The Shaltari are an ancient and highly developed species. Their technology is advanced to a level of sophistication rivalled only by its potency. They have traversed the stars for millennia, learned myriad truths, and have fought countless wars. Through their knowledge, the Shaltari transcend even death itself, and can endure indefinitely, perceiving the ebb and flow of time like no other race.

In battle, the Shaltari are fearsome adversaries. Their swiftness is unmatched, their firepower spectacular, their bravery undeniable. The beauty of their vessels bellies their true nature; engines of death, honed to lethal perfection long before humanity learned to throw stones. They are peerless masters of technology.

The Shaltari fleet is a finely balanced blade poised to cut to the heart of any foe. Their gunnery skills and scanners are unrivalled, delivering death from ranges other races can only dream of. The fantastically advanced energy shields can be raised at will, protecting their fragile but stealthy ships from harm at the expense of visibility. Skilful captaincy and timely execution are rewarded with sublime victory.

This boxed set is the perfect way to get started with a Shaltari fleet or add to an existing one, since it can be configured to almost any requirement!

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3x Shaltari Cruisers: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to ten different classes, including cruisers, heavy cruisers, fleet carriers, light cruisers and motherships! Typical length 109mm. 25 Parts per ship (including optional ones).

4x Shaltari Frigates: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to four different classes. Typical length 68mm. 20 Parts for all four ships (including optional ones).

3x Shaltari Voidgates: One of these lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale single part hard plastic miniatures is included with each Shaltari cruiser. Radius 38mm.

NOTE: All ships are provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Shaltari Fastplay Sheet: Includes stats and battlegroup setup for the fleet build shown on the cover, making it easy to get gaming quickly! Also includes quick reference tables.

Miniatures made in Great Britain, printed in Great Britain. Models supplied unpainted and unassembled.

"Who are we fighting Admiral, there are enemies on all sides, what should we do?"....."I don't know, crewman... Check our tokens."

This set contains a bunch of useful tokens for playing games of Dropfleet Commander.
Low Orbit and Atmosphere tokens in black and white can be used to keep track of which orbital layer your ships are occupying.

A set of markers for Silent Running, Minor Spikes, and Major Spikes in blue, yellow, and red can be slotted around the stem of a ship to clearly show what sort of signature changes a ship is affected by.

Finally this set contains a handful of black dice for tracking damage, launch asset sizes, or VP's.

This set contains 27 signature markers in 3 different colours, 18 Low Orbit markers, 9 Atmosphere markers, and 12 black dice.

Acrylic supplied unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and there may be some small variations from those shown.

"Ma'am, these miniatures you've made of the Scourge fleet are very useful for organising our battleplans!"
"Thank you, midshipman. And look at the airbrush transitions I did on them!"

This set contains 3 heavy ship bases and 1 superheavy ship base. Laser cut from clear acrylic, these bases are designed for use with heavy and superheavy tonnage ships in Dropfleet Commander.

Each base has a flight stand and widget. These are useful for being able to take the bases off for transport!

"Ma'am, these miniatures you've made of the Scourge fleet are very useful for organising our battleplans!"
"Thank you, midshipman. And look at the airbrush transitions I did on them!"

This set contains 6 Medium bases. Laser cut from clear acrylic, these bases are designed for use with medium tonnage ships in Dropfleet Commander.

Each base has a flight stand and widget. These are useful for being able to take the bases off for transport!

The Amazon, Argonaut, and Myrmidon are pre-war variants of the more common Trident Grand Battleship. While all based off of the same hull, many of these ships are entirely unique.

The Amazon sports the longest and highest calibre weapon ever built into a human starship, The Annihilator. This massive mass driver is backed up by a pair of heavy vent cannons and a salvo of close action missiles for incredible, yet cumbersome killing power. The Argonaut is a ship much more suited to longer range, less combat heavy duties. It's broadside artillery cannons can pummel ships under a staggering volume of shots, while a limited number of torpedoes seek out heavier targets, all backed up by four close action missile turrets. The Myrmidon is an all rounder, with a pair of forward mounted heavy vent cannons and a gargantuan scanning array replacing the Argonaut's torpedoes.

Contains 1 multi-part resin miniature able to be assembled in three variants (with loads of different combinations), and a plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.

Resin miniature supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

"Ma'am, these miniatures you've made of the Scourge fleet are very useful for organising our battleplans!"
"Thank you, midshipman. And look at the airbrush transitions I did on them!"

This set contains 6 small bases. Laser cut from clear acrylic, these bases are designed for use with light tonnage ships in Dropfleet Commander.

Each base has a flight stand and widget. These are useful for being able to take the bases off for transport!

The Sarpedon class has been observed on multiple occasions at the head of so-called 'Javelin' strikes - lightning assaults on certain, enigmatic surface positions before rapid and unexplained retreats. Some suggest that limited ammunition payload may explain this, but senior operatives of the Office of Naval Intelligence suspect that's just wishful thinking.

Following the same design ethos as their dreadnoughts, all of the Sarpedon battleship’s main weapons are energy-based. Firstly, a linked pair of Meganova lasers provide superlative ship-slicing capability - even another battleship may be crippled by a single, sustained burn. Secondly, two hull-mounted multi-lance lasers can bracket and pulverise smaller ships with frightening ease.

The Kairos class has only just been observed in combat, and it’s superstructure suggests it is part of the Grand Fleet’s new family of battleships. The Kairos forgoes the Meganova lasers in favour of additional drives for a massive increase in combat speed. It uses battleship-grade munitions which can inflict crippling damage to any target. Once in the fray, the class’ hull-mounted multi-lance lasers can mop up any escort vessels fleeing the flaming wreck of the Kairos’ latest victim.

The Rhadamanthus has been operating since just prior to the opening salvos of the Battle For Earth. Unlike the other vessels, the Rhadamanthus uses the PHR’s older power core structure, most likely because it was rushed into service. Augmenting the fearsome neutron missiles with even more close action weaponry, this is the PHR’s most aggressive battleship, since these weapon’s low power consumption allow it to achieve the same blistering thrust as the Kairos.

Contains 1 resin miniature with parts to assemble three variants, and 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

Unlike the familiar Platinum class, the Gold is a far more aggressive vessel. As one of the Shaltari's premier assets the Gold is a worthy chariot for the mightiest of attack-oriented Starchiefs.

The Gold class Supercarrier is relatively new and rarely seen. Mounted upfront is the powerful, close-action microwave arrays of its sister classes. Armed with the Ion Cannonade, the Gold is a terror to almost any vessel, and that’s before its swarms of formidable Shaltari bombers strike.

Although many Shaltari ships can be considered unusual, the Bronze class battleship is especially so. At the prow, it mounts the fearsome Ion Cannonade. On the ship’s back, it mounts a Gravitic Beamer. While damaging enough on a basic level, this weapon’s real threat comes from its effectiveness against ships in atmosphere and its tendency to literally shove ships forward, often into unfortunate places. Lastly, the ship mounts twin broadside crescents of microwave emitters for close-in killing power.

Closely related to the Bronze, the Silver class battleship also features a broadside microwave array and a prow-mounted Gravitic Beamer, but replaces the Ion Cannonade with the spectacular Obliterator Cannon. These generate a cracking flow of unstable, rare particles, then channels them through a small emitter nozzle at the unfortunate target. For a Shaltari weapon, It is uncharacteristically random in its destructive power.

Contains 1 resin miniature with parts to assemble three variants, and 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

The first two classes, designated Devil and Beelzebub, pack twin batteries of Mega Plasma Lances, traversable weapons designed to slay the largest foes. The Devil adds to this killing power with considerable launch capability, while the Beelzebub forgoes some of this in favour of Furnace Cannons.

The scourge bring these mighty battleships that are hellish on the battlefield. The Beelzebub brings the might Furnace Battery, this weapon will Burnthrough the strongest armour and is the destroyer of these builds. Sacrificing firepower for launch assets is the Devil, the additional fighters and bombers giving the scourge great options to counter enemy launch assets.

The final variant of these mighty battleships is the Lucifer, this ship is built for speed and and carrying capacity, to rain them onto the enemy.

Contains 1 resin miniature with parts to assemble three variants, and 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

Disclaimer: We are aware of a small error on the packaging, for which we do apologise.

Although stalwarts like the Beijing continue to be built, the Admiralty wanted new capabilities, modernity, and lethality. Launched in 2673, UCMS Hanoi was the first of this new breed of monsters to lumber from Niccolum’s yards. The embodiment of focused colonial naval architecture, the Hanoi is built around twin UF-12000 mass drivers, making it a supreme capital ship killer.

This can be used to assemble two Battleships for your UCM Fleet. The first is the Dehli, this heavy carrier ship can drop large forces from orbit on it's bulk landers and still deal out mass firepower to keep the enemy at bay. Alternatively the kit can be assembled as the Hanoi, this ship sacrifices launch assets due to the massive UF-12000 Twin Mass Driver. This weapon can cripple any ship no matter the size.

Contains 1 resin miniatures with parts to assemble two variants, and 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Some of the smaller PHR forward bases are designed solely for support and defence, integrating large arsenals of defensive weapons that can take down any enemy that gets in range.

Following the design ethos of the PHR, the small station shows off those smooth armour panels that pack a payload of firepower.

The two kits that can be made are the PHR Orbital Picket or PHR Obital Outpost. Both builds are equipped with the Station Turret Rack, which targets all enemy ships that are in range. The Orbital Picket is equipped with a battery of Neutron missiles that are Close action weapons that Cripple any ship that comes within range. The Orbital outpost will take out targets from long range with its Triple Supernova Laser, this can Burnthrough the largest of ships.

Space stations are integral to many scenarios in Dropfleet Commander - highly appropriate for the game's orbital combat setting!

Contains 1 resin miniature with 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

Developed from the cruiser class ship, the Space Stations give the ships of the resistance a base among the stars. The Astrobotanical Outpost puts out a signature that no enemy fleet can ignore, drawing them away from Resistance ships.

The Resistance is finally able to assist their Fleets with the addition of the new space stations, each one providing greatly needed support.

The Resistance Grand Station provides huge fire support through the use of its Heavy Vent Cannon and dual pair XN-31-S Mass Driver Turret, giving an area of threat that no enemy ship will want to enter. This Kit can also be assembled as the Resistance Astrobotanical Outpost, still posing the Heavy Vent Cannon that can crack open any nearby ship, however this ships main role is to use its Signature Bloom to hide friendly ships.

Space stations are integral to many scenarios in Dropfleet Commander - highly appropriate for the game's orbital combat setting!

Contains 1 resin miniature with 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stand.Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled.

This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

In areas of less control, the shaltari will build the smaller variants of these space stations, employing advanced technology that humans cannot comprehend. The ability to manipulate the gravity around these stations make them a no fly zone for any inexperienced pilot.

Adding to their space station arsenal, the Shaltari Small Space Station allows them to expand further out into the stars.

This kit makes either the Gatestation or the Grav Hook Space Station. The Gatestation contains two gates that can be launched and used as teleporting locations to increase the positioning potential in your fleet, don't lose control of the station though, otherwise the gates will shutdown. The Grav Hook Station uses a Gravity Manipulator to shunt your friendly ships away, giving a significant speed boost, but then uses it to drag enemy ships in hindering the manoeuvres and slowing them down.

Space stations are integral to many scenarios in Dropfleet Commander - highly appropriate for the game's orbital combat setting!

Contains 1 resin miniature with 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

While the Scourge prefer to make additions to already existing infrastructure, sometimes capturing a planet means eliminating its existing orbital defences. In situations like these they will employ purpose built stations, the most common of of which are the Ephyra and Nematocyst. Though it is unknown to the UCM how the Scourge deploy them in orbit, none have been seen in construction, their presence alone means heavy Scourge occupation.

The Ephyra is the more numerous of the two, based upon rows of Oculus weapons, it seems the Scourge favour this more ubiquitous tech than other long range defensive weapons. Though not particularly dangerous at range, it's still enough of a threat for attackers to steer clear of.

The Nematocyst is the long range specialist of these defensive stations. It's usually the first to fire upon any engaging fleet, and usually a priority target. Its Volcano Lance is capable of painting a ship with a beam of thermal energy, not unlike that of the Furnace weapons on Scourge ships. Though the power involved causes the station to be as visible as the ship it's targeting.

Space stations are integral to many scenarios in Dropfleet Commander - highly appropriate for the game's orbital combat setting!

Contains 1 resin miniature with 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

"When I shipped out for Basic, these stations were all theory and politics, now look! This station is one of three hundred geosync platforms. That hangar up top can spit out more fighters than a capital ship. With coordinated fire from torpedo stations, nothing's getting past this line."

With a blocky build and grey paint job, the UCM theme is hard to miss. These new small stations are no exception and it will show any enemy of mankind that they're dug in and ready to hold the line!

Rather then bringing arms to bear, these stations pack launch assets that can support the rest of the UCM fleet. The first variant builds the UCM Defence Hangar that can send Fighters and Bombers into the fray to counter enemy ace pilots. The second build replaces the launch bays in favour of a payload of standard UCM torpedoes.

Space stations are integral to many scenarios in Dropfleet Commander - highly appropriate for the game's orbital combat setting!

Contains 1 resin miniature with 1 plastic Dropfleet Commander base and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled.

Launch assets (fighters, bombers and torpedoes) are important elements in games of Dropfleet Commander - both for protecting your ships and annihilating your opponents!

These greatly add to the look and feel of your fleet, enhancing the gaming experience by replacing the card tokens provided in the starter set. Each of these craft is moulded with an integrated flight stand to attach to its base, allowing for easy assembly.

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This box contains 2 black hard plastic launch asset sprues. In total, these build 8 bases of bombers (3 bombers/base), 6 bases of fighters (5 fighters/base) and 2 bases of torpedoes (1 torpedo/base). This is usually enough for one player with an average tournament sized fleet.

Since these miniatures are so small, they are designed to be generic and not race specific. Simply paint them in your fleet colours to differentiate them!

Base size is 20mm x 20mm.

A tiny portion of humanity turned its back on mankind in the waning days of the last Golden Age. Over one and a half centuries later, the PHR has emerged from the shadows as an unrecognisable civilisation, its people irrevocably changed. They are no longer simple human beings, they are post-humans - cyborgs.

A society no more than three billion strong, the PHR is a nation of elites, each individual more than a match for several lesser mortals. With remarkable speed, they have made technological advancements surpassing those of the UCM. Since its fiery birth, the PHR has been guided by the enigmatic White Sphere, a mysterious object of immense power. It is treated by the people of the PHR with a reverence bordering on worship.

The supremely tough PHR fleet delivers superlative firepower through massed weapon broadsides, producing a maximum damage output unmatched by other races. However, their limited fire arcs require a skillful hand at the helm to unleash a punishing double salvo.

This boxed set is the perfect way to get started with a PHR fleet or add to an existing one, since it can be configured to almost any requirement!

CONTENTS

3x PHR Cruisers: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to ten different classes, including cruisers, heavy cruisers, fleet carriers, light cruisers and assault troopships! Typical length 111mm. 49 Parts per ship (including optional ones).

4x PHR Frigates: These multi-part hard plastic lavishly detailed 1:9150 (0.2mm) scale miniatures can be assembled as up to five different classes, including frigates and strike carriers. Typical length 73mm. 36 Parts for all four ships (including optional ones).

NOTE: All ships are provided with a multi-part Dropfleet flight stand, designed to track in-game status without the use of tokens. Miniatures supplied unassembled and unpainted.

PHR Fastplay Sheet: Includes stats and battlegroup setup for the fleet build shown on the cover, making it easy to get gaming quickly! Also includes quick reference tables.

Miniatures made in Great Britain, printed in Great Britain. Models supplied unpainted and unassembled.

The PHR is an ever advancing enigma, whatever these cruisers were designed for is beyond any intelligence report the UCM has access to. Only being seen during the Battle for Earth performing seemingly clandestine operations, meeting any questions from the Admiralty with staunch silence.

The Prototype Bellerophon is a more bulky variant of the standard PHR Bellerophon cruiser. Only being seen in a scant few engagements, the UCM has little combat data on the performance of these ships. Due to their recent sightings, the Admiralty has designated these as "prototype" ships.

The Prototype Orpheus seems to be based on the same hull type as the Prototype Bellerophon. This version of the Orpheus has its bulk lander bays tucked underneath the armour on the upper hull section. This offers excellent protection from enemy attacks, though requires a different flight path to ground than the standard Orpheus would require.

These ships offer an alternate visual style but still follow the normal rules for the PHR Bellerophon and Orpheus cruisers.

Contains 2 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

Despite maintaining existing pre-war designs, the shipyards of Kalium have made little in the way of innovation. That was until the Battle for Earth, where Kalium shipyards made efforts to "brand" their new refined ships following losses.

The Kalium KNC-5 Line Cruiser is a Kalium designed light cruiser. These ships are a refinement over the pre-war ships that Kalium had been producing in vast numbers. Now more indicative of the brutalist design aesthetic that permeates Kalium designs. The KNC-5 Line Cruiser is equipped with two Vent Cannon Turrets as well as NC-16 Missile Banks.

While the KNC-5 is geared towards risky close range combat, the KNC-12 offers a more supportive role within the Kalium fleet. This Fleet Carrier has a full broadside of launch bays, with prodigious fighter and bomber compliment, and can support its wings with a top mounted Vent Cannon Turret.

These ships offer an alternate visual style but still follow the normal rules for Resistance Light Cruisers with the appropriate loadout.

Contains 2 resin miniatures and plastic Dropfleet Commander bases and flight stands.

Resin miniatures supplied unpainted and unassembled. This kit will require cleaning and assembly, and could need some small holes filled. Other ships and gaming mats are for scale purposes only.

The year is 2673.
160 years ago humanity was evicted from their home, invaded by the terrifying Scourge. A parasitic race determined to capture or kill every living being, they overwhelmed mankind’s defences.
Humanity escaped to the Colonies, abandoning Earth and the Cradle Worlds to their attackers. Now the United Colonies of Mankind have come back, fighting a bitter war for their home known as the Reconquest. They are beset on all sides not just from the Scourge, but the ancient alien Shaltari, the abandonists of the Post-Human Republic, and even on occupied worlds by the embittered Resistance.

Dropfleet Commander is a game of planet-bound fleet combat in the far future. Command fleets of colossal warships, unleash strike craft and deploy your ground forces in strategic naval battles above a war-torn planet.

Seizing ground and space objectives wins games, but a fierce tactical acumen is needed to act and react to your opponents moves. Predicting the flow of battle and directing your ships to counter your opponents and ensure the safe deployment of ground assets is key.

Written by Andy Chambers, David J Lewis, Scott Burns and Lewis Clarke, this 64 page rulebook contains the 1.5 version rules. With everything you need to deploy your forces, including scenarios to play and help building your fleet for games. Take your battles into low orbit and and help (or stop) the Reconquest!