Operation: SCIROCCO

The pages of Operation: Scirocco will contain ideas, notes, and new equipment for fighting over desert terrain.  Why?  Because I'm working on a Tallarn army and a desert board, that's why.  Perfectly selfish, I know.

NEW IMPERIAL DESERT VEHICLES

The vehicles detailed herein were constructed with the rules in the latest White Dwarf, based on models and conversions I use with my desert-themed Imperial Guard army.  Pictures are forthcoming.

SCIROCCO LIGHT TANK (125 pts) Heavy Support

Weaponry: Turret-mounted Battle Cannon.

Equipment: Rough Terrain Modification.

The Scirocco Light Tank is designed for use on desert and ash-waste worlds, where its wide chassis helps it better navigate the deadly shifting sands.  It is not as heavily armed or armored as a Leman Russ, but has served admirably as a support vehicle for regiments stationed on arid worlds.  It's a little cheaper than a Predator, but remember that it's Guardsmen at the weapons, not Marines.

IFRIT MISSILE VEHICLE (115 pts) Heavy Support

Weaponry: Ifrit-model Multi-Launcher.  The Ifrit Multi-Launcher is essentially a gatling-style missile launcher, i.e. a normal missile launcher which can fire either frag or krak in a given turn, but receives D3 shots instead of the normal 1.

Equipment: Rough Terrain Modification.

Based on the Scirocco chassis, the Ifrit is an admirable support vehicle for infantry regiments, able to lay down a cordon of frag fire, or alternately to target enemy vehicles with a barrage of krak missiles.  This is essentially a kind of Whirlwind variant.

SANDCAT SCOUT TRUCK (88 pts) Fast Attack

The Sandcat is a Fast Vehicle.

Weaponry: Multilaser, Smoke Launchers.

Equipment: Rough Terrain Modification.  May have Improved Comms for +20 points.

The Sandcat is a speedy armored truck with a turret-mounted multilaser, used primarily as a scout and recon vehicle.  On desert worlds which feature Imperial outposts, it is not uncommon to see a patrol of two or three Sandcats racing along the horizon, kicking up a cloud of dust.  Faster than Sentinels, but with the same armament (and just as fragile).

TORTOISE TRANSPORT (95 pts) Transport

The Tortoise is Open-Topped, and can transport up to twenty models.

Equipment: May add Rough Terrain Mod for +5 points.  Some Tortoises have been modified so as to be a "double-decker" transport - these variants can carry a total of thirty models can cost an extra +15 points.

Few of the old Tortoises are still in use except on far-flung outpost worlds.  Although the hull of the Tortoise is somewhat armored, its occupants are exposed, making the vehicle unsuitable for long journeys where a sandstorm could strike.  However, the engines of the Tortoise are incredibly powerful, and some regiments keep one around for towing purposes.

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Last modified: February 23, 2001