has a couple of nice articles. First is the WH40K 5th Edition design notes and the other is on the changes in 5th edition.
5th Edition is now arriving to those who pre-ordered.
[Updated: 16JUL08]
AT-43 — Hussar Strider Preview
Rackham in Cry Havoc Online #89 showed a preview of the Hussar.
The Hussar is built on a modified Kossak frame, with a medium rocket launcher – to fight infantry or armored fighting vehicles – and a medium missile launcher – for antitank combat and to take care of fortifications. The Hussar´s powerful acquisition radar makes it an excellent reconnaissance unit and its weaponry makes it an exceptional combat unit.
Once again, the Revolution has demonstrated its superiority. When will the reactionary forces admit it?
AT-43 — Molot Strider Preview
Rackham in Cry Havoc Online #88 showed some shots (image 1, image 2) of the upcoming AT-43 Molot. The Molot is a new Red Blok strider with two RA2 Light Flamers. It is based on the Nakovalny chassis with a new ‘hood’. It is also painted in the new Operation Frostbite scheme but, unlike the U.N.A. troops, this means a smooth white pattern over a light olive or khaki for the Red Blok.
Space Marine Drop Pod Sighted?!
Warseer has a picture of what is supposed to be the long rumored plastic Space Marine Drop Pod. It does indeed look legit. The Drop Pod looks larger than the Forge World one, in fact it looks close to the size of the Dreadnought Drop Pod. It has a weapons mount inside above the troop compartment. Rumored price is $35 but who knows. Overall very nice. Let’s hope this is the real thing.
More photos released for the Drop Pod and other new Space Marine minis.
This is all confirmed now and is scheduled for release on 4Oct08 along with a lot of other new Space Marine miniatures.
Games Workshop now has a step-by-step guide to building the new plastic Drop Pod.
[Updated 4OCT08]
AT-43 — News
Rackham released various updates on AT-43 activities. First up is a full description of the upcoming Operation Frostbite campaign book,
• New rules for terrain new elements (crystals, outdoor gaming tiles, and so on.) and neutral fighters, such as the civil engineers and the MedTec medics;
• Support unit rules to use the specialists from the Attachment Boxes;
• Troop transport rules;
• New combat drills;
• New troops and exclusive heroes for the U.N.A., the Therians, the Red Blok and the Karmans;
• A new campaign game mode for 2 to 4 players;
• Optional rules to give experience to companies;
• 37 exclusive missions to play as part of the campaign or in one-off games;
• The official AT-43 errata.
We got a preview of a production sample of the upcoming Karman hero box Saint Anuman and Jinod-Un model. It is sort of a cross between Planet of the Apes and American Graffiti!
More information about the Cogs should be coming soon.
Warhammer 40,000 — News
The Bell of Lost Souls has some great info on the upcoming Warhammer 40K 5th Edition rules. There will be three versions, a limited Collector’s Edition deluxe book, a 40k Gamer’s Edition rulebook packaged with templates and counters in a metal ‘ammo box’, and of course the basic rulebook. You can pre-order the Deluxe/Gamer’s packages at Games Workshop Hobby Centers now or from GW direct in June.
Also there are strong rumors for Apocalypse Reload. It is an Apocalypse expansion with more data sheets, new assets, and a huge battle report. The big question is whether the new datasheets will include those published online or if they will all be new. Overall nothing particularly exciting but useful for Apocalypse players. We still hope to see the rumored Planetstrike product this year.
Federation Commander: Briefing #1 — Review
Federation Commander: Briefing #1 is Amarillo Design Bureau’s latest expansion to their Federation Commander starship combat games. Briefing #1 is basically a scenario set with some miscellaneous material thrown in. It is a 64-page black and white book with color card stock cover. The layout is typical FedCom. Read the rest of this entry »
The View from the Turret 
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