Jon Grant Miniatures

  When the Aeldari were initially release for Aeronautica Imperialis, they arrived in the Wrath of Angels box set. As per usual, the rulebook in the box set gave the rules for the aircraft for the miniatures included. I then proceeded to buy the Aeldari Aircraft and Aces card pack expecting to see more aircraft, but to my surprise it did not have the rules for the Vampire Raider or the Vampire Hunter. These aircraft had had rules in the original Forge World 1st Edition rules. So where were they for 2nd edition? The answer is they were still incoming, but they are here now.  More of my  Aeronautica articles   can be found here . Aeldari Overview  The addition of these four new aircraft (the Vampire Hunter, Vampire Raider, Nightshade Interceptor, and the Hemlock Wraithfighter) have not changed the overall playstyle of the Asyurani. They are still fast, manoeuvrable, and hard-hitting, but lack the durability to enter a straightforward toe to toe dogfight. The must ...

Aeronautica Imperialis is back for a third year with the Wrath of Angels box set and I cannot wait. I love this game. I love the idea of aerial combat; the miniatures are gorgeous and now we have two more playable forces. This I think is the most crucial point about this third year's release: two more playable factions, the Aeldari and the Space Marines (Adeptus Astartes). The Aeldari Asuryani (or as they were previously known, the Eldar) are one of the original races from Warhammer 40,000. In essence, they are space elves. This means, they should be fast manoeuvrable and skilled at range. They should also crumple if hit, then again, they should be hard to hit due to their heretical xenos technology. How does this compare to their actual stats in the game? Within this article are some examples of aircraft with weapon loadouts. Each loadout provides the average amount of damage the aircraft can cause in a single round of firing.  Faction review links: Imperial Navy Orks Tau Empire A...