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E:A only gives 2 profiles for imperial super heavy tanks : Baneblade and Shadowsword. But many others SHT are waiting for an E:A profile : Stormhammer, Stormblade (GW one with missiles, and FW one with bolters and lascannons) and Stormsword.
So here is a proposition for SHT profiles :
Stormblade GW
War engine - 15cm - Armor 4+ - CC6+ FF5+
Light plasma cannon : 45cm 2* MW2+ Slow-loading (may fire only 1 dice without 'Slow-loading'), Fixed forward arc
Hellion missile : 60cm MW3+ Titan Killer (1), One Shot, Fixed forward arc
4* Hunter missile : 60cm AT3+ One Shot
Short battlecannon : 45cm AP5+/AT5+
Reinforced Armor, DC3 critical : destruction + units within 5cm are hit on 5+
Stormblade FW
War engine - 15cm - Armor 4+ - CC6+ FF5+
Light plasma cannon : 45cm 2* MW2+ Slow-loading (may fire only 1 dice without 'Slow-loading'), Fixed forward arc
2* Lascannon : 45cm AT5+
2* Twinlinked heavy bolters : 30cm AP4+
Reinforced Armor, DC3 critical : destruction + units within 5cm are hit on 5+
Stormsword
War engine - 15cm - Armor 4+ - CC6+ FF4+
Siege cannon : 45cm 3BP MW, Ignore covers, Fixed frontal arc
2* Lascannon : 45cm AT5+
2* Twinlinked heavy bolters : 30cm AP4+
Reinforced Armor, DC3 critical : destruction + units within 5cm are hit on 6+
Stormhammer
War engine - 15cm - Armor 4+ - CC6+ FF3+
4* Demolisher cannon : 30cm AP3+/AT4+ Ignore covers
2* Twinlinked heavy bolters : 30cm AP4+
2* Heavy flamers : 15cm AP4+ Ignore covers AND (15cm) Small weapon, Extra attack (1), Ignore covers
Thick Rear Armor, Reinforced Armor, DC3 critical : destruction + units within 5cm are hit on 6+
Everybody is agree to say the Shadowsword is ok. On the opposite, the Baneblade is said to be underpowered. So here is a proposition for a new Baneblade profile :
Baneblade
War engine - 15cm - Armor 4+ - CC6+ FF4+
Battlecannon : 75cm AP4+/AT4+
Demolisher cannon : AP3+/AT4+ Ignore covers
2* Lascannon : 45cm AT5+
3* Twinlinked heavy bolters : 30cm AP4+
Reinforced Armor, DC3 critical : destruction + units within 5cm are hit on 6+
I have tested the Baneblade and the Stormblade GW.
The Baneblade is ok. The refit of the heavy bolters (+1 and twinlinked) gives a reasonable firepower at medium range. I consider the "small arm / extra attack +1 / Ignore covers" for the demolisher cannon but this modification is not yet experimental for the Vindicator SM tank.
The Stormblade GW can fire a devastating salvo (full plasma + missiles), but the next turn, it is reduced to a single AP5+/AT5+ shot. The fact is that a formation of 3 Stormblades GW can fire a too great quantity of MW shots in one turn (6*MW2+ + 3*TT3+). I tested at 500pts and 600pts, and single Stormblade at 200 and 250pts.
At 250pts, the Stormblades GW suffer from the comparison with a Warhound titan. But at 200pts, it equals any other SHT. In a formation of 3, 500pts is too cheap for the 9 MW shots salvo. I've found 600pts is nice. And the formation of 3 is not more expensive that 3 singles SHT. There is just no discount for being in formation.
Stormblade FW, Stormhammer and Stormsword are still to be tested but I had not time yet.
What is your feeling about these profiles ?
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