Aeronautica Imperialis (game)
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This article is about the 2006' tabletop game; for the 2019 reboot, see Aeronautica Imperialis (2019). |
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| Manufacturer | Forge World |
| Designer | Warwick Kinrade |
| Followed by | Aeronautica Imperialis (2019) |
| Released | 2006 |
| Scale | 6mm |
| Players | 2+ |
Aeronautica Imperialis is a tabletop game produced by Forge World between 2006 and 2007,and represents aerial combat between two opposing forces in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Overview
Aeronautica Imperialis uses 6mm scale models to represent the various aircraft and ground based anti-aircraft weapons of the opposing forces. Although this is the same model scale as the Epic game system, the two are not compatible as the game mechanics and table top scales are quite different. The miniatures line was discontinued in 2013.
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.[1]
The turn is divided into 6 phases:[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
Publications
Two rulebooks have been published :
Relaunch
The game was relaunched under Games Workshop in 2019 :
See also
- Epic (game system)
- Miniatures Gallery : Aeronautica Imperialis (2006)
Images
Tau Tiger Shark
Imperial Navy ground assets
Orks ground assets
Sources
- 1 : Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook, pg. 5
- 2 : Aeronautica Imperialis Game Rulebook, pg. 8
| Epic Scale Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic | 1st Edition | Space Marine (1989) | |
| 2nd Edition | Space Marine (1991) (Armies of the Imperium • Renegades • Ork and Squat Warlords • Hive War • Space Marine Battles) | ||
| 3rd Edition | Epic 40,000 (1997) | ||
| 4th Edition | Epic Armageddon (2003) (Epic Swordwind) | ||
| Adeptus Titanicus | 1st Edition | Adeptus Titanicus (1988) (Codex Titanicus) | |
| 2nd Edition | Titan Legions (1991) | ||
| 3rd Edition | Adeptus Titanicus II | ||
| 4th Edition | Adeptus Titanicus (2018) (Titandeath • Doom of Molech • Shadow and Iron • The Defence of Ryza • Crucible of Retribution • Loyalist Legios • Traitor Legios) | ||
| Aeronautica Imperialis | 1st Edition | Aeronautica Imperialis (2006) (Game Rulebook • Tactica Aeronautica) | |
| 2nd Edition | Aeronautica Imperialis (2019) (Rynn’s World Air War • Taros Air War • Companion • Horus Heresy) | ||
