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For the Stormwolf transport, what do you folks think of the name: wolf's maw?

Does it come when you call it or something?

Its an ok name. I don't know if I'd want to ride in the mouth of a wolf though.

I'm personally more of a stickler for more traditional Norse names. The following were all named boats (transports) of Norse mythology.

Ellida, a magic dragon ship given to Víking as a gift by Aegir. (Norse mythology)
Hringhorni, is the name of the ship of the god Baldr, described as the "greatest of all ships". (Norse mythology)
Naglfar, a ship made out of fingernails and toenails of the dead. It will set sail during Ragnarök. (Norse mythology)
Sessrúmnir, is both the goddess Freyja's hall located in Fólkvangr, a field where Freyja receives half of those who die in battle, and also the name of a ship. (Norse mythology)
Skíðblaðnir, a boat owned by Freyr. (Norse mythology)

How about 'murderplane' ?

Seems fitting of how GW are naming SW stuff now.

Dragonzord wrote:
How about 'murderplane' ?

I love it.

 Jayden63 wrote:
Its an ok name. I don't know if I'd want to ride in the mouth of a wolf though.

I'm personally more of a stickler for more traditional Norse names. The following were all named boats (transports) of Norse mythology.

Ellida, a magic dragon ship given to Víking as a gift by Aegir. (Norse mythology)
Hringhorni, is the name of the ship of the god Baldr, described as the "greatest of all ships". (Norse mythology)
Naglfar, a ship made out of fingernails and toenails of the dead. It will set sail during Ragnarök. (Norse mythology)
Sessrúmnir, is both the goddess Freyja's hall located in Fólkvangr, a field where Freyja receives half of those who die in battle, and also the name of a ship. (Norse mythology)
Skíðblaðnir, a boat owned by Freyr. (Norse mythology)

The idea behind the name as it's a transport for a unit. While the pack that are the teeth!!

 Jayden63 wrote:

Skíðblaðnir, a boat owned by Freyr. (Norse mythology)

How on earth do you pronounce that?

It usually gets switched to Skidbladnir in English since we don't have Eth (ð) and it represents a fricative that sounds really funny when you say it in English (roughly, it should be said like Skithblathnir, but in general don't we don't really have a phonetic equivalent in English).

The short and sweet is, say it Skeed-blah-d-ner, but realize you are saying it funny.

As for OP, I'd go with something a little less pompy. Remember that they are landing craft, not capital ships. Names like Skidbladnir and Naglfar would be reserved for seriously important ships. For note, Russ' flag ship was the Hrafnkel (a super major saga from Iceland) so with a landing ship, I'd probably see something more like "Freki's Snarl" or "Fury of Njord"

 Nerobellum wrote:
It usually gets switched to Skidbladnir in English since we don't have Eth (ð) and it represents a fricative that sounds really funny when you say it in English (roughly, it should be said like Skithblathnir, but in general don't we don't really have a phonetic equivalent in English).

The short and sweet is, say it Skeed-blah-d-ner, but realize you are saying it funny.

As for OP, I'd go with something a little less pompy. Remember that they are landing craft, not capital ships. Names like Skidbladnir and Naglfar would be reserved for seriously important ships. For note, Russ' flag ship was the Hrafnkel (a super major saga from Iceland) so with a landing ship, I'd probably see something more like "Freki's Snarl" or "Fury of Njord"

Hmm...