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Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!
Now known as the Unit Review Library!
What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!
Also this has become quite the Challenge! With so many units to review in the game the consensus in the hobby community is that I will not have enough time to review all of the Datasheets before the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 came out.
I should have started when 10th edition launched!
575 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #204, I am 371 reviews behind! (Lowest I have been is 314 behind)
January 2025 we are expecting Astra Militarum and Aeldari codexes as explained Here, so time to focus on THOSE Datasheets!
Astra Militarum, Deathstrike
10th Edition Index
A Deathstrike is a missile payload system used in situations when something needs to be blown up with extreme prejudice and the cost and the destruction of the surrounding area is acceptable.
It is a one-shot weapon. Its abilities are, in my mind, useful as a deterrent system. They are not widely seen in tournaments but I sort of wish they would see their value!
They are 145pts and cost $65 to buy.
Let's check its stats!
Stats
Movement 10"
Toughness 10
Save 3+ (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 11
Ld 7+
OC 3
Weapons
The main gun is the Deathstrike missile and then has an option of either a Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer as a hull-mounter weapon, plus a Hunter-Killer Missile.
Ranged Weapons
Deathstrike Missile
N/A Range, 2D6 Shots, Hitting on 2+, S16, AP-4 and 1 Damage each.
One Shot (This weapon can only be fired once per game)
Blast (Gain an additional attack per 5 models rounding down in the target unit)
Plasma Warhead (This weapon can only be fired in the Shooting phase and if the bearer was stationary. When it shoots, resolve this weapon's attacks against every unit within 6" of the Deathstrike Target Marker individually. This Weapon cannot be fired when using Designate Target or Adjust Target abilities below.)
Heavy Bolter
36" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 4+, S5, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Sustained Hits 1 (A roll of a 6 to Hit, generates another hit)
Heavy Flamer
12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S5, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (Hits Automatically)
Ignores Cover (The target unit does not benefit from Cover against this attack)
Hunter-Killer Missile
48" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S14, AP-3 and D6 Damage each.
One Shot (This weapon can only be fired once per game)
Melee Weapons
Armoured Tracks
3 Attacks, Hitting on 5+, S6, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Abilities
Deadly Demise D6 - It can explode when it dies on a 6 dealing D6 Mortal Wounds to nearby enemies.
Deathstrike Missile
In your shooting phase, when this model is selected to shoot if it has not yet shot with its Deathstrike Missile this battle, you can do do one of the following:
Designate Target: If there is no Deathstrike Target marker on the battlefiled, place one anywhere on the battlefield.
Adjust Target: If there is a Deathstrike Target marker on the battlefield, move the marker to anywhere on the battlefield.
Thoughts
2D6 shots against every unit within a 6" zone around the marker. I am pretty sure the marker is a 25mm circle. Strength 16 and AP-4 means that it has a good chance to hurt most things!
The thing I find great on this weapon is its ability to threaten the enemy. It takes a turn to set up the shot.
So it can be used to target on an emplacement of the enemy to force the enemy to move or try to run away, or you could place the marker where the enemy has to move towards in order to secure an objective or charge towards the Guardsmen they want to kill.
There are some armies that will take the shot and not care too much... but most armies don't want to get hit where it hurts by this weapon!
That makes 33 Astra Militarum Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 37.07% Completed. The total Completed is 21.00% Complete! Can I review them all?!
Thank you for reading!
Warhammer Review Library
Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews
| Faction | Detachment | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Agents of the Imperium | Army Rule #2 | |
| Astra Militarum | Army Rule #1 | |
| Astra Militarum | Combined Regiment | Detachment Rule #1 |
| Space Marines | Army Rule #3 |
Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Adeptus Custodes | Prosecutors | #1 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Knight-Centura | #54 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Shield-Captain | #61 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor | #70 |
| Adeptus Custodes | Trajann Valoris | #40 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Fusilave | #13 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Stratoraptor | #14 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Archaeopter Transvector | #15 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Belisarius Cawl | #53 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Corpuscarii Electro-Priests | #97 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Onager Dunecrawler | #110 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Serberys Raiders | #55 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Serberys Sulphurhounds | #56 |
| Adeptus Mechanicus | Technoarcheologist | #104 |
| Aeldari | Asurmen | #155 |
| Aeldari | Autarch | #175 |
| Aeldari | Autarch Skyrunner | #185 |
| Aeldari | Autarch Wayleaper | #187 |
| Aeldari | Avatar of Khaine | #195 |
| Aeldari | Baharroth | #187 |
| Aeldari | Dark Reapers | #165 |
| Aeldari | Eldrad Ulthran | #199 |
| Aeldari | Farseer | #201 |
| Aeldari | Guardian Defenders | #64 |
| Aeldari | Hemlock Wraithfighter | #161 |
| Aeldari | Jain Zar | #183 |
| Aeldari | Karandras | #153 |
| Aeldari | Maugan Ra | #87 |
| Aeldari | Night Spinner | #65 |
| Aeldari | Rangers | #149 |
| Aeldari | Shadowseer | #80 |
| Aeldari | Shining Spears | #147 |
| Aeldari | Shroud Runners | #151 |
| Aeldari | Skyweavers | #157 |
| Aeldari | Solitaire | #167 |
| Aeldari | Spiritseer | #169 |
| Aeldari | Starweaver | #173 |
| Aeldari | Storm Guardians | #177 |
| Aeldari | Striking Scorpions | #179 |
| Aeldari | Support Weapon | #189 |
| Aeldari | Swooping Hawks | #191 |
| Aeldari | The Visarch | #159 |
| Aeldari | The Yncarne | #203 |
| Aeldari | Troupe | #197 |
| Aeldari | Prince Yriel | #92 |
| Aeldari | Voidweaver | #171 |
| Aeldari | Yvraine | #181 |
| Astra Militarum | Aegis Defence Line | #146 |
| Astra Militarum | Armoured Sentinels | #148 |
| Astra Militarum | Attilan Rough Riders | #154 |
| Astra Militarum | Baneblade | #156 |
| Astra Militarum | Banehammer | #160 |
| Astra Militarum | Banesword | #166 |
| Astra Militarum | Basilisk | #170 |
| Astra Militarum | Bullgryn Squad | #174 |
| Astra Militarum | Cadian Castellan | #158 |
| Astra Militarum | Cadian Command Squad | #178 |
| Astra Militarum | Cadian Shock Troops | #184 |
| Astra Militarum | Catachan Jungle Fighters | #186 |
| Astra Militarum | Chimera | #196 |
| Astra Militarum | Commissar | #200 |
| Astra Militarum | Death Korps of Krieg | #202 |
| Astra Militarum | Field Ordnance Battery | #162 |
| Astra Militarum | Heavy Weapons Squad | #182 |
| Astra Militarum | Kasrkin | #60 |
| Astra Militarum | Leman Russ Battle Tank | #190 |
| Astra Militarum | Nork Deddog | #180 |
| Astra Militarum | Ogryn Bodyguard | #150 |
| Astra Militarum | Ogryn Squad | #152 |
| Astra Militarum | Platoon Command Squad | #172 |
| Astra Militarum | Primaris Psyker | #188 |
| Astra Militarum | Ratling Snipers | #164 |
| Astra Militarum | Regimental Attachés | #176 |
| Astra Militarum | Regimental Enginseer | #194 |
| Astra Militarum | Tank Commander | #90 |
| Astra Militarum | Taurox | #198 |
| Astra Militarum | Ursula Creed | #192 |
| Astra Militarum | Wyvern | #81 |
| Astra Militarum | Valkyrie | #168 |
| Black Templars | Black Templars Gladiator | #102 |
| Black Templars | High Marshall Helbrecht | #38 |
| Black Templars | Marshall | #46 |
| Black Templars | The Emperor's Champion | #63 |
| Blood Angels | Astorath | #131 |
| Blood Angels | Baal Predator | #2 |
| Blood Angels | Brother Corbulo | #132 |
| Blood Angels | Captain Tycho | #133 |
| Blood Angels | Chief Librarian Mephiston | #134 |
| Blood Angels | Commander Dante | #135 |
| Blood Angels | Death Company Dreadnought | #136 |
| Blood Angels | Death Company Intercessors | #137 |
| Blood Angels | Death Company Marines | #138 |
| Blood Angels | Death Company Marines with Jump Packs | #139 |
| Blood Angels | Furioso Dreadnought | #140 |
| Blood Angels | Gabriel Seth | #66 |
| Blood Angels | Lemartes | #32 |
| Blood Angels | Librarian Dreadnought | #141 |
| Blood Angels | Sanguinary Guard | #93 |
| Blood Angels | Sanguinary Priest | #142 |
| Blood Angels | Sanguinary Priest with Jump | #143 |
| Blood Angels | The Sanguinor | #144 |
| Blood Angels | Tycho the Lost | #145 |
| Chaos Daemons | Beasts of Nurgle | #98 |
| Chaos Daemons | Daemonettes | #29 |
| Chaos Daemons | Lord of Change | #75 |
| Chaos Daemons | Nurglings | #82 |
| Chaos Knights | Knight Abominant | #94 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Brigands | #30 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Executioners | #31 |
| Chaos Knights | War Dog Huntsman | #77 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Abbadon the Despoiler | #50 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Haarken Worldclaimer | #41 |
| Chaos Space Marines | Khorne Lord of Skulls | #37 |
| Dark Angels | Asmodai | #16 |
| Dark Angels | Azrael | #17 |
| Dark Angels | Belial | #4 |
| Dark Angels | Deathwing Knights | #20 |
| Dark Angels | Deathwing Terminator Squad | #99 |
| Dark Angels | Lazarus | #62 |
| Dark Angels | Land Speeder Vengeance | #101 |
| Death Guard | Biologus Putrifier | #5 |
| Death Guard | Blightlord Terminators | #10 |
| Death Guard | Chaos Lord | #36 |
| Death Guard | Lord of Contagion | #52 |
| Death Guard | Tallyman | #39 |
| Death Guard | Malignant Plaguecaster | #71 |
| Deathwatch | Corvus Blackstar | #72 |
| Deathwatch | Deathwatch Veterans | #114 |
| Deathwatch | Watch Captain Artemis | #122 |
| Deathwatch | Watch Master | #124 |
| Drukhari | Grotesques | #45 |
| Drukhari | Haemonculus | #8 |
| Drukhari | Raider | #35 |
| Drukhari | Scourges | #7 |
| Genestealer Cults | Aberants | #47 |
| Genestealer Cults | Hybrid Metamorphs | #58 |
| Genestealer Cults | Reductus Saboteur | #33 |
| Grey Knights | Brother Captain | #25 |
| Grey Knights | Grand Master | #48 |
| Grey Knights | Strike Squad | #51 |
| Imperial Agents | Callidus Assassin | #9 |
| Imperial Agents | Culexus Assassin | #69 |
| Imperial Agents | Eversor Assassin | #105 |
| Imperial Agents | Exaction Squad | #111 |
| Imperial Agents | Imperial Navy Breachers | #113 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor | #115 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Coteaz | #117 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Greyfax | #121 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitorial Henchmen | #123 |
| Imperial Agents | Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus | #126 |
| Imperial Agents | Rogue Trader Entourage | #127 |
| Imperial Agents | Subductor Squad | #128 |
| Imperial Agents | Vigilant Squad | #26 |
| Imperial Agents | Vindicare Assassin | #129 |
| Imperial Agents | Voidsmen-at-Arms | #130 |
| Imperial Knights | Canis Rex | #76 |
| Imperial Knights | Armiger Helverin | #22 |
| Imperial Knights | Armiger Warglaive | #43 |
| Imperial Knights | Knight Castellan | #83 |
| Leagues of Votann | Brôkhyr Iron-master | #27 |
| Leagues of Votann | Brôkhyr Thunderkyn | #78 |
| Leagues of Votann | Cthonian Beserks | #86 |
| Leagues of Votann | Sagitaur | #3 |
| Leagues of Votann | Ûthar the Destined | #44 |
| Necrons | Obelisk | #11 |
| Orks | Battlewagon | #34 |
| Orks | Hunta Rig | #28 |
| Orks | Zodgrod Wortsnagga | #89 |
| Space Marines | Kayvaan Shrike | #23 |
| Space Marines | Marneus Calgar | #42 |
| Space Marines | Razorback | #21 |
| Space Marines | Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs | #103 |
| Space Wolves | Arjac Rockfist | #68 |
| Space Wolves | Fenrisian Wolves | #91 |
| Space Wolves | Wolf Guard | #74 |
| T'au Empire | Breacher Team | #88 |
| T'au Empire | Darkstrider | #12 |
| T'au Empire | Kroot Carnivore Squad | #19 |
| T'au Empire | Pathfinder Team | #79 |
| T'au Empire | Piranhas | #107 |
| T'au Empire | Razorshark Strike Fighter | #95 |
| T'au Empire | Stealth Battlesuits | #67 |
| Thousand Sons | Ahriman | #108 |
| Thousand Sons | Ahriman on Disc of Tzeentch | #109 |
| Thousand Sons | Exalted Sorcerer | #59 |
| Thousand Sons | Magnus the Red | #49 |
| Tyranids | Barbgaunts | #6 |
| Tyranids | Lictor | #106 |
| Tyranids | Raveners | #96 |
| Tyranids | Screamer Killer | #24 |
| World Eaters | Lord Invocatus | #100 |
| World Eaters | World Eaters Chaos Spawn | #18 |
| World Eaters | World Eaters Daemon Prince | #85 |
Legends Datasheet Review list
| Faction | Unit | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Deathwatch | Deathwatch Terminator Squad | #112 |
| Deathwatch | Fortis Kill Team | #116 |
| Deathwatch | Indomitor Kill Team | #118 |
| Deathwatch | Kill Team Cassius | #120 |
| Deathwatch | Proteus Killteam | #57 |
| Deathwatch | Spectrus Kill Team | #73 |
| Deathwatch | Veteran Bike Squad | #84 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Eisenhorn | #119 |
| Imperial Agents | Inquisitor Karamazov | #125 |
Thank you for reading!
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Back in the days of scatter dice, people would tell stories of abusing that infinite range, calling other game shops to see whether there were any battles and lobbing missiles over the phone.
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That's hilarious! I think we shall definitely be using them in the big games.
I've always liked the look of this, it feels like it's come straight out of an episode of Thunderbirds 😁
If nothing else, it'll attract enemy fire in the hope of killing it before it uses the missile. Once it's fired, it's kind of like a Chimera with half the weapons and no troops inside.
Hahahaha, yeah if the Guard player wants to prevent the enemy from killing it, its quite easy. The Deathstrike does not need to see its target. It does not even say Indirect Fire on it. It just shoots where the marker is.
It also has no range. Can you imagine the glee one would have in a large scale game sticking Deathstrike markers on the battlefield where a horde of aliens are now traversing over and then letting loose the payload?
But for 2000pts games I imagine that after shooting the Deathstrike and the Hunter-Killer Missile that the Deathstrike would be good for doing actions and holding the back objective and for screening the opponent Deepstrikes.
In a really big game, Apocalypse or similar, I can imagine the effect of a battery of the things, either firing at a single massive high-value target like an Imperial Knight, or landing several missiles near each other to blanket a zone full of orcs or other "Horde" enemies.
Hehehe, the absolute havoc that would wreck... Mwahahahaha!
Love this model. On my list for AM army
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