Defend your lines or ambush the enemy with the new Horus Heresy Tarantula Missile Battery kit, made to hold ground and cause chaos.
If you’ve been waiting for the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy range to bring back a classic bit of kit with some punch, you’re in luck. The new plastic Tarantula Missile Battery is inbound, and it’s doing what Tarantulas do best—holding ground and raining fire. For players looking to bulk up their Space Marine Legion with some automated bite, this is news worth paying attention to.
Twin Threat Loadouts: Hyperios and Orias
Each Tarantula Missile Battery box gives you two platforms that can be built with either Hyperios missile launchers or Orias frag missiles. Hyperios launchers bring serious anti-air to the table, perfect for dealing with pesky fliers when your Legion’s got more boots than wings.
Orias missiles, on the other hand, focus on wide-area infantry suppression—ideal for making light infantry regret their morning march. Whether you’re gunning for speeders or footsloggers, you’ve got the tools for the job.
Fire and Forget, Literally
What makes the Tarantula a standout in *The Horus Heresy*? It doesn’t wait for orders. These are reactive, pre-programmed defense platforms that sit quietly until it’s time to light things up. Recon teams can place them ahead of time, or you can drop them mid-battle with servo-haulers for a sudden surprise. They don’t take up much space, and they hit harder than you’d expect.
Plastic, Portable, and Packed with Potential
The new Tarantula Missile Battery is made of plastic, keeping things hobby-friendly and easy to build. Rules will be available for free download on Warhammer Community shortly, making it easy to slot into your force. These little murderbots are a solid upgrade to any Legion lineup. Keep an eye out—they’re launching later this year.
Be sure to check out all the other new release roadmap previews from Games Workshop below for Age of Sigmar, Horus Heresy, and, of course, Warhammer 40k as well:
- Warhammer: The Old World Previews & Roadmap
- Horus Heresy Previews
- Warhammer 40k Previews
- Age of Sigmar Previews
- Unsolved Warhammer Rumor Engine images
- 10th Edition release schedule and 2025 Warhammer Codex Roadmap
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Which variant of this new Tarantula battery will you be building?
