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Astra Militarum. Aircraft operated by the ground forces of the Imperium, in a role similar to the use of helicopters and close air support in modern militaries. They excel at tight manoeuvres and deploying troops on the ground. Adeptus Astartes (Space Marines), flying boxy but tough aircraft designed to offer close support to ground operations.
After the 1987 release of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 wargame, a military and [1] science fantasy [2] universe set in the far future, the company began publishing background literature to expand on existing material, introduce new content, and provide detailed descriptions of the universe, its characters, and its events.
Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. [ 4 ]
All Chaos (except Chaos Astra Militarum) 978-1-78826-114-2: June 2017 Imperial Armour Compendium Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes All Adeptus Astartes 978-1-78826-115-9: June 2017 Imperial Armour Compendium Index: Forces of the Astra Militarum All Astra Militarum (both Imperial and Chaos) and Imperium 978-1-78826-116-6: June 2017
Contributed over 30 works to the greater Warhammer universe, with another 50 works to the following Warhammer 40,000 series: Adeptus Mechanicus (2019) Angels of Death (2013) Astra Militarum (2020) Blood Angels (2017-2022) Dark Imperium (2018-2021) Dawn of Fire (2020) Imperial Guard (2013-2016) Lords of the Space Marines (2013) Space Marine ...
A datasheet is the means by which Games Workshop creates rules for a model or unit of Citadel Miniatures from the Warhammer 40,000 range. These are normally contained in either a faction's Codex or a more generalised Index book.
GW first published Warhammer 40,000 in 1987. A second edition quickly followed. as well as a number of supplements. One of these was Codex: Imperial Guard, a 112-page softcover book designed by Rick Priestley with contributions by Andy Chambers, Jervis Johnson, and Ian Pickstock, with interior art by John Blanche, Wayne England, Mark Gibbons, and Des Hanley, and cover art by David Gallagher ...
In the tabletop wargame some armored vehicles, like the Astra Militarum's Sentinel walker, have ablative plating to help reduce damage to the pilot and survive the high power weaponry often faced in the game's setting. [citation needed]