[HH] Kratos Heavy Assault Tank

[Soldier of Dorn]

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Really love this vehicle. That being said, I don't know quite what it is about it, but despite considering myself principally a Heresy fan, I would rather see this as a relic vehicle within a successor chapter like the Carcharodons, the Red Talons, or the Marines Malevolent (or a homebrew!) prior to including this in one of my Heresy armies. Can't quite put my finger on it.

[Malakithe]

I dont know why but i reeeeally like this thing. I want that for 40k so bad now

[Tyriks]

Would love to see a size comparison for this. It'll make a great centerpiece, I'm thinking.

[Interrogator Stobz]

Take 1x Fellblade, add 2x Kratos, wrap in 3x Sicarians, stir gently and love your treads.

Shame Falchions have gone by-by Editted: Fake News Stobz :lol:
These tie in nicely, same visuals on the turret as the Fellblade, same visuals on the tracks as the Sicarians.
Me love this.

Edited May 26, 2022 by Interrogator Stobz
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[Master Commander Ajax]

I really, really like this tank. I intend on making this a relic tanks for my DIY Chapter. As others have said I feel like it would really suit that role for some reason.

[Magos Takatus]

I do quite like this tank but the lack of up/down traversal on the bolter turrets bothers me. I could argue during the heresy there were probably so many targets it would be impossible to miss but it just seems to stick out compared to the other weapons to me for that reason. I prefer the Sicarian but I would also like to see this painted in Carcharodons livery.

[Fire Golem]

I really like it. It’s like a Sicaran and a Fellblade/Glaive had a baby and they’re some of my favourite tanks anyway. 

[Lord_Ikka]

I like it a lot. I wish there was something like this for my Primaris army- enough guns to be useful without looking like they strapped an armory to a tank, and a good, clean design aesthetic. 

[derLumpi]

Love it. Will loke nice alongside the Fellblade & Mastodon.

[Grand_Master_Alpharius]

Love the idea of it, but not really a fan of the dome turret. Would have preferred it a little more boxey, similar to the baneblade.

[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Shame Falchions have gone by-by :(

 

Wait what? We're losing falchions? But what about those of us that have them??

[Mandragola]

 

Shame Falchions have gone by-by :(

 

Wait what? We're losing falchions? But what about those of us that have them??

Indeed. I have one and I’m quite happy with it. Is it really going?

[Redcomet]

 

Shame Falchions have gone by-by :(

 

Wait what? We're losing falchions? But what about those of us that have them??

A Gw staffer will be by shortly with a big hammer to take care of that Edited May 8, 2022 by Redcomet

[Captain Idaho]

I really love this tank. It's brutal looking and although festooned with guns, looks better than the 40K Marine vehicles that have similar sorts of numbers of weapons. (Repulsor looks like a clumsy kitbash I'd do as a teen) I feel like this tank marks a fresh move and step up by GW. Really well done.

 

I want one.

Edited May 8, 2022 by Captain Idaho

[Interrogator Stobz]

 

 

Shame Falchions have gone by-by :(

 

Wait what? We're losing falchions? But what about those of us that have them??

Indeed. I have one and I’m quite happy with it. Is it really going?

OK, my really bad... they haven't been on the FW 40k site forever, but just now I see they are still in HH.... and still in the IA Compendium.

 

Whew!

And sorry for any alarm :D

 

 

Shame Falchions have gone by-by :(

 

Wait what? We're losing falchions? But what about those of us that have them??

Indeed. I have one and I’m quite happy with it. Is it really going?

OK, my really bad... they haven't been on the FW 40k site forever, but just now I see they are still in HH.... and still in the IA Compendium.

 

Whew!

And sorry for any alarm :D

[Triszin]

Really hoping for 40k rules.

 

It's rad

[Khornestar]

The reveal article mentioned they’re “almost extinct” in the 41st millennium so I’d bet on the 1CP cost to field the relic vehicles for it.

 

Choom shall smite the emperor’s foes in the future. And maybe a battle cannon worth a damn with multiple shell profiles.

Edited May 8, 2022 by Khornestar

[Marshal Mittens]

The reveal article mentioned they’re “almost extinct” in the 41st millennium so I’d bet on the 1CP cost to field the relic vehicles for it.

 

Choom shall smite the emperor’s foes in the future. And maybe a battle cannon worth a damn with multiple shell profiles.

Why would you build the battle cannon when you could Choom though? Choom for the Choom Throne!

[Iron Father Ferrum]

The attention GW's tank designers pay to actual tank design -- or more precisely, the lack thereof -- continues to astound.

[Joe]

Why would you pay attention to actual tank design when that's not actually relevant to the setting?

[WrathOfTheLion]

If they were paying attention to actual tank design, sponson weapons would've gone a long time ago as a whole. They're influenced by some tank design, but I doubt they're much taking it into account. How many people purchase or not a tank based on how accurate it is schematically? Nobody does that, so making it look cool enough is what will influence its design the most.

[Iron Father Ferrum]

It's a game system, yes, but the laws of physics exist in 40K too, and there is zero space inside that turret for the main gun to depress in order to shoot at anything close to the vehicle.  Little details may not bother you guys, but it bothers me.  :shrug:

[Marshal Mittens]

I think its mostly a lovely tank. And it has a massive Choom cannon with options for little baby Choom guns. Which is probably the only correct way to build it. Edited May 8, 2022 by Marshall Mittens

[Noserenda]

Yeah the ignorance of the forge world sculptors in particular regards tank design these days is particularly depressing given how forge world started and its a definitely turn off. Its particularly frustrating here because its so close to being decent, but the one man turret with a fixed main gun, sponsons (particularly the nipple sponsons)  and the horrific shot trap of what i presume to be the sponson gunners spot next to the driver. Ick.

Like, sponson guns i can kinda tolerate despite how awful they are, as an aesthetic choice but it does wreck verisimilitude to be told this tank has no design flaws and near impervious armour when it so obviously does not. 

[Dagoth Ur]

Why would you pay attention to actual tank design when that's not actually relevant to the setting?

You'd think that in a setting with fantasy races in space, literal hell-jumping for interstellar travel, roided out posthumans that can eat flesh and somehow extract literal memories from it, demons and a shrivelled god-dude on a throne, realistic tank design would not be expected and the lack thereof wouldn't be "astounding".

 

If I wanted realism, I'd go play one of the bajillion WW2 historicals. Complaining about lack of realism in 40k is like reading LotR and wondering why Galadriel's tax policy isn't described. The krios isn't meant to look realistic, it's meant to look sick as hell and be consistent with prior design language within the setting - a smashing success on both accounts.