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Have you ever thought about how guardsmen get around? Some walk, others ride in chimeras, tauroxs and some lucky fellows get to zoom about in Valkyries and other flying contraptions. Oddly it seems none of them ever ride around in good old fashioned trucks, however I would like to try and remedy this with rules for a good old motorized workhorse.

What follows is some ideas I have regarding rules for a couple different units with different roles, I'm interested to hear your opinions, I think I'll playtesting some of these (after a bit of converting )


Unit name: Light Truck

Your standard light transport vehicle, used across the galaxy for a variety of tasks, usually on agriworlds or as delivery vehicles, though not very durable it is faster then walking and very cheap. Some maniacs even equip them with heavy weapons and armour to use as fast assault vehicles, while many PDFs and militias use them to haul ammunition and the wounded.

Force Organization Slot: Fast Attack

Unit composition: 1 to 6 light trucks - Each light truck counts as a separate unit but they deploy as one unit in all circumstances

points cost: 15 per truck

Transports: 6

Armor: 9/9/9

Hull points: 1

Movement: 12"

May take armour plating for 10 points
May replace transport ability with:
Heavy Bolter - 15 points
Auto Cannon - 15 points
Missile Launcher - 20 points

If none of the above are chosen any truck may replace its transport ability with:

Ambulance - 25 points
Supply Vehicle - 20 points
Propaganda Van - 20 points

Special Rules:

Armour Plating: + 1 to front and side armour
Ambulance: All units in 6 inches have Feel No Pain (5+)
?Supply Vehicle: All units with six inches reroll misses (this feels a little broken, would like input on it)?
Propaganda Van: All units within 12 inches have stubborn


Unit name: Empire Class Truck

The design of these sturdy and dependable vehicles is ancient, predating STCs, however it is very good at what it does and is cheap enough for any force to field in high numbers. Though not as durable as the taurox or well armed as the chimera it gets the job done.

Force Organization Slot: dedicated transport choice for infantry squads, veteran squads, heavy weapon squads, ratling squads and ogryn squads

Unit composition: 1 Empire Class Truck

points cost: 25

Transports: 12

Armor: 9/9/9

Hull points: 2

Movement: 12"

May take Armour plating for 10 points
May take pintel mounted storm bolter or heavy stubber for 5 points
May take spotlight for 5 points


Unit name: Heavy Logistics Detail

The unsung heroes of Imperium logistics units keep the guns firing, get soldiers to the action and provide numerous other roles on the battlefield.

Force Organization Slot: Heavy support

Unit composition: 1 to 6 Empire Class Trucks

points cost: 25 per truck

Transports: 12

Armor: 9/9/9

Hull points: 2

Movement: 12"

Each truck may take:

Armour plating for 10 points
Pintel mounted storm bolter or heavy stubber for 5 points
Spotlight for 5 points

Six mortar Teams for 75 points
or
Targeting Radar for 25 points
or
Artillery Shells 35 points


Special Rules:

Armour Plating: + 1 to front and side armour
Targeting Radar: all hydras within 6 inches of the truck gain skyfire
Artillery Shells: all Astra Militarium Basilisks, Medusas and Colossuses within 6" may reroll the scatter dice

No need to worry about rerolling misses being broken on an AV9 HP1 vehicle.

Artillery Shells: all Astra Militarium Basilisks, Medusas and Colossuses within 6" may reroll the scatter dice

Jesus, ask yourself this; how much will the guy on the receiving end of your turn one bombardment like this rule?

 Dakkamite wrote:

Artillery Shells: all Astra Militarium Basilisks, Medusas and Colossuses within 6" may reroll the scatter dice

Jesus, ask yourself this; how much will the guy on the receiving end of your turn one bombardment like this rule?

Just asked myself, you have a point...


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 Ashiraya wrote:
No need to worry about rerolling misses being broken on an AV9 HP1 vehicle.

True, lasguns could be valid threat to that... then again it isn't really a purpose designed military vehicle.

Making it reroll misses for guardsmen maybe?

Otherwise people will just put it next to heavy weapons teams, outside of LOS.

I'm 99% sure that the Adeptus Mechanicus does not have the STC for the wheel.

The only wheels in the 41st Millenium are expertly handcrafted by illicit manufacturers on Elysia, operating dangerously outside the purview of the Adeptus Mechanicus, to provide the Tauros fast attack vehicle.

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
I'm 99% sure that the Adeptus Mechanicus does not have the STC for the wheel.

The only wheels in the 41st Millenium are expertly handcrafted by illicit manufacturers on Elysia, operating dangerously outside the purview of the Adeptus Mechanicus, to provide the Tauros fast attack vehicle.

Who says a basic truck needs wheels? All it need an engine, some kind of means of moving and a deck...

Instead of re-rolling misses, it could re-roll 1s.

With the re-rolling misses I'd be more concerned about it being parked be hind a line of Russes/other big tanks.

Maybe Shred instead of Twin-Linked to represent extra shots falling on target.

All other 'extra ammunition' buffs like Ammunition Stores from Planetstrike give some kind of re-roll to hit.

Maybe for light trucks with supply vehicle it could be reroll misses for infantry and reroll ones for other units (excluding flyers).

Also I like the idea of artillery shells granting a rule, like shred, to artillery, that way it won't be broken but still make a difference to the game.

These next few days I'll be heading into the local gaming store (and hobby shop ) I think they have some 1/35 scale Morris Trucks that have the look I'm going for for the Empire Class Trucks...

Supply trucks could give infantry models only an extra shot on to hit rolls of a 6 within a 12 radius?

I'm envisioning the heavy bolter teams with 70 meter long ammo belts fed from the cabin.

As for vehicles, maybe split it off into a specialised vehicle ordnance lorry (with pallets or something) for cheaper, each one providing a single reroll to hit on blast weapons. Add them as a `dedicated transport` for vehicles with the normal rules, with the obvious exception that a vehicle can't embark.