For those of you following my advice posts, ive been spending a bunch of time trying to pigeonhole the annihilator variant of the leman russ. Bikes follow all the standard rules for vehicles and are treated as having the opentopped vehicle trait. As far as i can see, no leman russ can be refitted with more than a dual lasguns which was the case for the leman russ annihilator, or plasma guns in the form of the leman russ executioner. Hey mates, got my chimeras and starting to work on my infantry for my dkok grenadier assault brigade list, however i currently facing a delima. If your opponent would have allowed you to use the tank as presented in ia volume 5, chances are theyre also nice enough to let you use it as found in the experimental rules pdf. Astra militarum leman russ annihilator stats, options, wargear, abilities and keywords. The dracosan was a common sight in the 30th millennium, being manufactured under compact by several dozen forge worlds across the imperium to standards only usually required of war machines destined for service with the legiones astartes. This means, in general, that leadership is not as big an issue for these guys as it is for other guardsmen. Although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule. Formerly an imperial armour model, the executioner not only got a plastic revamp in 5 th edition, it. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. Leman russ, the great wolf, the lord of winter and ruin, and wolf king of fenris, also known as lemon russ, lemon rust, and that fucking furry, not to be confused with the tank bearing his name, is the primarch of the space wolves legion.
With a hull lascannon and sponsons, you could spit out 5 lascannon shots a turn. The leman russ annihilator has dropped by 10pts from 2 to 122, before weapons. Concerning leman russ varient models, how do they differ. The fully kitted leman russ annihilator with hull mounted lascannon is 182 points. The uncommon leman russ annihilator variant replaces the standard tanks battle cannon with a pair of twinlinked lascannons. Leman russ executioner antiarmor plasma cannon tank. Thats basically all the suggestions i have for renegades and heretics so far. All death korps have a slightly higher weapon skill than other guardsmen not that this will matter very often, plus theyre immune to fear and dont take morale checks due to casualties from shooting. Because it is an unsanctioned refit, techpriest enginseers refuse to work on the vehicle.
Full rules for leman russ, primarch of the space wolves legion will be available in the forthcoming the horus heresy book seven inferno, until then you can use these temporary rules to represent him in your games. This is where the leman russ annihilator falls flat, lascannons are garbage in a world where so many invulns exist. The leman russ punisher is the second siege pattern russ, and about as close to enuff dakka as the imperial guard. An interesting note is old forgeworld rules allowed this tank to fire a.
Predator tank vs leman russ comparison stardestroyer. Leman russ executioner with hullmounted lascannon and obligatory plasma sponsons. Unitron tank runs the wh40k vehicle gauntlet battles. Battle tank, exterminator, vanquisher, eradicator, punisher, demolisher, and executioner. The leman russ conqueror is a less common variant of the leman russ battle tank. Leman russ conqueror, annihilator, mars pattern, eradicator, punisher. I have two more of these to paint and assemble one is one of the older version with the. The leman russ annihilator is slowly becoming a more popular choice for the imperial guards tankhunting needs than the leman russ vanquisher, as the ability to manufacture. The one thing i can see this being used as is a cheap annihilator. The leman russ annihilator is an uncommon variant of the leman russ and is not widely fielded by many imperial guard regiments.
To issue a tank order, pick a target leman russ within 6 of this model and choose which order you wish to issue from the table to the right. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Warhammer 40,0006th edition tacticsimperial guarddeath. So while leman russ is trying to do one of its one dozen jobs, the annihilator will try to do its one job. In this episode of my imperial guard vehicles series, i talk about the remaining leman russ variants i didnt cover previously. Therefore you may only have 01 executioners as troop. The leman russ vanquisher is a variant of the astra militarums primary main battle tank, the. If your army is battleforged, all troops units in astra militarum detachments gain this ability. The leman russ vanquisher has a variant of the battle cannon that usually. The leman russ executioner is a rarer variant specific to those supplied from a particular forgeworld. Is it simply a dfifferent turret mounted weapon that dertermines which varient it is or are there other subtle differences if so what are they between the models. Leman russ exterminator, antiinfantry autocannon tank.
You know i remember you saying in this thread that the leman russ annihilator is more. The leman russ annihilator is slowly becoming a more popular choice for the imperial guards tankhunting needs than the leman russ. Either way just because its modeled with a commander doesnt mean its a command tank, just use it as a regular leman russ annihilator. Obviously i dont think anyone will take me seriously, but it will be fun to try out these homebrewed rules and see how they will fare. Page 69 death korps leman russ marsalpha battle tanks, grinding advance. Okay, this topic was mentioned, but never actually resolved, a while ago. It is armed with a conqueror cannon, a shorter and lighter version of the battle cannon. How do each of the leman russ varient tanks differ from each other. Doctrines are now gone and converted to special rules to related army list. Remember that as of the october 2017 faq, fw tanks operate the same as codex varieties. Predator annihilator, unlike standard leman russ, is an armor hunter. Thats 5 lascannon shots per turn, though 4 of them dont care if youre moving.
Imperial mine plough fr, gl, tt ig na forge world imperial guard update pdf feb 2012 pdf leman russ annihilator fr, gl, tt ig heavy support imperial armour vol. Each leman russ annihilator is equipped with a twin lascannon and a heavy bolter. In this gauntlet the unitron tank from the captain scarlet and the mysterons episode point 783 will be taking on vehicles from warhammer 40k. I have been digging around but i have not seen much of a comparison between the leman russ tank and the predator tank. Leman russ by altering turret hull or sponson weaponry such as the leman russ annihilator and does not carry any. A conclusion of the leman russ tactica, looking in more detail at the executioner and annihilator patterns of leman russ tank. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you. By the astra militarum index or codex, there is no option for a tank commander to take an annihilator twin lascannon. The model is a leman russ kit with the turret modified to carry lascannons from the older pattern razorback. However, due to their size and lower profiles, in melee those attacking a vehicle with the bike vehicle trait can choose between the rider and the vehicle without. Still, battlecannon has a longer range, so 82 in favor of the marines at least. Therefore their blessing of the machine god special rule has no effect on a leman russ annihilator.
This model can issue one order each turn to a friendly leman russ at the start of your shooting phase. Whats the consensus on this new astra militarum tank. The max lascannon version of this tank is 140 points. I also have an old pdf of an faq released for imperial armour i. Currently my list has 7x storm chimeras aka come with autocannon turrets base, and a avenger strike fighter, and at the moment i am debating between with leman russ. Renegades and heretics, plus death korps of krieg and. Astra militarum 8th edition the blood of kittens network. Military material of the auxilia and pdf nationstates. The leman russ found in the codex now has 7 variants.
This reduces the power and range of the weapon but allows it to move faster and fire more accurately, making it a very versatile variant. I have imperial armour the old softcover book and imperial armour i the first big hardcover book fw released. Unfortunately, fw no longer sells ia i and, as far as i can tell, does not provide a pdf of an faq or equivalent. The leman russ annihilator is a variant of the imperial guards primary main battle tank, the. A superhuman nordic king with a warriors crude humor and a stubborn streak a mile wide. Astra militarum leman russ battle tanks stats, options. Makes sense it would be the ig counterpart to the predator annihilator. Im considering scratch building a leman russ tank with magnetised weapon mounts so i can experiment field all the varients.
An imperial officer found his armoured units constantly losing to renegade armour, so he decided to replace his companies leman russ battle cannons with the companies lascannons. Pages 19, 20, 21 and 69 leman russ annihilator, leman russ conqueror, leman russ stygies and death. Where it does excel is the straightforward nature of its twin lascannons, easier to replace and maintain than the vanquishers main cannon, which make it highly. The first four models are battle tank bt hulls with the thinner rear armor str 4 to glance no matter how thin you slice it, the battle cannon is still the best all around weapon for the leman russ. Leman russ annihilator ig heavy support imperial armour vol. Both are hitting at s 8 and put out consistent damage, with enough shots to handle invulnerable saves. Warhammer 40k lore more leman russ variants, imperial. Each leman russ can only be given a single order each turn.
Allow renegades and heretics to take shadowswords and leman russ annihilator tanks. Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. I pciked up a malcador for my gc after fw released that image of the various the issue im having is which rule set do i use for this tank. Battle cannons or executioner cannons are the only turret weapons worth taking. Such a unit that is within range of an objective marker as specified in the mission controls the objective marker even if there are more enemy models within range of that objective marker. M70 leman russ main battle tank, the standard tank of the auxilia. I feel that if you,alcador an annihilator, you should stick to the leman russ chassis. Pipe down sergeant, well be back on cadia before the 14th black crusade, afterall, that heretic filth woudnt dare show up until we arrived after. This is similar to the identicallydesignated predator annihilator tank of the space marines from which this variant of the leman russ takes its name this change requires the addition of extra powercells inside the tank, but these use the.
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