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**RedRowan**

Looking forward to this, hope we get a model for the Vulture too.

Steve

**Tastyfish**

ImAGeek wrote:
kestral wrote:
Do we have any sense of whether this takes place during the original Taros War, or during the "present" post Guilliman Era?

When it first came out, they said in a stream they would be doing ‘historic’ battles from 40k, so I would imagine the original one (like the Rynn’s World one was).

It's also been described as a "Return to Taros", and the Regiments/Wings are the wrong ones for the initial Taros invasion, so it might be new. Plus the updated versions of the Tau models, but I think that could easily have been retconned.

**ImAGeek**

Tastyfish wrote:
ImAGeek wrote:
kestral wrote:
Do we have any sense of whether this takes place during the original Taros War, or during the "present" post Guilliman Era?

When it first came out, they said in a stream they would be doing ‘historic’ battles from 40k, so I would imagine the original one (like the Rynn’s World one was).

It's also been described as a "Return to Taros", and the Regiments/Wings are the wrong ones for the initial Taros invasion, so it might be new. Plus the updated versions of the Tau models, but I think that could easily have been retconned.

‘Return to Taros’ could mean either a return to the original campaign, or a proper return. Regiments and wings could also have been retconned. Where abouts was it described as a return to taros?

Not that it really matters to me either way, I just love the Tau fliers!

**Chopstick**

Alongside Skies of Fire, there will also be a new campaign book detailing the war to retake the world of Taros from the T’au Empire.

Tau take the planet at the end of the original Taros Campaign.

Taros is under Imperium's control prior.

**Breotan**

The Taros campaign was one of my favorite books published by FW. I hope this new/reworked effort is as good.

**BrookM**

Flight plan: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/02/18/flight-plan-keep-your-eyes-on-the-skiesgw-homepage-post-2fw-homepage-post-3/

**zedmeister**

Vulture in resin? Nooooo!

**MarkNorfolk**

Well, it was bound to happen sometime.

**zedmeister**

MarkNorfolk wrote:
Well, it was bound to happen sometime.

Indeed. I loved and hated the old forgeworld Epic resins in equal measure. They were beautiful models but by jove, they were fragile. The resin Firestorm was horror in model form and the chance of loosing a barrel or two to a swift breeze was always a danger. I look at those punisher cannons in the same manner...

**Chopstick**

That gatling barrel look really bad, probably cast in 1 piece and don't have separated barrel piece.

Also being able to hover in place and dish out lots of air shot is nut.

**Binabik15**

At first I was like: VULTURE!!1one

But Resin on those tiny guns with FW quality control. Err...no.

**RedRowan**

Was really happy to see they where producing the Vulture but gutted it’s going to be in resin.

Steve

**Racerguy180**

I dont care if its resin, it looks dope.

love the 10 dice in midrange.

**Chopstick**

Avenger Fighter!!! Yay!!!

**Casbyness**

YAY Avenger Strike Fighters! Literally the only models I care about in this Aeronautica game!

Now I can make my own small Sisters of Battle Aeronautica force to match the Avengers in my Sisters army

**Racerguy180**

they look great and cant wait to shred some damn green n blue xenos!!!!!

**Chopstick**

Look like the lascannon can be replaced now. Hopefully they still keep the rule for them to take guns in hard points instead of missile. I really want to see the missile launcher.

**ImAGeek**

There was a Skies of Fire thing on Warhammer TV this week, not a lot of new info but someone on Bolter and Chainsword did a quick write up.

I saw parts of it - the stuff I remember:

The Taros campaign in the book is actually the *second* war for Taros - the Imperium returns to the planet after it's taken by the T'au (at this point it's a pretty well established world and relatively deep in T'au space) to reclaim it. By now Taros has been extensively mined - so extensively in fact that there's a series of massive caverns that wormhole the planet's crust, in which some of the campaign's engagements will take place (they wanted to include rules for more sci-fi themed settings). Another setting mentioned for campaign battles is in the upper stratosphere around a space elevator the T'au have constructed to transport the planet's mineral wealth into orbit.

There was talk of some familiar characters from the Taros Imperial Armour book returning, but not a huge amount of detail on any of the aircraft aside from discussing the general design philosophy of T'au aircraft - they're mid-ranged focused similar to the Imperials, and tend to have really high manoeuvrability but slightly slower speeds. As Aeronautica breaks down aircraft by their main weapon (i.e Thunderbolt & Thunderbolt Fury), the large degree of weapon modularity of the T'au aircraft means they've had to extend their serial numbers and split them into different profiles - so you'll have multiple Barracuda variants for the railgun/burst cannon/ion cannon for example. As the model previews have indicated, Taros also brings in more of the support aircraft that tend to be seconded to Guard Regiments - your Valkyries/Vendettas/Vultures.

That's about as much detail as I remember - they didn't show any images not already previewed on WarCom and didn't actually have the book on stream, but there was mention of perhaps having another preview closer to release so they can discuss the actual content in more detail.

So seems Tastyfish (and others) were right about this being a ‘second Taros campaign’.

**Chopstick**

T'au mid range now?Imperium and Chaos are the only mid range faction in the ORB. The rest are close range.

**Mr_Rose**

If anyone in the game should be long range it’s the T’au and their railguns, no?

**Chopstick**

Mr_Rose wrote:
If anyone in the game should be long range it’s the T’au and their railguns, no?

The rail gun and seeker missile are good at all range, but the rest aren't.

**Strg Alt**

Chopstick wrote:
Avenger Fighter!!! Yay!!!

Planes are flying backwards.

**Racerguy180**

Strg Alt wrote:
Chopstick wrote:
Avenger Fighter!!! Yay!!!

Planes are flying backwards.

cant get more grimdark than that!

**Nostromodamus**

Are they?

**Breotan**

If they were Ascenders they'd be backwards.

**AegisGrimm**

They do look like the tails could instead be long noses with canards. I personally like Avengers because they look like something out of Crimson Skies, especially if you imagine props on those engines.

**Chopstick**

Arvus Lighter, doesn't seem like they can have weapons. Even though they can equip 2 guns in 40k.

**MarkNorfolk**

The original rules for them had them completely unarmed - despite some kill markings/scratches on the model. I assumed they landed on top of slow moving enemies. :-)

**zedmeister**

Good stuff! Glad to see support craft returning. Fingers crossed for the Aquila Lander as well...

**RiTides**

MarkNorfolk wrote:
The original rules for them had them completely unarmed - despite some kill markings/scratches on the model. I assumed they landed on top of slow moving enemies. :-)

An epic visual, well done