Aerospace operations: Spacecraft

Rules for operations involving spacecraft.

Most armies in Epic have access to spacecraft that can deploy atmospheric entry vehicles and unleash devastating attacks from orbit.

The spacecraft of the 41^st Millennium are huge. Even a 'small' Imperial Lunar class Cruiser would be over five metres long if we made an Epic scale model of it.

Spacecraft units

This unit type includes the interstellar spacecraft used by armies to move from one star system to another. These craft vary in size from relatively small escorts to huge battleships armed with enough firepower to level a hive city!

Spacecraft units are very different to other units in Epic:

• As they are in orbit around the planet, they are of course very high above the battlefield and they cross it very quickly. They cannot be engaged by other units.
• They often carry an arsenal of highly destructive weapons. Together with their vantage point in orbit this means they can unleash devastating attacks at any point on the battlefield.
• Some spacecraft can deploy landing craft that transport ground forces down to the battlefield very quickly, wherever there is a need for reinforcements or a surprise attack.

Each type of spacecraft an army can use has its own datasheet that details the atmospheric entry vehicles and weapons it carries.

• You may include no more than one spacecraft in your army.

Spacecraft effects in the game

Spacecraft capabilities vary, but afford some combination of the following three effects:

• Orbital bombardments.
• Pin-point attacks.
• Deploy a number of units with the Planetfall ability.

When you successfully activate your spacecraft you may use all of its capabilities as part of the same action — the huge crew of such craft allows them to perform many tasks simultaneously.