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Hi guys, So the rules are out, for those that wish to know them and all i can say is holy hell. I'm saving up for a Tantalus! Both of these models are amazing and have fantastic rules. Reaper £13 more expensive than a Ravager but comparable in terms of slot and points, but you get the mega-reaper cannon thingy. The shtick with this gun? If you slay a model in a unit, that unit cannot advance next turn. Glorious. The gun itself fires a good volume of high strength shots, but you drop the reliability of the Dark Lance/Disintegrator hits for the usual all or nothing approach 2D6/D6 hits gets you. Still, hella worth it imo. Tantalus Aka the Murderbus Extreme McStabby Slayface of Doooooooooooom. I preface this with I'm counting you always take a Haemonculus because this vehicle has the Covens keyword. This allows you to buff your Tantalus (Oh and Reaper, lest I forgot ) to T8! I've quickly worked it out, this thing allows: 30 inch move t8 18 wound 3+ save monster that can unleash 12 S8 hits (with decent AP values, nothing over 3 but...s8!) plus D3 mortal wounds (so luck based, but not the 12 S8 hits as none of the weapons are DX hits) combined with open topped and 16 transport capacity so you either fill if with murderous CC nasties or blasters so you can add even more S8 fun. Oh and if that wasn't enough? If your Warlord is embarked, all units with LOS (Excluding those in cover) can use their LD. Put an Archon, instant LD10 for your army almost, sort of. It costs more than a pimped Land Raider, but this thing can theoretically (Dice gods willing) OHK a Land Raider on the charge or at least cripple it, so your embarked warriors can blap the contents. Oh and a small note, the D3 mortal wounds is for any unit 1 inch away, so if you have a character in the unit, they also get D3 wounds which is a nice to have. Solid effort FW!