Faeit’s 40k Rumor Tarot: Dark Angels and Tau Battlesuits

This weeks rumor roundup includes expectations for the upcoming Dark Angel codex and conflicting information about a new Tau Battlesuit. 

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Dark Angels Rumors
A surprise this week were the rumors about the Dark Vengeance Chaplin being re-released sometime early next year (May) in its own clampack.

Other rumor bits
*Whirlwind getting a recut with a third missile rack for a Anti-Air. 
*New Speeder Type
*Two new flyers 

Expected Releases from Stickmonkey Here on Bols

Tau Dreadknight Rumors
There was a lot of confusion this week regarding rumors for a new Tau Battlesuit on whether or not it was for a Walker or a Dreadknight like monstrous creature. Obviously we are looking playtesting options for what is probably the same unit. 

So following that line of thinking I’ve collected all the Tau Battlesuit rumors for the week, so that they can be seen in one place, and readers can get an idea for which options they would like to see. After all you never know who might be reading in the comment sections.

via 75hastings69  
Anybody who might be interested in what tau models (or at least one of them) you can really expect next year might want to type “Fil Dunn tau” into a google image search.
Just to clear things up there IS something very similar to that image coming for tau.

via Stickmonkey (an old quote from a long time ago)
I do have sources telling me there is a bigger suit, which has been reported from others. Reports have it being a ranged beast(metaphorically, not literally) with 2 twin linked rail cannons and a missile option.

via shaso_iceborn  
Basically according to my sources it’s pretty much a Dreadknight sized suit with dual (note not twin linked) rail cannons and SMS with a rule for something I will call “hail-fire” in that it shoots massive barrage of weaponry if not moving in the movement phase.

via Stickmonkey on Bols Lounge
Tau UBER-suit
AV:11/11/11
Hullpoints:2
Dual (not linked) Rail Cannons
Missile Launcher
Interceptor/Skyfire
Many upgrade options including Stealth

BONUS Tasty Morsel:
Markerlights gain the ability to grant Skyfire.

via shaso_iceborn on Warseer
it’s pretty much a Dreadknight sized suit with dual (note not twin linked) rail cannons and SMS with a rule for something I will call “hail-fire” in that it shoots massive barrage of weaponry if not moving in the movement phase.

WS2, BS4, S5, T6, W4, I2, A2, Ld8, Sv2+4++ (corrected stats)
As usual I pass along only what I hear so take with applicable salt.

Orks and Tau Releases
Finally towards the end of the week, there were some information regarding a possible Ork model wave early in 2013, placing the following releases somewhere along these lines from Shaso Iceborn over on Warseer

January: Dark Angels
February: Chaos Deamons
April: Ork Model Wave
May: Fantasy
June: Tau


Make sure to check back here at Bell of Lost Souls often to find out the latest on what is coming, and then join the conversation over on Faeit 212.

Author: Guest Columnist

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