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Ares Gunship

Adeptus Custodes
5801st unit
6102nd+ unit
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Ares Gunship datasheet for Warhammer 40,000 11th edition — stats, weapons, abilities and points current to the 2026-06-17 Munitorum Field Manual / Balance Dataslate.

M 20+"
T 12
SV 2+ 5+INV
W 22
LD 6+
OC 0
⌀ 160mm

This model is equipped with: 2 arachnus heavy blaze cannons; arachnus magna-blaze cannon; armoured hull.

RANGED WEAPONSRANGEABSSAPD
Arachnus heavy blaze cannon 36"42+12-3D6+1
Arachnus magna-blaze cannon 48"32+18-4D6+6
MELEE WEAPONSRANGEAWSSAPD
Armoured hull Melee94+901
ABILITIES

CORE Deadly Demise D6, Hover

FACTION Martial Ka’tah

Infernus Firebombs: When this model finishes a Normal move, you may pick one enemy unit it passed over during that move. Until the end of the turn, models in that unit cannot have the Benefit of Cover. Also roll one D6 per model in that unit; for each 6 it takes 1 mortal wound.
Damaged: 1-7 wounds remaining While this model has 1-7 wounds remaining, subtract 1 from the Hit roll each time it makes an attack.
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UNIT COMPOSITION
  • 1 Ares Gunship
WARGEAR OPTIONS
  • None
LOADOUT CHOICES
  • Wargear: Arachnus heavy blaze cannon, Arachnus magna-blaze cannon, Armoured hull
Stratagems you can use on this unit (27)
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
TANK SHOCK 1CP · Charge phase
RAPID INGRESS 1CP · Movement phase
FIRE OVERWATCH 1CP · Movement or Charge phase
ARCANE GENETIC ALCHEMY 1CP · Shield Host · Any phase
AVENGE THE FALLEN 1CP · Shield Host · Fight phase
MULTIPOTENTIALITY 1CP · Shield Host · Movement phase
ARCHEOTECH MUNITIONS 1CP · Shield Host · Shooting phase
HUNT AS ONE 1CP · Talons Of The Emperor · Movement phase
EMPYRIC SEVERANCE 1CP · Talons Of The Emperor · Shooting or Fight phase
EMPEROR’S EXECUTIONERS 2CP · Talons Of The Emperor · Fight phase
TALONED PINCER 1CP · Talons Of The Emperor · Movement phase
COMMAND RE-ROLL 1CP · Any phase
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE 2CP · Fight phase
INSANE BRAVERY 1CP · Command phase
EXPLOSIVE CLEARANCE 1CP · Shooting phase
FLAWLESS CONSTRUCTION 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Shooting or Fight phase
EMPEROR’S VENGEANCE 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Fight phase
WRATHFUL ADVANCE 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Fight phase
UNSTOPPABLE 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Movement or Charge phase
RELENTLESS PERSECUTION 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Movement phase
PUNISHMENT INESCAPABLE 1CP · Solar Spearhead · Shooting phase
DEFIANT TO THE LAST 1CP · Lions of the Emperor · Fight phase
PEERLESS WARRIOR 1CP · Lions of the Emperor · Fight phase
MANOEUVRE AND FIRE 1CP · Lions of the Emperor · Movement phase

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