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Bomber Wing Points: 200 + models
The Imperial Navy, much like the other segments of operation can be found in the records detailing the
the forces protecting mankind, is a vast, military Kardhand purge. A small Bomber Wing lead by flight
organization. Its tasks are many and varied, from commander Zenafus Bane penetrated Ork flak and
transport through the cold reaches of space to fighta-bommer defences, allowing the
providing air support during times of war. Two of the accompanying Marauder to unload its entire payload
most used Naval air units are the agile Thunderbolt directly into an Ork factory which, unknowingly to its
and the slower, but much more heavily armed greenskin occupants, was build on a fully functional
Marauder. The combination of these two craft have plasma reactor. The cataclysmic explosion that
been used to great success for millennia. At the followed resulted in the deaths of nearly a full
core of this success lies the Bomber Wing company of the Cadian 362th, uncountable Orks,
formation. Due to the vast amount of manpower but most importantly the source of the Ork menace
availabe to the Imperial Navy the Imperium can Big Mek Grognutz. A single attack had effectively
afford to assign multiple escorts to each Marauder decapitated the greenskin menace on Kardhand.
bomber. The squadron leader and his wingmen are The combination of the explosion and their
responsible for keeping enemy interceptors and hazardous duty also led to the deaths of the entire
ground based flak defences occupied as the Bomber Wing. Flight Commander Bane and the
Marauder and it's deadly payload close in on its other pilots of the formation were posthumously
intended target. A classic example of this method of awarded the Honorifica Imperialis.
3 Thunderbolt Fighters
1 Marauder Bomber
FORMATION RULES
FORMATION: Protect the Payload!:
3 Thunderbolt Fighters The Thunderbolts will engage all enemy flyers in order to
1 Marauder Bomber protect the Bomber and as such the player of the Bomber
Wing will receive free attacks against any enemy flyers using
Options: Both the Thunderbolts and the Marauder have all the Thunderbolt's weaponry. This is limited to one attack by
their normal rules and options as detailed in the one weapon against an enemy per Thunderbolt. This attack
Apocalypse Rulebook. is resolved before the first turn of the shooting phase begins.
Through the Flak:
Thunderbolt pilots will protect the Marauder bomber against
ground based enemy AA fire by dodging and weaving around
the bomber, forcing AA crews to fire at the fighters first. All
Thunderbolt fighters must be destroyed before the Bomber
can be targeted as long as the formation stays within 6'' of
each other.
Written by Scolar