Legions Imperialis – Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer Squadron

Two Heavy Armour Detachments for the Legiones Astartes are based on the Spartan Assault Tank chassis: the Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer and the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank. Both will be reviewed today, but separately.

The Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer is a rare, experimental, super-heavy vehicle that was used by the Space Marine Legions during the late Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. As mentioned above, built on the Spartan Assault Tank chassis, it was designed by the Mechanicum to test the Neutron Laser Projector — a retro-engineered relic of Dark Age technology capable of crippling even Titans. However, the weapon was highly unstable and failed shots could cause catastrophic feedback; a damaged Cerberus risked detonating in an apocalyptic explosion. Despite these flaws, the vehicle was deployed on the front line by several Legions and later served Traitor forces during the Heresy. Secondary armaments included heavy bolters, lascannons, flamers and missile systems, while its flare shield offered additional protection. Following the Second Founding, the Cerberus fell out of widespread use due to the instability of its technology and the Imperium’s inability to maintain or reproduce its advanced systems.

I think the name Cerberus fits well, as it has three barrels of the Neutron Laser Projector, matching the three heads of the hell hound from Greek mythology.

In terms of the Legiones Imperialis, it is armed with a hull-mounted Neutron Laser Battery (Shock Pulse), a combined version of the weapon system mounted on the Sicaran Venator and Valdor Tank Hunter. The sponsons can be armed with either Heavy Bolters or Laser Cannons. The Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer is categorised as a Heavy Armour Detachment with a unit size of one, but can be upgraded with up to three additional tanks.

Legions Imperialis – Order Tokens and Objectives Markers

This part of the latest wave for Legions Imperialis comes as a bit of a surprise: the Order Tokens and Objective Markers.

They will be available to pre-order from 23rd August and in stores from 6rd September. The recommended retail price (RRP) of this set is 20 GBP / 25 EUR.

Legions Imperialis – Mastodon Super-Heavy Assault Transport

This is quite the release, with a whopping five new plastic vehicle kits for Legions Imperialis! We kick off our coverage with the largest vehicle in this wave: the Mastodon Super-Heavy Assault Transport, along with the Liber Strategia and Token/Objective set.

If you are not familiar with the Horus Heresy, you may not know about the Mastodon. I saw the larger Horus Heresy model 'in the flesh' at the Warhammer World exhibition, painted in the colours of both the Imperial Fists and the Sons of Horus.

The Mastodon is a massive siege transport designed to deliver large numbers of Space Marines directly into enemy fortifications. Its primary weapon is the forward-firing Siege Melta Array (anti-tank, demolisher and engine killer), which can burn through even the strongest walls to create breaches for assault. Once a breach has been made, the Mastodon's assault doors and rear ramp open to let squads pour through, with the vehicle itself serving as an armoured tunnel. Heavily armed and armoured, it carries secondary weapons such as lascannons, flamers and a Skyreaper Battery (light anti-tank, skyfire and tracking) for air defence. The interior is divided into compartments with reinforced bulkheads for protection, and can be fully sealed against chemical or viral threats. Even when destroyed, the Mastodon often remains an almost indestructible bunker, continuing to shield those inside.

Legions Imperialis – Liber Strategia

The new releases for Legions Imperialis not only cover plastic miniatures, but also a new supplement: the Liber Strategia.

This 240-page book brings together all the army lists previous released in the core rulebook and three campaign supplements into a single hard cover and adds further Iconic Formations (Formations of Legend) along with the new entries in the army list from this release. It therefore covers all current formations and units for the Legiones Astartes, Solar Auxilia, Mechanicum Taghmata, Dark Mechanicum, Collegia Titanica and Knight Households the army lists.

Pre-order opens today on August 23rd, and the book will be available in store on September 6th. The RRP is 40 GBP / 51,25 EUR.

Legions Imperialis – Spartan Assault Tanks

On Tuesday, we discussed the Land Raider Proteus Explorator, and today, we will introduce its larger counterpart: the Spartan Assault Tank for Legions Imperialis.

We saw the plastic kit of this model in 2022, and last year the Spartan Assault Tanks were added to Legions Imperialis as a squadron of four vehicles, with an RRP of 31.50 GBP / €41 EUR.

Legions Imperialis – Land Raider Proteus Explorator Squadron

In anticipation of the upcoming releases for Legions Imperialis, we are going to fill some gaps in our reviews, beginning with the Land Raider Proteus.

The iconic Space Marine vehicle is available in Legions Imperialis as a Land Raider Proteus Explorator Squadron of six vehicles at a RRP of 31,50 GBP / 41 EUR.