Aeronautica Imperialis is a tabletop miniature wargame set within the same fictional background as Warhammer 40,000. The game focuses on aerial combat between the different races of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Released in January 2007, it was developed and published by Forge World^[1], a division of the British gaming company Games Workshop. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The term Forge World can relate to one of two concepts related to Games Workshops tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000; one within the games fictional universe, one in the real world. In Warhammer 40,000 A Forge World in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is a collective term... Two standard six-sided pipped dice with rounded corners. ... Warhammer 40,000 spin-offs include the many side projects, copies, derivatives and other forms of spin-off, the creation of which has been influenced by the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniature wargame or its fictional universe. ... Bavarian Napoleonic Infantry, 1811, from the historical wargame Volley & Bayonet. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ... The term Forge World can relate to one of two concepts related to Games Workshops tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000; one within the games fictional universe, one in the real world. In Warhammer 40,000 A Forge World in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is a collective term... Games Workshop Group PLC (often abbreviated to GW) is a British game production and retailing company. ...

Aeronautica Imperialis is a companion game to Epic, which emphasises battles between armies on a larger scale than Warhammer 40,000. Epic is a series of tabletop wargames set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...

The Game

Gameplay-wise, the major difference between Epic and Aeronautica Imperialis is that instead of a player moving and firing tanks and troops, they are using aircraft and ground defense weapons.

The Aeronautica Imperialis rulebook contains not only rules for the games, but also two sheets of cards which are used to make special manoeuvres. Other content in the rulebook is background material on the individual aircraft, along with full colour plates and suggestions for painting. At the end of the book, there is a 'campaign' section with scenarios for players to recreate.

Armies and Units

It makes use of currently available aircraft models designed for Epic, which are approximately 6mm scale, or 1:285. Forge World's Epic web pages say that "Epic models are 5 times smaller than their Warhammer 40,000 equivalent". In addition to the use of the miniatures, Forge World also sells special bases for the game to indicate such things as the altitude, speed, and fire arcs of each aeroplane. Epic is a series of tabletop wargames set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... A scale model of the Tower of London. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

The currently supported races or factions are the Imperial Navy, Space Marines, Eldar, Tau, Chaos and Orks. In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Imperial Navy is one of the armed forces of the Imperium of Man. ... The current Space Marine sourcebook (codex) cover The Space Marines are one of the major forces available in the table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000. ... Eldar 4th edition codex In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Eldar are a race of elf-like humanoids. ... The Cover of the current Tau sourcebook, Codex: Tau Empire In the universe of Games Workshops table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000, the Tau are an alien race, inhabiting a small but dense region of space on the eastern edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, roughly 300 light years... In Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy fictional universes, Chaos refers to the often stereotypically malevolent entities which live in some sort of parallel universe, known as the Warp in Warhammer 40,000 and as the Realm of Chaos in Warhammer Fantasy. ... The cover of the current Codex: Orks sourcebook The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...

Storylines

Aeronautica Imperialis has a strong tie with the Black Library book Double Eagle by Dan Abnett. This deals with the air war occurring during the Sabbat Worlds Campaign (the setting for Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts novel series). It has a Battle of Britain flavour; many of the concepts elucidated in the Aeronautica rules can be seen in Abnett's writing. The Black Library is a section of BL Publishing (itself a division of Games Workshop) devoted to publishing novels, art books, background books and graphic novels set in the Warhammer Fantasy world and the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... Dan Abnett is a British writer, mainly of comic books and gaming fiction. ... Gaunts Ghosts is a book series written by Dan Abnett. ... Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1,963 total...

References

1. ^ Forge World 2007 Catalogue. Nottingham: Forge World, Games Workshop. ISBN 1-84154-650-X. 

• Forge World Aeronautica Imperialis site
• Games Workshop 'specialist games' Epic site
• A review of Aeronautica Imperialis