Tempestus Scions is a Infantry unit in the Astra Militarum faction for Warhammer 40k.
Points: 70 for 5 models.
1 Tempestor, 4-9 Tempestus Scions
Tempestus Scions are elite soldiers, well-trained in numerous combat styles, equipped to the highest standard and protected by reinforced carapace armour. Primed for a wide variety of specialist missions, their most common armament is an armour-piercing hotshot lasgun fitted with advanced sights.
Standard kit: The Tempestor is equipped with: hot-shot laspistol; chainsword. Every Tempestus Scion is equipped with: hot-shot lasgun; close combat weapon. This unit can have up to two Leader units attached to it, provided no more than one of those units is a Command Squad unit. If it does, and this Bodyguard unit is destroyed, the Leader units attached to it become separate units, with their original Starting Strengths.
| Weapon | Range | A | BS | S | AP | D | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt pistol | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | PISTOL |
| Flamer | 12 | D6 | N/A | 4 | 0 | 1 | ignores cover, torrent |
| Grenade launcher – frag | 24 | D3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | blast |
| Grenade launcher – krak | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -2 | D3 | - |
| Hot-shot lasgun | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | rapid fire 1 |
| Hot-shot laspistol | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | pistol |
| Hot-shot volley gun | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | rapid fire 2 |
| Meltagun | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -4 | D6 | melta 2 |
| Plasma gun – standard | 24 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 1 | rapid fire 1 |
| Plasma gun – supercharge | 24 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 2 | hazardous, rapid fire 1 |
| Plasma pistol – standard | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 1 | PISTOL |
| Plasma pistol – supercharge | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 2 | HAZARDOUS, PISTOL |
| Weapon | A | WS | S | AP | D | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chainsword | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Close combat weapon | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Power fist | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 | - |
| Power weapon | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 1 | - |