Detachment speculation

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

Well title says it all.

 

i think we can safely assume a detachment to represent the following are pretty much guaranteed 

 

cadian- maybe all guns get assault?

catachan- flamer and sentinel buffs?

krieg- idk buff to shovels?

tanith- stealth buffs and infiltrate?

[librisrouge]

I doubt that we'll see it so specifically tied to regiments. I could see, however, it tied to fighting types.

Deathworlders - Close-ranged warfare

Siege Specialists - Cover and artillery

Shock Troopers - Mobile Infantry (I really want this to just be the opposite of Combined Regiments, i.e. you get Lethal Hits but only if you move)

Tempestus Stormtroopers - Stormtroopers

 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

1 hour ago, librisrouge said:

I doubt that we'll see it so specifically tied to regiments. I could see, however, it tied to fighting types.

Deathworlders - Close-ranged warfare

Siege Specialists - Cover and artillery

Shock Troopers - Mobile Infantry (I really want this to just be the opposite of Combined Regiments, i.e. you get Lethal Hits but only if you move)

Tempestus Stormtroopers - Stormtroopers

 

Obviously they won’t be named after regiments but it’s easier to label them as such for this discussion 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

For a tanith/stealth detachment I’d like a rule that basically cuts the range direct fire weapons can shoot at units.

 

I think cutting it by 4” (to a minimum of 6”)should be fair to represent units having to get closer to target them effectively 

[sairence]

I expect detachments built around:

Combined Arms, more or less unchanged

Mechanised infantry

Something focused on veteran/elite units

Armoured units

Artillery 

Infantry hordes

 

I would also love a detachment focusing on abhumans. Also wouldn't be surprised if one was focused on assault troops, with close combat buffs.

[Arikel]

10 hours ago, sairence said:

 Also wouldn't be surprised if one was focused on assault troops, with close combat buffs.

I would very much appreciate if they did something for guard like they did for 30k Imperial militia. Options for large squads of cc guardsmen, so we can drown our enemies in poor quality cc and corpse. Extra points if they give a stratagem that allows artillery to hit units locked in combat, with a chance to blast our own people. 

[Emperor Ming]

Hopefully we wont be last this time

[casb1965]

I don't see GW doing regiment specific detachments but the detachments will be:

Cadian

Catachan 

Krieg

Tempestus Scions 

Kasrkin

Armoured Fist

 

Just not called that but to fit in with their model range.

[mertbl]

A kasrkin as battle line detachment would be nice. 

 

Jump shoot jump for tanks. 

 

Close order drill 

 

 

[jarms48]

I see either 2 ways the detachments will go:

- Named regiment based, like the older codexes.

- Detachment based such as Emperors Fist, Emperors Wrath, etc. 

[Sergeant Bastone]

Any reason they can't just use the 9th edition ones as a starting point?  There were some fun ones, they were just all way overshadowed by Born Soldiers because it was way too good.

[jarms48]

Because detachments are fixed and not customisable.

[Malakithe]

Im guessing they will be exactly like the new Space Marine ones in theme and general ease of use. No regiment specific but some will be based on old regiments while others will be generalist 

[OldWherewolf]

On 10/4/2023 at 1:36 AM, jarms48 said:

- Detachment based such as Emperors Fist, Emperors Wrath, etc. 

Now THAT is interesting!

 

I went back and re-read those on a certain wiki site.  Pretty much all of them can be used with the units in the index.

 

The infantry company could be good for lots of infantry, chimera and sentinels.  Then there's the tank company

 

The Arty company is essentially what we have now.

 

The mechanized could be updated where a unit counts as *not* having moved after disembarking...

 

Most of the strats & enhancements need a little tweak, but basically work and are still cool

[SvenIronhand]

Having seen the SM rules, I think the Emperor's Fist will give you enhancements for Tanks you can put on TCs.