Thoughts on a "Primaris" Spartan Assault Tank

[Mike8404]

Something Primaris lack is a Super Heavy transport tank similar to the Spartan chassis (aside from the super expensive Forgeworld tank that looks ugly as sin). A Repulsor Spartan would be cool and fits a role Primaris lack, a large capacity transport.

 

Plus, as a Templar player, when the pendulum swings back in favor of needing transports, we will eventually need something that can transport Crusader Squads, even if we don't think we do now. So far there is no Primaris transport for the 20 man Crusader Squads.

 

What are y'alls thoughts on a large capacity Primaris "Spartan" coming out at some point?

[Brother Kraskor]

*nods vigorously in Templar*

[MegaVolt87]

I think the Arestus should be used by de-gunning it and altering the chassis to make it a transport. Give it AA capability via a missile system + some smaller weapons that can fire blast and have an alt fire using the flame templets. Fly, assault ramps etc. 

[Blindhamster]

Something Primaris lack is a Super Heavy transport tank similar to the Spartan chassis (aside from the super expensive Forgeworld tank that looks ugly as sin). A Repulsor Spartan would be cool and fits a role Primaris lack, a large capacity transport.

 

Plus, as a Templar player, when the pendulum swings back in favor of needing transports, we will eventually need something that can transport Crusader Squads, even if we don't think we do now. So far there is no Primaris transport for the 20 man Crusader Squads.

 

What are y'alls thoughts on a large capacity Primaris "Spartan" coming out at some point?

id be down for a heavy grav transport for primaris - that'd be potentially very cool if done right.

[Lord Marshal]

Just let Primaris use it tbh.

[Marshal Reinhard]

The weak point of the primaris model range is definately the vehicle side. While i dont dislike repulsors or their variant, they dont particularily excite me either.

 

Id be down with a spartan or something akin to it (repulsor crusader?) to transport my large 20 man blobs that have no real other option atm

[Iron Father Ferrum]

You kids and your fancy floating tanks!  Why, back in my day if we had tanks they had treads -- and we were happy for it!  Now get off my lawn.

 

 

in all honesty, I would not be surprised to see some kind of larger anti-grav transport tank arrive in the not-so-distant future.  That being said, I would hope that it's not sprouting guns from every orifice the way the Repulsor (and to a lesser extent the Land Raiders and Spartan) do -- all that extra firepower creates point-bloat for the model and mission creep on the vehicle.  The latter effect is why Phobos-pattern Land Raiders of all factions have always carried a caveat: do you use it as an assault transport, or use it as a gunboat?  Because its hard to do both effectively.

[Blindhamster]

Just let Primaris use it tbh.

realistically, just opening all transports to all types of marines would be sensible. But if they were going to do it, they probably already would have.

[Khornestar]

It’s a very cool idea and I bet it would look great, and I want it to exist. Can’t imagine it would be worth using, given the precedent of big tough transports in recent memory.

[Orange Knight]

I really like the idea of a themed, plastic, Astartes "Lord of War"

 

A bigger tank is probably the most boring way to realise this in my opinion, unless it's something that looks and performs in a really unique way like the Astraeus.

The Tau have the Stormsurge, Khorne have the Lord of Skulls, Orks have the Stompa, Guard have the Baneblade variants, etc

 

I think I would prefer some Mech style unit. A bit smaller than a Knight, but with more sophisticated technology and a sturdier, chunky design.

[Mike8404]

Just let Primaris use it tbh.

I wish they could, I have a lot of First born that should be useable in my Impulsors.

 

But I think they should keep to the grav aesthetic too

[Brother Kraskor]

I don't know why but this image has popped into my head.

 

A new kind of Astartes dropship flyer, Ghost arc vibes but Imperium styled. And along the sides facing outward are harness bays for a new Gravis-armoured assault troop. The dropship charges ahead and the harnesses disengage, dropping the Gravis to the floor to purge the xenos! 

[Rik Lightstar]

I really like the idea of a themed, plastic, Astartes "Lord of War"

 

A bigger tank is probably the most boring way to realise this in my opinion, unless it's something that looks and performs in a really unique way like the Astraeus.

The Tau have the Stormsurge, Khorne have the Lord of Skulls, Orks have the Stompa, Guard have the Baneblade variants, etc

 

I think I would prefer some Mech style unit. A bit smaller than a Knight, but with more sophisticated technology and a sturdier, chunky design.

 

Yeah, I'd much rather see an "Extremis Dreadnought" variant. In between the Redemptor and the Questoris for height but with the more slab like Astartes aesthetic going on. Give it more than one sarcophagus too, so the torso and the weapons have independent Marines wired in.

 

Rik

[Iron Father Ferrum]

I don't know why but this image has popped into my head.

 

A new kind of Astartes dropship flyer, Ghost arc vibes but Imperium styled. And along the sides facing outward are harness bays for a new Gravis-armoured assault troop. The dropship charges ahead and the harnesses disengage, dropping the Gravis to the floor to purge the xenos! 

Sooo...the drop ships from Edge of Tomorrow but bigger.

[TheNewman]

Honestly I think the sensible thing to do is rework the silly transport rules on the Stormraven (why on earth did they make it 12 + one Dreadnought instead of 20 and a Dread counts for eight?) and then let that carry Primaris like it does in the lore.

 

The Repulsor is the battlefield taxi, the Stormraven is the rapid insertion vehicle.

[Marshal Reinhard]

Having access to the storm raven doesn't reaĺly make me much happier

[Blindhamster]

Stormraven remains one of the uggliest flyers GW made

[Brother Kraskor]

 

I don't know why but this image has popped into my head.

 

A new kind of Astartes dropship flyer, Ghost arc vibes but Imperium styled. And along the sides facing outward are harness bays for a new Gravis-armoured assault troop. The dropship charges ahead and the harnesses disengage, dropping the Gravis to the floor to purge the xenos! 

Sooo...the drop ships from Edge of Tomorrow but bigger.

 

 

That's where I'm getting that image from! Yes effectively this. But with Gravis. 

[Lord_Ikka]

I don't know why but this image has popped into my head.

 

A new kind of Astartes dropship flyer, Ghost arc vibes but Imperium styled. And along the sides facing outward are harness bays for a new Gravis-armoured assault troop. The dropship charges ahead and the harnesses disengage, dropping the Gravis to the floor to purge the xenos! 

I would prefer a Primaris "assault transport" gunboat to another floaty tank- a Primaris Stormraven-type Flyer would be great. Knowing the Primaris range, it would probably come in an up-gunned "gunship" variant and a lesser-gunned but with transport capacity "transport" version. As long as the transport could hold 6-9 Gravis or the equivalent of regular Primaris models, I'd be happy. 

[TheNewman]

Stormraven remains one of the uggliest flyers GW made

I kind of disagree, but I unironically like Centurions too.

[Hfran Morkai]

Honestly I think the sensible thing to do is rework the silly transport rules on the Stormraven (why on earth did they make it 12 + one Dreadnought instead of 20 and a Dread counts for eight?) and then let that carry Primaris like it does in the lore.

 

The Repulsor is the battlefield taxi, the Stormraven is the rapid insertion vehicle.

Because the Storm Raven carries the Dreadnought outside of the cargo bay, like Pelicans from Halo?

 

The Storm Eagle carries 20 infantry by extending the cargo bay and fuselage.

[Bjorn Firewalker]

I think an AT-AT with rearranged decks to accommodate Primaris Marines, and the antiaircaft guns relocated to a dorsal turret with 360° traverse, will be most appropriate.

The fact it's in contact with the ground, allows it to transfer a heavy weapon's recoil to the ground, allowing it to mount a Demolisher cannon- hell, we can make a dedicated fire support variant with an Earthshaker cannon in place of the passenger compartment, like the AT-M6!

Edited April 30, 2022 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

Stormraven remains one of the uggliest flyers GW made

it’s not sleek by any means, but I think it looks good for what it’s supposed to be.

[ShibeKing]

I'm also in the camp of wanting a new Primaris flying transport. I know it's just another flying brick, but I think the Storm Eagle looks way better than the Storm Raven. I'd hope any future Primaris flying transport takes some inspiration from the Storm Eagle (or Corvus Blackstar).

 

Also, please don't add like 20 guns to it. 

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

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