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**Agamemnon2006**

Wow, I need another job to afford all this...

And an up grade for the Lucius pattern Baneblade too!

Hi everyone,
Welcome to the latest issue of the Forge World Newsletter. Today sees us showcasing even more new releases for our mega-popular Death Korps of Krieg range. In the next issue we hope to have news on some of the attractions and what to expect from the Forge World Open Day in April.
Thx,

Ewen Little,
Forge World.

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[i][i][/i]<lb:description>The Death Korps of Krieg like their artillery. No, they REALLY like their artillery, and the bigger the better as far as they are concerned. They use a lot of towed guns in their armies, these being easier and quicker to manufacture than self-propelled guns like the Basilisk and Medusa. Not that the Death Korps dont use those stalwart pieces of Imperial equipment, because they do. It`s just that they just use even more of these: Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Earthshaker Cannon and Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Medusa Siege Gun as made by Sir William of Hayes.
In my not so humble but completely un-biased opinion, both of these big guns are GORGEOUS!! I get excited about lots of models but these reach a new level of desirability in Ewen`s-world. Why? Read on.
We start off with eight big wheels to spread the weight of these huge weapons. Why not tracks? Guns like these do not need to move relatively often so do not need the all-terrain crossing abilities that tracks would provide.
Then we come to the two big trails of the carriage, and this area of both models is where I start to get VERY enthusiastic. The trails can easily be assembled so that they can be moved between their `deployed for action` and `travel` positions. Because in the `real` world of 40K each trail would still weigh a huge amount alone, and be almost impossible to man-handle, each has a jack-mounted roller and a section of track for the trail to roll over. I love that the jack handles are there in the kit too, you can see them clipped onto each carriage trail.
The end of each trail incorporates a recoil spade and when locked together by the separate linch-pin, can then be winched or jacked up for towing. The front of the carriage also has a large hammer and pry-bar to `persuade` pieces of the huge gun to move when they dont want to. (After all the proscribed incantations and prayers to the machine spirit of course!)
The guns themselves are brutal and workman-like, just what you`d expect dour-faced Imperial Guardsmen to serve for hours on end, shelling the foul enemies of Humanity and the God-Emperor into the beyond.
As the ammunition used by the He</lb:description>[/i]<lb:description>avy Artillery Carriage mounting Medusa Siege Gun is so huge, a two-man trolley is included to enable the crew to move shells up to the gun breech from the included three round ammo box.
The shells used by the Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Earthshaker Cannon are smaller only in relative terms, but a single round can be hand-carried by an able-bodied Guardsman and a transport pallet carrying six Eartshaker shells is included in the kit.</lb:description>

Of course these massive artillery pieces aren`t solely used by the Death Korps of Krieg, far from it. The Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Earthshaker Cannon and Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Medusa Siege Gun are standard pieces of Imperial Guard equipment and can be seen supporting the implacable advance of Cadian, Vostroyan and Valhallan regiments to name but a few.

The models for both of these mighty guns have just been completed, and so they are now available to pre-order. We will release both kits week commencing 26th February. If I were you, Id place my order as soon as possible, these beasts are going to be popular and we send orders out first-come-first-served! <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_NEW_STUFF__11.html">Click here to place your order.[/b]

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[i][/i][i][i][/i][/i]<lb:description>We couldnt NOT make some artillery crew for those big guns, could we? Take a look, <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/hvyartcrew.htm">Death Korps of Krieg Heavy Artillery Crew[/b]. The end result of collaboration between Will Hayes and Simon Egan, this set of crew is designed to work with either of the two new guns above. Two crew can be assembled with included optional arms to use the Medusa shell trolley or just as normal crew. It`s impossible for me to have a favourite out of the set because they are ALL really nice figures. There is one with a vox-set and a data-slate, another with an artillery rangefinder. Mmm, much modelling goodness. I can feel my credit card getting restless; there might be a diorama in my immediate future.
Again, this lovely set of crew has only just gone up for pre-order and are released week commencing Monday 26th February. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_NEW_STUFF__11.html">Pre-orders can be placed here.[/b]</lb:description>
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<lb:description><lb:prodname>New DKK Grenadier Special Weapons
</lb:prodname>[i][i][/i][/i]<lb:prodname>The Death Korps of Krieg Grenadiers are elite heavy infantry, to be found wherever the fighting is at its most savage, sweeping the enemy aside with their superior training and hellguns.
Available to pre-order from today, the Death Korps Grenadiers will soon be able to call upon the added firepower of a Meltagun to lay waste to enemy strong points and armoured units while a Heavy Stubber cuts swathes through the weaker foot troops. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/grensw.htm">Take a look here[/b].
I like how the Heavy Stubber gunner has dropped to one knee and is using a rock to brace the gun, whereas the Melta-gunner uses the sling to support the weight of his weapon while he moves closer to bring the fearsome short range power of his gun to bear.
Pre-orders for this pack will start being shipped out from Monday February 26th. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_NEW_STUFF__11.html">Add them to your army here. [/b]</lb:prodname><lb:prodname></lb:prodname></lb:description>

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<lb:prodname>Bring up the Big Guns!
</lb:prodname>[i][i][/i][/i]<lb:prodname>The Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Earthshaker Cannon and Heavy Artillery Carriage mounting Medusa Siege Gun are so large and heavy that when they are moved they need to call upon the services of <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/trojan.htm">Trojan gun tractors[/b]. The Trojan is a workhorse used by Imperial Guard regiments as a tractor for towing weapons platforms and carriages and as an armoured munitions carrier, ferrying ammunion to the guns once in position or to frontline units in need of resupply.
Included in both Heavy Artillery Carriage kits are a few extra pieces I havent mentioned so far; a heavy duty tow-hitch and lift-hook which upgrade a Trojan to be able to tow either Heavy Artillery Carriage with ease.
What weve done here is `bundle` together a Trojan, Death Korps Heavy Artillery Crew, and your choice of Earthshaker Heavy Artillery Carriage or Medusa Heavy Artillery Carriage and even thrown in a length of chain for the crane to make possibly the ultimate Imperial Guard heavy artillery section. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/hacsets.htm">Take a look at what you get here.[/b]
I think it`ll be the Earthshaker set I`ll be ordering, it`s just too nice a combination of models to pass up. Available to pre-order now for release from February 26th. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/QUATERMASTERS_STORE_NEW_STUFF__11.html">Race you to the online store?[/b]</lb:prodname>

Newly Upgraded Super-Heavy Tanks
[i][i][/i][/i]<lb:price>Super-Heavy tanks like the awe inspiringly powerful Baneblade battle tank and the Shadowsword Titan-hunter are among the heaviest vehicles commonly used by Imperial Guard regiments. Their huge size, immense firepower and survivability, all help boost the morale and fighting spirit of nearby troops by the mere presence of these mighty machineries of destruction.
Many super-heavy tanks in the service of Death Korps of Krieg armoured regiments undergo minor modifications before being committed to battle. Similar to many frontline Krieg war-machines, the super-heavies will be fitted out with a comprehensive array of filters, scrubbers and purifiers that cleanse the atmosphere of pollutants and corruptions that might otherwise befoul the sanctified engines and fighting compartments of the vehicle.
What we have done is produce an upgrade kit that will fit on every Imperial Guard Super-Heavy tank to bring it up to the harsh environment operating standards set by the Krieg Adeptus Enginseers. <strong title="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/dkkshfilters.htm">Take a closer look here[/b]. The kit contains a new rear-engine deck incorporating environment scrubbers, an in-line filter just in front and a pair of purifier vents that sit low down below the exhaust stacks of the huge vehicle.
Also included is a Death Korps of Krieg style co-axial autocannon for either Baneblade and a Death Korps tank commander with heavy stubber and binoculars. The heavy stubber mount designed to fit straight onto Baneblades will, with a little modification, fit happily on Shadowswords, Stormswords and Stormblades too.</lb:price>

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**FlatlanderBoss2.0**

Words (and bank account) fail me right now.

**CaptKaruthors**

Sweet Jebus...that gak is fresh.

Capt K

**Frazzled**

didn't they already have an Earthshaker platform?

**redstripe**

These are great. These howitzers are really the first Forge World models I've ever actually contemplated purchasing (a far cry from actually buying them.) Big guns like these have always been a missing element in the Imperial Guard line, at least from my perspective.

Also, I love seeing the inclusion of the Heavy Stubber. Will that ever become Codex IG gear for squads?

**Schepp himself**

Someday I will get this Army...I promise to myself.

In the days when I was a 6-7 Year old Chap, playing "Historyline 1914-1918" (old round based strategy game by Blue Byte) studying the book for tall the WW1 references... Now I know why I did it.

To be prepared for this!

Greets
Schepp himself

**Reecius**

those are absolutely awesome.

**Agamemnon2006**

Very German WW1 in apperance. The Kreig line is unbelievable but this tops the cake. One can only hope that they do the Chaos Militia forces just as well! Daemon engine anyone? Daemonic artillery?

**Moopy**

I wonder if these upgrades will fit well on the reported plastic baneblade...

**Breotan**

Posted By jfrazell on 02/20/2007 10:12 AM
didn't they already have an Earthshaker platform?

Different bits to make it fit in with the Krieg theme.

Krieg Earthshaker: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/siegegun24store.jpg

Generic Earthshaker: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/earthshakerstore.jpg

I gotta admit that I'm glad I never went IG because I'd be in debtor's prison getting all this Krieg stuff.

**muwhe**

I had to run the Adepticon Gladiator this year...

to think I could have just won the Adepticon Gladiator and been most the way towards a sweet DKK IG army.

Oh and Flatlanderboss the words ... that escaped you .... "Mommie"

**Moopy**

Posted By Breotan on 02/20/2007 2:29 PM

I gotta admit that I'm glad I never went IG because I'd be in debtor's prison getting all this Krieg stuff.

Where do you think I'm posting from? ^________________^;

**Jester**

Really nice. Lots of fiddly bits.

Does anyone know if FW is going to make any krieg snipers?

**Clang**

hey, that ammo crane on the artillery tractor looks suspiciously like a bit from the old plastic Epic Ork Gargant kit...

**Gundammecha**

Well I just got my Shadowsword posted to me last week.

Shock and Awe when i saw that i now could have the Krieg Shadowword i really want with all the extras free!!!

So I called forgeworld explained that i was gutted that they have changed the packs and hey presto a free krieg super heavy upgrade kit is mine free of charge.

Pretty damn reasonable that!

If anyone else has had a similar thing give it a shout they are happy to help.

And the artillery... wow what amazing models.

**carmachu**

If I were doing IG, this would be the army.

**spacewolflord**

I have one thing that I would liked cleared up. For the special weapons set they have a heavy stubber which is a Heavy weapon. From my reading of the Guard Codex all 'special' weapons are Assult weapons. So does that mean the Stubber is now Assult?

**FlatlanderBoss2.0**

Plasma G uns aren't assault.

They're "rapid fire".

NOthing in guard codex says their special weapons are "assault" type sir.

**Banesword**

And the Death Korps will have their own rules in Imperial Armour ?.

I´ve never realized how small the basilisk shells are before.

**rryannn**

i could never see a huge artillery piece serving on the front line. These are awesome models, with important in game roles, but it seems odd to have your biggest guns being attacked. These would be nice for scenarios though.

**nyarlathotep667**

Posted By rryannn on 02/21/2007 9:29 AM
i could never see a huge artillery piece serving on the front line. These are awesome models, with important in game roles, but it seems odd to have your biggest guns being attacked. These would be nice for scenarios though.

Even in games half the scale (ie: 15mm) I can't see huge artillery pieces serving the front line, they are always set well behind lines in well protected positions. They are lovely figures and would indeed be nice for scenarios, they just seem to highlight 40k's myopic scaling. On the other hand, if the Earthshakers are more akin to massive 128mm+ AT guns (ie: used sans indirect fire), then it makes a bit more sense (to me) having them right in the thick of it.

**Moopy**

Posted By Banesword on 02/21/2007 8:06 AM
And the Death Korps will have their own rules in Imperial Armour ?.

I´ve never realized how small the basilisk shells are before.

Not yet. However the next 2 books are supposedly going to be revolving around them and chaos milita.

**spacewolflord**

Yes and thats my mistake. What I am getting at is that every special weapon is able to fire on the move, were as a Heavy Stubber is a 'Heavy 3' weapon. So what is a weapon that needs to stop a unit from moving a turn doing in a weapon section that all can be fired on the move like Flamers, Grenade Launchers, Meltas and of course Plasma?

**Breotan**

Even in games half the scale (ie: 15mm) I can't see huge artillery pieces serving the front line, they are always set well behind lines in well protected positions.

They are intended to be set away from the battle, but in the US Military, artillery crew are also trained for "direct fire" against incoming enemy. Stuff happens and when a tank rounds the bend that isn't one of yours, you can shoot it or have it shoot you.

Not that any of this has anything to do with how 40k works.

**nyarlathotep667**

Posted By Breotan on 02/21/2007 6:54 PM

Even in games half the scale (ie: 15mm) I can't see huge artillery pieces serving the front line, they are always set well behind lines in well protected positions.

They are intended to be set away from the battle, but in the US Military, artillery crew are also trained for "direct fire" against incoming enemy. Stuff happens and when a tank rounds the bend that isn't one of yours, you can shoot it or have it shoot you.

Not that any of this has anything to do with how 40k works.

Pretty much every nations artillery arm worth it's salt will be trained and capable of direct firing their guns, but if they ever actually have to put that training into practice (and they weren't purposely positioned in defilade for AT work ala German 88's in WWII), something has gone very, very wrong. But it is nice to have ones big guns on the table in 15mm, even if just to remind you to use them. 28mm I'm not so sure but since when has reality and 40k ever mixed?

**Rubberanvil**

The Krieg Earthshaker is on a towed mount much different from the generic Earthshaker emplacement, especially when it's time to relocate to somewhere else.

**Banesword**

Posted By Rubberanvil on 02/22/2007 1:42 AM
The Krieg Earthshaker is on a towed mount much different from the generic Earthshaker emplacement, especially when it's time to relocate to somewhere else.

Yeah, the ordinary Shaker looks more like the german 88 in way of transportation, while this new Krieg is much more like generic artillery guns.

**Rubberanvil**

Imho the generic mount looks like the Germans AAA platform not their anti-tank version.