Does anyone recognise the army and tank depicted in the new art from this warcom article?

[MechaMan]

Does anyone know what faction is fighting the gene stealers here? 
 

I initially thought the army was traitor guard, but the soldier in the foreground seems to have an Aquila on his shoulder plate and there’s what looks like an imperial shrine icon on his belt. If he is a guardsman I don’t recognise the regiment, does anyone else?

 

I also don’t recognise the tank, it looks similar to a Macharius crossed with a Malchador but isn’t either.  

 

Given that artists are increasingly given less license and tend to model their art on existing models - could this point to new miniatures?

[Xenith]

Kind of looks like a rogal dorn from the back, with a little extra side armour. 

 

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Some Imperial Guard Regimen, with a Leman Russ or Rogal Dorn tank (I have doubts with the turret cannon) against Genestealer cult. 

[Shinespider]

My guess is the regiment is unnamed, the artist simply took the cadian-style armor, painted it in urban grey/blue camo and tacked on a few Tyranid teeth as trophies.

The tank is wild. The rear of the hull looks almost more like a Sicarian than anything else? The large, detached metal housing around the tracks is something that you see on SM vehicles, not IG. The turret is clearly more IG though. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Shinespider

[MechaMan]

I think it’s quite a different silhouette to the rogal dorn - the armour doesn’t slope up. And it’s definitely not a russ. As I say it did give me Macharius chassis vibes the most, over a Sicarian for instance. But it’s still quite different. 
 

Consensus is it’s not a known regiment either? I thought art increasingly mirrored miniatures? I guess the new guard codex did have an honour guard for the Lord Solar on it so maybe not. 
 

 

[Brother Casman]

I've squinted at the tank in the first picture for a few minutes now, and it looks like a Predator to me. 

[MechaMan]

Has there been recent art that’s shown a vehicle that doesn’t have a model? Might this be the first sighting of an upcoming tank or should I hold my Attilan horses?

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

1 hour ago, MechaMan said:

Has there been recent art that’s shown a vehicle that doesn’t have a model? Might this be the first sighting of an upcoming tank or should I hold my Attilan horses?

I’d put the horses back in the stable.

probably just artistic license.

[Orange Knight]

Looks like a Castigator to me...

[MechaMan]

43 minutes ago, Orange Knight said:

Looks like a Castigator to me...

Yeah kinda - particularly the turret. Just doesn’t have the shrines or flaming/extinguished beacon on the chassis. Doesn’t really look like a rhino chassis at all to me tbh. 
 

If it’s an existing model it’s been changed beyond recognition, maybe it’s something the artist dreamed up. Guess either way it’s artistic license. 

[Lord Marshal]

The regiment is the Mordant Acid Dogs I'm pretty sure? The fatigues are different, but the armour and fang/skull trophies seem consistent. 

 

 

The tank looks like a Carnodon of all things?

 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Lord Marshal

[MechaMan]

28 minutes ago, Lord Marshal said:

The regiment is the Mordant Acid Dogs I'm pretty sure? The fatigues are different, but the armour and fang/skull trophies seem consistent. 

 

 

The tank looks like a Carnodon of all things?

 

nice work!!

[CMDR_Welles]

I don't think it's a Carnodon.

 

The slope of the track armor is different.

Doesn't have the side exhausts. 

twin heavy bolter sponsons (though lascannon option a probability if a model ever made)

the back of the tank is more angled, almost same angle as the tracks, if not slightly more inset than. Hard to tell angle, but it is definitely not square. 

cannon type turret weapon? That's a fairly long barrel, so it's usually a sign of a projectile weapon. Something that goes bang, not freem. 

 

 

It's either artistic license or a new tank. It looks heavier than a Dorn, to be honest, but not quite a Baneblade. Who knows, maybe it's a redesign of the Russ. Russ and Chimera are some old designs, might be time for them to get a facelift. 

Edited April 7, 2023 by CMDR_Welles

[Emperor Ming]

Looks like a dorn to me

 

The back exposed track wheel

[MechaMan]

A new tank combining elements from the Rogal Dorn, Carnodon, Macharius and elements of the Castigator (like the turret) sans the sisters stuff would be