We’ve already seen the starter set, but GW revealed more details about the Aethon Heavy Sentinels for Legions Imperialis!
If you’ve patiently waited for Epic Warhammer 40k to return, it’s being rebranded in the Horus Heresy era as Legions Imperialis. While we’ve seen a glimpse of these models, it’s nice to get some details about the minis (and more pics than before) and a little deeper look into the game.
The Solar Auxilia will play a significant role in the game, and if you want to field all the Imperial Forces, these should be a great unit to throw down on the tabletop. Let’s check out the details!
Aethon Heavy Sentinels Details Revealed For Legions Imperialis
The latest on the Aethon Heavy Sentinels is from Warhammer Community.
Deploying first in the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis launch box, we’re digging into the historical records to find out more about this rare and powerful combat walker.
A combination of speed, mobility, and firepower makes the Aethon a popular vehicle for reconnaissance and flanking manoeuvres, allowing squadrons to race through dense terrain and hit slower tanks in their vulnerable sides.
They are cool-looking minis, and you can field tons of them in an epic scale!
Where a regular Sentinel might pack a single flamer, autocannon, or even a plasma cannon, the Aethon carries an entire arsenal into battle without compromising its signature mobility. The one-two punch of a powerful multi-laser and an impressive missile battery let the Sentinel’s pilot duke it out with infantry and lightly armoured targets – though the thick armour of a battle tank would still give them pause for thought.
They are pretty heavily armed, but not to the level of a Titan quite yet. Still, if you want a lot of firepower in a small package, you can’t go wrong with these new Aethon Heavy Sentinels.
So great is the prestige of these formidable machines that only veterans of dedicated pioneer companies are selected to pilot them, ensuring that each pilot in a patrol is experienced at tracking enemy forces, assessing local terrain, and thwarting dastardly ambushes.
Unfortunately, the commendable performance and heavy weaponry leaves a powerful thirst for fuel and ammunition – issues that kept the Heavy Sentinel reserved for flanking actions and tactical interdiction.
You can’t entrust so much firepower to an inexperienced pilot, so it makes sense they have dedicated companies to run them. However, since they have so much going on, they can’t be on the battlefield for too long, so keep them in a good flanking position!
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