Tanks, vehicles and interactive scenery

Yesterday Adam Troke and Stu Black talked about the new rules for allies and flyers in Warhammer 40,000. Exciting stuff, what with all the dive-bombing and strafing runs and the fact that you can now include allied units in your army.

Today Simon Grant and Stu talk about some of the new vehicle features and how scenery will now play a much bigger part in your games. You can, for example, hide behind a big pile of barrels but, as we've all seen in the movies, barrels do have a habit of exploding when people shoot at them. Similarly, if there's a very large quad-gun on the battlefield with no operator, then it's fair game as to who can use it (If I'm lucky, my Orks might even hit something when they fire it). There is also the opportunity for you to add fortifications to your army list. So if you need a little more cover on the battlefield, then why not take an Aegis Defence Line to taker cover behind, or an Imperial Bastion in which to shelter from enemy fire. The following kits can all be used as fortifications in your games: