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|Name         =Aeronautica Imperialis
|Image        =AeronauticaLogo.jpg
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|Designer     =[[Warwick Kinrade]]
|Manufacturer =[[Forge World (company)|Forge World]], [[Games Workshop]]
|Released     =2006, 2019
|Scale        =6mm, 8mm
|Players      =2+
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'''Aeronautica Imperialis''' is a tabletop game produced by [[Forge World (company)|Forge World]] between 2006 and 2013, then [[Games Workshop]] from 2019 onward,and represents aerial combat between two opposing forces in the [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe.

'''Aeronautica Imperialis''' uses small scale models to represent the various aircraft and ground based anti-aircraft weapons of the opposing forces. 

==Gameplay==
The game has been designed to pit squadrons of between 2 and 12 aircraft a side. It represents aerial combat in a simplified manner, not as a simulation. It is generally played on a 6' by 4' board. There are 3 categories of miniatures : Fighters, Bombers and Ground Defences.{{Fn|1}}

The turn is divided into 6 phases:{{Fn|2}}

; Choose Manoeuvres : Both players write down a manoeuvre for each Aircraft
; Initiative : Highest dice roll wins the initiative
; Tailing Fire : Aircraft in position of Tailing may fire upon its target
; Movement : Players alternatively move their Aircraft
; Firing : An aircraft may fire at a target when necessary requirements are met
; End Phase : Determine whether a side must disengage or not

==Editions==
====1st Edition====
The game's first iteration was published by [[Forge World (company)]] in 2006.
Two rulebooks have been published :
* [[Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook]] in 2006
* [[Aeronautica Imperialis: Tactica Aeronautica]] in 2007

The models for the 2006 edition were the same scale as the [[Epic]] game system, but the two were not compatible as the game mechanics and table top scales are quite different. The miniatures line was discontinued in 2013.

====2nd Edition====
The game was relaunched under [[Games Workshop]] in 2019 , in a 8mm scale :
* [[Aeronautica Imperialis (2019)]]

==See also==
* [[Epic (game system)]]
* Miniatures Gallery : [[Miniatures (Aeronautica Imperialis)|Aeronautica Imperialis miniatures gallery]]

==Images==
<center><gallery mode=packed heights=200>
Wd326pg14tau.jpg|Tau [[Tiger Shark]]
Astraground2.jpg|[[Imperial Navy]] ground assets
Orkground.jpg|[[Orks]] ground assets
</gallery></center>

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}} : [[Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook]], pg. 5
*{{Endn|2}} : [[Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook]], pg. 8

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