It looks like GW dropped the new 40k Kratos Heavy Assault Tank rules a little sooner than we expected, but hey the rules datasheet is free!
While the kit is originally for Horus Heresy, if you buy the tank now, you’ll also be able to use it in your 40k games. They also don’t say these will be legends or anything like that, so that’s a plus. If you grab the tank, you’ll get more use out of it!
Warhammer Community unveiled the rules for 40k, but let’s also check out the tank itself!
Plastic Kratos Heavy Assault Tank
We saw rumors, and some leaks of this quite some time ago, but it’s good to see the Plastic Kratos Heavy Assault Tank is coming out for sure!
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.
This tank is pretty awesome, and it has plenty of firepower to boot. Plus, it looks like it will be super fun to hobby on!
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?
GW Drop Free 40k Kratos Heavy Assault Tank Rules
Outfitted as standard with the massive Kratos battle cannon and a co-axial autocannon, this tank means business. Should you wish to make different noises in your Shooting phase, you can swap the battle cannon for a melta blast-gun or searing volkite cardanelle. Oh, and did we mention the four extra guns mounted on its hull and sponsons? You can mix-and-match between heavy bolters, lascannons, volkite calivers and more.
With 18 wounds, a 2+ save, 8 Toughness, and plenty of weapons, this should really make an impact! It has some serious anti-infantry capabilities, and the Kratos Battlecannon can dish out some insane damage.
However, it seems strange to not make much sense to use anything other than the High Explosive round as the single-shot version has too easy a chance to miss or not wound randomly, maybe if it had two shots?
Not content with sporting some truly absurd firepower, the Kratos also has some truly absurd armour. With Toughness 8 with an impressive 18 Wounds, it’s a prime candidate for spearheading an armoured column, troops with its dozer blade, blasting holes in giant monsters – you name it, the Kratos can probably blow it up.
Coming in at 320 points (not including upgrades) this is quite expensive, but hey, nothing wrong with getting dual purpose out of the expensive mini!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
