For Cadia! For the Imperium!
Those of you who have been following the Vox broadcasts closely will have seen that we have announced the unit list for the Astra Militarum. We thought it would be worth taking a moment to drill a bit deeper into our incoming reinforcements.
Firstly, the Regiment. There are a lot of varied regiments overseen by the Departmento Munitorum, and we appreciate that the dedicated Kriegers and Catachan fans amongst you will crave their arrival, but our choice for the arrival of the Astra Militarum into Battlesector are the forces of Cadia.
Our choice here was relatively quick to make. The Cadians are very much the faces of the Imperial Guard and most recognisable to most players and, importantly for how we work with Games Workshop to add units to Battlesector, they have the most units currently available in physical model format.
Now, for the force composition itself. There are three elements of the Astra Militarum that we wanted to ensure we covered. Infantry (with Lasguns!), Tanks (lots of them) and Officers.
The bulk of the infantry is expected to be filled out by the massed ranks of Cadian Shock Troops. They are numerous, loyal, determined and can fix Bayonets! They will be backed up by long range support from the Heavy Weapons Squad, melee bulk from Ogryns abhumans and receive specialist backup from squads of Kasrkin special forces. We selected these units as they can cover almost all combat requirements. A faction in micro.
They will be more effective, of course, with a proper armoured brigade to bring the Emperor’s Fury to the battlefield. The iconic tank of the Astra Militarum is the Leman Russ Battle Tank. This forms the core of the faction’s heavy forces in Battlesector and has multiple specialist variants to take on different challenges, like the swarm-ploughing power of the Punisher with its main turret Punisher Gatling Cannon, hull-mounted Lascannon and swappable sponson weaponry.
Alongside this classic piece of armour is its bigger brother, the Rogal Dorn Battle Tank. Just about squeezing onto a single Battlesector tile, this bristling hedgehog of gunnery will bring despair to all enemies of the Imperium. In addition to this solid core we also have light-weight scout capacity with the Armoured Sentinel, long-range bombardments from the Basilisk and rapid troop insertions from the Chimera Transport.
The final piece of the puzzle is the Officer Corps. The Astra Militarum relies upon the Chain of Command and the absolute loyalty of its troops to stand against the horrors of the Imperium’s Xenos and Chaotic enemies.
To provide this tactical and moral leadership we have the Cadian Castellan, ready to lead their forces through both word and deed. And should their leadership be insufficient, the iconic Commissar is on hand to root out heresy and remind the troops that what is in front is considerably less scary than what is behind them. We also have a Tank Commander to roll with the rest of the Armoured Brigade, a Primaris Psyker to bring devastation and a Valkyrie carrier-gunship to provide flying support.
We are really looking forward to getting them into your hands soon!
The Battlesector Team
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