Review: 4 New Formations for Warhammer 40k

December is a massive month for releases for GW and Warhammer 40k. We have seen Wrath of Magnus (well technically November) as well as Traitor Legions (due out tomorrow) and we also have 4 new Warhammer 40k Battleforces

Space Wolves: Ironclaw Strike Force

This formation is pretty useless. The special rule is basically pointless and the formation has so many units that I don't think you will ever see this formation used.

• 1 Iron Priest
• 1 Stormwolf
• 1 unit of Wolf Guard Terminators
• 1 unit of Blood Claws
• 1 Venerable Dreadnought
• 1 unit of Fenrisian Wolves

Tau Empire: Targeted Reconnaissance Cadre

This formation is a bit better than the Space Wolf one, however with a couple of the entries being a single model rather than a unit means that you have a single broadside and a single ghostkeel. The special rule for this formation is pretty solid, granting free movement.

• 1 Commander
• 1 XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit (not a unit, so no additional suits)
• 1 unit of XV25 Stealth Suits, with 1 Drone
• 1 Pathfinder Team
• 1 TY7 Devilfish
• 1 XV88 Broadside Battlesuit (not a unit, so no additional suits)

Adeptus Mechanicus: Eradication Cohort

Now we are talking about some good buffs (not that Ad Mech overly need it). Basically shoot with your "weakest" unit that you know will at least cause an unsaved wound or glancing/penetrating hit, then all the rest get Preferred Enemy against the enemy unit. Now this is great when shooting against a big target like a Super Heavy or a Death Star, but against MSU the buff is lost pretty much entirely, but lucky for the Ad Mech player Death Stars are king in the meta.

• 1 Sydonian Dragoon
• 1 Kastelan Robot Maniple
• 1 unit of Kataphron Destroyers
• 1 unit of Fulgurite Electro-Priests
• 1 unit of Sicarian Infiltrators

Deathwatch: Watchblade Taskforce

Free hit and run, auto pass, thank you very much! This is the best of the lot in my opinion. This is an army right here. Nuf said!

• 1 Deathwatch Watch Master
• 3 units of Deathwatch Veterans
• 1 unit of Deathwatch Terminators
• 1 unit of Deathwatch Bikers
• 1 Deathwatch Razorback