HEAVY SUPPORT |
Trained Cult members are often assigned to provide long range support to the advancing forces. PDF members will usually have training for these common heavy weapons, and better yet easy access to them! Cults commonly send raiding parties to "liberate" stored weapons from local depots, often with the aid of recruited officers who provide security codes and other support. Unit: The unit is formed from 1-3 Heavy Weapons teams, with each team consisting of a crew of 2 Brood Brother Comrades. See Codex: Imperial Guard for details on two-man heavy weapon team rules. The unit can be lead by a single Hybrid Acolyte or Neophyte (see below). Weapons: Each model is armed with a Lasgun or Autogun and wears Flak Armor (Armor Save 5+), and one Heavy Weapon per team: Autocannon (+25 pts) , Lascannon (+30), Heavy Bolter (+15), Mortar (+20), Missile Launcher (+20). The weapon cost is added to the 15 points per crew pair to arrive at the total weapon cost (for example, a Lascannon crew would cost 45 points, and a full team of three crews armed with a Lascannon, Autocannon, and Mortar would cost a total of 115 points). Hybrid Leader: The unit may be lead by either a single Hybrid Acolyte (+10 pts) or Hybrid Neophyte (+12 pts). The Hybrid Leader is with a Laspistol or Autopistol, wears well-made Flak Armor (5+ Save), and can select items from the Armory as normal.
Cult Tanks Once the Cult has infiltrated military units, the next step is to gain access to weapons depots and storage yards. Soon, local materiel officers find a dramatic increase in missing parts and vehicles "wrecked beyond repair" on remote exercises or transferred to other commands. All of these of course being siphoned to the growing Cult force. Many tanks are simply left alone in the depots, and stolen right before the Cult makes its bid for power. Other vehicles are salvaged in battle, or even built in secret using stolen Standard Template Construct (STC) data. The Cult rarely if ever gains combat access to the more rare and valuable tank types, due to higher security and scrutiny (and difficulty in operation too!), thus most Cults only can field the more common Imperial tanks. But once repainted in the common Cult colors of Blue and Purple, they are invaluable in the fight! Cult Tank Options: All Cult Tanks listed below can take any of the vehicle upgrades from the Armory list. Transport: Any vehicles listed below with Transport capability can only carry the Magus, Hierarchs, Brood Brothers & Hybrids. They cannot carry Genestealers, or the Patriarch. And don’t even think of transporting Mounted Cultists or Bikers!
Type: Tank Weapons: Twin-linked Lascannons in each Sponson and hull-mounted forward firing Twin-linked Heavy Bolters Transport: Up to 10 Cultists from a single unit, plus up to 2 characters attached to the unit. Note: Most Space Marine vehicles would be very difficult for Cult forces to capture or steal; due to such rarity this vehicle counts as two Heavy Support choices. A Land Raider would be even more difficult, and only the most powerful of Cults will ever capture or gain access to one. Therefore Cults can only field Land Raiders in games of 3000 points or more.
Type: Tank Weapons: The Leman Russ must be armed with a single turret-mounted weapon for the following cost: Battlecannon for +40 points, or twin-linked Autocannon for +20 points. You must also equip it with a single hull mounted weapon: Heavy Bolter +5 points or Lascannon +15 points Options: You may upgrade the Leman Russ with a pair of sponson weapons at +10 points for either pair of weapons: Heavy Bolters or Heavy Flamers.
Type: Tank Weapons: Turret-mounted Autocannon. This can be upgraded to a twin-linked Lascannon turret for +20 points Options: You may upgrade the Predator with a pair of sponson weapons: Heavy Bolters at +10 points for the pair, or Lascannons at +25 points for the pair Note: Most Space Marine vehicles would be very difficult for Cult forces to capture or steal; due to such rarity this vehicle counts as two Heavy Support choices. Even so, only the most powerful of Cults will ever capture or gain access to a Predator. Therefore Cults can only field Predator Tanks in games of 2000 points or more. |
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