My word.... so many options... this is going to be some work...
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!
498 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #172, I am 326 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, Platoon Command Squad
10th Edition Index
A Platoon Command is part of the Infantry Regiment chain of command in the Astra Militarum. Led by the ambiguous "Platoon Commander" the title they call him may vary into the dozens of variations depending on the origin of the Regiment's birthplace and the size of the Regiment.
A Platoon Commander often has the rank of Lieutenant and they work under a Colonel. But there could also be a Colonel, then 2-4 Majors and then 4-8 Lieutenant.
Equally, the title might be flavoured by culture. Anything from Knight-Commander to Chief Hetman and many more.
On the tabletop there are three distinct flavours of Platoon Command Squads due to the options available to this unit.
They are:
- Full Command - A Platoon Commander, Medic, Master Vox and Regimental Standard bearer and one spare Veteran.
- Veteran Specialist Weapons Team - A Platoon Commander and 4 Veterans toting 4 different special weapons like Plasmaguns, Sniper Rifles or Grenade Launchers.
- Heavy Weapons Team - A Platoon Commander, a Heavy Weapons Team and two additional Guardsmen, you could give them special weapons or make them into your favourite Command units like Medic and Master Vox for example.
No matter the combination, they cost 60pts to field and can be joined by a whole platoon unit. Cost wise, there are several kits to build one of these squads with but it can also take more than one kit to build the combonation you want.
A "Full Command" type unit will cost around $37.
Let's check those stats...
Stats
Movement 6"
Toughness 3
Save 5+(armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 1 (3 for the Commander and 2 for the Heavy Weapons Team)
Ld 7+
OC 1 (2 for the Heavy Weapons Teams)
Weapons
There are soooo many weapons I will need to break this up into groups
Platoon Commander
Standard weapons: Laspistol and Close Combat Weapon
The Platoon Commander can be equipped with one of the following:
- Power Weapon
- Power Fist
The Platoon Commander's laspistol can be exchanged with one of the following:
- Bolt Pistol
- Plasma Pistol
Ranged Weapons
Laspistol
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)
Bolt pistol
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)
Plasma pistol - Standard Firing Option
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)
Plasma pistol - Overcharged Firing Option
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)
Hazardous (After fining this weapon, there is a change the user can kill themselves)
Boltgun
24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).
Melee:
Close combat weapon
2 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Power Weapon
3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S4, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Power Fist
3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S6, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Veteran Guardsman
Standard Weapons: Lasgun and Close Combat Weapon
- One Veteran can be given a Master Vox, he cannot exchange his lasgun now.
- One Veteran can be given a Medipack, he cannot exchange his lasgun now.
- One Veteran can be given a Regimental Standard, he cannot exchange his lasgun now.
- Any number of Veterans can exchange their Lasguns for the following, but cannot have more than one of each unless it is a Chainsword:
Flamer
Meltagun
Plasmagun
Grenade launcher
Sniper Rifle
Chainsword
Heavy Flamer
Ranged Weapons
Lasgun
24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).
Flamer
12" Range, D6 Shots, Auto Hits, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (Shots auto-hit, you roll for number of shots and then roll to Wound)
Ignores Cover (Target enemy cannot get Benefit of Cover against this weapon)
Heavy Flamer
12" Range, D6 Shots, Auto Hits, S5, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (Shots auto-hit, you roll for number of shots and then roll to Wound)
Ignores Cover (Target enemy cannot get Benefit of Cover against this weapon)
Meltagun
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hits on 4+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When shooting at a target that is within half range of 6" add 2 to the Damage of the weapon)
Plasmagun - Standard Firing Option
24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).
Plasmagun - Overcharged Firing Option
24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).
Hazardous (After fining this weapon, there is a change the user can kill themselves)
Grenade Launcher - Krak Firing Option
24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S9, AP-2 and D3 Damage each.
Grenade Launcher - Frag Firing Option
24" Range, D3 Shots, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (Add +1 Attack per 5 enemies in the target unit, rounding down)
Sniper Rifle
36" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Precision (Wounds from this weapon can be allocated to characters ahead of their bodyguard)
Melee:
Close combat weapon
2 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Chainsword
3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Wargear Abilities
Medi-pack
The bearer's unit has a 6+ Feel No Pain.
Regimental Standard
Add 1 to the OC score of models in the bearer's unit.
Master Vox
The unit's Officer's Voice of Command range is extended to 24" if the bearer is in the unit.
Veteran Heavy Weapons Team
Standard Weapons: Heavy Bolter, Laspistol, Close Combat Weapon
- The Heavy Bolter can be replaced by one of the following:
Autocannon
Lascannon
Missile Launcher
Mortar
Ranged Weapons
Heavy Bolter
36" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 5+, S5, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Sustained Hits 1 (6's to Hit cause an additional Hit)
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Lascannon
48" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 5+, S12, AP-3 and D6+1 Damage each.
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Autocannon
48" Range, 2 Shots, Hitting on 5+, S9, AP-1 and D3 Damage each.
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Missile launcher - Krak firing option
48" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 5+, S9, AP-2 and D6 Damage each.
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Missile launcher - Frag firing option
48" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 5+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Heavy (This weapon gets a +1 To Hit when the model remains stationary)
Blast (Add +1 Attack per 5 enemies in the target unit, rounding down)
Abilities
Command Structure
While a friendly Platoon unit is within 6" of this unit, that unit can be targeted by Stratagems even if the unit is Battle Shocked.
Thoughts
Sooooooo many options.
But basically, you want to match the loadout with the squad that you want to field.
Are you taking this unit to hold objectives in the mid-field? Then the Full Command unit is best.
Is this unit going to hang back and hold the home objective? Then Heavy Weapons with an Infantry Platoon with more Heavy Weapons plus Medic and Banner will do!
Leading Catachans with flamers into the enemy? Add more Flamers and a Medic!
There are so many options!
That makes 19 Astre Militarum Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 19.10% Completed. The total Completed is 16.39% 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 | Dark Reapers | #165 |
| Aeldari | Guardian Defenders | #64 |
| Aeldari | Hemlock Wraithfighter | #161 |
| 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 | The Visarch | #159 |
| Aeldari | Prince Yriel | #92 |
| 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 | Cadian Castellan | #158 |
| Astra Militarum | Field Ordnance Battery | #162 |
| Astra Militarum | Kasrkin | #60 |
| Astra Militarum | Ogryn Bodyguard | #150 |
| Astra Militarum | Ogryn Squad | #152 |
| Astra Militarum | Ratling Snipers | #164 |
| Astra Militarum | Tank Commander | #90 |
| 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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