IG/Astra Militarum Rumours for April (first post updated 12th April)

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**Kroothawk**

Review of Codex Astra Militarum:
http://www.talkwargaming.com/2014/04/new-release-codex-astra-militarum.html

Third week releases:

Codex leaks:
http://astropate.blogspot.se/2014/04/nuova-astra-militarum-foto-del-codex-e.html#more
http://natfka.blogspot.de/2014/04/from-codex-astra-militarum.html
http://natfka.blogspot.de/2014/04/from-codex-astra-militarum-part-2.html
http://descansodelescriba.blogspot.de/

Second week preorders are up:

Review of Codex Militarum Tempestus:
http://www.talkwargaming.com/2014/04/new-release-codex-militarum-tempestus_4.html

WD pics of the second wave (in spoilers because of size):

Spoiler:

Rumoured next weeks preorders:

Dex in Alaska on Faeit 212 wrote:Pre-Orders April 5th, Released April 12th

Astra Militarum Hydra/ Astra Militarum Wyvern $56

Codex: Astra Militarum $49.50
104 Pages, New Warlord Traits, background, “Along with a number of units never seen in the army before” “including rules for tank commanders and tempestus Scions platoons”

Codex: Astra Militarum Limited Edition $100 (online only)
Astra Militarum Cadian Armoured Fist $60 (11 models)- chimera +10guardsmen
Astra Militarum Orders: $6 (10 cards)

Commissar- paperback $14
Honour Imperialis Omnibus-paperback $17.50

Horus Heresy Book III: Extermination $116 (online only)

Preorders are up:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCatsLarge.jsp?catId=cat440160a&rootCatGameStyle=wh40k

Also available repackaged single weapon teams for Cadians and Catachans.

Not yet seen: A hardcover book including most Altar of War scenarios previously only released digitally:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440160a&prodId=prod2430052a

This book features the Altar of War missions from:

- Space Marines, including Sentinels of Terra and Clan Raukaan
- Dark Angels
- Imperial Knights
- Eldar, including lyanden
- Tau Empire, including Farsight Enclaves
- Tyranids
- Chaos Daemons
- Chaos Space Marines, including Black Legion.

First pics making the rounds:

So we have a Codex Astra Militarum (better known as Imperial Guard), release probably second week.
Then a mail order only Codex Militarum Tempestus (better known as Stormtroops Supplement).
Stormtroopers (Command and "Scions")
Big Transport (Taurox for IG, Taurox Prime for Stormtroopers)
Ogryn/Bullgryn box (probably 3, Bullgryns armoured)
Hydra (anti-air tank)

New pics added 25th March!

More and bigger pics in spoilers:

Spoiler:

anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:I can confirm the reports of Astra Tempestus and Militarum leaks inside. Full stat pages and lore for the Taurox, Taurox Prime and Scions. Scions are WS 3 BS 4 Str 3 To 3 with Hot-shot Lasguns and Carapace armor. They can upgrade a number of models to have Plasma Guns, Melta Guns or Overcharged Lasguns. May take a Taurox or Chimera as dedicated transport. There is also a Scion Command Squad, but I forget the difference, they have the option of taking the Taurox Prime as dedicated transport instead.

Taurox is approx. the cost of a lone marine in a Rhino, 11 10 10 for armor and rerolls failed terrain rolls, comes mounted with an Autocannon and can hold 10 models. Taurox Prime is approx. 2 more marines in that rhino but comes with your choice of Taurox Missile Launcher, Battle Cannon or Gatling Cannon. Same armor and transport capacity as the regular model.

Other major part of the book is an apocalypse battle report between Tau and Necrons and painting guide for those beautiful Scions.

anonymous source on Faeit 212 wrote:The battle cannon on the Taurox Prime is a 'Taurox Battle Cannon'. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade but it is just Str 7 Ap4 Blast. It can be upgraded for the price of a sergeant to the Gatling Cannon which is Heavy 10 Str 4 AP - or a further sergeant to get the Missile Launcher which is your standard Heavy 2 Frag/Krak combo. The Prime also comes with a mounted Hotshot Volley Gun like the Scions can take which is TL Salvo 2/4 Str 4 Ap 3. Both the Taurox and Taurox prime have 2 additional firing points.

Scions also come with Deep Strike and Move Through Cover. 5 of them come in at the same cost as a 5 man marine tac squad, additional models are 1 Eldar Ranger each. The Scion command squad is the same cost as a 5 man Assault squad, can be upgraded with a Medic, Vox Caster and Banner. The Tempestor is Ldr 9 and all Tempestus squads within 18 inches can use his leadership for morale, pinning, etc. In addition, the Tempestor is considered a junior officer and can give 1 command as per current IG rules. Any command squad models not upgraded may replace their Hotshot Lasguns with Hotshot Volley Guns, Meltaguns or Plasma Guns.

And the Taurox Prime can be taken by regular Scions as well, I had made an error in the previous bit.

BTW some leaked pics from an upcoming WD showing Vendettas in Battle led to the speculation, that we might get a new Vendetta plastic sprue.

More pics:

Larry Vela on BOLS wrote:Imperial Guard will take up a 3 week release slot.- Week one is up for preorder with the March 22nd White Dwarf.- Breakdown is as follows:Week 1: 3 kits, including the Ogryns plastic combo-kit and 2 others.Week 2: CodexWeek 3: 2 kits

Larry Vela on BOLS wrote:Imperial Guard will take up a 3 week release slot.- Week one is up for preorder with the March 22nd White Dwarf.Week 1: three kits:- Ogryns/Bullgryns plastic combo-kit (one unit with ranged weapons, the other with giant shields and close combat weapons)- Stormtroopers/Veterans combo-kit- Unseen "Big transport" kit.This new vehicle is said to be able to move entire squads of Ogryns and other stuff (so apparently more transport space than the Chimera). This kit is said to be roughly Land Raider sized. Previous "big tank" chatter over a month ago has also described it as being influenced by the Forgeworld Malcador's design.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2014/03/40k-rumors-imperial-guard-week-1-minis.html
15th February:

40k Radio on Facebook wrote:Astra Militarium (Imperial Guard):
Stormtroopers (plastic)
Bullgryns (old Ogryns)
Commissar Squads
New Larger Transport

Stormtroopers, Commissar Squads, and Bullgryns are Astra Auxilary. These units may be taken as "plug-ins" to other Imperial armies.

Catachans and Cadians are covered in the new codex. Catachans are not going to direct only.

Added 3/31:

new guardsmen field artillary: wyvern

open topped vehicle

armor: 12 and then ten for sides and rear

other stats:

48" S4 AP6 Heavy 2, Barrage, Blast, Ignores Cover, and Shred

Taurox APC (just like tempestus)

Hydra flakk tank is now regular guard not forge world

fly my beauties fly!

other things of note in the new codex:

new warlord traits:
http://i.imgur.com/6HCQ9DE.jpg

new order cards with three new cards and existing ones have been buffed (take aim now applies to lascannons and hotshot lasguns)
http://i.imgur.com/vGBPpuS.jpg

images:
http://i.imgur.com/TXGxOjm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mWw5Rx0.jpg

source: http://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/21vhw7/new_guard/

Here a link to the previous rumour thread:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/578325.page

**Kosake**

Uh, okay. Isn't there allready a superheavy transport, the crassus?

Otherwise, sounds like stuff at least some people wanted. That Veteran/Storm Trooper kit was asked for I believe

**BrookM**

Right, I'll wait for another source to speak up, because Larry is anything but reliable.

**AlexHolker**

I'm interested in seeing the transport and the Stormtroopers. The Ogryns are going to be ugly bastards like always.

**Krellnus**

Sigh, and the Fantasy release is pushed back.

What a shame since they only have 4 books to go to fully update every army to the current edition.

**H.B.M.C.**

Krellnus wrote:
Sigh, and the Fantasy release is pushed back.

What Fantasy release? We knew Guard was coming next.

**l0k1**

Are they still doing releases 1 week after preorder? If so, then the first group of new guard kits will be out before the 1st of April. That seems a little odd.

**Bonde**

I hope it's not another super heavy transport, IG already has three of those: the Gorgon, the Stormlord and the CRASSUS ARMOURED ASSAULT TRANSPORT. I do hope that Ogryn will get decent rules, I have a bunch lying around, but I can't really justify using them on the tabletop, and it's a shame since I love the models.
It'f they give them better rules, they will probably get an assault transport to go with them so people have to buy both.

**Krellnus**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Krellnus wrote:
Sigh, and the Fantasy release is pushed back.

What Fantasy release? We knew Guard was coming next.

We "knew" it was 40k coming next, we got Knights, 40k has had its turn and it isn't around Christmas, therefore the next release should be fantasy.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Don't think they've been doing a 'you go, I'll go' release system for 40K/Fantasy for a long time.

**Miguelsan**

I wouldn't mind a big transport like the Gorgon. But not impressed by the rest.
M.

**Krellnus**

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:
Don't think they've been doing a 'you go, I'll go' release system for 40K/Fantasy for a long time.

Well, ignoring The Hobbit stuff, all we've had is alternating 40k/fantasy from memory.

**Medium of Death**

Like the sound of this but it seems to be a rehash of the last batch of rumours we had.

Not long to go now until we know if it's true or not.

**Lordcesar09**

I hope in a laser rifle strength 4

**Kroothawk**

l0k1 wrote:
Are they still doing releases 1 week after preorder? If so, then the first group of new guard kits will be out before the 1st of April. That seems a little odd.

Guess they had problems to stretch two plastic kits and one Codex over 5 weeks

**Krinsath**

I do hope the plastic stormtrooper rumors are true. I love the Kasrkin, but the lack of options in pose always made buying as many as I wanted something I couldn't get around to doing. It's one of the few things GW could release now that I'd be unreservedly interested in.

Of course, I'm not looking forward to a likely $50 for 10 price point on them since they are Elites, but you can't have everything.

**bubber**

Just checked the GW website for any clues. The only things missing are rough riders but these might have been dropped ages ago as they didn't fit any of the other regiments stocked / modelled.

I just want more vehicles & Cadians on quad bikes.
That regiment that uses giant turkeys as mounts in one of the GG novels would also be very cool.

**lord_blackfang**

Kroothawk wrote:
Larry Vela

Stopped reading there.

**TalonZahn**

lord_blackfang wrote:
Kroothawk wrote:
Larry Vela

Stopped reading there.

Yea, BOLS is mostly a noise repeater.

Have to do something to get those page views up.

**Sikil**

Hmmm, plastic stormtroopers might be nice. Might get them as allies to my knight and/or Salamanders.

The transport might be interesting If it ia an option for the stormtroopers, used as per above.

**ultimentra**

I don't see any sense in the transport rumor at all. For one, people have mentioned that we already have them from FW and the baneblade variant kit, and with GW pushing escalation on us then we already have one in their eyes at least. Plus a big transport sounds to me like a non-release unless the "bullgryns" are really, really good in CC. Because we have no super ridiculous close combat unit like terminators and other SM units, so why would it make sense to give IG a Land Raider equivalent? It doesn't at all haha.

**ironicsilence**

Aside from a new codex, nothing about those rumors have me excited

**Theophony**

I could only see it as a Command HQ transport that would allow other options to take place. Better communications to bring in reinforcements, more accurate orbital strikes, give rerolls to units as it gives orders. Maybe they are going to build that massive tank that carried other tanks. We already have the powered armored marines in suits of power armor(centurians), and terminators in terminator armour (dreadknights) why not tanks inside tanks? For the love of God we even have tyranids inside tyranids

totally forgot about those.

Pic of Dakka's own Machinator built Leviathan

**kronk**

I can't wait. IG are 5th on my list of gak I'll never get to build but would love to someday.

**Brother SRM**

bubber wrote:
Just checked the GW website for any clues. The only things missing are rough riders but these might have been dropped ages ago as they didn't fit any of the other regiments stocked / modelled.

I just want more vehicles & Cadians on quad bikes.
That regiment that uses giant turkeys as mounts in one of the GG novels would also be very cool.

Chocobo riders!?

It seems like a missed opportunity if no new regiments come out in plastic (with an optional supplement to boot), but all things in due time I guess.

**krazynadechukr**

Kosake wrote:
Uh, okay. Isn't there allready a superheavy transport, the crassus?

Otherwise, sounds like stuff at least some people wanted. That Veteran/Storm Trooper kit was asked for I believe

LOL, you gave me a flashback when I posted (way back when) that GW was doing a plastic Valkyrie, when FW had a resin one, and everyone said the same thing "But FW already has one..."...

Anyways, what of the new guard codex portion of the rumors? anything?

**Polonius**

kronk wrote:
I can't wait. IG are 5th on my list of gak I'll never get to build but would love to someday.

Every long term 40k player has an IG and/or Ork army they want to build someday. Just like every long term 40k player ends up with multiple Space Marine armies.

**krazynadechukr**

Theophony wrote:
I could only see it as a Command HQ transport that would allow other options to take place. Better communications to bring in reinforcements, more accurate orbital strikes, give rerolls to units as it gives orders. Maybe they are going to build that massive tank that carried other tanks. We already have the powered armored marines in suits of power armor(centurians), and terminators in terminator armour (dreadknights) why not tanks inside tanks? For the love of God we even have tyranids inside tyranids totally forgot about those.

Pic of Dakka's own Machinator built Leviathan

Dude, you might be right.... With GW all about the reach back to the past, all these epic scales becoming 28mm scale, imagine this vehicle as long and wide as a malcador, but 2x or 3x as tall.... It could be possible.... Especially if the rumor of the "transport" carrying a unit of Ogryns....

**Polonius**

krazynadechukr wrote:
Kosake wrote:
Uh, okay. Isn't there allready a superheavy transport, the crassus?

Otherwise, sounds like stuff at least some people wanted. That Veteran/Storm Trooper kit was asked for I believe

LOL, you gave me a flashback when I posted (way back when) that GW was doing a plastic Valkyrie, when FW had a resin one, and everyone said the same thing "But FW already has one..."...

Anyways, what of the new guard codex portion of the rumors? anything?

Well, they've stopped porting FW stuff directly into Codices, so anything new will be actually new. So not a gorgon or crassus, but something different.

Of course, the FW transports are all superheavies, and this sounds more like a 4HP Landraider/Battlewagon equivalent. Dont' forget, BWs can carry 20 models, meaning they could haul 10 ogryn.

**Brother SRM**

I think a Leviathan might be a bit big for a vehicle rumored to hold a squad of Ogryn. The rumor says "roughly Land Raider sized" not the size of a castle on a Baneblade. I personally don't think I want a big transport for my IG like that, but eh, it's only a rumor at this point.