Horus Heresy: Tarantula Missile Battery Is Ready To Be Deployed
The Horus Heresy is adding a devastating new automated weapon to the arsenal. The Tarantula Missile Battery is coming to the tabletop!
The Tarantula is a reliable automated weapon system in the Grimdark Universe. It’s well used by the Imperium and now it’s getting an upgrade for the Horus Heresy. The Tarantula Missile Battery is going to be dropping in with a payload to deliver — just point it at the enemy and let it do it’s thing!
“By far the most common was the Tarantula. This versatile platform could be equipped with many useful weapon systems, and this new kit brings two missile options to the battlefield.”
Tarantula Missile Battery
The automated weapon platform is coming with two missile options you can build with the kit. There’s the Hyperios missile launcher and the Orias Frag missile option.
The Hyperios is designed as an anti-air missile ready to bring down any flyers in the area. The Orias frag missile option is designed to pepper lightly armored infantry with devastating shrapnel.
“Rather than being fired like normal, Tarantula batteries are entirely reactive and wait completely still and silent before unloading on their pre-programmed targets. Their small size and ease of construction mean that reconnaissance forces can often set them up in forward positions before a battle, or else have them dropped onto the battlefield by fast servo-haulers before combat begins. “
The box that the Tarantula comes in will have the bits to build two total missile systems. There will be enough bits to build two of the same system or you can build one and one. The Tarantula is coming in plastic and will be released later this year. The rules will also be released as a free download from the Warhammer Community.
Personally, I’m excited to see the Tarantula get an update mostly because it’s been around for so long. The fact that these provide a new tactical option and are coming in plastic is just the cherry on top!
Target acquired!
