Dreadnought Contemptor

Dreadnought Contemptor

A true relic of the heights of techno-arcana that the fledgling Imperium of Mankind reached before the foul betrayal of the Warmaster Horus, the
Contemptor pattern Dreadnought was once a staple of the armoured might of the Space Marine Legions of old. Larger and stronger than standard
pattern Dreadnoughts, the Contemptor pattern featured many systems in common with the dread battle-automata of the fabled Legio Cybernetica,
including secrets such as field generator technology of the kind that would later be refined and incorporated into the Storm Shields wielded by Space
Marine Terminators. Such few war-relics of this type that remain in service in the 41st Millennium are incredibly rare compared even to their brother
Dreadnoughts, but when they take to the field of battle, it is as an echo of the Imperium’s ancient might.

Dreadnought Contemptor............................................................175 points

Armour
WS 5. BS 4. S 7. F 13. S 12. R 11. I4. A 2.

UnIt
• 1 Contemptor Dreadnought
type
• Vehicle, Walker
SpecIAl RUleS
• Atomantic Shielding
• Fleet
WeAponS And eqUIpment
• Twin-linked Heavy Bolter
• Dreadnought Close Combat weapon with inbuilt Storm Bolter
• Smoke Launchers
WeApon RAnge StR Ap type
Kheres assault
cannon 24” 6 4 Heavy 6, Rending
heavy conversion
Beamer Up to 18” 6 - Heavy 1, 5” Blast, Firing
Calibration
18” to 42” 8 4 Heavy 1, 5” Blast, Firing
Calibration
42” to 72” 10 1 Heavy 1, 5” Blast, Firing
Calibration
optIonS
• The Contemptor may exchange its Twin-linked Heavy Bolter with one
of the following options:
- Multi-melta ................................................................................ Free
- Twin-linked Heavy Flamer ........................................................... Free
- Twin-linked Autocannon .....................................................+5 points
- Plasma Cannon ................................................................. +10 points
- Kheres Pattern Assault Cannon ........................................ +15 points
- Twin-linked Lascannon .....................................................+25 points
- Heavy Conversion Beamer ................................................+35 points
- Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon
with inbuilt Storm Bolter (+1 Attack) ................................. +10 points
• The Contemptor may exchange the inbuilt storm bolters with one of
the following options:
- Heavy Flamer ............................................................+10 points each
• The Contemptor may also have Extra Armour ..................... +15 points
• The Contemptor may also have a Searchlight ..........................+1 point
• The Contemptor may also have a carapace-mounted Cyclone Missile
Launcher.............................................................................+35 points

Atomantic Shielding: One of the Contemptor’s most distinctive features are the defensive field generators mounted in its armoured carapace and powered by the potent Atomantic power reactor housed within the Dreadnought’s core. The Contemptor Dreadnought has an Invulnerable save of 5+ against shooting attacks and explosions, and an Invulnerable save of 6+ against attacks suffered in close combat. In addition, if the Contemptor suffers a ‘Vehicle Explodes’ damage result, add +1" to the radius of the blast.
heavy conversion Beamer: Conversion Beamers use a different profile depending on the distance of the target from the firer. When firing the weapon, measure the distance to the target point and place the Blast template. Once the final location has been determined (after scatter), measure to the centre of the Blast marker to determine the distance and consult the chart below to determine the weapon profile.
• Firing calibration: The power requirements and targeting
calculations needed by a Heavy Conversion Beamer mean that the
Contemptor Dreadnought cannot move and fire this weapon in the
same turn, despite being a Walker.

A Space Marine Contemptor Dreadnought is an Elites Choice in a Codex Space Marine, Codex Dark Angels, Codex Space Wolves, Codex Blood Angels or Codex Black Templars army. Until a specific variant of this unit is featured in a forthcoming book, the Contemptor as listed here may also be used in a Codex Chaos Space Marines army.