One of the nice models from the Epic 40,000 era was the Deathstrike Missile Launcher.
This one shot super weapon was often at the heart of many an Imperial Guard Artillery Battery. This model is from Simon’s collection.
Yes I know this is the Epic model and the blog post title says 40K scale, well it is rumoured that we may be seeing a 40K scale model of the Deathstrike Missile Launcher.
Back in August when I originally posted this photograph I wrote then:
Unlike a lot of Imperial Guard Epic vehicles this one has never been made into a 40K version by Forge World, though this has not stopped others from scratch-building their own.
With Apocalypse I wonder if we will now see a Forge World version?
Well according to Bells of Lost Souls aggregation of various Imperial Guard rumours there will be rules (and thus possibly a model) in the forthcoming Imperial Guard Codex.
Deathstrike Missile Launcher
12 12 10 Tank.
Deathstrike Missile: 1 only. 12″-960″ S10 AP1 Heavy Artillery, Blast (radius 1D3+3″).
Special Rules:
Cannot be fired on Turn 1. Each turn roll a D6, weapon can be fired on a 6. Modifiers: +1 per turn, -1 for each crew stunned or weapon destroyed results sustained. Can always be fired on the roll of a natural 6.
Any weapon destoyed results received are ignored, the only effect they have is to delay the launch.
Hits on vehicles in the area of the Deathstrike Missile are not calculated at half strength but at S10.
Certainly looks nasty.
