Editing Star Dragons (section)

===Combat Doctrine===

The Star Dragons follow the Codex in most respects, but place more emphasis in two areas. First, close air support. The Dragons field an unusually high number of [[Stormtalon]]s and [[Stormhawk]]s, as well as other in-air flying craft. Most of their ranged specialists are aerial; the Star Dragons firmly believe that if you're going to attack from a distance, you should be attacking from above. Second, shock assaults, deploying rapidly into close combat. Like the Dracnis they emulate, the Star Dragons prefer to deploy by charging at speed with overwhelming force, moving fast enough that the enemy does not have time to respond. This lends itself most naturally to surprise attacks against unaware foes, and indeed the Codex Astartes suggests it in such situations, but they use it in other theaters as well whenever possible. When in pitched battle, one of their favored maneuvers is the "Dragon's Leap". In this, a third of the force deploys in thin, wide ranks, as if preparing for a standard open-field fight. The remainder deploys in transports and aircraft well behind the lines. These vehicles then charge at maximum speed, through the Dragons's lines and into the enemy's, at which point the transports unload their passengers into close combat and the aircraft rain fire and shells down onto the foe.