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Author:  BlackLegion [ Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Super-heavy Tanks
So. Now Wh40k gets a new SHT kit. 6 variants are buildable with it!
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8469/scan0001mf9.jpg

So now we have:
Well known:
Baneblade (Baneblade Cannon)
Shadowsword (Volcano cannon)
Stormsword (Siege Cannon)
Stormblade (Plasma Blastgun)

Introduced via Apocalypse and Apocalypse Reload:
Hellhammer (Hellhammer Cannon = Big Demolishergun)
Stormlord (Vulcan Mega-bolter and transport capacity)

New:
Banehammer (looks like Stormsword with forward posed cabine)
Doomhammer ("mighty shell-spitter")


Sadly never mentioned again:
Stormhammer (two Twin Demolisher)

Oh my
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
I wonder what "vaiant" means... a new race, perhaps?   :laugh:

Looks cool though.  And I'd wager the budget to make *just* that tank kit was equal to, or greater than, the budget for all of Specialist Games...   :sad:
Author:  Reaver [ Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Despite my determination not to make any more tanks, and despite the fact that it's pig-ugly, I'm deeply tempted to build a Stormlord for Epic. It's just what my Steel Legion needs!
Regards,
Reaver
Author:  BlackLegion [ Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
So the Banehammer willl habe a Tremor Cannon which forces a difficult terrain test on the target unit.
The Doomhammer will have a Magma Cannon which is a Mega Meltagun.
Author:  zombocom [ Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Quote: (BlackLegion @ 20 Jan. 2009, 11:36 )

So the Banehammer willl habe a Tremor Cannon which forces a difficult terrain test on the target unit.

So some form of disrupt weapon then.
Author:  ragnarok [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:48 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
I see they have upgunned th shadowsword with an extra pair of las cannons and a twin heavy bolter.

Must be for the young kid market wanting asmany gunz on their tank as possible.
Author:  rose4100 [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:16 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Must be for the young kid market wanting asmany gunz on their tank as possible.

Agreed.... darn kids lol. Whatever happened to the days of a 'main gun' and negligible defense weapons (ie. hatch mounted stormbolter or heavy stubber)?
Author:  vytzka [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:57 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Quote: (rose4100 @ 23 Jan. 2009, 12:16 )

Must be for the young kid market wanting asmany gunz on their tank as possible.


Agreed.... darn kids lol. Whatever happened to the days of a 'main gun' and negligible defense weapons (ie. hatch mounted stormbolter or heavy stubber)?
It works that way in 40k now, with only Str 4 weapons being able to fire on the move in addition to the main gun.

Superheavies however are excempt from these restrictions and can fire everything, and at multiple targets to boot.
Author:  Cranium27 [ Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Must say I am a little old school (even the old super heavies had too many guns --- where do they keep all the ammo).

Give me a solid tank with big gun, then a few bolters that would be used anti-personnel / close defence. Just don't go with the gun here there and everywhere - it just would not be practicable.

Cool tanks and variants though (I can see a trip to the bank manager commin on).
Author:  BlackLegion [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:53 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Pictures:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws....ue%2B22
Author:  Ginger [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:18 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Quote: (Cranium27 @ 23 Jan. 2009, 11:04 )

Must say I am a little old school (even the old super heavies had too many guns --- where do they keep all the ammo).

Give me a solid tank with big gun, then a few bolters that would be used anti-personnel / close defence. Just don't go with the gun here there and everywhere - it just would not be practicable.

Cool tanks and variants though (I can see a trip to the bank manager commin on).

Umm do you mean like the Vickers independant A1E1, or the Soviet T-35, both with no less than 5 turrets, and the T-35 having the following weapons:-

    Main armament - 76.2mm gun model 27/32
    Secondary armament - 2x 45mm guns
    Close defence - 5-6x 7.62 machine guns

And a crew of 11  :p
Author:  Warhead [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:21 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
LOL  :))

Yeah, but neither of these tank types worked well if they worked at all... perhaps history repeating itself.

I love the idea of variant weapon superheavy tanks in principle but the new looks for the variants are a bit... ugly, don't you think?
Author:  Lion in the Stars [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Frankly, yes, but when you're starting with the plastic Baneblade kit, you can only do so much to put lipstick on that pig.
Author:  vytzka [ Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Quote: (Warhead @ 24 Jan. 2009, 11:21 )

I love the idea of variant weapon superheavy tanks in principle but the new looks for the variants are a bit... ugly, don't you think?

I wouldn't say they look ugly, but I'd say that with exception of Shadowsword and the Stormlord (which is ugly no matter what) the rest just look all the same. More unique and awesome looking Stormblade and Stormhammer have been passed over in favor of a bunch of identically looking machines they just made up on the spot.
Author:  Ginger [ Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:04 am ]
Post subject:  Sper-heavy Tanks
Quote: (Warhead @ 24 Jan. 2009, 09:21 )

LOL  :))

Yeah, but neither of these tank types worked well if they worked at all... perhaps history repeating itself.

I love the idea of variant weapon superheavy tanks in principle but the new looks for the variants are a bit... ugly, don't you think?

For what its worth, the T-35 saw service early in WWII. according to the blurb some 200 were built with modifications being added to virtually every one to overcome some of the "teething problems". Apparently they were not successfull against the German tanks of the period (probably a masterfull understatement :p ).
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