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My stormhammer comes near completion and I have already the main guns and the secondary guns.
But in the process of building this vehicle I came to a decision: should it have a front weapon like many other tanks?
The used parts made it easy to apply one HB at the front.

the rules from epic only support 4x HB. a 5th HB would be useful but not covered by GW.
Since I have to create my own datasheet and construct viable cost (points), is it too much to add a HB at the front?

Your Stormhammer should have four battlecannon between the two turrets.

Four 'bolter' lower sponsons.

Four lascannon on top.

No front huill weapon.

If you just build it to classic Epic specification, everything will be much easier!

If you are making your own sheet anyway, you might as well put it in...

The main turrets look heavier than the real Stormhammer ANYWAY, so an excuse of some extra hull armour should do ...

@ Orlanth: Four lascannons? Can't find them. Actual GW/specialist is Epic-Armageddon only.

@ john: would be much easier,but also not so flexible (and fieldable) with classic epic.

@Teh_Frm4terer: datasheets are needed,because there will be no official support. Not sure why the turrets look heavier to you
than any "real" (no longer available) stormhammers. The previous turrets look like a "porsche"-turret for a kingtiger.
Can't get any turrets looking like the old classic in an acceptable scale from non-GW companys.
Plus those guns are replaceable to use the tank with 40k (maybe classic epic or epic armageddon as source for config) and
those in the pic maybe the TL-demolisher variant.

With a clear 2/3 on "only 4x HB" , I'll remove the front HB.