Vostroya

Vostroya is a world in the Halo Zone beyond the Eye of Terror, famous for its Vostroyan Firstborn regiments of the Imperial Guard.

Vostroya swore allegiance to Mars during the Age of Strife. It is ruled by the Techtriarchy, a council of Adeptus Mechanicus members and more traditional planetary government personnel/representatives. Since the Great Crusade, Vostroya has acted as an industrial world, supplying arms and ammunition to the armies of the Imperium. In the ten thousand years after the crusade, the Vostroyans have continued the same task, living and dying on the production lines and complying with the endless schedule of manufacturing and assembly. During the Horus Heresy, Vostroya refused to provide regiments to the Emperor, preferring instead to reserve the population in the manufactoria blanketing the world. After the Heresy came to an end the Vostroyans agreed to supply every first born son to serve in the Imperial Guard regiments. Vostroya technically is neither a hive world nor a forge world. Instead, it falls somewhere in between (labelled an Industrial World). The birth and death rates of 9.3 billion inhabitants are very high, keeping the population figures fairly stable (taking into account that first-born sons are extremely numerous, providing a massive amount of soldiers for the founding and reinforcement of Imperial Guard regiments.)

Vostroya has suffered many conflicts, including at least eighteen "Great Wars".

The landscape is extremely bleak - highly polluted. Life outside 'managed' zones is almost impossible. Animal and plant life is almost non-existent. Most food is imported.

There are seven large and distinct administrative zones/regions stretching around the planet's more temperate equatorial belt (e.g. The Magdan, Sohlsvodd, Muskha, etc). The far colder north and south are uninhabitable. Vostroya has one moon - Turtolsky.

Astra Militarum Regiment Tactics: Vostroyan Firstborn

Today we look at Codex Astra Militarum, and the the Vostroyan Firstborn, now let’s dive in! 

Hey guys and girls, BigVik here again with the next in my series of articles about list builds highlighting each regiment in the new Astra Militarum Codex. This week we talk about the Vostroyan Firstborn! Check the Tactics Corner for more great articles!

These guys are very interesting with how they are represented on the table. Vostroya is a semi-forge world headed by Techtriarchs which makes them a mix of Cult Mechanicus and Imperial Government. Due to the strong relationship with the Cult Mechanicus, Vostroyan Firstborn units have finely crafted heirloom weapons which are noticeably superior to those of other Guard regiments. 

Combine this with a long standing tradition of martial excellence and you get a family of regiments which have some of the best soldiers, fighting with some of the best equipment the Guard has to offer!

Meet the List Now lets dive into the list!
Brigade Detachment (Vostroyan, +9 CP, Troops have ObSec)

• 3x HQ- Company Commander
• 6x TROOPS- infantry squad w/ plasma gun, heavy bolter
• 3x HEAVY SUPPORT- Heavy weapon team w/ 3 mortars
• 3x FAST ATTACK- Scout Sentinels w/ multi-laser
• 3x ELITES- 5 ratlings

Spearhead Detachment (Vostroyan, +1 CP)

• 1x HQ- Company Commander
• 2x HEAVY SUPPORT- Heavy weapon squad w/ 3 mortars
• HEAVY SUPPORT- Leman Russ w/ battle cannon, 2 plasma cannons, lascannon 

Spearhead Detachment (Vostroyan, +1 CP, Leman Russes gain ObSec)

• HQ- Tank commander w/ battle cannon, 2 plasma cannons, lascannon
• 2x HEAVY SUPPORT- Leman Russes each w/ battle cannon, 2 plasma cannons, lascannon
• HEAVY SUPPORT- Leman Russ w/ battle cannon, 2 plasma cannons, lascannon

What the List Does

This list is a twist on the typical conscript screen. Because there are 6 separate squads it will be hard to clear all of them in one turn, the fact that each unit has a special and heavy weapon means they will probably be putting work in for about the first two turns, especially with the extended range of weapons, this means your opponent will need to clear the screen as much as anything else, making target priority even harder for your opponent. With an abundance of mortar squads and anti-tank Leman Russes, you can count on taking down 2 average profile tanks a turn, and clearing away a squad and change of a space marine squad. If your opponent is playing another gun line you can spread your army out to score objectives to further confuse target priority, allowing those Leman Russes and mortar teams to keep doing the Emperor’s work.

What Relics to Take

If you are afraid of having your warlord sniped out, it may be a good idea to take the Vostroyan artificer armor, increasing your warlord to T4 and 2+/5++, otherwise I think you’re going to want to keep to Kurov’s Aquila.

What the Strengths are: This army is definitely MSU if I’ve ever seen it. There are a total of 30 units in this army, and every one can do work in some capacity. This ensures that you can either castle up to gun your opponent down, or spread out to threaten objectives throughout the board to scare your opponent into having to kill otherwise low priority targets.

What the Weaknesses Are

The weakness of this list is the fact that the units themselves, with the notable exception of the Leman Russes, are very squishy, thus with proper target priority your opponent can clear several squads a turn to keep you off objectives while they score objectives, creating a scenario where this list will be kept off the objectives, killing just about everything on the table, but still losing if there is progressive missions.

With all that being said, I love the feel of this army, though it still has the horde feel of Guard, there is a certain quality to the way these guardsmen are being fielded, whereas other lists want to have conscripts, the extended range of the Vostroyan guardsmen ensures that you want to have the maximum number of models doing actual work, hence loading the squads with high output low cost weapons.

Vostroyan Firstborn (1500pts) Army Showcase

Vostroyan Firstborn (1500pts) Army Showcase

Well its been a mad dash to get this army list repainted and ready for the NUSU tournament at the weekend! Admittedly the Regimental Advisors were a bit rushed towards the end, but other projects beckon, and i needed to get this repaint out of the way!

Vostroyan Firstborn - Lexicanum

Vostroyan Firstborn - Lexicanum

The Vostroyan Firstborn are Imperial Guard Regiments. Vostroya is a world in the Halo Zone beyond the Eye of Terror, which swore allegiance to Mars during the Age of Strife. It is now ruled by a committee of Techtriarchs, a mix of Mechanicus Magi and more traditional Imperial planetary government.

Vostroyan Firstborn

In tribute to the Vostroyan Firstborn of the Imperial Guard.
Audio is "Road to Revelation" by Two Steps from Hell.
Credit to all the artists who made these pictures!

The Vostroyan Firsborn:

Speciality: Urban and Winter Warfare

Overview:
Vostroya is a world in the Halo Zone beyond the Eye of Terror, which swore allegiance to Mars during the Age of Strife. It is now ruled by a committee of Techtriarchs, a mix of Mechanicus Magos and more traditional Imperial planetary government. During the Horus Heresy, Vostroya refused to provide regiments to the Emperor, preferring instead to reserve the population in the manufactorium blanketing the world. After the Heresy came to an end the Vostroyans agreed to supply every first born son to service with the Imperial Guard

Vostroyan Commander II

Vostroyan Commander 70mm. Totally scratch-built ( Magic Sculpt, Brown Stuff and Sculpey Firm) except for bolter and some Imperial Guard details.. ^^
Hope you like it. By Stefanino