Airborne Assault

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Codex Supplement: Blood Angels, p. 15

The Blood Angels doctrine typically revolves around fast, blitzkrieg style assault which are spearheaded by a detachment of airborne marines. The goal of these initial shock troops is to use aircraft and airborne fire support to rapidly engage foes, dropping into their ranks from gunships to sow havoc and chaos in their wake before the main body of the advancing Space Marine force arrives to help them finish the thrust. The Blood Angels are well practiced at these rapid air assaults and often pair them in conjunction with Drop Pod Assaults during planetary invasion campaigns. The Airborne Assault may force slower moving elements to join them at a slower pace but the mobility granted by this formation allows the angels to sweep in on wings of fire, lay waste to an area before rapidly redeploying to repeat the process again.

Restrictions

  • Your army must include at least 2 Aircraft type units.
  • Infantry, Bike or Cavalry type units that do not have the Fly or Infiltrate special rule must begin the game in Reserves or Embarked on a Transport.
  • Vehicle type units in your army must begin the game in Reserves.
  • Walker type units in your army that do not have the Infiltrate special rule must begin the game in Reserves or Embarked on a Transport.

Benefits

  • You may field Stormtalon Gunships as Heavy Support choices.
  • You may field Stormraven Gunships as Dedicated Transports.
  • You may field Assault Marines as Troops choices.
  • All units in your army that do not have the Fly or Infiltrate special rule may be placed in reserves. They may arrive via the Outflank special rule but may only enter on the board within your deployment zone.
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