Warhammer 40k - Review Library 363 - Imperial Knights, Crusader
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Time to move on to the remaining Imperial Knights! Let's start with the Crusader!
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Imperial Knights, Crusader
10th Edition Index
Straight out the bat, it feels like Imperial Knights are more expensive than Chaos Knights...
This, is the Crusader - One of the Questoris Pattern Titanic Imperial Knights. It is called the Crusader, which, if this were a Space Marine, would likely mean that it was fast and it stopped at NOTHING.
But this is an Imperial Knight and I can only imagine that cinematically this guy runs and stops and runs and stop. LOL. Because of its rule!
They are 445pts to field.
Let's check its stats and abilities!
Stats
Movement 10"
Toughness 12
Save 3+/5++(invul against ranged only) (armor/invul/Feel No Pain)
Wounds 22
Ld 6+
OC 10
Weapons
Standard weapons: Avenger Gatling Cannon, Heavy Flamer, Thermal Cannon, Meltagun. Titanic Feet
This model can exchange its Thermal Cannon with a Rapid-fire Battle Cannon and a Questoris Heavy Stubber.
This model can exchange Meltagun for a Questoris Heavy Stubber.
This model can also be armed with one of the following:
- Icarus autocannons
- Ironstorm missile pod
- Stormspear rocket pod
Ranged Weapons
Questoris Heavy Stubber
36" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S4, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Rapid Fire 3 (This weapon gets 3x more attacks when shooting a target within Half Range of 18")
Avenger Gatling Cannon
36" Range, 18 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S6, AP-2 and 2 Damage each.
Heavy Flamer
12" Range, D6 Shots, Hitting on Aurto, S5, AP-1 and 1 Damage each.
Torrent (This weapon hits automatically, just roll for the number of shots)
Ignores Cover (Enemies cannot get Benefit of Cover against this attack)
Meltagun
12" Range, 1 Shot, Hitting on 3+, S9, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 2 (When this weapon is fired from half range of 6", add 2 to the damage)
Thermal Cannon
24" Range, 2D3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S12, AP-4 and D6 Damage each.
Melta 6 (When this weapon is fired from half range of 12", add 6 to the damage)
Blast (Add 1 to the attacks for every 5 enemy models in the target unit, rounding down)
Rapid Fire Battle Cannon
72" Range, D6+3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S10, AP-1 and 3 Damage each.
Rapid Fire D6+3(When this weapon is fired at half range of 36", add D6+3 attacks to the weapon profile)
Blast (Add 1 to the attacks for every 5 enemy models in the target unit, rounding down)
Stormspear Rocket Pod
48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-2 and D6 Damage each.
Icarus Autocannons
48" Range, 3 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S7, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Anti-Fly 2+ (This weapon causes Critical Wounds on a 2+ against targets with the Fly Keyword)
Twin Linked (This weapon can re-roll to Wound)
Ironstorm Missile Pod
48" Range, D6+1 Shots, Hitting on 3+, S5, AP0 and 1 Damage each.
Blast (Add 1 to the attacks for every 5 enemy models in the target unit, rounding down)
Indirect Fire (This weapon can be fired at a target that it cannot see, if it does the enemy shall get Benefit of cover and you get a -1 to Hit and cannot get better than a 4+ to hit.)
Melee Weapons
Titanic Feet
4 Attacks, Hitting on 3+, S8, AP-1 and 2 Damage each.
Abilities
Deadly Demise D6 (When this model is destroyed, roll a dice to see if it explodes. On a 6 it does so, dealing D6 damage to every unit within 6" of this model)
Punishing Salvoes
When this model remains stationery in the Movement Phase, its Ranged Weapons all gain Sustained Hits!
Crusader’s Duty
Bondsman ability. Therefore this model can use this ability in the Command Phase to select one Armiger. That Armiger gets a +1 to hit for ranged weapons.
Thoughts
It is all up on personal preference here.
Full Anti-Infantry and Heavy Infantry: Avenger Gatling Cannon, Rapid-fire Battle Cannon, Ironstorm Missile Pod and 2x Questoris Heavy Stubbers, Heavy Flamer
This with a Stationery Fix at around 36" for max ability, you could hold your home objective and just ham at whatever you see.
A bit more aggressive is the tank hunting Knight. Because those weapons have a shorter range. Though you can't get rid of the Avenger Gatling Cannon.
Thus: Avenger Gatling Cannon, Thermal Cannon, Meltagun, Stormspear Rocket Pod, Heavy Flamer.
That Thermal Cannon is most dangerous of course at 12" but to get a shot off Stationery at 12 means that the enemy either does not want to be in melee with you, which at 4 attacks, I would do with just about anything just to reduce your accuracy in shooting. Or you are actually waiting for the enemy to step into range. Or perhaps you have 2x Armiger Warglaives in front of it or some other unit... but it cannot pull that off on its own.
So far - This guy deals more damage on paper than the Chaos Knights!
And that's it for now!
That makes 5 Imperial Knight Datasheets Reviewed putting them on 45.45% Completed! The total of the remaining Index reviews is now 138.
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I shall leave Army and Detachment rules here as well as The Space Wolves Datasheets I did before.
Army Rule and Detachment Rule Reviews
| Faction | Detachment | Review Number |
|---|---|---|
| Agents of the Imperium | Army Rule #2 | |
| Aeldari | Army Rule #4 | |
| Astra Militarum | Army Rule #1 | |
| Astra Militarum | Combined Regiment | Detachment Rule #1 |
| Astra Militarum | Bridgehead Strike | Detachment Rule #2 |
| Chaos Knights | Army Rule #8 | |
| Chaos Knights | Tratoris Lance | Detachment Review 11 |
| Chaos Knights | Iconoclast Fiefdom | Detachment Review 12 |
| Death Guard | Army Rule Review #6 | |
| Death Guard | Plague Company | Detachment Review #4 |
| Death Guard | Flyblown Host | Detachment Review #7 |
| Space Marines | Army Rule #3 | |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Russ | Detachment Review #9 |
| Space Wolves | Champions of Fenris | Detachment Review #10 |
| Thousand Sons | Army Rule #7 | |
| Thousand Sons | Cult of Magic | Detachment Review #5 |
| Thousand Sons | Hexwarp Thrallband | Detachment Review #8 |
| World Eaters | Army Rule #5 | |
| World Eaters | Berzerker Warband | Detachment Review #3 |
| World Eaters | Vessels of Wrath | Detachment Review #6 |
Datasheet Review list (Alphabetical)
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