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I belive (corect me if Im wrong) as it stands the Thunderer Siege Tank's rules are still based around the third edition 40k rules. The tank has only its Demolisher cannon mounted on the front and armour of 14 12 10. All this will cost you 140 points. Now in 5th edition all LR varients have 14 13 10/11 armour. Im not sure if the Thunderer counts as a LR varient at all, so far all I can understand about it is that its adapted from a Destryer using a LR casie.

Anyway I propose the Thunderer Siege Tank should be designed as a cheep alternitive to the Demolisher. Standard LR armour 14 13 10. Standard options without the options for sponsons. For a price of a Vindicator 115 points. It should be also given the option of a siege shield.

A Vindicator has armour 13 12 10, extra wargear of a Storm Bolter Searchlight and Smoke Launchers, and standard SM BS of 4. So without the extra wargear and better BS of the Vindicator the Thunderer with better armour at 115 points is fair.

If dakka agrees on these or other rules I will be able to use that Demolisher cannon Iv got lying around on that LR casie I have lying around and have a cheep Demolisher cannon for smaller games without worrying about puting too many points in to one tank that my opponent is sure to bombard with everything he has in the first round to nutrelize a huge threat. it will also free up that LR turet for the Exterminator Auto-cannon I found in a box of bits so that I can properly clean the board of my most common oponent, eldar.

Seems reasonable to me, but does it have an entry in the new IA Apocalypse II? If so you'd be hard pushed to propose new rules, even to a friend :(

Iv had a look at the contence sheet of IA APC II and its not mentiond so i reckon its fair game for a few tweeks. Iv had a good look at the standing rules for it and even at 3ed edition it was over priced. 140 for a demolisher thats not even mounted on a turet and with next to no added extras avalable. This tank could have some real potential if only it had a clear roll in an army

I've just checked, and the IA volume 1 was updated with a PDF last year so I think you would struggle to justify the points change

Most FW tanks are overpriced. Some call the Thunderer a poor man's Demolisher. I call it a poor man's Vindicator which is already a poor man's Demolisher.

Halve its cost.