Imperial Guard Baneblade

The Baneblade is the primary super-heavy tank of the Astra Militarum, and one of the largest and oldest armoured fighting vehicles in the service of the Imperial armed forces. The tank is a venerated Standard Template Construct (STC) design, with ten people needed to fully crew one. It is also one of the oldest STC designs in existence. They are often used as command vehicles by Imperial Guard commanders.

Bristling with armaments, a Baneblade is less of a tank and more of a rolling fortress. An unmistakable icon of the Imperium’s armoured supremacy, a single one of these super-heavy war engines can serve as the mailed fist of an Astra Militarum offensive, or as the unassailable lynchpin of even the most desperate of defences.

Here is a photograph of a Tallarn Imperial Guard Baneblade from the display cabinets at Warhammer World

Tallarn Baneblade

Here is a photograph of the same Tallarn Baneblade taken at GamesDay 2007.

Tallarn Baneblade on display at GamesDay 2007.
Tallarn Baneblade on display at GamesDay 2007

This is a Steel Legion Baneblade that was also on display at Warhammer World.

Steel Legion Baneblade

More photographs of Imperial Guard Baneblade super heavy tanks.

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