Ironwing Battle Group Armoury The units in the Ironwing Battlegroup may utilize the weapons and wargear listed within the Armouy of the Unforgiven. |
INTRODUCTION The Dark Angels Legion and subsequently the Dark Angels Chapter have always remained somewhat different in their organisation and outlook from most Codex Chapters due to a variety of reasons. In the Pre-Heresy days, this was mainly due to the tactical genius that was our Primarch, Lion El Jonson. His changes in the Dark Angel Legions composition and order of battle were mainly due to strategic and tactical considerations. Subsequently, after the heresy and the destruction of Caliban, the changes remained though the legion complied with the edicts of the Codex Astartes, they maintained their differences in the first and second companies and a few other subtle differences in their hierarchy, namely the inner circle. Apart from the structured official formations that were the Deathwing, Ravenwing, Battle and reserve companies number of Ad-Hoc formations have been created from time to time to over come particular battle field or war time exigencies. One such formation is the Ironwing. |
IRONWING BATTLE GROUP |
Ironwing Battle Group Special Rules The units in the Ironwing Battlegroup follow the following special rules as described in the Book of the Unforgiven: |
"And they shall know no fear" "Drop Pods" "Space Marine Characters" "Hunting the Fallen & Cypher" |
Ironwing Battle Group Headquarters Units (HQ) |
Ironwing Battle Group Elite Units (EL) |
Ironwing Battle Group Troop Units (TR) |
Ironwing Battle Group Heavy Support Units (HS) |
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"Trust no one" (Allies) "Intractable" "Crew Escape" "Survivors" |
Ironwing Battle Group Fast Attack Units (EL) |
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Restrictions: Librarians are not deployed with the Ironwing Battlegroup.No terminator armour is available to the reserve company characters. Being an ad hoc organization, the Relics and Artefacts, such as the Lion Helm, Sword of Secrets, the Book of the Unforgiven and the three Sacred Standards are not available for use. |
ORGANIZATION Occasionally, when the need for a completely mobile and armoured formation to achieve a rapid break-through, flanking maneuvre or counter attack is required resevre formations of armoured vehicles and spare vehicles from battle companies had been put under a single command for short periods. Subsequently such ideas were formalised and a small command group formed, which could rapidly absorb battle field mobile formations in a powerful armoured gauntlet to achieve the necessary objectives. Since the vast majority of armoured vehicles were maintained in the chapter's armoury and assigned to battle forces as required, the Grandmaster of the Forge was assigned to create this command group and the necessary tactics and logistics. Thus formed was the ironwing, which unlike other companies does not have a standing complement of troops or vehicles, but a logistical and command organisation which can quickly create an immensely powerful mobile strike force. This list assumes the occasional situation where such a large detachment containing it's own generic command structure or even the whole company might be deployed during large campaigns. It is based on the Dark Angels Codex, but can be adapted towards C:SM by simply altering the point values of characters. In game terms this list is aimed at those playing "Big Fun Games" of 5,000 points or more, preferably 10,000 + points, where a detachment from the Ironwing Battle Group may join other standard forces. You may field an army using this list, and equip characters from the 10th Company Armoury. Characters can have up to two single-handed weapons or a single-handed weapon and a two-handed weapon. You may also pick 100 points of wargear per model but no model may be given the same item twice. All wargear and weapons must be represented on the model. Items marked with "©" can be taken by independent characters only. |
