- Aeronautica Imperialis
] , a division of the British gaming company
Games Workshop .Aeronautica Imperialis is a companion game to "Epic", which emphasises battles between armies on a larger scale than "Warhammer 40,000".
The Game
Gameplay-wise, the major difference between "Epic" and "Aeronautica Imperialis" is that instead of a player moving and firing tanks and troops, they are using aircraft and ground defense weapons.
The "Aeronautica Imperialis" rulebook contains not only rules for the games, but also [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/mancards.jpgtwo sheets of cards] which are used to make special manoeuvres. Other content in the rulebook is background material on the individual aircraft, along with full colour plates and suggestions for painting. At the end of the book, there is a 'campaign' section with scenarios for players to recreate.
Armies and Units
It makes use of currently available aircraft models designed for "Epic", which are approximately . Forge World's [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_EPIC_40_000_39.html Epic web pages] say that "Epic models are 5 times smaller than their Warhammer 40,000 equivalent". In addition to the use of the miniatures, Forge World also sells special bases for the game to indicate such things as the altitude, speed, and fire arcs of each aeroplane.
The currently supported races or factions are the Imperial Navy, Space Marines, Eldar, Tau, Chaos and Orks.
torylines
Aeronautica Imperialis has a strong tie with the
Black Library book " [http://www.blacklibrary.co.uk/product.asp?prod=60100199064&type=Book Double Eagle] " byDan Abnett . This deals with the air war occurring during theSabbat Worlds Campaign (the setting for Abnett's "Gaunt's Ghosts " novel series). It has aBattle of Britain flavour; many of the concepts elucidated in the Aeronautica rules can be seen in Abnett's writing.Supplements
In late 2007, Forge World released [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/tactaero.htm Tactica Aeronautica] , a collection of extra rules, new aircraft and scenarios for the game.
References
* [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/Aeronautica_Imperialis.html Forge World Aeronautica Imperialis site]
* [http://www.specialist-games.com/epic/default.asp Games Workshop 'specialist games' Epic site]
* [http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/?p=7281 A review of Aeronautica Imperialis]
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