HERALDS OF The sTOrM

Commodore Karl Mannheim introduces his audience to the Prussian Empires new advances in electrical warfare.
Our scientists and engineers have long been the worlds leading experts on the design and use of electrical weaponry. The ability to harness the raw power of lightning to bring devastation to the enemy has become one of our most formidable assets. After the success of the audacious London Raid, the navy moved to capitalise on what it had learned, combining the well-tried power of Tesla weaponry with the new concept of submarine warfare. Although we were frustrated by numerous setbacks, the fleets have at last gained a war machine that combines these aspects in a single, deadly whole. This is the mighty Sturmbringer Class Submarine. Still a very new vessel, only a few have so far entered service. However, the Sturmbringer already looks set to take its place amongst the most deadly of our war machines. It mounts a fearsome new bombardment weapon, nicknamed the Mjolnir. This hurls warheads primed to explode with devastating electrical shockwaves, delivering horrifying bombardments to targets on land or at sea. As well as the Sturmbringer, Sire Tannhausers naval architects have taken surface naval electrical warfare to a new level with the design of the Donnerfaust Support Cruiser. Based on the dependable Reiver hull, the Donnerfaust dispenses with conventional armament in favour of rank upon rank of Tesla coils and lethal Speerschleuder harpoon launchers. Impaling enemy targets with huge lightning rods, the Donnerfaust and other supporting vessels can roast them to blackened ruins with massive electrical bursts drawn irresistibly to the charged projectiles lodged in their hulls. It is not just the navy that seeks to advance the Tesla revolution. Sire Helbrechts air fleets have also researched more ways of delivering the vital Speeschleuder conductors to suitable targets. Their efforts have borne fruit in the form of the Zerstrer Strike Bomber. Flights of Zerstrers launch rapid strikes against key enemy assets, peppering them with clusters of heavy, charged darts. Although punishing weapons in their own right, the true horror for the enemy comes when their stricken war engine or redoubt is wreathed with forked lightning, the bolts hungrily earthing themselves on the crackling darts, leaving chaos in their wake. Although they seem rather disparate, these three weapon systems have been combined to deadly effect by Commodore Dietrich von Kratz. What? No, its his cousin Frederick whos in the Air Fleet. Dietrich is one of ours, and he should be more famous than he is. Why? Well, he helped Colonel Sturm - as he was then - plan the London Raid and commanded the submersible with which it was carried out. Now hes bringing this particular brand of terror to Russian Coalition territory. Perhaps now hell get the recognition he deserves. Von Kratzs Storm Flotilla has ranged the Baltic Sea, ravaging Russian Coalition and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth coastal assets from Helsingfors to Klaipeda. When the skies darken and the mists roll in from the Baltic, the Tsars soldiers and their allies manning the coast defences look nervously out over the waters. They are ever fearful of spotting the threatening silhouettes of our new warships and aeroplanes, and the actinic flares of lightning that will spell their doom.

Prussian Empire Fleet Rules:

The military of the Prussian Empire has embarked upon a wide-scale effort to improve the effectiveness of its trademark Tesla Weaponry. As a result, war machines across the fleets and armies of this nation are being upgraded with enhanced Tesla coil batteries and conduction-harpoon projectors. All Tesla Coil Weaponry (identified by having either the word Tesla or Speerschleuder in the weapon title) have the following rules: Tesla Coil Weaponry is considered to have the Redoubtable and Lethal Strike MAR for NO additional cost. Important Note: Any model that includes an entry for purchasing the above MARs should be ignored as they are no longer applicable. All Speerschleuder Weaponry (identified by having the word Speerschleuder in the weapon title) now has the Lightning Rod MAR. All Fixed Fore or Aft Tesla Coils now have 90 degree Arcs of Fire. All Tesla Coil P/S Broadsides now have Broadside Arcs of Fire.

when on Water and is designated as an Armoured model when on Land for all intents and purposes. If a model with the Multi Purpose MAR finishes its movement simultaneously occupying BOTH Land and Water, then its designation remains unchanged until it is moved onto a single Terrain Type as outlined above. For the purposes of selecting the MFV Core Force, this model may be purchased as either an Armoured or Naval model.

Model Assigned Rules (MAR): Tiny Flyer Allocation (number)

This model is deployed with ONE free Tiny Flyer Wing composed of a number of Tiny Flyers up to the value indicated in the brackets. This wing is deployed at the same time as their parent vessel within 4. The wing must follow the standard rules for Tiny Flyer composition. No Squadron that includes a model with the Tiny Flyer Allocation MAR may have more than one Recon Plane in the air at any one time.

Heroic Fleet Commodore: Dietrich von Kratz

Amended Model Assigned Rules (MAR): Lightning Rod (weapon)

If the number of hits from an Attack equals or exceeds the Damage Rating (DR) of the target model, and ANY weapon in the Attack has the Lightning Rod MAR, the target model gains a Lightning Rod Token. Models may attempt to remove Lightning Rod Tokens as if they were Critical Effects. Subsequent Attacks that include any Tesla Coil Weaponry against a target model with a Lightning Rod Token, will gain the Devastating Ordnance MAR for NO points difference. While an affected model may have multiple Lightning Rod Tokens, multiple instances of a Lightning Rod Token do NOT have a cumulative effect. In addition, should a model with a Lightning Rod Token be the target of a Tesla Generator, the Tesla Generator is effective on a roll of 3+, not 5+ as it would normally be.

This Commodore replaces both the National Fleet Commodore and Fleet Commodore abilities available to the Fleet. Each Turn, the controlling player may have the Heroic Commodore perform ONE of the following Command Abilities: Fix it Lads - Re-roll ONE Damage Repair Test for one model within 8 of the Fleet Commodore. Safe Passage - Re-roll ONE Treacherous Terrain Test for one model within 8 of the Fleet Commodore. Gewittersturm This ability may only be used if the Sturmbringer is on the Surface Height Level. ONE Critical Hit Table roll from ANY squadron in Von Kratzs fleet may roll TWICE on the Critical Hit Table, applying the preferred result, provided that the roll was caused by a Tesla Coil Weapon or Tesla Generator.

In addition any Prussian fleet with Dietrich von Kratz as the Fleet Commodore has the following rule: Iron Discipline - Every non-robot vessel in the fleet may purchase the Die Hard Crew MAR for a cost of +5pts per vessel. If this option is taken, all models in a squadron must buy the upgrade.

Model Assigned Rules (MAR): Multi Purpose

This model can move on Land and Water without any penalty to its Movement, and is designated as a Naval model

Special thanks go to Senior Testers Derek Sinclair, Ross Mackenzie, Damien Quinn, Mark Guz, Michael Hetherington, John Smith and James Flack and the D-Wars Online Beta Group for their valued help in the development of the these Prussian Upgrade models. Additional thanks go to Christopher Drew and Franco Sammarco.

Minimum Move: 2 Turning Template: 45-degree Turn Limit: 0 Squadron Size: 1 Model LARGE CAPITAL CLASS NAVAL DIVING MODEL

Model Assigned Rules: Bombard (Tesla Bombard), Electrical Defences, Limited Availability (1250), Panic Dive, Rugged Construction, Tiny Flyer Allocation (1). 3 7 9 6 4 4 AP AA CC RR 7 6 9 6 8 DR CR Mv HP 4 Points Cost: 150

RANGE BAND

Speerschleuder (S)

This model IS fitted with an internal Tesla Generator. The model MAY be upgraded to have a Heroic Commodore (Dietrich von Kratz) for +15 Points.

Tesla Bombard (S)

11

The ONE Fore Speerschleuder (S) has a 270-degree Arc of Fire. The ONE Aft Speerschleuder (S) has a 270-degree Arc of Fire. The ONE Tesla Bombard (S) has a 270-degree Fore Arc of Fire.

Minimum Move: 2 Turning Template: Medium Turn Limit: 0 3 Points Cost: 85 DR 4 AP 4 AA 3 6 8 CC 2 CR Mv HP 5 RR 5 4

Squadron Size: 2-3 Models MEDIUM CAPITAL CLASS NAVAL MODEL Model Assigned Rules: Attachment (PE, Naval, 1), Electrical Defences, Limited Availability (750), Rugged Construction. This model IS fitted with an internal Tesla Generator.

RANGE BAND

Speerschleuder (S)

P/S Tesla Coils (S)

The ONE Fore Speerschleuder Turret (S) has a 270-degree Arc of Fire. The ONE Aft Speerschleuder Turret (S) has a 270-degree Arc of Fire. The P/S Tesla Coils (S) have a Broadside Arc of Fire.

Minimum Move: 4 Turning Template: 45-degree Turn Limit: 0

Squadron Size: 2-5 Models SMALL CLASS FLYING MODEL

RANGE BAND 1 1 1 AP AA CC RR 3 5 12 2 DR CR Mv HP

Points Cost: 20

Model Assigned Rules: Limited Availability (500), Limited Resources, Momentum, Pack Hunter, Small Target.

Speerschleuder Bombs

Minimum Move: 0 Turning Template: 45-degree Turn Limit: 0 3 Points Cost: 125 DR 6 AP 8 AA 4 9 6 CC 4 CR Mv HP 8 RR 7 4

Squadron Size: 1-2 Models LARGE CAPITAL CLASS ROBOT

RANGE BAND

Model Assigned Rules: Fearless, Ferocious, Hulking (Land Only), Multi Purpose, Rugged Construction. This model IS fitted with an internal Tesla Generator.

Left Arm Speerschleuder (S)

Right Arm Tesla Coil (S)

The ONE Left Arm Speerschleuder has a Port 270 degree Arc of Fire. The ONE Right Arm Tesla Coil has a Starboard 270 degree Arc of Fire.