The Neu Republik just handed you a crown jewel of Rift-tech carnage. This Axis Starter Army wants ruthless precision, not reckless charges.
Consequently, you will win by timing your punches and stacking synergies. Moreover, every unit here thrives when you leverage cover, angles, and Rift dice. Finally, read on, because failure is not an option.
Quick Field Summary
This compact spearhead brings three Stahltruppen, a Stahltruppen Officer, five Nachtalben, a Vogelspinne walker, and a Panzer IV Ausf. X. Together they hit hard, soak fire, and weaponize Rift-tech to control the table. Therefore, your plan is simple to state and tricky to stop. Anchor with steel, hunt with shadows, and crater threats with gravity pulses.
Steel Core: Stahltruppen and the Armoured Officer
Stahltruppen are your anvils and hammers in one hulking package. Their armour shrugs off small arms and ignores Pins from weapons without Pen. Additionally, LMGs or StG 44Z delete unarmoured infantry, while Panzerfausts and a light anti-tank gun threaten armour. They excel holding heavy cover on objectives, where Vormarsch! keeps them moving despite Pins. However, high volume Pen fire is their kryptonite, so prioritize enemy HMGs, autocannon, and those nasty Firefly M1X1/2s. Your Officer, also in Stahltruppen armour, brings Hero tricks that supercharge order tempo and Rift management. Consequently, your steel wall becomes a mobile problem the opponent must solve.
Shadow Knives and Skittering Support: Nachtalben, Vogelspinne, Panzer IV X
Nachtalben are your surgical scalpel. With Infiltrators, Fieldcraft, and Fast, they appear where pain is required. Moreover, Fanatics and Deadly shine when their Rift Die surges, while Schattentanz lets them flip to Ambush after acting. They mulch infantry at short range, then vanish into cover. Nevertheless, their 5+ durability hates Pen, so chain terrain and angles to keep them alive.
The Panzer IV Ausf. X is your headline act. Its Schwerefeld Projektor with Gravity Pulse rains 3″ templates out to 48 inches. Therefore, your top priority is keeping its Rift Die Active or Surging every turn. With that online, you crater infantry, splash light armour, and dictate space. However, opponents will focus it immediately, so delete anti-tank first, often using Nachtalben to silence ATRDs and guns.
The Vogelspinne plays the flanker. Recce movement, high speed, and turret options let it pounce and fade. Additionally, the Maschinen Schwere turret turns it into a Rift Unit and grants a smaller Gravity Pulse, adding another Rift Die to your pool. Strike ahead with the Nachtalben, then force target saturation while your Stahltruppen and Panzer IV X close. Consequently, your foe must choose a wrong answer.
Vault-Blessed Rules: Turning Good Into Gross
Our Salvation helps keep your Rift Dice from sputtering out, which stabilizes your Gravity Pulse game plan. Hand of the Green Vault hands your Officer a point of Rift Mastery, adding a free Rift Die to the engine. Furthermore, buying more Rift Mastery stacks the odds beautifully. Schwerefeld Mastery is the big one. Veterans on the Panzer IV X start Surging, which can set the tone from turn one. Hardened Veterans means Stahltruppen and Nachtalben ignore losing the unit leader, which quietly boosts staying power in tiny squads. Finally, Buzz Saw juices your multi-shot profiles, turning LMG-loaded Stahltruppen into lawnmowers that clear lanes for the hammer blow.
Anchor a Stahltruppen unit in hard cover on or behind an objective. Meanwhile, pressure flanks with Nachtalben, threatening soft targets and guns. Then, bring the Vogelspinne forward to add Gravity Pulse angles and another Rift Die. Additionally, keep the Panzer IV X screened until anti-tank is blunted, then let the gravity storms roll. If the enemy surges a melee monster like Ursus, focus it early with combined fire. Consequently, your midboard becomes a no-go zone.
Final Orders From the Green Vault
This army rewards discipline and sequencing. Because you manage Rift dice, you control when your knockout hits land. Since you layer cover, pins, and angles, your few models feel immortal. And because every piece has a defined job, your opponent runs out of good choices fast. Now tighten your straps, cycle those Rift Dice to Surging, and make the battlefield remember the Green Vault.
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