Rommel44 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hey mates, as you know (or for those who don't) The Armageddon Steel Legion are a Imperial Guard Regiment that specializes in Mechanized Warfare, as most of there Troops are mounted in Chimera APC's. With that being said, I am currently looking to do an army based off the Elysian Airborne Regiment, using Valkyries as their personal transports and I just wanted your thoughts. Do you think that the Steel Legion would work fluff-wise as an Air Assault Regiment utilizing Valkyries over Chimeras? Basing this idea off of the 7th Cavalry Us Army Air Assault Regiment and I just wanted to see how you guys think it would look and do you think it would be believable fluff-wise?Appreciate the help mates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steellegionnaire85 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Rommel, I think this would work fine. The Armageddon steel legions would adopt certain tactics to deal with certain threats. The mountainous regions would be more easily maneuvered through with aircraft. I say kudos and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandwen Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 The steel legion models have helmets similar to the german paras from ww2. They also have stock-less las rifles. The only part of thier basic kit that does not scream rapid deployment is thier great (ish)coats. They will do perfect for an air-assault force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Flying around is still mechanisation right? ;) Go for it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik_Ironfist Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Rules wise, steel legion doesn't have any so I don't see a problem there. Model wise, cadians uniforms seem better suited, but Steel legion equipment is better suited. As for the greatcoats, well, it's not like the mid shin length greatcoats that kriegers wear, and honestly, if you're going for air assault rather than airborne, those coats wouldn't make a huge difference. While modern military forces have gone away from the use of large heavy coats, in favor of multiple layers, this is 40k, and what modern militaries have done is of no consequence. Paratroopers wouldn't wear those coats because of the buffeting and because of the extra effort needed to move (they can be rather constricting). Go for it, should be pretty cool to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
march10k Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Who cares? You don't need your opponent's permission to have men falling from the sky in greatcoats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mertbl Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Maybe they deploy to the trench from the skies. Its really no different than every color space marine being a white scar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Argos Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I say do it. I've always thought the steel legion looked like ww2 German para's anywho. The coats look a lot ike their para smocks as well as their helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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