Super-heavy Space Marine tanks are some of the coolest things coming out of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, and now there’s a new Titan-killing king on the block – the Falchion, coming out in plastic for the first time.
The Falchion can be described as a dedicated vehicle-destroyer, but that’s rather underselling it – it’s in the business of blasting holes in Titans, and if anything else happens to get in its way… well, it won’t be their problem for long. Unlike the versatile Fellblade that can tackle lots of different targets with its varied payloads, the Falchion pushes everything it has into the enormous neutron-wave cannon mounted on its hull – a fearsome weapon so cumbersome it would surely rupture any turret that tried to fit it.
Turrets are for close-up urban fighting anyway, and with a whopping 10 feet of range,* you won’t need to get your Falchion close to the enemy any time soon. Even if incoming fire finds its mark, the thick armour that adorns the front can weather most attacks, and the internal systems are as resilient as the vehicle itself.
You’ll be able to add the intense tank-killing prowess of the Falchion to your army soon, and since we’re steeping ourselves in super-heavy vehicles this week, wouldn’t you like to learn all there is to know about these iron behemoths as they rumble onto the battlefield? Of course you would.
The series of Journal Tactica books for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy continues with Mailed Fist: Legiones Astartes Super-Heavy Tanks, also coming up for pre-order soon. This 48-page supplement covers a vast array of background info about super-heavy vehicles, from their inception to their current use amidst the fires of Horus’ ambition.
Inside you’ll find new rules for fielding companies of these massive vehicles, background lore about their past and present, and datasheets for all of the new Legiones Astartes tanks we’ve shown off recently. Both the book and the new plastic Falchion will be going up for pre-order fairly soon, so watch this space and start preparing for the intense firepower your adversaries will need to take it down…
* Yes, you read that right. Finding a table big enough to contain it will probably be tougher than finding a target it can’t obliterate.
