The new Adeptus Titanicus Conversion Beam weapons are some of the most complex weaponry in the game, but also some of the deadliest!
GW hasn’t really released much for AT in a while, so it’s nice to see a few kits coming out. Conversion Beamers are actually a little different than most weapons, as they actually get stronger at longer ranges, so don’t let your enemy get too close!
They also mention each weapon will have its own card, meaning you can play with it right away. Like most of the bits, they will be resin and from Forge World, so nothing too surprising there.
New Adeptus Titanicus Conversion Beam Weapons Revealed By GW!
Many strange and esoteric weapons were unleashed during the Horus Heresy, and among the strangest are conversion beamers – complex energy weapons that affix an unstable and deadly beam onto a target at long range. While these weapons were most commonly fitted to Contemptor Dreadnoughts and Predator tanks, particularly massive versions were used by the Titan Legions.
They look pretty cool, and it’s nice to see AT getting anything in the way of upgrades, as we’ve had a drought for a while now.
Conversion beams have a unique quirk: they increase in power over distance, manifesting as an increase in strength when fired using their Long Range profile. The Warhound Titan’s conversion beam dissolutor, for instance, jumps from an impressive Strength 9 to an armour-shredding Strength 11.
At Strength 11 at long range you should really be able to punch through all kinds of armor!
Such power comes at a cost; these weapons place inordinate strain on plasma reactors, though many consider this a small price to pay for such overwhelming firepower. A particularly bold Princeps can even push their Warlord Titan’s conversion beam extirpator further, maxing out their reactors to increase Strength by two with the Maximal Fire trait – a shot even stronger than the Warbringer Titan’s notorious belicosa volcano cannon.
As we said, they mentioned these will be coming soon from Forge World, but they don’t give an exact release date quite yet.
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