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Post by chromepip on Jul 9, 2008 0:56:00 GMT -5
I was looking through the new 5th edition book, and in some of the fluff stuff, recounting battle of the imperial guard, there were drawings of tanks, including a demolisher, a Leman Russ battle tank, and a LRBT chassis with a turret that had 4 barrels. It is only a small picture, but there are multiples of them.
I think this may be the leman russ exterminator, but instead of having a twin linked autocannon, it will have 2 twin linked autocannons.
anyone else see it too? I'll list the page number on friday when i get my 5th edition book.
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Jul 9, 2008 1:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 5:16:25 GMT -5
the hydra?
probably so... i think it has 4 autocannons. which would make it twinlinked.
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Post by lordcastellenjon on Jul 9, 2008 7:18:24 GMT -5
yup and that hydra can swat the flys off a horse  they can shoot the fly's of chaos down |
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Post by ssgtdude (M.I.A) on Jul 9, 2008 9:25:50 GMT -5
The hydra has two twin linked Las-cannons (or at least the model I got from Forge world displays it this way).
Getting new tanks would be nice.
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Post by Ymmot (M.I.A) on Jul 9, 2008 13:39:05 GMT -5
the hydra flak-tank in the Apocalypse book hase twin-linked long barrelled autocannons, but in a game like Apocalypse I dont see why yours can't have lascannons.
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Post by chromepip on Jul 9, 2008 14:40:30 GMT -5
the hydra has two twin linked autocannons on a anti aircraft mount.
This was different.
It was on a leman russ chassis, with a leman russ turret, but instead of a battle cannon it had 4 smaller barrels. so it definitely isn't the Hydra. I'm thinking they tooled up the exterminator.
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Post by newcomer on Jul 9, 2008 15:25:49 GMT -5
tooled up the exterminator? HOORAY now well get 13 shots o doom with 4 being re-rolls
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Post by chromepip on Jul 10, 2008 0:54:52 GMT -5
either that, or maybe a thudd gun. ooooh.
that was the conjecture form the guy at the store
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 2:48:32 GMT -5
hmm. damn i cant wait tell friday to get mine.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2008 22:47:29 GMT -5
ohh thats a weird one.... best guess i can say is a leman russ variant with a thudgun or a leman russ varient with a rapier on it.... other then that i have no idea.
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Post by Mabus on Jul 12, 2008 14:23:00 GMT -5
The hydra has a pair of twin linked long-autocannons. These have a range of 72'.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2008 0:45:11 GMT -5
no defiently not a hydra.... its the leman russ chassis however where the usual battle cannon or demolisher cannon is ...... well 4 cylinders in a square shape. ....... could be heavy bolters or somthing .... its a real mystery.
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Post by Mabus on Jul 13, 2008 5:31:37 GMT -5
It could be anything. There are quite a few vehicles and weapons in the books/artwork/codices/fluff that don't appear in the army lists. I wouldn't be suprised if the artist may have gotten carried away or something!
And from spacepuppy's description it's difficult to say what the it could have been! No offence intended. It could be anything.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Jul 13, 2008 6:56:39 GMT -5
4 cylinders..... Manticore perhaps?
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Post by Mabus on Jul 13, 2008 8:15:43 GMT -5
The Manticore is a missile tank.
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Post by Sen.Kerry on Jul 13, 2008 10:36:12 GMT -5
A missle tank that only has 4 shots a game. Im not really understanding the worth of it, as it isnt even instant hit.
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Post by Mabus on Jul 14, 2008 8:39:33 GMT -5
It's similar to the Tau skyray. That only needs a 2+ to hit though.
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Post by Sen.Kerry on Jul 14, 2008 10:00:56 GMT -5
Ah, I guess i missed that part.
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Post by Mabus on Jul 14, 2008 16:01:50 GMT -5
Nah, I'm sorry, I didn't make myself clear. The Skyray needs a 2+ to hit. Sorry for the confusion.
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Post by Sen.Kerry on Jul 14, 2008 16:16:07 GMT -5
Ah. I'm now back to the point of 'Great, a 4 shot tank. What is it good for again?'
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Post by newcomer on Jul 14, 2008 18:50:21 GMT -5
good for making tau/genestealer/eldar/dark eldar soup...TASTY!
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Post by Mabus on Jul 15, 2008 6:49:27 GMT -5
I always presumed it would be good against enemy vehicles. They must be a special type of rocket 'cos they are huge. Besides, 4 shots is quite alot. I doubt you'de actually get a chance to use all of the rockets in a normal game...
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Post by Sen.Kerry on Jul 15, 2008 9:13:56 GMT -5
The only thing i can see is a slightly better ap and a 5 foot longer range.
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they can shoot the fly's of chaos down
