The Ordinatus Ulator is a rare weapon system of huge power. Its primary weapon is the Ulator class Sonic Destructor.
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Sons of Horus Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer
This Sons of Horus Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer was on display at Warhammer World.
The Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer is a fearsome and highly specialised variant of the venerable Spartan chassis, developed during the Great Crusade and unleashed upon the galaxy by the Legiones Astartes. While it sacrifices the Spartan’s substantial transport capacity, its massive hull is uniquely adapted to house the complex apparatus required for its devastating primary armament: a prototype Neutron Laser Projector (often a triple-barreled configuration known as a Neutron Laser Battery).
The Neutron Laser is a weapon of the Dark Age of Technology, its principles still only poorly understood by the techno-savants of the Mechanicum. To manage the immense energies and deadly output, the Cerberus’s hull is crammed with sizeable arc-reactors and heavy radiation shielding. The weapon stands as one of the most effective anti-tank systems available to the Space Marine Legions.
It fires an intense beam capable of:
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- Punching through the strongest vehicle plating, even the ceramite of other super-heavy tanks.
- Shorting out a target’s systems with a powerful burst of electromagnetic and radiation energy.
- Neutralising even Titan-class opponents by inflicting a ‘Concussive’ effect, which dramatically reduces the colossal machine’s operational effectiveness, often forcing its powerful weapons to fire less accurately.
However, this terrifying power comes with a significant drawback. The immense energies and unpredictable nature of the prototype weapon mean that the Cerberus is inherently unstable. Even with extensive radiation shielding, the Neutron Laser Projector’s operation often results in a terrible toll on its crew, and misfires can potentially result in catastrophic feedback that damages the tank itself. Nevertheless, the ability of this impressive tank to threaten the largest and most heavily armoured assets on the battlefield—from enemy super-heavy tanks to even lesser Titan war machines—is regarded by many Legion commanders as a necessary, if grim, calculus of war. The Cerberus is a clear expression of the Imperium’s willingness to accept high operational risk for unparalleled battlefield supremacy.
This is the plastic kit for The Horus Heresy. The original resin kit was announced back in 2012 at Games Day.
Ordinatus Sagittar
The Ordinatus Sagittar is a rare and truly arcane weapon system of huge power. Its primary weapon is the Volcano Cannon.
This Ordinatus Sagittar was on display at Warhammer World.
Solar Auxilia Shadowsword
The Shadowsword is the sister tank to the Baneblade, a super-heavy vehicle employed by Solar Auxilia cohorts to engage and destroy enemy macro-engines with its volcano cannon. The same chassis has also been adapted to mount different primary weapons suited to their own modes of destruction, like the bunker-busting Stormsword siege cannon or the versatile plasma blastgun of the Stormblade.
Imperial Fists Scimitar Jetbikes
The Scimitar Jetbikes of the Age of Darkness are modifications of complex pre-Imperium designs.
Leviathan Siege Dreadnought
Heavily-armed and impressively armoured, the Leviathan Siege Dreadnought is an alternative development of the highly successful Contemptor design.
These rare and mighty engines are prized by Astartes commanders, recognised as savagely powerful siege and hunter-killer units that can crush any opposition with an unstoppable wrecking charge. Yet such overwhelming strength comes at a cost – a Leviathan’s systems place an onerous and ultimately lethal strain upon its occupant, the entombed incumbent burning brightly but only briefly in their second life.
Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Predator
The Predator is perhaps the best known and most widespread variant of the basic Rhino chassis. Augmented with superior armour and firepower, it entirely sacrifices the Rhino’s troop transport capacity in favour of ammunition and generators for its formidable weapon systems.
The Deimos Pattern Predator Battle Tank is a versatile and effective armoured vehicle commonly used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. Based on the ubiquitous Rhino chassis, it sacrifices troop transport capacity for enhanced firepower and armour.
The tank can be configured with a variety of weapons. For the Imperial Fists Legion, specifically, the tank is particularly effective when equipped with the autocannon and heavy bolter configuration, which benefits from their Legion trait that grants a bonus to hit rolls.
More photographs of the Deimos Pattern Predator.
Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Rhino
This Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Rhino was in the display cabinets at Warhammer World.
The Deimos Pattern Rhino is an iconic and reliable armoured personnel carrier used extensively by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. For the Imperial Fists, a Legion renowned for its expertise in siegecraft and fortified defence, the Deimos Pattern Rhino is a fundamental part of their armoured columns.
Its robust design, based on ancient Standard Template Construct (STC) technology, makes it well-suited for the relentless, grinding warfare that defines the Imperial Fists’ combat doctrine. The Rhino can transport a full 10-man squad of Legionaries, shielding them with its thick armour as it carries them swiftly across the battlefield. While the vehicle is primarily a transport, it can be equipped with various pintle-mounted weapons, such as a heavy bolter, multi-melta, or a havoc launcher, adding to the Imperial Fists’ already formidable firepower. The model kit for this vehicle often includes a transfer sheet with specific markings for the Imperial Fists and other legions, allowing hobbyists to easily customise their models.
More photographs of the Deimos Pattern Rhino.
Deimos Pattern Rhino
Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Rhino
Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Rhino
Space Wolves Deimos Pattern Rhino
World Eaters Deimos Pattern Rhino
Ultramarines Deimos Pattern Rhino
How I painted my Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Rhino.
Imperial Fists Deimos Pattern Vindicator
The Deimos Pattern Vindicator is a heavily armoured siege tank widely used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.
A variant of the Deimos Pattern Rhino chassis, it sacrifices its transport capacity for a powerful, hull-mounted main weapon. The Vindicator is particularly effective in urban combat, where its primary armament—typically a demolisher cannon—can be used to destroy fortifications, breach obstacles, and clear out dense infantry formations.
For the Imperial Fists, the Vindicator is a fitting choice, as their legion specialises in siege warfare and tearing down enemy defences. In addition to the demolisher cannon, the Deimos Pattern Vindicator can also be equipped with a magna laser destroyer, turning it into a formidable anti-tank vehicle capable of taking on super-heavy tanks and even Titans. Both load outs are highly effective and are complemented by the tank’s iconic dozer blade, which allows it to push through rubble and barricades with ease.
More photographs of the Deimos Pattern Vindicator.
Imperial Fists Fellblade
This Imperial Fists Fellblade Super-Heavy Battle Tank was on display at Warhammer World.
The Fellblade is based on the same Standard Template Construct pattern as Baneblade super-heavy tanks, equipped with advanced weapon and armour systems befitting the Legiones Astartes. This formidable mainline tank employs many technologies restored to humanity by the Great Crusade – from its reinforced metaplas alloy chassis and atomantic arc-reactor to its powerful accelerator cannon and battery of explosive shells.
More photographs of the Imperial Fists Fellblade Tank from previous visits to Warhammer World.
Imperial Fists Fellblade Super Heavy Tank
Imperial Fists Fellblade Super Heavy Tank
Imperial Fists Fellblade Super-Heavy Battle Tank at Warhammer World
More photographs of the Fellblade Tank.