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Legiones Astartes – Dreadnought Drop Pod
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  • Dreadnought Drop Pod 100 Points
UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 DREADNOUGHT DROP POD

Developed alongside the more common Legion drop pod in general service, specifically designed Dreadnought drop pods are somewhat larger than the standard drop pods of the Legiones Astartes and have a more powerful engine, allowing for a dangerously meteoric descent to the battlefield. This serves to protect their cargo during approach and allow it to strike with unprecedented speed. The stresses involved, however, are such that only the heavily armoured and protected shell of a Dreadnought could hope to survive the descent and impact with the ground without being wrecked or pulverised.

Armour Transport Capacity
M BS Front Side Rear HP
Dreadnought Drop Pod (⌀Use model)
Dreadnought Drop Pod (⌀Use model) - 2 12 12 12 5 7
WARGEAR
  • None
TRAITS
  • [Allegiance]
  • [Legiones Astartes]
SPECIAL RULES
  • Dreadnought Transport
  • Orbital Assault Vehicle
  • Impact Reactive Doors
TYPE
ACCESS POINTS
  • This Model has Access Points on all Facings.
SPECIAL RULES

Dreadnought Transport

Dreadnought Drop Pods eschewed the tactical consoles and individual harnesses of the standard drop pod patterns, instead relying on the Dreadnought’s innate sturdy frame to stabilise it upon impact with the battlefield.

Dreadnought Drop Pods transport dreadnoughts to the Battlefield.

Only one Model may be Embarked on a Model with this Special Rule, and the Embarking Model must have the Walker Type. The Embarked Model cannot have the Bulky (X) Special Rule with a value of greater than Bulky (7).
Movement (M) – The Movement Characteristic is primarily used to determine how far a Model can move during the Movement Phase, with higher values denoting an ability to move further (see Moving Units). If a Model’s Movement Characteristic is reduced to 0, then the Controlling Player may not move, Rush or otherwise change the Model’s position on the Battlefield regardless of any other Rules that may affect it until its Movement is changed to a value greater than 0.
Ballistic Skill (BS) – The Ballistic Skill Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model’s ability to make attacks during a Shooting Attack, with a higher value making it easier to succeed at attacks (see Ranged Hit Tests). If a Model’s Ballistic Skill is reduced to 0 then that Model cannot make Shooting Attacks, even if no Hit Test is required or it would have otherwise automatically succeeded due to the use of a Special Rule.

The [Allegiance] Trait is used in the following Legiones Astartes datasheets:

The [Legiones Astartes] Trait is used in the following Legiones Astartes datasheets:

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Transport Capacity – This Characteristic is only used to determine how many Models may Embark upon a Model (see the Transport Rules). Most Models with the Vehicle Type will have a Transport Capacity of 0/-, which simply means that no Models may Embark upon that Model.
Bulky (X)

Transport vehicles are designed to balance armour and capacity, attempting to mount the most protection without compromising how many warriors they can carry. Yet, some warriors are plated in such imposing armour or even spawned in such an aberrant nature that they occupy far more space than any regular fighter. Such warriors are mighty in both power and stature, but prove more difficult to ferry into battle.

Models with the Bulky (X) Special Rule take up more space on Transport Models.

A Model with the Bulky (X) Special Rule does not use up 1 Point of Transport Capacity when it Embarks on a Model with the Transport Sub-Type. Instead it uses up a number of points of Transport Capacity equal to the value of X attached to the variant of the Bulky (X) possessed by that Model.
Armour (Front, Side, Rear) – This Characteristic will often be presented with various separate Sub-Characteristics, one for each of the Model’s Facings (see the Vehicles and Damage). Each of these Sub-Characteristics is used to determine the effect of a Model’s armour and how hard it is to defeat. When any Armour Sub-Characteristic reaches 0, then any Hit on that facing will result in an automatic Penetrating Hit without any Dice being rolled (if the Hit could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically activate as part of the Hit).
Hull Points (HP) – The Hull Points Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model with the Vehicle Type’s capacity for receiving damage during a Battle, with a higher value allowing a Model to sustain more damage before it is removed from play. When a Model’s Hull Points Characteristic is reduced to 0 that Model is removed from play as a Casualty, see the Rules for Destroyed Vehicles here.
Transport

From armoured transports, to fleet orbital shuttles and even more esoteric modes of travel, mounting infantry atop faster moving transports is an ancient tactic. The best transports offer a safe haven for fragile infantry as well as a means to traverse even the most difficult terrain at speed.

All Models with the Transport Sub-Type are bound by a set of Rules regarding how they operate:
  • All Models with the Transport Sub-Type have a Transport Capacity Characteristic, which determines the maximum number of Models that can Embark upon it - one Model per point of Transport Capacity, unless another Rule states otherwise.
  • Only Models with the Infantry or Paragon Type may Embark or Disembark upon a Model with the Transport Sub-Type.
  • A Unit may only Embark on a Model with the Transport Sub-Type if all Models in the Embarking Unit have the same Faction as the Model with the Transport Sub-Type.
  • A Model with the Transport Sub-Type may only have a single Unit Embarked upon it at any one time (Models with the Specialist Sub-Type, Command Sub-Type or Paragon Type that have joined a Unit are considered part of that Unit and may Embark alongside it).
  • A Unit may not be partially Embarked on a Model with the Transport Sub-Type - either all Models or no Models in a Unit may be Embarked on a given Model.
  • If a Model with the Transport Sub-Type has a Unit Embarked upon it, the Embarked Unit is not considered part of the same Unit. The two remain separate Units for all purposes.
Access Points
Each Model with the Transport Sub-Type will have a number of Access Points defined in its entry. These are the doors, ramps and hatches that passengers use to get in and out of the Vehicle. All Access Points are defined as being within a specific Facing, corresponding to one of the four Armour Facings that most Models with the Vehicle Type have - for example, a Rhino has one Rear Access Point, and Access Points on both Side Facings. An Access Point must be physically represented on the noted Armour Facing, and when Models are Embarking or Disembarking using that Access Point they count all points on that Armour Facing as an Access Point. Where a Model has two Side Access Points, this indicates one Access Point on each Side Facing. If a Model has an Access Point on only one Side Facing, then this will be noted as Side (Left) Access Point or Side (Right) Access Point to indicate which Facing the Access Point is present on.

Models that do not have the Vehicle Type but that do have the Transport Sub-Type and a Base, count the entirety of the edge of their Base as an Access Point, regardless of the facing of any Access Points they have. Likewise, Models with the Flyer Sub-Type that are mounted on Flying Bases also count the entirety of the edge of their Base as an Access Point.

If any Models in the Embarking Unit are more than 2" from a Facing on the Transport Model that has an Access Point, then no Models can Embark and the Unit remains in play. If all Models in the Embarking Unit are within 2" of a Facing on the Model with the Transport Sub-Type that has an Access Point, then all Models in the Unit are removed from the Battlefield. Players may find it useful to mark or otherwise note which Unit has Embarked on which Model with the Transport Sub-Type and this information should be declared to all Players.

The entire process of Embarkation is resolved during the activation of the Embarking Unit during the Move SubPhase, and as such does not interfere with the activation and movement of the Model the Unit Embarks on. A Model may have Units Embark on it after it has been activated and moved, and also may be activated (if it has not already been activated) and then moved during the Move Sub-Phase after another Unit has Embarked on it.
Walker

These massive engines of war are unlike the soulless warriors of the Mechanicum, for at their heart rests a mortal warrior whose instincts and experience guides their steel body on the field of battle.

The following Rules apply to all Models with the Walker Type:
  • When targeting a Unit that includes any Models with the Walker Type, the effects of the Poisoned (X) Special Rule only trigger on a Wound Test with a result of a ‘6’ before modifiers are applied, regardless of the value of X for that variant of the Special Rule.
  • A Model with the Walker Type may attack with all Weapons they have in each Shooting Attack they make, including as part of a Reaction. Note that this does not allow Weapons that do not have the Assault Trait to be used to attack as part of a Volley Attack.
  • In Step 1 of the Resolution Sub-Phase, when deciding how many Models a Player controls in a Combat, a Model with the Walker Type counts as a number of Models equal to that Model’s Base Wounds Value.
Impact Reactive Doors

Many drop pods have doors or hatches designed to release via explosive bolts upon landing, either allowing their passengers to disembark as swiftly as possible or for built-in weaponry to be unleashed upon nearby foes.

A Model with this Special Rule must be deployed with its doors open.

When a Model with this Special Rule is Deployed, any doors on the Model must be opened to their full extent. Any Unit Embarked upon a Model with this Special Rule must Disembark in the Move Sub-Phase immediately following the Reserves Sub-Phase in which it was Deployed. Any Model that cannot Disembark from the Model with this Special Rule in that Move Sub-Phase is Removed as a Casualty.

Furthermore, once a Unit has Disembarked from a Model with this Special Rule, no Models may Embark upon that Model with this Special Rule for the duration of the Battle.

Ranges or Line of Sight from this Model must be measured from the central hull, including for Disembarkation. The doors are ignored for all purposes.
Orbital Assault Vehicle

Drop pods and other dedicated orbital assault vehicles are intended for one purpose only - to deliver warriors and equipment from orbiting spacecraft to battlefields on a planet’s surface. Once deployed they play little further part in the battle, serving only to support the onslaught of their passengers.

A Model with this Special Rule must Deep Strike.

A Model with this Special Rule must be Deployed onto the Battlefield using the Deep Strike Special Rule and is treated as though it has that Special Rule. It may never be deployed without using the Deep Strike Special Rule, regardless of any other Rule or Mission, and if forced to do so it is immediately reduced to 0 Hull Points.

This datasheet has Heavy Transport Battlefield Role. Full list of Legiones Astartes units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:

Dreadnought Transport

Dreadnought Drop Pods eschewed the tactical consoles and individual harnesses of the standard drop pod patterns, instead relying on the Dreadnought’s innate sturdy frame to stabilise it upon impact with the battlefield.

Dreadnought Drop Pods transport dreadnoughts to the Battlefield.

Only one Model may be Embarked on a Model with this Special Rule, and the Embarking Model must have the Walker Type. The Embarked Model cannot have the Bulky (X) Special Rule with a value of greater than Bulky (7).
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