Warhammer 40k - Unit Review Library 178 - Astra Militarum, Cadian Command Squad

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"Cadia Stands!"

Hello everyone! Zak Ludick here from Cape Town, South Africa and this is a Warhammer 40k - The Great Unit Review Wheel! post!

Now known as the Unit Review Library!

What is it all about? It is not there to just give a stat. It is there to give MY review of the unit!

Also this has become quite the Challenge! With so many units to review in the game the consensus in the hobby community is that I will not have enough time to review all of the Datasheets before the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 came out.

I should have started when 10th edition launched!
505 days since the start of 10th Edition.
This is Review #178, I am 327 reviews behind! (Lowest I have been is 314 behind)

January 2025 we are expecting Astra Militarum and Aeldari codexes as explained Here, so time to focus on THOSE Datasheets!

Astra Militarum, Cadian Command Squad

10th Edition Index

Cadia... a now destroyed Fortress World that used to guard the galaxy from Chaos at the entrance to the Eye of Terror. This place gave birth to a population of Soldiers Born. Generation after generation of men and women who learned to fire and load a Lasgun before they could read.

They were also so numerous that they raised Regiments faster than they could die on that world... in between the wars... and this led to many Cadians joining battle groups and campaigns elsewhere in the galaxy as they made their tithe.

So when Cadia was destroyed, there were still uncounted billions of Cadians travelling the galaxy. As long as there are still Cadians in the galaxy with hope and loyalty in their hearts, then Cadia Stands!

This unit is 65pts for 5 models and the box costs $45.

The unit consists of:
A Commander
A Regimental Standard Bearer
Medic
Master Vox
Veteran Guardsman

You stick special weapons on the Veteran and you can drop the banner to have another special weapon.

The Commander can have either Power Weapon or Powerfist and exchange his Laspistol for Bolt Pistol or Plasma Pistol.

Stats

Movement 6"
Toughness 3
Save 5+ (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 1 (3 for the Commander)
Ld 7+
OC 2

Weapons

Ranged Weapons

Laspistol

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)

Bolt pistol

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)

Plasma pistol - Standard Firing Option

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)

Plasma pistol - Overcharged Firing Option

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 1 Damage each.
Pistol (This weapon can be shot while the model is within Engagement Range)
Hazardous (After fining this weapon, there is a change the user can kill themselves)

Flamer

12" Range, D6 Shots, Auto Hits, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (Shots auto-hit, you roll for number of shots and then roll to Wound)
Ignores Cover (Target enemy cannot get Benefit of Cover against this weapon)

Meltagun

12" Range, 1 Shot, Hits on 4+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When shooting at a target that is within half range of 6" add 2 to the Damage of the weapon)

Plasmagun - Standard Firing Option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S7, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).

Plasmagun - Overcharged Firing Option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S8, AP-3 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 1 (When within Half range, 12" then gain +1 Attack on this weapon).
Hazardous (After fining this weapon, there is a change the user can kill themselves)

Grenade Launcher - Krak Firing Option

24" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 4+, S9, AP-2 and D3 Damage each.

Grenade Launcher - Frag Firing Option

24" Range, D3 Shots, Hitting on 4+, S4, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (Add +1 Attack per 5 enemies in the target unit, rounding down)

Melee Weapons

Close combat weapon

2 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Chainsword

4 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S3, AP0 and 1 Damage each.

Power Weapon

3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S4, AP-2 and 1 Damage each.

Power Fist

3 Attacks, Hitting on 4+. S6, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.

Abilities

Cadia Stands!

While the Officer is alive, this unit can ignore modifications to Characteristics or Dice Rolls. (Except for Saves because that's Armour Piercing)

Orders

This Officer can issue 1 Order to Regiment units.

Wargear Abilities

Master Vox

This unit's Officer can issue Commands at 24".

Medi-pack

While the Medic is alive, the unit has a 6+ Feel No Pain.

Regimental Standard

With the Standard Bearer alive, the unit gets +1 OC per model.

Thoughts

Just like the Platoon Command unit, they have a lot of options, but not nearly as much.

Here, it is a given that you use Vox and Medic and you have the option for 2 Special guns or one gun and a flag.

The flag is amazing when you have this unit part of a Cadian Shock Troops unit, bumping them up to OC3 each.

Leading that unit makes them hard to move, hard to effect and holds Objective Control Hard!

That makes 21 Aeldari Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 29.16% Completed. The total Completed is 16.90% Complete! Can I review them all?!

Thank you for reading!

Warhammer Review Library

Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews

FactionDetachmentReview Number
Agents of the ImperiumArmy Rule #2
Astra MilitarumArmy Rule #1
Astra MilitarumCombined RegimentDetachment Rule #1
Space MarinesArmy Rule #3


Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)

FactionUnitReview Number
Adeptus CustodesProsecutors#1
Adeptus CustodesKnight-Centura#54
Adeptus CustodesShield-Captain#61
Adeptus CustodesShield-Captain in Allarus Terminator Armor#70
Adeptus CustodesTrajann Valoris#40
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Fusilave#13
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Stratoraptor#14
Adeptus MechanicusArchaeopter Transvector#15
Adeptus MechanicusBelisarius Cawl#53
Adeptus MechanicusCorpuscarii Electro-Priests#97
Adeptus MechanicusOnager Dunecrawler#110
Adeptus MechanicusSerberys Raiders#55
Adeptus MechanicusSerberys Sulphurhounds#56
Adeptus MechanicusTechnoarcheologist#104
AeldariAsurmen#155
AeldariAutarch#175
AeldariDark Reapers#165
AeldariGuardian Defenders#64
AeldariHemlock Wraithfighter#161
AeldariKarandras#153
AeldariMaugan Ra#87
AeldariNight Spinner#65
AeldariRangers#149
AeldariShadowseer#80
AeldariShining Spears#147
AeldariShroud Runners#151
AeldariSkyweavers#157
AeldariSolitaire#167
AeldariSpiritseer#169
AeldariStarweaver#173
AeldariStorm Guardians#177
AeldariThe Visarch#159
AeldariPrince Yriel#92
AeldariVoidweaver#171
Astra MilitarumAegis Defence Line#146
Astra MilitarumArmoured Sentinels#148
Astra MilitarumAttilan Rough Riders#154
Astra MilitarumBaneblade#156
Astra MilitarumBanehammer#160
Astra MilitarumBanesword#166
Astra MilitarumBasilisk#170
Astra MilitarumBullgryn Squad#174
Astra MilitarumCadian Castellan#158
Astra MilitarumField Ordnance Battery#162
Astra MilitarumKasrkin#60
Astra MilitarumOgryn Bodyguard#150
Astra Militarum Ogryn Squad#152
Astra MilitarumPlatoon Command Squad#172
Astra MilitarumRatling Snipers#164
Astra MilitarumRegimental Attachés#176
Astra MilitarumTank Commander#90
Astra MilitarumWyvern#81
Astra MilitarumValkyrie#168
Black TemplarsBlack Templars Gladiator#102
Black TemplarsHigh Marshall Helbrecht#38
Black TemplarsMarshall#46
Black TemplarsThe Emperor's Champion#63
Blood AngelsAstorath#131
Blood AngelsBaal Predator#2
Blood AngelsBrother Corbulo#132
Blood AngelsCaptain Tycho#133
Blood AngelsChief Librarian Mephiston#134
Blood AngelsCommander Dante#135
Blood AngelsDeath Company Dreadnought#136
Blood AngelsDeath Company Intercessors#137
Blood AngelsDeath Company Marines#138
Blood AngelsDeath Company Marines with Jump Packs#139
Blood AngelsFurioso Dreadnought#140
Blood AngelsGabriel Seth#66
Blood AngelsLemartes#32
Blood AngelsLibrarian Dreadnought#141
Blood AngelsSanguinary Guard#93
Blood AngelsSanguinary Priest#142
Blood AngelsSanguinary Priest with Jump#143
Blood AngelsThe Sanguinor#144
Blood AngelsTycho the Lost#145
Chaos DaemonsBeasts of Nurgle#98
Chaos DaemonsDaemonettes#29
Chaos DaemonsLord of Change#75
Chaos DaemonsNurglings#82
Chaos KnightsKnight Abominant#94
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Brigands#30
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Executioners#31
Chaos KnightsWar Dog Huntsman#77
Chaos Space MarinesAbbadon the Despoiler#50
Chaos Space MarinesHaarken Worldclaimer#41
Chaos Space MarinesKhorne Lord of Skulls#37
Dark AngelsAsmodai#16
Dark AngelsAzrael#17
Dark AngelsBelial#4
Dark AngelsDeathwing Knights#20
Dark AngelsDeathwing Terminator Squad#99
Dark AngelsLazarus#62
Dark AngelsLand Speeder Vengeance#101
Death GuardBiologus Putrifier#5
Death GuardBlightlord Terminators#10
Death GuardChaos Lord#36
Death GuardLord of Contagion#52
Death GuardTallyman#39
Death GuardMalignant Plaguecaster#71
DeathwatchCorvus Blackstar#72
DeathwatchDeathwatch Veterans#114
DeathwatchWatch Captain Artemis#122
DeathwatchWatch Master#124
DrukhariGrotesques#45
DrukhariHaemonculus#8
DrukhariRaider#35
DrukhariScourges#7
Genestealer CultsAberants#47
Genestealer CultsHybrid Metamorphs#58
Genestealer CultsReductus Saboteur#33
Grey KnightsBrother Captain#25
Grey KnightsGrand Master#48
Grey KnightsStrike Squad#51
Imperial AgentsCallidus Assassin#9
Imperial AgentsCulexus Assassin#69
Imperial AgentsEversor Assassin#105
Imperial AgentsExaction Squad#111
Imperial AgentsImperial Navy Breachers#113
Imperial AgentsInquisitor#115
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Coteaz#117
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Greyfax#121
Imperial AgentsInquisitorial Henchmen#123
Imperial AgentsLord Inquisitor Kyria Draxus#126
Imperial AgentsRogue Trader Entourage#127
Imperial AgentsSubductor Squad#128
Imperial AgentsVigilant Squad#26
Imperial AgentsVindicare Assassin#129
Imperial AgentsVoidsmen-at-Arms#130
Imperial KnightsCanis Rex#76
Imperial KnightsArmiger Helverin#22
Imperial KnightsArmiger Warglaive#43
Imperial KnightsKnight Castellan#83
Leagues of VotannBrôkhyr Iron-master#27
Leagues of VotannBrôkhyr Thunderkyn#78
Leagues of VotannCthonian Beserks#86
Leagues of VotannSagitaur#3
Leagues of VotannÛthar the Destined#44
NecronsObelisk#11
OrksBattlewagon#34
OrksHunta Rig#28
OrksZodgrod Wortsnagga#89
Space MarinesKayvaan Shrike#23
Space MarinesMarneus Calgar#42
Space MarinesRazorback#21
Space MarinesVanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs#103
Space WolvesArjac Rockfist#68
Space WolvesFenrisian Wolves#91
Space WolvesWolf Guard#74
T'au EmpireBreacher Team#88
T'au EmpireDarkstrider#12
T'au EmpireKroot Carnivore Squad#19
T'au EmpirePathfinder Team#79
T'au EmpirePiranhas#107
T'au EmpireRazorshark Strike Fighter#95
T'au EmpireStealth Battlesuits#67
Thousand SonsAhriman#108
Thousand SonsAhriman on Disc of Tzeentch#109
Thousand SonsExalted Sorcerer#59
Thousand SonsMagnus the Red#49
TyranidsBarbgaunts#6
TyranidsLictor#106
TyranidsRaveners#96
TyranidsScreamer Killer#24
World EatersLord Invocatus#100
World EatersWorld Eaters Chaos Spawn#18
World EatersWorld Eaters Daemon Prince#85

Legends Datasheet Review list

FactionUnitReview Number
DeathwatchDeathwatch Terminator Squad#112
DeathwatchFortis Kill Team#116
DeathwatchIndomitor Kill Team#118
DeathwatchKill Team Cassius#120
DeathwatchProteus Killteam#57
DeathwatchSpectrus Kill Team#73
DeathwatchVeteran Bike Squad#84
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Eisenhorn#119
Imperial AgentsInquisitor Karamazov#125

Thank you for reading!

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That makes 21 Aeldari Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 29.16% Completed. The total Completed is 16.90% Complete! Can I review them all?!

Wait a second...

Honestly, for 65 points this does seem like pretty great value. Hard not to like the Cadians.

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