Eagle-eyed viewers of the stirring trailer for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy will have noticed something new for the Age of Darkness. If you were one of those people, award yourself five hobby points because you spotted the Kratos Heavy Assault Tank.
The Kratos is all but extinct in the 41st Millennium, but it was a common sight during the brutal battles of the Horus Heresy, where every Legion would field these armoured behemoths as line-breakers.
In terms of hitting power, the Kratos sits between the Sicarian and Fellblade, armed with a massive battlecannon, a volkite cardanelle, or a melta blast-gun – in other words, your choice of huge weapon to kill whichever type of unit might give the rest of your army problems. But what do these three new guns do?
First up, the Kratos battlecannon offers a choice of shells. Need to kill a lot of enemy troops in one shot? Go for the high-explosive shells. Want to take out more heavily-armoured threats? Load in the armour-piercing ammo. Facing a massive enemy tank? See how it likes the taste of flashburn.
If you’re happy to trade flexibility for sheer firepower, the melta blast-gun will give your tank a more specialised role – it makes the Kratos the bane of enemy tanks and transports.
Alternatively, if you want to chew through massed ranks of enemy infantry, you can go with the volkite cardanelle. This giant heat ray will merrily melt the flesh from their lightly-armoured bones.
There’s also a range of options for your hull-mounted guns, the sponsons, and a host of pintle-mounted weapons. Or you can add a massive dozer blade to the front! In short, this is a flexible kit that you can really put your own stamp on.
The Kratos looks great in the colours of any Legion. The siege-loving Imperial Fists and Iron Warriors will be eyeing this up – and what son of Nocturn wouldn’t be impressed by one of the biggest melta weapons in the entire Legion arsenal? Still not chosen your allegiance? We have just the thing over on the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy website.
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