SALAMANDERS SPACE MARINE ARMY LIST - Space Marine Transports - Upgrade rule

Oct 7, 2026

Salamanders Space Marine Army List details how to build a Salamanders force using approved datasheets, detachments, and upgrades. It explains formation structure, upgrade costs, and how upgrades can replace or add units within a detachment. The guide also covers support by Imperial Navy aircraft and Titan Legion battlegroups with a points limit, and summarizes special rules affecting all Salamanders formations. A key section explains Rhino transport selection, Planetfall deployment with Drop Pods, and a worked method for determining required transport vehicles when multiple vehicle upgrades are chosen.

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Using The Army List

Detachments and upgrades

Special Rules

Space Marine Transports

Space Marine Transports 1

Worked example: determining Rhinos

Space Marine – Salamanders – 2026-02-04 SALAMANDERS SPACE MARINE ARMY LIST “Into the fires of battle, unto the anvil ofwar!” Battle Cry ofthe Salamanders Chapter Forces The Salamanders Space Marine Army List uses the datasheets from the Salamander Forces section, the Imperial Navy Forces section, and the Titan Legion Forces section. Using The Army List The following army list allows you to field an army based on oneof the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter that fought in the Third War for Armageddon. Space Marines are organised into small formations called detachments. Each detachment is made up of one or more units, and may also include a number of extra units called upgrades. The detachments that may be taken in a Salamanders army are shown on the chart that follows. The chart also shows what units comprise the detachment, what upgrades are allowed, and its points cost. Each upgrade that is taken adds to the cost of the detachment, as shown on the upgrade chart. The upgrade chart also lists the units that make up the upgrade. Note that these will sometimes replace units in the detachment they are taken for, and sometimes takes the form of additional units for the detachment. Each upgrade may be taken once per formation. Salamander armies may be supported by Imperial Navy aircraft and Titan Legion battlegroups. A maximum of up to a third of the points available to the army may be spent on these formations and Salamander restricted formations. Special Rules The They Shall Know No Fear rule applies to all Salamander detachment and restricted formations (see They Shall Know No Fear) . The Space Marine Transports rule applies to Salamander armies (see Space Marine Transports) . SPECIAL RULE Space Marine Transports 1 The Space Marines are a highly mobile army. Because of this, the points cost of a detachment usually includes enough Rhino transport vehicles to transport it and any upgrades that have been taken. Determine the number of Rhinos needed after all upgrades have been purchased. The number of Rhinos will always be the minimum needed to carry the formation, you can’t take extras along to cover any losses! Note that many formations don’t receive Rhinos, usually because they can’t fit into them. Detachments that come with Rhinos will be noted as having “plus transport” in the units section of the army list opposite. Also note that you don’t have to take Rhinos if you don’t want to. If you’d rather field the formation on foot instead, so it can act as a garrison for example, or be transported ina Thunderhawk Gunship, then you may do so. In addition, you may choose to replace a detachment’s Rhinos with Drop Pods. If you do this then the detachment will enter play in a Drop Pod using the rules for Planetfall (see Planetfall) . Note that if you choose to do this you will also require at least one Space Marine Strike Cruiser or Battle Barge to deploy the drop pods from. Before each game, after the opposing army is known but before objectives are placed, the Space Marine player may choose which formations with the “plus transport” aspect are deployed in Rhinos, Drop Pods or on foot. If the formation has any units unable to deploy in Drop Pods then that option cannot be selected. 1. Space Marine Transports Q: If a formation comes with Rhinos, and can also take Land Raiders and Razorbacks via upgrades, how do you determine how many Rhinos the formation receives? A: Add any Land Raiders to a formation first. Next, add any number of Razorbacks to the formation, up to the number required to transport those units not being transported in Land Raiders. Finally, the formation receives Rhinos to transport those units not being transported in Land Raiders or Razorbacks. Space Marine – Salamanders – 2026-02-04 SALAMANDERS SPACE MARINE ARMY LIST Salamander Space Marine armies have a strategy rating of 5. Imperial Navy aircraft formations have an initiative rating of 2+ . All other formations ha

FAQs

How are detachments structured in the Salamanders army list?

A Salamanders army is organised into detachments, each made of one or more units and may include additional upgrade units. The detachments and their allowed upgrades are shown on the provided chart.

What determines the cost and composition when taking upgrades?

Each upgrade taken increases the detachment cost as listed on the upgrade chart. Upgrades can sometimes replace units in the detachment or add additional units, and each upgrade may be taken once per formation.

How do you determine how many Rhinos a formation receives when it has transport-related upgrades?

Add Land Raiders first, then add Razorbacks up to the number required to transport units not carried by Land Raiders. Finally, the formation receives Rhinos to transport any remaining units not covered by Land Raiders or Razorbacks.

Oct 7, 2026

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