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Fund Raiser - Helping a friend with funding for a Wedding!

This post is part of the current Fund Raiser where a friend has given me an offer to buy a collection of Warhammer models, the money will go to putting down deposits for his wedding arrangements.

After that I have two other hobby debts to sort out.

I am collecting funds in the following ways:

• Blogging about Warhammer to earn HBD
• Accepting donations - Can be sent directly to @zakl.hobbyfund in HBD
• Selling some of the collection to friends.

The total needed is $575 (R10,000 ZAR).
Every bit counts!

Back to the review.

Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!

Now known as the Unit Review Library!

What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!

Also this has become quite the Challenge! With so many units to review in the game the consensus in the hobby community is that I will not have enough time to review all of the Datasheets before the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 came out.

I should have started when 10th edition launched!
574 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #202, I am 372 reviews behind! (Lowest I have been is 314 behind)

January 2025 we are expecting Astra Militarum and Aeldari codexes as explained Here, so time to focus on THOSE Datasheets!

Astra Militarum, Death Korps of Krieg

10th Edition Index

The Death Korps of Krieg are awesome and funny because they are humans with a death-wish. You see, long ago they had a civil war where there was a large number of their population that turned to the service of Chaos.

Now they atone for their forefather's sins and retreat and surrender are not concepts they understand.

They are also really fond of shovels.... for digging trenches as well as thumping heretics.

They come in a Squad of 10 for 65pts or a squad of 20 for 130pts. A box of 10 costs $65.

Let's check its stats!

Stats

Movement 6"
Toughness 3
Save 5+ (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 1
Ld 7+
OC 2

Weapons

As usual, the Astra Militarum units come with a lot of options.

There is a Watchmaster in each unit. He comes standard with a Laspistol and a Chainsword but he can be armed with a Power Weapon instead which is a no-brainer.

The Watchmaster can go Las Pistol, Bolt Pistol, Boltgun or Plasma Pistol... Plasma Pistols are the no-brainer here.

As for the rest of the unit. For every 10 models in the Squad, you can have 2 special weapons as long as they are different, unless you have 20 models, then you can have 2 of one weapon or 2 of another... or four different weapons.
The Special Weapons are as follows:

• flamer
• grenade launcher
• meltagun
• sniper rifle

For every 10 models, one model can have either a vox-caster or a plasma gun. I think you could probably do 1x Plasmagun if you want 1x Vox in the unit. Vox-casters are handy.

One model in the unit can be equipped with a Death Korps Medi-pack.

Ranged Weapons

Las Pistol

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (It can be fired while in combat with the enemy)

Bolt Pistol

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (It can be fired while in combat with the enemy)

Plasma Pistol - regular shot option

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (It can be fired while in combat with the enemy)

Plasma Pistol - supercharge shot option

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 2 Damage each.
Pistol (It can be fired while in combat with the enemy)
Hazardous (After using this weapon roll a dice, on a 1 the model takes 3 Mortal Wounds)

Lasgun

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (Gain an additional shot at half range of 12")

Plasma Gun - regular shot option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (Gain an additional shot at half range of 12")

Plasma Gun - supercharge shot option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 2 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (Gain an additional shot at half range of 12")
Hazardous (After using this weapon roll a dice, on a 1 the model takes 3 Mortal Wounds)

Flamer

12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Auto, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (Shots hit automaticall)
Ignores Cover (Targets do not get Benefit of Cover against this attack)

Meltagun

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When firing within half range of 6", add 2 to the damage roll)

Grenade Launcher - frag firing option

24" Range, D3 Shots, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (1 Shot per 5 enemy models rounding down)

Grenade Launcher - krak firing option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S9, AP-2 and D3 Damage each.

Sniper Rifle

36" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Heavy (When this unit remain stationary, get +1 to Hot rolls with this weapon)
Precision (When allocating wounds, you can allocate them to a Character even if the Bodyguard unit is not destroyed first.)

Melee Weapons

Close Combat Weapon

1 Attack, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Chainsword

4 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Power Weapon

3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.

Abilities

Grim Demeanour

When this squad is below starting strength (they lost at least 1 model) they get +1 to Hit rolls. When the unit is below half ( 4 of 10 in a 10 man or 9 of 20 in a 20 man unit), then add +1 to Wound rolls.

Wargear Abilities

Death Korps Medi-pack

At the start of your Command Phase, if the bearer's unit has lost models you can return D3 Troopers to the unit!

Vox Caster

When the bearer's unit is targeted by a Stratagem, roll a D6 and Add +1 is there is a friendly Officer within 6" of the unit. On 5+ gain 1 CP.

Thoughts

I think these guys are super cool. Cool looks, cool lore and hard hitting on the tabletop.

I mean, they cannot have Heavy Weapons squads but hitting on a 3+ all the time after losing 1 model is great for the other weapons. Then +1 to Wound right at the end before going out. Rules like this allow units to fight well amove their paygrade and make them quite powerful!

Awesome! I am looking forward to adding them to my collection one day as well as well as all the new Krieg minis coming next year!

That makes 32 Astra Militarum Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 35.95% Completed. The total Completed is 20.80% Complete! Can I review them all?!

Thank you for reading!

Warhammer Review Library

Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews

Faction	Detachment	Review Number
Agents of the Imperium		Army Rule #2
Astra Militarum		Army Rule #1
Astra Militarum	Combined Regiment	Detachment Rule #1
Space Marines		Army Rule #3

Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

Faction	Unit	Review Number
Adeptus Custodes	Prosecutors	#1
Adeptus Custodes	Knight-Centura	#54
Adeptus Custodes	Shield-Captain	#61
Adeptus Custodes	Shield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor	#70
Adeptus Custodes	Trajann Valoris	#40
Adeptus Mechanicus	Archaeopter Fusilave	#13
Adeptus Mechanicus	Archaeopter Stratoraptor	#14
Adeptus Mechanicus	Archaeopter Transvector	#15
Adeptus Mechanicus	Belisarius Cawl	#53
Adeptus Mechanicus	Corpuscarii Electro-Priests	#97
Adeptus Mechanicus	Onager Dunecrawler	#110
Adeptus Mechanicus	Serberys Raiders	#55
Adeptus Mechanicus	Serberys Sulphurhounds	#56
Adeptus Mechanicus	Technoarcheologist	#104
Aeldari	Asurmen	#155
Aeldari	Autarch	#175
Aeldari	Autarch Skyrunner	#185
Aeldari	Autarch Wayleaper	#187
Aeldari	Avatar of Khaine	#195
Aeldari	Baharroth	#187
Aeldari	Dark Reapers	#165
Aeldari	Eldrad Ulthran	#199
Aeldari	Farseer	#201
Aeldari	Guardian Defenders	#64
Aeldari	Hemlock Wraithfighter	#161
Aeldari	Jain Zar	#183
Aeldari	Karandras	#153
Aeldari	Maugan Ra	#87
Aeldari	Night Spinner	#65
Aeldari	Rangers	#149
Aeldari	Shadowseer	#80
Aeldari	Shining Spears	#147
Aeldari	Shroud Runners	#151
Aeldari	Skyweavers	#157
Aeldari	Solitaire	#167
Aeldari	Spiritseer	#169
Aeldari	Starweaver	#173
Aeldari	Storm Guardians	#177
Aeldari	Striking Scorpions	#179
Aeldari	Support Weapon	#189
Aeldari	Swooping Hawks	#191
Aeldari	The Visarch	#159
Aeldari	Troupe	#197
Aeldari	Prince Yriel	#92
Aeldari	Voidweaver	#171
Aeldari	Yvraine	#181
Astra Militarum	Aegis Defence Line	#146
Astra Militarum	Armoured Sentinels	#148
Astra Militarum	Attilan Rough Riders	#154
Astra Militarum	Baneblade	#156
Astra Militarum	Banehammer	#160
Astra Militarum	Banesword	#166
Astra Militarum	Basilisk	#170
Astra Militarum	Bullgryn Squad	#174
Astra Militarum	Cadian Castellan	#158
Astra Militarum	Cadian Command Squad	#178
Astra Militarum	Cadian Shock Troops	#184
Astra Militarum	Catachan Jungle Fighters	#186
Astra Militarum	Chimera	#196
Astra Militarum	Commissar	#200
Astra Militarum	Field Ordnance Battery	#162
Astra Militarum	Heavy Weapons Squad	#182
Astra Militarum	Kasrkin	#60
Astra Militarum	Leman Russ Battle Tank	#190
Astra Militarum	Nork Deddog	#180
Astra Militarum	Ogryn Bodyguard	#150
Astra Militarum	Ogryn Squad	#152
Astra Militarum	Platoon Command Squad	#172
Astra Militarum	Primaris Psyker	#188
Astra Militarum	Ratling Snipers	#164
Astra Militarum	Regimental Attachés	#176
Astra Militarum	Regimental Enginseer	#194
Astra Militarum	Tank Commander	#90
Astra Militarum	Taurox	#198
Astra Militarum	Ursula Creed	#192
Astra Militarum	Wyvern	#81
Astra Militarum	Valkyrie	#168
Black Templars	Black Templars Gladiator	#102
Black Templars	High Marshall Helbrecht	#38
Black Templars	Marshall	#46
Black Templars	The Emperor's Champion	#63
Blood Angels	Astorath	#131
Blood Angels	Baal Predator	#2
Blood Angels	Brother Corbulo	#132
Blood Angels	Captain Tycho	#133
Blood Angels	Chief Librarian Mephiston	#134
Blood Angels	Commander Dante	#135
Blood Angels	Death Company Dreadnought	#136
Blood Angels	Death Company Intercessors	#137
Blood Angels	Death Company Marines	#138
Blood Angels	Death Company Marines with Jump Packs	#139
Blood Angels	Furioso Dreadnought	#140
Blood Angels	Gabriel Seth	#66
Blood Angels	Lemartes	#32
Blood Angels	Librarian Dreadnought	#141
Blood Angels	Sanguinary Guard	#93
Blood Angels	Sanguinary Priest	#142
Blood Angels	Sanguinary Priest with Jump	#143
Blood Angels	The Sanguinor	#144
Blood Angels	Tycho the Lost	#145
Chaos Daemons	Beasts of Nurgle	#98
Chaos Daemons	Daemonettes	#29
Chaos Daemons	Lord of Change	#75
Chaos Daemons	Nurglings	#82
Chaos Knights	Knight Abominant	#94
Chaos Knights	War Dog Brigands	#30
Chaos Knights	War Dog Executioners	#31
Chaos Knights	War Dog Huntsman	#77
Chaos Space Marines	Abbadon the Despoiler	#50
Chaos Space Marines	Haarken Worldclaimer	#41
Chaos Space Marines	Khorne Lord of Skulls	#37
Dark Angels	Asmodai	#16
Dark Angels	Azrael	#17
Dark Angels	Belial	#4
Dark Angels	Deathwing Knights	#20
Dark Angels	Deathwing Terminator Squad	#99
Dark Angels	Lazarus	#62
Dark Angels	Land Speeder Vengeance	#101
Death Guard	Biologus Putrifier	#5
Death Guard	Blightlord Terminators	#10
Death Guard	Chaos Lord	#36
Death Guard	Lord of Contagion	#52
Death Guard	Tallyman	#39
Death Guard	Malignant Plaguecaster	#71
Deathwatch	Corvus Blackstar	#72
Deathwatch	Deathwatch Veterans	#114
Deathwatch	Watch Captain Artemis	#122
Deathwatch	Watch Master	#124
Drukhari	Grotesques	#45
Drukhari	Haemonculus	#8
Drukhari	Raider	#35
Drukhari	Scourges	#7
Genestealer Cults	Aberants	#47
Genestealer Cults	Hybrid Metamorphs	#58
Genestealer Cults	Reductus Saboteur	#33
Grey Knights	Brother Captain	#25
Grey Knights	Grand Master	#48
Grey Knights	Strike Squad	#51
Imperial Agents	Callidus Assassin	#9
Imperial Agents	Culexus Assassin	#69
Imperial Agents	Eversor Assassin	#105
Imperial Agents	Exaction Squad	#111
Imperial Agents	Imperial Navy Breachers	#113
Imperial Agents	Inquisitor	#115
Imperial Agents	Inquisitor Coteaz	#117
Imperial Agents	Inquisitor Greyfax	#121
Imperial Agents	Inquisitorial Henchmen	#123
Imperial Agents	Lord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus	#126
Imperial Agents	Rogue Trader Entourage	#127
Imperial Agents	Subductor Squad	#128
Imperial Agents	Vigilant Squad	#26
Imperial Agents	Vindicare Assassin	#129
Imperial Agents	Voidsmen-at-Arms	#130
Imperial Knights	Canis Rex	#76
Imperial Knights	Armiger Helverin	#22
Imperial Knights	Armiger Warglaive	#43
Imperial Knights	Knight Castellan	#83
Leagues of Votann	Brôkhyr Iron-master	#27
Leagues of Votann	Brôkhyr Thunderkyn	#78
Leagues of Votann	Cthonian Beserks	#86
Leagues of Votann	Sagitaur	#3
Leagues of Votann	Ûthar the Destined	#44
Necrons	Obelisk	#11
Orks	Battlewagon	#34
Orks	Hunta Rig	#28
Orks	Zodgrod Wortsnagga	#89
Space Marines	Kayvaan Shrike	#23
Space Marines	Marneus Calgar	#42
Space Marines	Razorback	#21
Space Marines	Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs	#103
Space Wolves	Arjac Rockfist	#68
Space Wolves	Fenrisian Wolves	#91
Space Wolves	Wolf Guard	#74
T'au Empire	Breacher Team	#88
T'au Empire	Darkstrider	#12
T'au Empire	Kroot Carnivore Squad	#19
T'au Empire	Pathfinder Team	#79
T'au Empire	Piranhas	#107
T'au Empire	Razorshark Strike Fighter	#95
T'au Empire	Stealth Battlesuits	#67
Thousand Sons	Ahriman	#108
Thousand Sons	Ahriman on Disc of Tzeentch	#109
Thousand Sons	Exalted Sorcerer	#59
Thousand Sons	Magnus the Red	#49
Tyranids	Barbgaunts	#6
Tyranids	Lictor	#106
Tyranids	Raveners	#96
Tyranids	Screamer Killer	#24
World Eaters	Lord Invocatus	#100
World Eaters	World Eaters Chaos Spawn	#18
World Eaters	World Eaters Daemon Prince	#85

Legends Datasheet Review list

Faction	Unit	Review Number
Deathwatch	Deathwatch Terminator Squad	#112
Deathwatch	Fortis Kill Team	#116
Deathwatch	Indomitor Kill Team	#118
Deathwatch	Kill Team Cassius	#120
Deathwatch	Proteus Killteam	#57
Deathwatch	Spectrus Kill Team	#73
Deathwatch	Veteran Bike Squad	#84
Imperial Agents	Inquisitor Eisenhorn	#119
Imperial Agents	Inquisitor Karamazov	#125

Thank you for reading!

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