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Okay so I really want an apocalypse super-heavy with a high transport capacity for my Death Korps.

Gorgon:
More fluffy for DKoK
More transport capacity (50 25mm bases)
Model's better
Cheaper (pointswise)
Less firepower

Stormlord:
Less fluffy
Less transport capacity (40 25mm bases)
Model's good, but not as good
More points
More firepower

(BTW i don't care about price)

Gorgon, although you'll want two as they look awesome in pairs

B*tch to put together though.

okay- thats gorgon 1, stormlord 1

(my FLGS staff member says stormlord)

May I be pointed towards a datasheet for the gorgon?

VikingScott wrote:May I be pointed towards a datasheet for the gorgon?

IA vol. 5.

I'm not in the habit of paying £40 upwards for a book that isn't essential. I'll search for it online and maybe get back to you.

Please tell if you find it anywhere else cheaper or for free.

they really do different thing entirely; if you are just looking for a super heavy to transport large numbers from Point A to Point B on the Table in safety; get the gorgon.

If you want a Fighting Platform, that gets the models where you want them, then get the Storm lord.

Remember you cannot fire any of those troopers guns out of the Gorgon, so you are effectively paying 400+ points to take (up to) 50 troops out of the battle for at least 2 turns; at least you can Fire with half of the troops from the Storm lord.

gorgon 1 stormlord 2.
first to 10 wins (unless it's too close to call)

I say go with the Stormlord. It gets your guys around and can still hurt the enemy.

gorgon ftw

I'm also in favour of the Stormlord. The Gorgon is a Lumbering transport with no fire ports and a rear AV of 10. It doesn't get you where you're going any faster, and just seems like a sitting duck. The Stormlord isn't much more expensive than the Gorgon, but in exchange it is less vulnerable to melee or being overwhelmed, and can serve as an insanely heavily armed bunker.

Fire_for_effect wrote:I say go with the Stormlord. It gets your guys around and can still hurt the enemy.

3-1.

Devastator wrote:gorgon ftw

3-2.

AlexHolker wrote:I'm also in favour of the Stormlord. The Gorgon is a Lumbering transport with no fire ports and a rear AV of 10. It doesn't get you where you're going any faster, and just seems like a sitting duck. The Stormlord isn't much more expensive than the Gorgon, but in exchange it is less vulnerable to melee or being overwhelmed, and can serve as an insanely heavily armed bunker.

4-2.

The gorgon is significantly less points, ignores damage from the front on a 4+, has the minesweeper and rough terrain modifications.

Gorgon gets you there.

Stormlord. Why? JUST LOOK AT THAT GUN. As a hearty proponent of ridiculous and awesomely daft fire-power, I cannot say no to it.

Scott-S6 wrote:The gorgon is significantly less points, ignores damage from the front on a 4+, has the minesweeper and rough terrain modifications.

Gorgon gets you there.

4-3

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:Stormlord. Why? JUST LOOK AT THAT GUN. As a hearty proponent of ridiculous and awesomely daft fire-power, I cannot say no to it.

5-3

Stormlord! How else are you going to fit sponson twin linked heavy bolters, a Mega Bolter and hull mounted twin linked heavy bolter, as well as several squads of troops on one tank?

Cambak wrote:Stormlord! How else are you going to fit sponson twin linked heavy bolters, a Mega Bolter and hull mounted twin linked heavy bolter, as well as several squads of troops on one tank?

6-3.

Gorgon, IMO, they're far cooler than storm lords and are much more rarer. Apoc isn't meant to be competitive, be fluffy, be creative, be slightly more unique.

BTW, if you don't care about cost why not get both?

Gorgon. Dare to be Different.

GORGON. Much cooler.

The Gorgon. You can get the rules for only £20 in IA: Apocalypse. It looks far better and while expensive, it is better rules wise and it has a better image for the DKK.

Gorgon . . . It matches the look and feel of the DKoK much better imho

wizard12 wrote:Gorgon, IMO, they're far cooler than storm lords and are much more rarer. Apoc isn't meant to be competitive, be fluffy, be creative, be slightly more unique.

BTW, if you don't care about cost why not get both?

6-4

Fifty wrote:Gorgon. Dare to be Different.

6-5

ArbitorIan wrote:GORGON. Much cooler.

6-6

Valkyrie wrote:The Gorgon. You can get the rules for only £20 in IA: Apocalypse. It looks far better and while expensive, it is better rules wise and it has a better image for the DKK.

6-7

Lucid wrote:Gorgon . . . It matches the look and feel of the DKoK much better imho

6-8! miracle comeback for the gorgon!

I personally like the aesthetics of the Stormlord over the Gorgon. And it seems more like a siege weapon than the latter, a roving bunker designed to punch through enemy lines.

Hmmm... Theyre both pretty cool aesthetically.. Id go for the Stormlord myself because of the guns..

BTW, what guns does the Gorgon have? Nothing really heavy, i suppose..

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:I personally like the aesthetics of the Stormlord over the Gorgon. And it seems more like a siege weapon than the latter, a roving bunker designed to punch through enemy lines.

I will count this, if you acknowledge the fact that DKoK are meant to go in trenches, and that that is what the transport is going to do.

Budgie wrote:Hmmm... Theyre both pretty cool aesthetically.. Id go for the Stormlord myself because of the guns..

8-7.

BTW, what guns does the Gorgon have? Nothing really heavy, i suppose..

Stormlord for me. Apologies for hampering the comeback of the Gorgon, but it's transport capacity is only slightly worse, can still suit the DKoK and is a much better tank IMHO.
Also, I prefer the looks and function. VULCAN MEGA BOLTER!!

Uuh- heavy guns? 4 HEAVY bolters.

I meant things like battle cannons and bigger. HEAVY bolter is a relative term..

You said heavy and there are HEAVY bolters