WI - Steam Tank arrives

[fatolaf]

From the Omens of Ruin pack

Steam Tanks are monstrous, smoke-belching creations that rumble towards the enemy, firing deadly cannonballs from their steam-powered guns. The advance of these iron behemoths is terrifying to behold, as arrows ricochet from armoured hulls and enemy warriors are crushed beneath their immense bulk. Powered by a pressurised boiler that siphons steam through pipes and pistons, the Steam Tank is the inspired design of the famed Leonardo of Miragliano. Twelve Steam Tanks were originally built, though only eight now remain, carefully maintained by the College of Engineers. In times of war, the College may sanction the use of these rare and valuable machines should the threat be dire enough.

Empire players are familiar with the unifying concept behind the bright wizards. Units like Thyrus Gorman and Friedrich Hemmler begin with the ability to do massive damage. Unfortunately they're dying little by little, since bright wizards often hurt themselves steadily until they're consumed by their own destructive fires.

The Steam Tank is a unit that takes the opposite approach. It has an amazing seven hit points, making it a defensive powerhouse. As for offense, it may be slow to get moving... but once it picks up enough steam, it becomes an unstoppable force on the battlefield!

While you could wait for the Steam Tank to gain power on its own, there are plenty of attachments that'll help it along (for example, you could put its crew through a bit of Knight Training or mount a Helblaster Volley Gun to its hull). Whatever attachments you choose, rest assured that with the Steam Tank's high defensive capabilities, they're a relatively safe investment.

Is it me, or is this potentially well OTT, you can heal it with High Elves, it's not unique so you can more than one, and at 4 to play, is it too cheap (for 7 hit points???) 

[maelzch]

i think there's a lot of ways to blat it in one go before it gets going (the chameleon skinks/cold one cav being the most obvious!)

it's nowhere near as obscene as i was expecting the tank to be

[fatolaf]

it's nowhere near as obscene as i was expecting the tank to be

Wait till I am throwing 3 at you...

[Garzini]

Masque of slaanesh: name a unit, all units with that name are corrupted..

erm... steam tank :)