KNIGHT CASTELLAN 350pts for 3 or 460pts for 4
Knight Castellan 20cm 4+ 5+ 4+
Knight Quake Cannon 90cm MW3+, FwA
OR BP2 90cm
AND Multi-barrelled Autocannon 45cm 3x AP5+/AT6+, FwA
Compared to 7 Super Heavy Tanks, Warhounds and 4 types of Imperial Guard tanksThis is the Super Heavy Performance guide I made a while back, and it compares a wide range of tanks based on how many kills they might be expected to do against a range of targets.
They are all based on how many of that sort of tank you can buy for around 2400-2500 (so for example 38 Leman Russes = 12 Baneblades = 7 Macharius Platoons)
The best characteristics are marked in Red (eg the Shadowsword's 90cm range), and very good characteristics are marked in Orange (eg the Macharius tank's 75cm range). The specific numbers in this chart are not vital to the Knight discussion, the key thing to note is the distribution of colours and how its spread out across most units.
For example, 12 Shadowswords (approx 2400-2500 points) are marked red (best) for range 90cm and for damage done to Super Heavy Tanks (20 DC average. They are marked orange (very good) for damage to Terminators and Leman Russ. At everything else they are average or worse, so are unmarked.
Now here's a similar (not identical) table for the Castellan. The same points that buy about 11 Shadowswords will buy about 21 Knight Castellans.
(The main difference is that this just splits damage into 45cm and 90cm, while the one above splits it into above and below 30cm. The reason for that is most of the 'above 30cm' ranges are actually 45cm which is the Castellan's lowest ranged weapon)
Again Red marks best, orange is very good. What this table shows is per point spent, the Castellan has the:
[] Highest score for effective range (joint with Shadowswords)
[] Highest score killing guard equivalent units out of cover at range over 30cm (outside the Heavy Bolter range that boosts most tanks), and exceptional performance at extreme range 90cm
[] Highest score killing marine equivalent units at range over 30cm, and exceptional performance at extreme range 90cm
[] Second highest score killing Terminator equivalent units at range over 30cm, but this is after Warhounds using Slow firing plasma.
[] Highest score killing marine equivalent units at range over 30cm using weapons without Slow Firing rules, and exceptional performance at extreme range 90cm
[] Second highest score killing Predator equivalent tanks at range over 30cm, Highest at over 45cm , and exceptional performance at extreme range 90cm
[] Third highest score killing Leman Russ equivalent tanks at range 30-45, second at over 45cm , close second to Shadowswords at extreme range 90cm
[] Third highest score killing Super Heavy tanks at range 30- 45cm, second at over 45cm, distant second to Shadowswords at extreme range 90cm
Conclusion: This is one of the best shooting units for its price in Epic by a large margin, against virtually any type of target.
It is very powerful within 45cm and exceptionally powerful at long range.