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BATTLE REPORT·WHITE DWARF 346

The Sunken City

October 2008·pp. 70–75

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Mat Ward’s bike-led White Scars attack Andy Hoare’s Chaos positions in a Capture and Control mission with Dawn of War deployment. Early speed destroys transports and disrupts the defenders, while Vanguard Veterans and a Chaplain absorb or eliminate major threats. The traitors briefly occupy the Marine objective, but returning bikers clear the Daemons as Tactical Marines secure the other site. The result is a two-to-zero White Scars victory.

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Army selection appears on pages 60–63 and the players’ reflections on 82–83, outside this separately titled battle narrative.

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EditorialWD 346 · p. 1

Editorial: Reinforcements for the Adeptus Astartes

Mark Latham’s long attachment to Space Marines makes the new codex a welcome spur to his Sons of Medusa project. He is painting the Sicarius miniature in the chapter’s bright green scheme and hopes to show it soon. The editorial also reports Phil Kelly’s Studio tournament victory after defeating Matt Hutson in the semi-final, renewing their rivalry and the prospect of another magazine battle.

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InterviewWD 346 · pp. 16–33

And They Shall Know No Fear

Andy Hall asks Mat Ward how the new codex restores Tactical squads to the army’s centre while expanding its specialist options. Combat Tactics, chapter heroes, Veterans, Drop Pods and revised equipment provide different routes through the same flexible list. Background on Guilliman and the Chapters connects these changes to their setting. Jes Goodwin then traces the miniatures’ design lineage from Rogue Trader armour through modern plastics and recognisable vehicles.

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LoreWD 346 · pp. 26–27

Drop Pod Assault

Drop Pods deliver Marines and Dreadnoughts directly to the battle’s critical point, sometimes in formations large enough to bring down an entire Chapter. Harnesses, retro-thrusters and guidance systems explain the model’s functional details, while examples show multiple chapter liveries. The text points to the Skyhammer formation for larger Apocalypse attacks and confirms that the new kit also suits non-Codex chapters such as Space Wolves and Black Templars.

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