STORMHAMMER

POINTS:700
The Stormhammer is a rare sight on the battlefields
of the 41st millennium. Like its kin, it is an ancient
design dating back to the earliest days of the Imperial
Army and the Great Crusade. Based upon a modified
Baneblade chassis, the Stormhammer forgoes long
range weapons and instead mounts a huge array of
shorter ranged weaponry. While other Warmachines
take on a specialist role, the Stormhammer was
created purely to wreak havoc close in amongst the
enemy. Ideally suited to destroying infantry and
vehicles, its mere presence has been known to cause
the enemy to retreat for fear of losing too many
warriors in the opening salvo of a battle.

Thus, no commander would ever commit his vehicle

to battle independent of supporting infantry and
tank formations.

The weaknesses of the Stormhammer are two fold.

Still, the Stormhammers distinctive silhouette on the

horizon can still instill fear in the enemy and inspire
hope in its comrades. While some worry of the effect
to morale if it was lost, every commander hopes for
the opportunity to have a Stormhammer form the tip
of an offensive push. Leading from the front, it can
sweep aside the enemy, clearing a path for its
brothers in arms to exploit.

Never a common sight to begin with, as the

millenniums have passed its presence has become
even rarer still. While remaining a highly destructive
Warmachine, the difficulty of constructing its
modified hull and maintaining the overworked engine
during a campaign has meant more easily constructed
and maintained vehicles have become more favored.
Both Baneblades and the newer Macharius tanks tend
to be more popular amongst Imperial Guard
Commanders and tank crews alike.

The first is enemy anti-tank formations. Lacking the

long range armor piercing potential of some super
heavy vehicles, it runs the risk of being destroyed or
immobilized before the full force of its guns can be
brought to bear.
The second weakness is, as with all similarly sized
vehicles, its vulnerability to being outmaneuvered
and assaulted by infantry.

UNIT: 1
Stormhammer TYPE:
Super Heavy Tank

STRUCTURE POINTS: 3

ARMOUR
BS FRONT SIDE
REAR
3

14

13

WEAPONS AND
EQUIPMENT:

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:

12

The Stormhammer may purchase the

following upgrades from Codex: Imperial
Guard:
Hunter-killer missile, improved comms,
minesweeper, pintle-mounted heavy stubber.

- Two turrets, each mounting two synchronized Stormhammer Cannons.

- Four sponsons; each mounting Twin-linked Heavy Bolters and a Lascannon.
- Searchlight and Smoke launchers
WEAPON

RANGE STR

AP

SPECIAL

Stormhammer
Cannons

48

10

Lascannon

48

Heavy 1

36

Heavy 3, Twin-linked

Heavy Bolters

Ordinance 1, 10
Blast

Primary Weapon

Datasheet for use in Apocalypse games. Derived from IP owned by Games Workshop
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