Ballistus Dreadnought

The Primaris-fied version of Hellfire Dread.

Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition gave us the flexible and versatile Redemptor Dreadnought. Then came Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition with the close-assault and choppy Brutalis Dreadnought. So as tradition dictates, Warhammer 40,000 10th Edition has arrived and we got a new and shiny Primaris Dreadnought. This Dreadnought is called the Ballistus Dreadnought, and it is the polar opposite of the Brutalis.

Overview

Functioning similar to the older Hellfire variant of the Castraferrum or the more rare Deredeo Dreadnought, which is a gun battery on legs. The Ballistus Dreadnought goes all into applying the biggest Dakka possible for a Primaris Chapter. Speaking of legs, they're slightly longer than its siblings.

The Ballistus Dreadnought like its sister-variants is built from the powerful Redemptor chassis, but it shares a loadout with Dreadnoughts from an earlier era. The combination of a twin-linked Lascannons and a unique pattern of missile launcher called the Ballistus Missile Launcher allows for a devastating weapons platform that deals with both armoured and horde units; its tertiary dual twin-linked Storm Bolters further provides additional covering fire for opponents trying to get in close. The Ballistus is a Space Marine classic, brought into the modern age just in time to blow holes in the larger Tyranid monsters.

Crunch

Crunchwise, on 10th Edition, these are the brand-new Dakkanought, as if the ability to re-roll to hit units at half-strength or higher isn't enough to show. At T10 W12 with a 2+ save, they're capable of taking a stray melta shot but not much beyond that. This dread comes in a classic Hellfire loadout, with one arm getting an A2 BS3+ S12 AP-3 D1+d6 lascannon, the other a missile launcher that can go between firing a decently-sized blast to handle mobs or a high-powered Krak to take care of light vehicles, and the only Twin-Linked weapon this thing gets, the Twin Storm Bolters.