IMPERIAL ARMOUR VOLUME 1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - Valkyrie Rules Clarifications

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Imperial Armour Volume 1 presents a question-and-answer rules supplement focused on Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy aircraft, especially the Valkyrie. It clarifies transport capacity for models and sentry guns, the Valkyrie’s use as a transport option (not Heavy Support), and corrections to missing rules pages. It also explains Orbital Lander mechanics, VTOL hover mode timing, embark/disembark procedures, weapon usage while landed, and how the Valkyrie interacts with targeting and movement. Additional guidance covers Vulture use and rocket blast marker resolution.

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Pages6

Reading Time2 min

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Valkyrie transport capacity

Cyclops and Tarantulas carried

Transport option vs Heavy Support

Disembark methods

Orbital Lander rules

Landing and attack run procedure

Passengers disembarking and timing

Actions while landed

VTOL hover mode

Declaring VTOL at the correct time

Targeting, fire, and redeployment

Can VTOL replace disembark steps

VTOL movement constraints

Vulture and rocket blast resolution

IMPERIAL ARMOUR VOLUME 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the transport capacity of a Valkyrie? It is a flying Chimera, so it’s capacity is 12 models. Like the Chimera it can only transport the unit it is bought for along with any Independent characters that join with the unit. How many Cyclops and Tarantulas can a Valkyrie carry? A Valkyrie can carry a single Cyclops or Tarantula sentry gun. Tarantulas and Cyclops can be transported in Valkyries, but it doesn’t give the transport option in the rules. This is an omission from pages 154 and 197. A Valkyrie is a transport option for a Cyclops and a Tarantula. It is included in the army list. Remember a Valkyrie must then take fuel tanks for its heavy lift role. Is the Valkyrie a Heavy Support choice? No, it is a transport option for Storm Trooper squads, Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, an Inquisitor Lord and retinue and infantry units in Imperial Guard Drop Troop armies. This was an omission from page 248. The rules for the Valkyrie say it is an Orbital Lander. What is this? The Orbital Lander rules were missed from the Flyer appendix. They basically allow aircraft to land troops on the tabletop. They are reproduced , with some clarification, here. Orbital Landers: If a flyer is an Orbital Lander then it will fly down from orbit (or the sky) to land on the battlefield. When the flyer arrives from reserve it makes an attack run just like any other flyer. However, rather than firing its weapons it is allowed to land on the table (or hover low). If it chooses to land troops it may not shoot. The passengers may disembark in the opponents turn, place them within 2” of the access points. The flyer may now completes it’s attack run, taking off again and leaving the table in same manner as ifit were completing an attack runner (ie, it flies off the table ina straight line) . If new passengers wish to embark the flyer must land (or hover low) through its sides next turn. New passengers must move to the flyer and embark using the normal rules. Whilst landed a flyer cannot move, but may shoot weapons like a normal vehicle. A flyer may not fire rockets or drop bombs whilst landed! If the flyer is fired upon whilst landed then the enemy roll to hit as normal, they do not need to roll 6’s to hit. A landed flier may take off again in any enemy turn, after the enemy has had their shooting phase. It takes off and leaves the table in the same manner as completing an attack run. Example. A Valkyrie transporting a Storm Trooper squad arrives from reserve. It is placed on the edge of the board until the enemies turn. After the enemies movement phase the Valkyrie moves to the point it wishes to drop the Storm Troopers off. In the enemy shooting phase they can target the Valkyrie, requiring 6’s to hit, adding 12” to the range and only scoring glancing hits. After this the Valkyrie drops off its troops, who areplaced within 2” of the access points. It then flies straight off the board. It may return next turn on a 2+ roll as per the flyer rules. How does the Valkyrie’s VTOL hover mode work? Can I fly onto the board in my opponent’s turn, only being targeted as a flyer, open fire, then use VTOL to remain on the table. Then in my turn I can fire again in the shooting phase and exit the board before my opponent ever gets to fire at the Valkyrie using his BS. This does not seem right! That is because it is not right! If you wish to engage VTOL mode you should declare it at the end of your move, before your opponent fires. So, in the above example, he would fire using his normal BS. The Valkyrie (or Vulture for that matter) could then return fire, and fire again in your turn before leaving the table. Example 2. A Valkyrie transporting a Storm Trooper squad arrives from reserve. It is placed on the edge of the board until the enemies turn. After the enemy movement phase the Valkyrie moves to the point it wishes to drop it’s troops off and declares it is activating it’s VT

FAQs

What is the transport capacity of a Valkyrie, and what limits apply?

A Valkyrie can transport 12 models. Like the Chimera, it can only transport the unit it is bought for, plus any Independent characters that join that unit.

How do Orbital Lander rules change a flyer’s behavior and passenger disembarkation?

If a flyer is an Orbital Lander, it flies down from orbit to the tabletop and may land (or hover low) instead of firing its weapons. Passengers disembark on the opponent’s turn within 2” of the access points.

When should VTOL hover mode be declared, and how does it affect targeting and shooting?

VTOL mode should be declared at the end of your move, before your opponent fires. The Valkyrie can be targeted as a flyer, then deploy troops and still shoot in its own shooting phase before de-activating VTOL and leaving at the end of its turn.

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