The Whirlwind comes in at number three, but that comes with some caveats: it’s not amazing, but it is pretty cheap, and it does ignore line of sight as an artillery vehicle. It has the Hunter Killer Missile, and a Storm Bolter. Then you can either choose the Whirlwind Castellan Launcher, which is Heavy 2D6 S 6, AP 0, Blast, or you can take the Whirlwind Vengeance Launcher, which is Heavy 2D3, S 7, AP -1, D 2, Blast. So it’s kind of one meant for weak hordes and one meant for slightly stronger hordes. (Neither is meant for anything particularly strong. This section used to open with “acquire a Desolation Squad;” now it doesn’t. Such is the power of the Munitorum Field Manual.

The Repulsor Executioner is an upgrade that can transport fewer Primaris Marines (6 instead of 10) and comes with some really big guns (Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon: Heavy 12, S 6, AP -1; Macro Plasma Incinerator: Heavy D6, S 8, AP -4, D 2). But it comes in at 355 points. (You can further add a massive anti-tank gun, the Heavy Laser Destroyer–Heavy 2, S 12, AP -4, D D3+3–for an additional 10 points.) But for that price you could get an entire 10-man Veteran Intercessor Squad PLUS a Vindicator. Redemptor Dreadnought ( Brutalis • Ballistus) • Outrider Bike • Invader • Invictor • Impulsor • Gladiator • Repulsor • Repulsor Executioner • Storm Speeder • Astraeus The Gladiator Lancer is a formidable battle tank that can take out heavy enemy armor with its laser destroyer, boasting a remarkable range that allows it to eliminate threats before the Space Marines even encounter them. Based on an Impulsor’s chassis, the Gladiator is designed to be a front-line battle tank rather than a transport vehicle, serving as a reliable choice for shoring up your batteline and offering formidable fire support. With its turret-mounted laser destroyer, the Lancer-pattern Gladiator is a perfect choice for obliterating monsters, tanks, or other high-value targets from extreme range. Gladiator Lancer Datasheets What’s in the Gladiator Lancer box When the twin Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannons of the Gladiator Reaper spin to full pitch, the droning makes the teeth of all nearby itch with the intensity of the vibrations. Within seconds, thousands of spent casings pour over the battle tank's armoured hide as enemy infantry are erased from existence by the storm of metallic hail. Your Marines will be tougher than you expect. Between the much more generous cover rules in 10th edition and the general decrease in AP in the game, your units will likely live longer in situations where you’d expect them to simply be erased from the table. Offer not guaranteed when playing against Aeldari.This might sound like faint praise, but bear in mind that this thing is only 125 points, while the Gladiators are 230 (Reaper) and 250 (Valiant). So you’re not getting a big punch, but you’re not spending a lot on it either.

In the current meta (take it for what it’s worth; meta changes all the time), Dreadnoughts are a better choice than Space Marine Tanks. Redemptor Dreadnoughts are good all-around weapons, with Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannons to deal with the hordes and Macro Plasma Incinerators to deal with the armor, the are good and versatile if you don’t know what kind of opponent you’re going to be playing against. On top of that they get, as mentioned above, the “Core” keyword and the “Duty Eternal” ability that Space Marine tanks don’t get.There’s two things to think about when it comes to objectives – getting them in the first place, and then keeping them afterwards. model Eradicator Squad + Tor Garadon. Rolling out with 10 melta shots plus Tor’s grav-gun, which re-roll Hit/Wound/Damage rolls, and have LETHAL HITS and IGNORES COVER. Tor himself can rumble in melee, if needed, and at T6 W3 they’re pretty tough. Good clean fun, though don’t forget that Tor is a Captain but doesn’t give Rites of Battle. Not really. It has a few things going for it, in that it can transport Primaris Marines (that’s the main benefit of the Repulsor). And it can be loaded with some pretty good weapons (like Twin Lascannons or the Onslaught Gatling Cannon — Heavy 8, S 5, AP -1). But, like the Land Raider, it is expensive: with the Onslaught Gatling Cannon it costs a whopping 330 points. If the Devastator Doctrine was active for your army during the previous battle round, you can change it so that the Tactical Doctrine is now active. Chaos has access to Land Raider, Rhinos, Predators, and the Vindicator. So of all the tanks that the Space Marines and the Chaos Space Marines share, the Vindicator is the last holdout now. Maybe GW is finally trying to differentiate those lines even more by replacing the tanks that are also associated with Chaos Space Marines.

Contemptor Dreadnought • Deredeo Dreadnought • Leviathan Dreadnought • Arquitor • Cerberus • Deimos Rhino • Deimos Predator • Falchion • Fellblade • Javelin • Jetbike • Kratos • Land Raider Proteus • Land Raider Achilles • Mastodon • Sabre • Sicaran • Spartan • Typhon • Whirlwind Scorpius • Stormbird • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Assault Claw Designed by Belisarius Cawl, the Gladiator is based on the chassis of the Impulsor. Its chassis is more heavily armoured, with its open-topped transport bay replaced with a fully enclosed hull. This design relationship mirrors that of the classic Predator battle tank and the ubiquitous Rhino, sacrificing transport capacity for reinforced armour, a powerful, turret-mounted primary weapon system, and additional weaponry mounted in side sponsons. [3] Variants I'd say at 18K it's better to have the 9 targets on the table size, and being so cheap, lots of GL's, Gladiator Lancers, should help with reducing enemy anti tank firepower decently. Of course, there are other good ways to use tanks in non-tank-heavy armies, such as using the Baal Predator by the Blood Angels. These tanks are made for close range, so while they may still suffer the problems of not being “Core” and not having “Duty Eternal”, they’re still great in close combat. Incursors + 2 5-model Devastator Squads with grav-cannons + Drop Pod + Storm Speeder Hailstrike + Storm of Fire under Devastator Doctrine. Really need a vehicle dead? Drop the Devs in, tag the target with the Incursors and Hailstrike, pop Storm of Fire on the first unit, and suddenly those grav-cannons are putting out 12 shots that hit on 3s, wound on 2s, and have AP-3 damage 3, then another 12 at AP-2, both of which can auto-hit one shot with the Cherub. You can potentially pull off double Storm of Fire if Guilliman is nearby, although that requires a bit of set-up and opportunity cost.Unlike dreads they aren't core so can't benefit from a lot of great aura abilities like re-rolls from a captain.