Hit Points11,560This determines how many hits a unit can withstand alongside armour and melee defence.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.hit_points, land_units.bonus_hit_points, main_units.num_men · (soldier + mount hit points + bonus hit points) × modelsHealth
11,560
Armour80How resistant a unit is to missile fire and melee attacks.Patch 9.0 · land_units.armour → unit_armour_types.armour_valueArmour
80
Leadership100A unit with high leadership is less likely to rout in the face of danger.
Leadership is improved by experience in battle.Patch 9.0 · land_units.moraleLeadership
100
Speed30This is how fast a unit moves.Patch 9.0 · battle_entities.run_speed / fly_speed (mount if any) · run or fly speed × 10Speed
30
Melee Attack20This determines the chance of a successful hit on the enemy when the unit is engaged in melee.
Battle-hardened troops will gain experience through melee, improving this skill.Patch 9.0 · land_units.melee_attackMelee attack
20
Melee Defence4This determines the chance of a unit being hit whilst in melee.
This only works in melee and provides no protection from missiles!Patch 9.0 · land_units.melee_defenceMelee defence
4
Weapon strength500 · 150 base + 350 armour-piercingBase Weapon Damage: Base weapon damageArmour-Piercing Weapon Damage: Armour-piercing weapon damagePatch 9.0 · melee_weapons.damage + ap_damage · base damage + armour-piercing damageWeapon strength
150 base + 350 armour-piercing
500
Charge Bonus15This increases a unit's melee attack and damage when charging.Patch 9.0 · land_units.charge_bonusCharge bonus
15
Ranged
Range1 mA long range enables you to hit enemies from a distance, but weapons are still more accurate at shorter ranges.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.effective_rangeRange
1 m
Ammunition40The amount of ammunition this unit can carry into battle.
Once this has been exhausted the unit will be forced to switch to melee to continue fighting.
After the battle, ammunition is fully replenished.Patch 9.0 · land_units.primary_ammo ÷ projectiles.shots_per_volley · counted in volleys, as the card doesAmmunition
40
Missile Strength110 · 0 base + 0 AP, explosion 75 + 35 APThe damage caused by a missile attack, split between base and armour piercing.
Armour-piercing damage is always applied, base damage can be blocked by armour.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.damage + ap_damage (+ projectiles_explosions detonation damage) · per projectile, base + armour-piercing (+ explosion)Missile damage
0 base + 0 AP, explosion 75 + 35 AP
110
Reload Skill10 sThe rate at which this unit can fire.
This is improved with experience.Patch 9.0 · projectiles.base_reload_timeReload time
10 s
Damage per 10 s110Patch 9.0 · computed from the projectile rows above · missile damage × projectiles × 10 ÷ reload time, per model (computed, not an in-game number)Damage per 10 s
110
Attributes
Always Flying
This unit is always flying and cannot land.
Encourage
This unit provides a leadership bonus to nearby allies. Units within range of both the Lord's aura and an encouraging unit will receive the larger of the two bonuses.
Gunship
This unit relies entirely on missile attacks to deal damage and has no melee capabilities. Gunship-type units also: Attack ground targets from directly above Attack flying targets from range Have certain riders with infinite Ammunition
Immune to Psychology
The unit is immune to psychological attacks (Fear & Terror).
Fire Whilst Moving
This unit can fire while on the move.
Abilities
Spear of GrungniMagic Missile · Requires line of sight to the target, Causes armour-piercing damage…activeSpear of GrungniMagic MissileRequires line of sight to the targetCauses armour-piercing damageGood against large combatantsCooldown 120 s · 1 use · Wind-up 1 sA vicious spear of steel explodes from the Airship with force, brutally impaling anyone and anything in its path.
ThunderburnerAugment · -70% Turn Speed, +150% SpeedactiveThunderburnerAugment-70% Turn Speed+150% SpeedCooldown 30 s · Wind-up 1 sWith a sudden rush of piping hot steam, the Thunderbarge soars forward at speed, taking the battlefield by storm.
WoundsHex · -10% Speed, -20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage…passiveWoundsHex-10% Speed-20% Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage-20% Base Weapon DamagePassiveEven the greatest foes can be laid low with terrible injuries, and the greater the damage done, the less able they will be to effectively continue the fray.
Who can field it
- Karaz-a-Karak
The game also has 1 summoned or scripted copy of this unit that players don't recruit directly (wh3_dlc25_dwf_veh_thunderbarge_malakai).
Where these numbers come from
Read from the game's database tables for patch 9.0 (main_units, land_units, battle_entities, melee_weapons, projectiles…) as published in the WH3-Dump export (commit 8a4f7e64). Formulas that turn table values into card values are checked against known units before they are shown — how we verify.