Marshall Bretton Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Hi all, Just got a few questions about elysian drop troops. what is the difference between the normal drop troops and the d99 drop troops in terms of rules and options? is there a 6th ed version of the d99 rules anywhere? If not, do the d99 work in 6th edition with their existing rules? I am looking for a guard army that uses elite infantry with light vehicle support and strong air cover with some options for heavy armour (basically i want to try and make the british army as it is now). Now obviously with elysians i will need some allied guard to get the heavy armour, but would the normal elysians or the d99 fit the bill for the rest of what im looking for? thanks for any help Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/283075-elysian-drop-troops-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob451 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hi all, Just got a few questions about elysian drop troops. what is the difference between the normal drop troops and the d99 drop troops in terms of rules and options? is there a 6th ed version of the d99 rules anywhere? If not, do the d99 work in 6th edition with their existing rules? I am looking for a guard army that uses elite infantry with light vehicle support and strong air cover with some options for heavy armour (basically i want to try and make the british army as it is now). Now obviously with elysians i will need some allied guard to get the heavy armour, but would the normal elysians or the d99 fit the bill for the rest of what im looking for? thanks for any help D-99 Elysians are Tyranid hunters. Their rules are in IA:4 and they don't have an up to date 6th ed ruleset yet. I wouldn't expect this to change any time soon as the regular Elysian Air Cav list that most Elysian players use (assuming they aren't using the regular IG book which is in some ways better) was updated in IA:3v2. D-99 are basically the same as normal Elysians but with better initiative and preferred enemy(nids). They cost more points I think (don't have the book to hand as am at work) and can take special weapon squads as elites. The only real benefit to using the Elysian army list over regular IG is that you can take Valks as transports leaving fast attack slots free for Tauros vehicles. However the result is that you have a lot less stuff due to the deep-strike tax on every squad making them more expensive. I don't think you'd get any benefit out of using it over C:IG with some units taken from Imperial Armour books (There is nothing Elysians can take that regular IG can't and it's often cheaper for regular IG). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/283075-elysian-drop-troops-questions/#findComment-3518249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0bbie Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 After update in imperial armour volume 3 second edition, the elysians have a massive bonus over normal guard using flyers due to the combat drop special rule :-) As for the British army theme..... Their vehicles and armour is probably made out of the same plastic as the models, just kidding.... :-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/283075-elysian-drop-troops-questions/#findComment-3682527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malus Trux Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The D-99 army got updated a while back, just after the second edition of Imperial Armor Apocalypse if memory serves. It uses the IA8 list & is available here on the last page but with 'nids & Guard updated since then I wouldn't be surprised if they put out IA4 second edition some time in the foreseeable future. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/283075-elysian-drop-troops-questions/#findComment-3683854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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