Legiones Astartes – Legion Storm Eagle Gunship
- Legion Storm Eagle Gunship 210 pts
The Storm Eagle Assault Gunship is one of the most numerous designs found in a Space Marine Legion air-fleet. A dedicated tactical strike unit, its primary roles are orbital assault deployment of Legion infantry forces and low-level ground attack. The Storm Eagle is a rugged and durable machine, very heavily armed for its size, and considerably protected by armour plating, although it lacks the speed and manoeuvrability of true fighters and bombers. In operational use it proved itself an extremely flexible vehicle serving capably as a long range transport, orbital shuttle, scout and interceptor when called upon to do so in addition to its main battlefield roles. First constructed on Terra over the course of the Great Crusade, principal manufacturing of the Storm Eagle shifted to the Forge Worlds of Anvilus, Galatea and Tigrus whose vast output was sufficient to provide all of the Space Marine Legions and the Custodian Guard with extensive squadrons of these well-regarded and adaptable craft.
| Armour | Transport Capacity | ||||||
| M | BS | Front | Side | Rear | HP | ||
| Legion Storm Eagle (⌀120 x 92mm flying base) | |||||||
| Legion Storm Eagle (⌀120 x 92mm flying base) | 18 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
- Hull (Front) Mounted twin-linked heavy bolter
- Hull (Front) Mounted vengeance launcher
- Four Hull (Front) Mounted tempest rockets
- A Legion Storm Eagle Gunship has one Access Point on each side and one at the front and rear ramps.
- Legiones Astartes (X)
- Power of the Machine Spirit
- Assault Vehicle
- Deep Strike
- Vehicle (Flyer, Hover, Transport)
- A Legion Storm Eagle Gunship may exchange its twin-linked heavy bolter for one of the following:
- - Hull (Front) Mounted multi-melta+15 points
- - Hull (Front) Mounted missile launcher (with frag and krak missiles)+10 points
- A Legion Storm Eagle Gunship may exchange all of its tempest rockets for one of the following options:
- - Four Hull (Front) Mounted hunter-killer missiles+15 points
- - Two Hull (Front) Mounted twin-linked lascannon+30 points
The Space Marines of the Emperor’s Legions are genetically engineered, psycho-indoctrinated warriors with superhuman abilities, and minds and souls tempered for war. Each of the Legions has its own idiosyncrasies and character – the product of their gene-seed and the unique warrior cultures fostered by their masters.
Any unit with this special rule will have a number of additional special rules and abilities specific to their ‘named’ Legion, all of which will be defined in other Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness publications. A Space Marine unit may only have one such ‘named’ rule, e.g., Legiones Astartes (Sons of Horus). Space Marine units from a different Legion may only be included in an army using an Allied Detachment and in conjunction with the Allies in the Age of Darkness chart.Some units make their way to battle via tunnelling, teleportation, flying, or some other extraordinary means which allows them to appear in the thick of the fighting.
A unit made up entirely of models with this special rule may perform a Deep Strike Assault. Certain Faction or unit special rules may present other options for the deployment of units with the Deep Strike special rule.This datasheet has Fast Attack Battlefield Role. Full list of Legiones Astartes units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
The interface between this vehicle’s advanced machine spirit and its fire control mechanisms allows the crew to target foes with incredible accuracy.
A Vehicle with this special rule may attack different targets with each Ranged weapon it is permitted to fire during any Shooting Attack.This vehicle is specifically designed to disgorge troops into the thick of the action.
Passengers Disembarking from Access Points on a Vehicle with this special rule can Charge on the turn they do so (including when forced to make an Emergency Disembarkation) unless the Vehicle arrived from Reserves that turn.