Editing Warhammer 40,000/8th Edition Tactics/Imperial Guard (section)

===Emperor’s Wrath Artillery Companies===
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Affects {{W40Kkeyword|Company Commanders}}, {{W40Kkeyword|Masters of Ordinance}}, {{W40Kkeyword|Basilisks}}, {{W40Kkeyword|Hydras}}, and {{W40Kkeyword|Wyverns}}. Looks like the Manticore is out of luck. Grant's the Emperor's Wrath keyword. Cadians and Catachans already love Artillery, so consider those two regiments for this specialist detachment.
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If you are considering taking some guard soup to back up a combat army, you could do worse than adding a cheap Basilisk/Wyvern or 2 with this detachment for the sake of ensuring your guys get close enough to use their knives/bayonets/swords/axes/servitors, which is especially helpful to small, 1 wound melee units (here's to you Vanguard Veterans) with high damage output. Failing that, to keep it fluffy, you can do worse than charging in a squad of Arco-flagellants/Crusaders after using the suppressive fire strat. Also, remember that because the unit's movement speed is halved, they are less likely to be able to fall back from your next turn, keeping your combat units from being pew pew'd by enemy guns. Bonus!

<big>'''Stratagems'''</big>
*'''Suppressive Fire (1 CP):''' lets a Hydra, Basilisk, or Wyvern give up a turn of shooting to suppress an enemy infantry unit in range of one of its guns.  Said enemy unit cannot Overwatch and halves is movement speed. This is great for locking down extremely fast units or protect that Ogryn squad from a painful round of Overwatch fire. 
*'''Pounding Barrage (2 CP):''' One weapon on an Emperor’s Wrath vehicle can shoot twice. Hello, Basilisks. Can combine with the Aerial Spotter stratagem for a healthy 'fuck you' to one target. Costs 4 CP, but it can be an excellent way to spend all those extra CPs you're swimming in when running brigades. Combine with the relic (see below) for some ''real'' ground pounding.

<big>'''Warlord Trait'''</big>
*'''Lord of Ordinance:''' 6" aura. To-wound rolls of 6 improve their AP by 1. Best used on Wyverns. Somewhat good on Hydras. Barely noticeable on Basilisks.

<big>'''Heirloom of Conquest'''</big>
*'''Agripinaa-Class Orbital Tracker:''' Pick an Emperor's Wrath vehicle within 6" of the bearer during the shooting phase. That vehicle ignores enemy bonuses to cover. If you use it on a Wyvern, you can relive the glory days of 7th Edition where it had ignore cover. This can make a surprisingly big difference, particularly when targeting Elite units with lots of shots, forcing your opponent to make 20 3+ saves on their hidden Dark Reapers a turn can be game-winning. Also a way to reliably dislodge Marines from cover - ap0 weapons let them make a 2+ save. An Agripinaa-boosted basilisk? ''6+.'' Have fun!
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