Just how big is it? Well, check out this Horus Heresy Kratos tank size comparison and find out just how chonky the new kit is!
Thanks to the interwebs, we have a picture of just how big the tank will be compared to the Spartan, which is quite big. Plus, we’ve also seen the rumored rules for the tank.
Before we go any further, we want to say, the Kratos tank Horus Heresy rules images seem extremely solid but they are from the phase 3 Playtesting documents supposedly, which means they could change or might not be 100% what we see with the final book. Let’s first check out the revealed mini, then check out the size and the rules!
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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?
New Horus Heresy Kratos Tank Size Comparison
This pic comes from Reddit and as you can see, this is going to be no joke! You can see it’s slightly smaller than the Spartan, but that is bigger than a normal Land Raider. So, the Kratos is going to be quite the presence on the battlefield and a looming danger for sure!
Plastic Kratos Heavy Assault Tank Horus Heresy Rules
First up, the Kratos battlecannon offers a choice of shells. Need to kill a lot of enemy troops in one shot? Go for the high-explosive shells. Want to take out more heavily-armoured threats? Load in the armour-piercing ammo. Facing a massive enemy tank? See how it likes the taste of flashburn.
If you’re happy to trade flexibility for sheer firepower, the melta blast-gun will give your tank a more specialised role – it makes the Kratos the bane of enemy tanks and transports.
Alternatively, if you want to chew through massed ranks of enemy infantry, you can go with the volkite cardanelle. This giant heat ray will merrily melt the flesh from their lightly-armoured bones.
We hadn’t seen the weapons quite yet, so this is awesome! However, we’ve also seen rumored rules for the overall profile below!
You can see the guns are the same as they showed rules for, so we’d say these are pretty legit. One other thing to note, you have to pay for the third type of shell on the main cannon.
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 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.
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