WH40k game Imperial Guard Rogal Dorn Battle Tank

[RWJP]

I feel like this is a bit of a miss...

Those wheels look horrendous, although the track guards help a bit.

It seems to have caught "Primaris disease" with just a few too many guns. The silly hull mounted stubbers are just pointless.

[mecanojavi99]

8 minutes ago, Dezron said:

  
Less Sherman and more M6 heavy Tank.

I Agree.

 

 

[Legionary Pallas]

I believe the Rogal Dorn Tank has the honour of being the third Imperium tank chassis sold on Games Workshop that has room for suspension travel, next to the Rhino chassis and all its variants, and the Baneblade.

 

I love how the design looks quite modernised compared to current tanks, yet still keeps a number of excellent impractical hallmarks of Imperial design. Like the riveted armour, the side viewports that get obstructed by the stowage and armoured tracks, it is obscenely tall and heavy looking, and I can't get a good look at the ground clearance but it seems like that counters much of their good work with the suspension.

 

Truly a masterpiece of Imperial Innovation* and worthy of the name Rogal Dorn.

 

*innovation not included, if your regiment's shipment of Rogal Dorn Tanks comes with innovation please inform your nearest Adeptus Mechanicus representative 

[No Foes Remain]

Honestly it looks like the strange offspring of a Macharius and a Leman Russ (A Leman Russ, not THE) and I'm alright about it, not a fan of the guns on the lower glacis but the lights that can replace them are a fix (for me).

 

It doesn't 'wow' me, I'm just alright with it though would have been much cooler to get a Macharius in plastic since this is stupidly similar to it.

[Triszin]

The more I look at it

 

The more I hate it

[Orange Knight]

Wow, this is a brilliant looking tank.

 

I really like it, but it doesn't have quite the same styling as the Leman Russ.

 

Still, if I start a guard army I can't imagine I'll buy any of the older tanks because this one looks so much better.

[Nephaston]

If I read the article right it seems only the turret weapon and the hull-mounted gun are mandatory, which lines up with mordian glory's google doc.

[redmapa]

Absolutely RIGHTEOUS!

I love it, it's more modern yet still imperial and archaic. Great looking model and all the extra stubbers seem optional so the one thing I hate is a non issue.

Edited October 24, 2022 by redmapa

[Halandaar]

It definitely has caught the same rash that Primaris tanks have (namely guns everywhere) but overall I quite like it. It does have a different vibe from the older Guard tanks though, and that make it a weird fit into existing forces.

[Shinespider]

13 minutes ago, RWJP said:

I feel like this is a bit of a miss...

Those wheels look horrendous, although the track guards help a bit.

It seems to have caught "Primaris disease" with just a few too many guns. The silly hull mounted stubbers are just pointless.

 

On the subject of pointless heavy stubbers... the one on the turret in the second image is ridiculous. It can't be angled downward at enemy infantry. It might as well be manned by a Commissar because it's exclusively useful for killing other members of the tank's crew. 

[Slave to Darkness]

*Happy Slaaneshi gasmask noises*

 

Depending on price Ill need... many.

 

 

[sairence]

I think the asthetic is fine and I certainly don't mind the amount of guns. Can always skip the sponsons.

 

I think I'll be a bigger fan when I see it in a different paint job. With the outside pintle gunner and the colours it just looks a bit too American to me. :P

 

[Warhead01]

My first reaction was that I like it.

Now I think it's funny, the "enlightenment" era of Roboute Guilliman and company brings the Imperium up from pre WW1/WW1 to the advancements of WW2.

It's comical I think.  
I do kinda like it but well, maybe.  This would have been really cool a few editions ago. 

[War of the Eagle]

I think it looks more like the Pershing than a m6.

 

 

[SteveAntilles]

From Reddit: 

 

[Marshal Reinhard]

if that's accurate it's pretty much squarely in the middle in size between the russ and the baneblade?

[Legionary Pallas]

14 minutes ago, Shinespider said:

 

On the subject of pointless heavy stubbers... the one on the turret in the second image is ridiculous. It can't be angled downward at enemy infantry. It might as well be manned by a Commissar because it's exclusively useful for killing other members of the tank's crew. 

That's because the kind of real life examples of machine guns mounted this way that GW are imitating were used for anti-air primarily, although they did usually have a bit of depression for fighting nearer targets as well.

 

Besides this it can also assist in spotting for the tank's gunner by firing tracers in the vicinity of targets.

[Subtleknife]

I quite like it bar those two stubbers and the rear mounted stubbed. At least the commanders isn't sitting in the main gun breech this time.

[MechaMan]

I LOVE IT. Beautiful tank, compliments the rest of the range so well - will look great alongside the other Astra Militarum vehicles, compliments the existing Games Workshop and Forge World kits so well. Standing gunners, loads of details, tracks, new stencils. Ahhhh. So so pleased. 

[01RTB01]

To each their own but not for me. 

 

Honestly not keen. The lower front hull weapons are weird and I don't normally bat an eye lid. Cash saved.

[Misterduch]

Those front mounted stubbers/meltaguns just kill it for me tbh,

Other than that its a neat tank

[Shinn]

I need at least 2...

[Fire Golem]

3 minutes ago, Misterduch said:

Those front mounted stubbers/meltaguns just kill it for me tbh,

Other than that its a neat tank

They’re optional. 

[Azaiel]

I like it, my Orks are very happy!

 

I´m getting M26 Pershing vibes but the M6 is a good shout out. The whole using the stubber from the back is very much inspired by US WW2 M4 Shermans.

The hull stubbers is probably inspired by the early M3 Stuart tanks who had two .30 cal MGs in fixed position in the hull. (Yes I know my US ww2 tanks!)

[beefeb]

Very post WW2 for me.  I think its like the post war russ IS2 series mated to a matilda.   If i ever do get one i will build it with the headlights,,,,the hull mounted stubbers are ridiculous though.  I do like the turret stubber ith the external gunner......very much like clint eastwood in Kellys Heroes on top of oddballs tank....very thematic.

Edited October 24, 2022 by beefeb