Unit of the Week: Stormraven Gunship

[Jolemai]

 

Welcome to part four of the Blood Angels Unit of the Week series!

 
Following the release of the 10^th edition Codex Supplement, there is no better time to discuss all the units we have access to. Each week a different unit will appear, with the idea being that we discuss how best to use that model on the battlefield. Where part one will discuss the units from the units found within Codex Supplement: Blood Angels, parts two to four will discuss Codex: Space Marines, part five will be Imperial Armour, and part six will be Legends.
 
Note, this isn't to lament any nerfs, etc, from previous editions; the rules are as they are so try to unlock its potential for those who wish to use them all the same. Similarly, this thread is only for using the option being discussed; it matters not if you feel something is a better choice as such comments aren't constructive to the topic and shall be removed.
 
Without further ado, here's this week's entry:

 

 Stormraven Gunship

What are you thoughts here folks? How best would you use a Stormraven Gunship?

• To compliment a list, or to build a list around? 
• Are you taking multiple units?
• Which Detachment are you using?
• What wargear options are you taking?
• What are you transporting?
• What deployment options are you using?
• Stratagem synergy of note?

 

Over to you.

 

[Jolemai]

Should you want your model on display here (or on another thread), then submit a photo here please.

 

(Once I work out how best to float it!)

 

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As an aside, the thread setup may change over the coming weeks until I'm happy with them. This includes the photos.

[DemonGSides]

I'll always like this guy, if only because I own 3 (Thanks to a really awesome LGS back in 2015).  They pay for the sins of being a flyer in the current edition, but they aren't strictly terrible as an alternative to a Land Raider, and they also have a hell of a transport ability with being able to lug around a dreadnought.

I have managed to field all 3 exactly one time, which was in an Apocalypse game back in 7th ed.  Stuffed em full of DC who all died when they disembarked and never got to drop one of the dreads.

I yearn for the ability to try that again.