Nurgle tank at 18:06 was painted by MidWinter Minis. *Link to the video of it's creation* ruclips.net/video/_OxQaYD6I2I/видео.html I found it on Google and was unaware that it was created by a fellow RUclipsr. Go check out their content as they make some amazing stuff!
You left out the even funnier part of the old rules for ork transports: Any orks that fall off while moving the ork jenga tower are considered to actually have fallen off!
@@daviddiaz5815 they play with actual pieces, I assume the Orc transport stacks orc pieces on top of the transport and if moving the transport causes the infantry pieces to fall off IRL they’re considered to be dismounted in the game as well
Don't forget the best tank, the ork tank, and not a metal tank, but a bunch of orcs huddled together chanting "I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank!"
@@magister1530 I did. I really enjoyed TikTok and the Warhammer community their was AMAZING. Very supportive and friendly group. TikTok as a company however, treated it's content creators terribly. Constant guide line strikes, video take downs and threats that "your account is in immediate danger of being deleted permanently" over false reports. I got tired of it and focus on RUclips primarily now.
@@daskriegsman7013 inb4 it turns out they meant it both tactically and literally them not only being once considered light tank, but they were also capable of moving LIGHT speed
I have an abiding love for the Hellhound. Crashes into the enemy lines and sets as much as it can on fire before the enemy damages it enough to explode in a fiery conflagration. It is simply glorious.
The bane blade looks like a combination between a m1 Abrams, m36 Jackson, m10 wolverine, t- 72, tiger, maus and panther tanks and then we add wombo size and bombastic grimdark. Truly a beauty.
The thing about railguns is that they fire sabots. Metal rods meant to liquify on impact this turning into superheated liquid metal shrapnel When Abrams crews started using them against kamikaze cars in the Middle East, they reported that sabots would penetrate the vehicle (with minimal damage mind you), and since the sabot did what sabots do, they could literally *wash the remains out with a hose* Now apply that to a railgun. A *T’au* railgun. Imagine inspecting the aftermath of a Baneblade, walking through the corridors without finding anything out of the ordinary, until you find the driver’s compartment. A relatively small impact hole is visible in the hull, but the driver is just a red paste
The Ork-ified M3 Lees made me laugh lmao, the damn thing already looks like an Ork made it IRL "Oi, I know the gun's s'posed to go in th' turret, but what if ya gotta use *MORE* gun?" *proudly slams the 37mm turret atop the hull*
disappointed in the night spinner falcon variant not getting a mention, its an anti infantry tank that sprays a jumbled mess of monofilament wire tearing anything in front of it to pieces, same wire that's used by warp spiders and the harlequin's kiss
I'm more disappointed that he described the default Falcon as being the transport variant, rather than the "anti-infantry" variant he described with brite lance and scatter lasers. The Serpent Shield is neat enough on its own to warrant a second sentence on the description. Also, I'm with you for love of the night spinner. I would have replaced about three sentences about wraithbone to talk about it.
The Macharius heavy tank was always a favorite of mine, and the recently released Rogal Dorn battle tank has really appealed to me. The only problem I have with the Baneblade is the variants are usually no where near as well thought out and designed as the original Baneblade. Look at the original Baneblade - the side weapon turrets and sponsons are all beneath the turret and the turret ring due to the main turret being on part of a slightly raised portion of the hull. Meaning the Baneblade's turret can rotate 360 degrees without issue or anything...Now let's look at the variants of the Baneblade: Banesword: No raised portion of the hull, the turret fits flush to the top of the hull and MASSIVE side turrets prevent the turret from moving outside of only a VERY small frontal arc. Banehammer: One of the worst examples, given the same flush fit to the top of the hull with side-turrets blocking the turret from rotating AND having a massive protruding engine bay and exhaust so tall and large that even if the Banehammer could rotate its turret to facing directly behind it... if it fired it would very likely hit its own engine compartment and blow itself up. Doomhammer: Virtually the same as the Banehammer, only with a different main gun. Hellhammer: *_Actually okay._* Secondary turret placement is a bit... wonky... with them being so far forward on the hull as to get in the way of the secondary turret on the front of the hull, but the main gun can rotate a full 360 degrees with nothing blocking or getting in its way. Shadowsword: Some big issues here. Namely the same turret-flush-fit-with-hull while the side turrets are in the way, but... Also there's gigantic fuel tanks on the rear hull of the tank that go above the top of it. Meaning that even if there were no side/secondary turrets to stop the main turret from rotation... with the main gun being so big, the gun barrel would be smacking into the fuel tanks trying to rotate. Stormblade: Same issues as the Shadowsword, only worse due to the main gun being twin-linked and thus much wider and will actually be stopped sooner from rotating due to the fuel tanks on the rear. Stormhammer: *_Actually pretty good._* Main-turret can rotate freely. The front twin-linked turret is baked into the hull, but still has some left-and-right transverse movement and some limited elevation up and down. Triple-side gun emplacements are spaced far enough from each other not to present a problem other than them not having as much coverage as a dedicated turret, but you do get more gunners. Stormlord: *_[sigh]_* Despite being one of my favorite variants due to the weapons it has and the versatility it has as being a command/troop transport version... It's also the silliest in the terms of layout and design. The twin mega bolter cannons in the turret are placed so far forward and so low that the turret could only realistically turn a few degrees before the gun housing smacks into the armored track housing on the front of the hull. Side turrets also don't allow movement. Rear troop compartment and turrets also don't allow movement. Silly, silly, silly.
Hey Wes, how goes the 'under Terra' research?? Yes, I'm commenting before even watching this week's video. I'm a retired USAF F-15E pilot......you need a fighter sim sponsor, lol!
Ive found a couple of books that may be of some use! and that would be awesome! theres a ton of lore on the planes! Ive been itching to get into aeronautica with my friends and would love to dive into its lore books. I think that would make for a great video on aerial warfare.
@@weshammer From my own personal experience, early design Soviet fighters are Ork design, :-). If you try flight sims, stay away from DCS World. You seriously need to be an actual pilot to fly anything advanced, lol! Anyway, back to under Terra. The novel Wolfblade has several chapters that paint a pretty grim (yes, even for WH40K) picture of some of the lower levels of Terra. Mutated wildlife, people.....functioning factories, oh, and everyone down there still has to pay rent!
@@borttorbbq2556 My only interest in armor is enemy armor....and how best to convert it to burning hunks of scrap metal, or at least it was. Retirement... /sigh
Tbh I’m kind of surprised that the plague burst crawler isn’t on this list because if it’s in range of the tau or the shock troop there is pretty much no survival but I do agree with you
What makes the baneblade even more interesting is that it was listed as a LIGHT tank on its stc which means there could be even bigger stuff we just don’t know about yet
I love that orks got their own tank list! It fits perfectly as I see my looted russ to be just as deadly as my looted land raider 😂 I love this video bro! Honestly been so excited for this video ever since I saw your post the other day 🙂 keep up the great work
Besides the Baneblade, which is my favorite and my idea of how a big tank should look (was love at first sight the first time I watched and used it in Dawn of War), the Hellhound is another favorite of me. I love the idea of a crew of arsonist laughing like maniacs when setting the enemy on fire and getting more and more crazy by the mixed smell of burnt flesh and flaming promethium. And while not technically a tank but an artillery weapon, the Basilisk is an amazing design too.
I see the Imperium took a leaf out of Hitler's book for absolutely gargantuan tanks. The Mouse or the Ratt would be right at home among the Militarum tanks
I just recently learned about a fan-made alternate history called the Dornian Heresy where basically the Loyalist Primarchs turned to chaos instead led by Rogal Dorn and the Traitor Primarchs stayed loyal led by Horus. I'd love to see your take on this or make when a top list of cool fan-made Warhammer lore like this.
I feel like an honorable mention would be the Dark Eldar raider platform. They are quite customizable as they can be open air transports, gunships, or even be retrofitted into a highly durable command platform. The equipment is nothing to scoff at either, using a multi-role weapon called a disintegrater or even a dark lance to make a coffin out of most tanks. The chains and other equipment help it fullfill their various roles such as slave snares. Then....there is their speed. Last I saw, they were the lynch pin for one of the fastest assault vehicle as the quickness allowed the passengers to leap out at high speeds and get up close and personal with their prey.
And don't forget, DE moved with Slaves performing entertainments inside even though it is a hot battlefield. Those can make Slaneesh legions jealous if they saw that.
@@anothertarnishedone5960 That floating smut show was a beast in combat on that game and on the table-top. I took the new raider model and retrofitted it to hold the Dais of Destruction.
Glad to see your channel has been growing, your shorts coming up randomly is what got me into warhammer earlier this year, I’d never heard of it before and I’m obsessed with the lore now.
For people interested in seeing the Leman Russ on the tabletop, there's a video on this channel called Dicecheck where four players play an FFA. One of them uses six tanks (three of which I believe are Lemans) which he uses to utterly tear apart his opponents with so, so, so much gunfire.
It seems extremely crude tbh even compared to our modern mbts. I can only assume it's shells function like a tandem warhead shaped charge on roids because a conventional kinetic ap would be next to useless in the 40k universe out of that pea shooter
Not really. Its stupidly high so barely a building can work as a cover for it and being seen is the deadliest thing to both soldier and any vehicle. Other thing is exposed tracks, next to no mine protection, stupidly high heat signature due exhaust stacks and armor design that would most likely let sabot pierce from one side and exit past engine block and out from the back, ie borderline no angling in the armor. Its essentially TOG II but shorter and would fit fine into ww2 era tank battles, but against modern MBT, given it would have your average composite armor of today and not some miracle material armor or magic detection, or ballistic computer it would be dead moment it come to range of MBT. Las cannon would give it a edge firepower vise and heavy bolters on the side would be pretty deadly against infantry, but on tank vs tank its pretty much auto defeat for Leman Russ tank.
@@Hellsong89 dude I’m just talking about aesthetic I’m well aware of it’s weaknesses. There’s rarely ever a fantasy tank that would work IRL because fantasy combat and actual combat is very different
You forgot the main reason why Space Marines hate the Hammerhead. The decompression effect of a railgun hit renders the progenoid glands unusable, even if they didn't suffer a direct hit. It's a shot that destroys their future as well.
Oh that's pretty good point! I hadn't thought of that. I feel like that's probably similar for a lot of the terrifying weapons that the xenos species use though😅
i really love the Hammerhead and Doomsday ark, the hammerhead reminds me of AAT from star wars. Im fascinated with Necrons and Tau, their vehicles and their tech is something i just love looking at.
About the Bane Blade, 10-12 crews for a tank that size can be consider high tech for the imperium. I remember you need like half that amount for Leman.
I love watching your content, I've never played 40k but I still know so much about it's interesting universe because of your vids! Thank you for this awesome content
I know its not a tank, but my favorite armored vehicle from warhammer 40k has got to be the Basilisk. it may just be the fact that I love artillery but I would rather trade a single bane blade for its worth in Basilisks just so I can bomb the enemy that much harder from that much farther away. I REALLY love artillery....
You forgot one of the best fact about the Leman Russ: the STC that makes the Leman Russ was originally for an agricultural Farming vehicle that was modified to be a battle tank
Did midwinner minis make that?! I had no idea that was one of his creations! Well God damn it.... Now I feel like a dick, that would have been a perfect opportunity to shout out his channel. I just found it on Google images when I searched " demonic land raider"
For me my favourite tank is the Storm Lord, being able to fire 15 shots and carry transport as well. My favourite transport vehicle is the Taurox Prime, its so cute and versatile and a variety of weapons that it can be armed with.
Amazing video, but The aeldari falcon has 4 variants; wave serpent (transport) night spinner (anti infantry using weapons like the warp spiders's) falcon (standard tank) or fire prisim (with prisim cannon, which is the largest crystal cannons you saw)
Snakes in tanks on a plane, Pirates and tank commanders if the Caribbean, Friday the tank-teenth..... Now that you mentioned it, adding tanks really does seem to make everything better
I married my sister this Friday and she loves warhammer too! 🥰❤️ We enjoy watching your channel and cuddling, warhammer is so interesting universe and you make it more enjoyable to watch!
love the effort and time put into ur videos homie!! i don’t think i’ll ever delve into the 40k universe on my own but these videos are still really interesting!!
I simultaneously love and hate your videos…. Your passion and knowledge makes me love every unit, model and army you speak about… and then I’m reminded that I don’t have the funds to buy every unit/model/army.
The baneblades will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only for the fact that well, "it's a baneblade" but because I will always have burned into my memory when I bought 2 of the original baneblades from forge world many years ago. These tanks were so lazily made and shipped that it literally took me a month each to just assemble them, let alone paint. From each having bent cannons that I needed to straighten, to the fact that each road wheel still had a piece of mold resin attached to it that was literally the size of the wheel itself forcing me to cut and sand each one so that it was somewhat rounded. By the end of the cutting and shaping of both, I had enough left over resin, that a third baneblade could have been made. But to this day, I still have them both, and they still take pride of place in my vast collection.
Absolutely not. I want the leman russ to remain the boxy slice of heaven that it is. It is already the best looking tank in the game. The imperial guard need a no frills tank. It doesn't need a sleek look or anything special. Giving the guard fancy looking stuff takes away their identity. They're supposed to be men and women using old gear and getting the job done against the Lovecraftian horrors of the 41st millennium.
out of every single being in the 40k universe i would want to be an ork engineer. being able to throw together any old trash and make a functioning weapon sounds like so much fun
The tau are really cool I think, to bad they didn’t have a few thousand more years to expand before all the other stuff like tyranids and necrons showed up
Idk why but this "WRONG !!! D6 Damage, Fix this GamesWorkshop" made me laugh so hard lmao. And Awesome Video as always, in term of English speaking Lore Channels you are my Top 1, always excited to see the next vid you are going to upload.
Very disappointed that there was no mention of the eldar super heavies such as the Cobra and the voidspinner, the cobra's D-Cannon can sheer large portions of even the largest titans off into the warp and can suck entire enemy tanks into the immaterium. Or the Voidspinner wich coats monofilament webs 🕸 with a super bacteria that eats organic and inorganic matter for the duration of its short lived lifespan eating the dirt beneath the enemy's feat into the bedrock.
I want to do a video ranking tanks by their destructive capabilities for all of the super heavies. Unfortunately there is little to no artwork of like 90% of them so I'm going to have to get creative and don't really know how I'll tackle it and video form yet.
@@weshammer I get the feeling that art only really exists for a few super heavy factions because they're iconic and people don't really consider races like eldar to have super heavies. They're a maneuverable race and then it jumps up to titans in most artwork with the elite troops taking a spotlight.
This is how the different species make their tanks. Humanity: use materials mined from the ground to make tanks Orks: literally anything they find nearby Eldar: *sings*
For all their intricacy a Doomsday Barge is just not as impressive as a (well painted) Monolith. Yeah the ringpop gem on the old one was a bit silly, but when an opponent put one on the table it was an 'Oh, crap.' moment second only to an actual Baneblade showing up.
I've always imagined the Baneblade to be bigger and heavier. According to fandom it's "only" 13,5m long and 6,3m high. This is why it came as a suprise when you said it weighted only 316 tonnes. Maybe I was a bit too much influenced by the P1000 Landkreuzer Ratte. Which ironically shows that even the over the top cranked to 11 style of the 40k universe isn't too far away from what lunatics thought of actually building in the second world war.
@@firmak2 Yeah I think it's like with Titans in the lore. They are as big as it fits in a scenario. I mean the Baneblade at 25:33 looks at least double the size the fandom page provides, but then again it looks like fan-art as well. It's fantasy I guess :-)
@@AutisticMan2004 Nope, on Dawn Of War Baneblade can move very fast if no troops or obstacles appeared on the road. Also the Baneblade during AOT may different, the technology to make the armor may lead to the armor lighter while maintain the same effectiveness, better engine that can output more HP and received decent maintenance unlike those be started and maintain by preying, lighting incense and sacrifice.
I don't know if it qualifies as a tank, but the basilisk has always held a special place in my heart. Mostly from my time playing "Dawn of War." It was by far my favorite unit. The ability to rain doom on the enemy just about anywhere on the map that I had eyes, was incredibly awesome. I don't play Astra Militarium now days. But if I did, you could bet I'd have as many basilisks as I could.
Imma be honest I never got into warhammer and for a long time I thought it was kind of cringe, then RUclips recommended me one of your short vids and now I am really getting into warhammer thanks to you ! I never expected such deep lore and I love the dark and grim twist that separates it so much from other franchises
Love the content! There is one thing I think would be cool to tack on to the land raiders versatility: when battle barges need extra firepower they drive the land raiders out onto the surface of the ship and use their las cannons to supplement the ship firepower.
Another good video....I like your style,your dedication to Warhammer...keep up the good work!!! Your reels /shorts were awesome,the long vid's are even better..thanx for the hard work,I appreciate it👍🤘
I mean, I have a personal bias for any troop transports, and the idea of an Ork tower on the tabletop makes me smile, but the Taurox Prime is still my favorite. Sure, the regular Taurox isn't the best, but the Prime just hits different
Wes, on starting the video with a segment on the Rhino and its variants, giving descriptions of variants and researched opinions and funny herknes dragonblade references Me, and the singular thought rattling around in my head for the entire duration of the Rhino segment: METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES META-
I think the death guard plaugeburst crawler should be included because of it’s sheer firepower and because it is a chaos exclusive tank. However it was a very good list. Keep up the great videos
I remember when I was a kid back in the late 90s, early 2000s and I saw a Forgeworld Baneblade in my local GW store. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen in person up til that point. Then I saw a Forgeworld Cobra and realised I had chosen well with my little Ulthwe army!
Random thought: Orks are quite simple minded, yet they have that special psychic manipulation. 1: You either hit, or you don't, so by ork logic firing two bullets means one should always hit. 2: Accuracy by volume (sound). Ork sniper: never misses, is incredibly loud (to the point of exploding).
Ork tanks remind me of the trucks I used to draw in the first grade. Two wheels (gotta appreciate perspective right?) and then just spikes with guns on top covered in spikes. Maybe some spikes on the bullets too.
The bane blade is just a versatile vehicle and was what got me into the guard where you could have it setted up for almost any role that you want or need be it a mass horde killer with the stormhammer A siege breaker Anti horde And my personal favorite and the ultimate delete button THE SHADOWSWORD which is more than capable of wiping out all but the toughest of enemies where its capable of one shoting almost anything outside of titans and the toughest of enemies
I said something similar on MajorKill's tank list. The major drawback of the shadowsword being it's escort has to be purged after being driven insane by it's volcano cannon. The IG seem to think it's worth it, though.
I love how the baneblade is so loved and ancient that the kit has barely been altered besides additional sprues to add the forge world variants to the table. Although...i wouldnt have it any way. is it the oldest kit still in production? It has to be up there. I own like 10 of them XD Woe is the day when the baneblade chassis is reworked into a significantly different kit.
I was really expecting to see the Skorpius in there. One of the only remaining instances of Imperium anti-grav technology, held in exclusive use by the Adeptus Mechanicus. It combines the terrain versatility of the Hammerhead with sheer Imperial durability. Plus, something with tech that rare has gotta be sacred.
i would love there to be 1 orc that was "born" with higher intelligence that falls in love with creating guns and machines but like in the proper way then slowly comes to the understanding of orc's powers
D6 damage in tabletop for the doomsday cannon is just a balance thing, the other option is to make it cost 500 points and limited to 5000+ point games. Then it would never be seen.
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Nurgle tank at 18:06 was painted by MidWinter Minis.
*Link to the video of it's creation*
ruclips.net/video/_OxQaYD6I2I/видео.html
I found it on Google and was unaware that it was created by a fellow RUclipsr. Go check out their content as they make some amazing stuff!
Hello men can agree with a lot of what you said but you forgot with the secoundary cannon its the same like the vindicator
Can you do a video about the different walker units of 40K?
doomsday arks are actually pretty fast according to "The Infinite and the Divine"
Where is the onager dunecrawler?
@@pappajudas9267 its a heavaly armed combat walker its not a tank but it still impressive it should at least be mentioned
You left out the even funnier part of the old rules for ork transports: Any orks that fall off while moving the ork jenga tower are considered to actually have fallen off!
what edition was this?
@@bakasoko2225 i think it was second or third edition
What did they meant by that?
@@daviddiaz5815 they play with actual pieces, I assume the Orc transport stacks orc pieces on top of the transport and if moving the transport causes the infantry pieces to fall off IRL they’re considered to be dismounted in the game as well
But I assume the orks had to actually be bought with points, right?
Or did they not use a point system back then?
Don't forget the best tank, the ork tank, and not a metal tank, but a bunch of orcs huddled together chanting "I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank! I'm a tank!"
Happy to see your channel growing. You’ve made a noteworthy and engaging mark on the 40k lore community 👍
Hey thanks a ton I appreciate the kind words. I am having a lot of fun making these videos! I love talking about 40k
@@weshammer and you started on tiktok if i recall correctly
@@magister1530 I did. I really enjoyed TikTok and the Warhammer community their was AMAZING. Very supportive and friendly group. TikTok as a company however, treated it's content creators terribly. Constant guide line strikes, video take downs and threats that "your account is in immediate danger of being deleted permanently" over false reports. I got tired of it and focus on RUclips primarily now.
@@weshammer I'm glad you did, loving the long videos, especially the monster one!
Totally agreed! I enjoyed the shorts but I'm loving the long form videos.
Fun fact, some lore states that the Baneblade was (at the time of the Golden/Dark Age of Technology) a light tank.... wrap your head around that one.
A light tank.........
@@daskriegsman7013 Kinda makes you wonder what their Superheavy Vehicles were like.
@@DTSephiroth Again I say
A LIGHT tank.........
@@daskriegsman7013 inb4 it turns out they meant it both tactically and literally them not only being once considered light tank, but they were also capable of moving LIGHT speed
no, no it doesnt.
I have an abiding love for the Hellhound. Crashes into the enemy lines and sets as much as it can on fire before the enemy damages it enough to explode in a fiery conflagration. It is simply glorious.
the hellhound is a chimera variant and i kinda doubt if it is a tank or a grimdark m12 bradley
The bane blade looks like a combination between a m1 Abrams, m36 Jackson, m10 wolverine, t- 72, tiger, maus and panther tanks and then we add wombo size and bombastic grimdark. Truly a beauty.
tHe bAnE bLAdE l0okS lIKe A tAnK
Mouse that worked out.
Shadow sword lol volcano can go brrrr thats a cute titan u got there lol
Just looks like a chonkers Panther with a panzer turret
Dont you forget about the steroids in that combo
The thing about railguns is that they fire sabots. Metal rods meant to liquify on impact this turning into superheated liquid metal shrapnel
When Abrams crews started using them against kamikaze cars in the Middle East, they reported that sabots would penetrate the vehicle (with minimal damage mind you), and since the sabot did what sabots do, they could literally *wash the remains out with a hose*
Now apply that to a railgun. A *T’au* railgun. Imagine inspecting the aftermath of a Baneblade, walking through the corridors without finding anything out of the ordinary, until you find the driver’s compartment. A relatively small impact hole is visible in the hull, but the driver is just a red paste
The Ork-ified M3 Lees made me laugh lmao, the damn thing already looks like an Ork made it IRL
"Oi, I know the gun's s'posed to go in th' turret, but what if ya gotta use *MORE* gun?" *proudly slams the 37mm turret atop the hull*
Ancient baneblade variants like the fellblade, fellglaive and falchion are monstrous as hell
I'm particularly partial to the Stormblade and it's huge plasma blastgun. Nothing like rolling into battle with a weapon normally carried by Titans!
God I love the fellblade. It's like if the took a baneblade and said "what about lasers?"
Commissar Yarrick once got run over by a Baneblade, after 3 weeks, the Baneblade was finally repaired.
My favorite is the Basilisk, but that's admittedly only because of the Ciaphas Cain novels.
disappointed in the night spinner falcon variant not getting a mention, its an anti infantry tank that sprays a jumbled mess of monofilament wire tearing anything in front of it to pieces, same wire that's used by warp spiders and the harlequin's kiss
Monofilament weapons are my favourite, so messed up 😆
I'm more disappointed that he described the default Falcon as being the transport variant, rather than the "anti-infantry" variant he described with brite lance and scatter lasers. The Serpent Shield is neat enough on its own to warrant a second sentence on the description.
Also, I'm with you for love of the night spinner. I would have replaced about three sentences about wraithbone to talk about it.
The Macharius heavy tank was always a favorite of mine, and the recently released Rogal Dorn battle tank has really appealed to me.
The only problem I have with the Baneblade is the variants are usually no where near as well thought out and designed as the original Baneblade. Look at the original Baneblade - the side weapon turrets and sponsons are all beneath the turret and the turret ring due to the main turret being on part of a slightly raised portion of the hull. Meaning the Baneblade's turret can rotate 360 degrees without issue or anything...Now let's look at the variants of the Baneblade:
Banesword: No raised portion of the hull, the turret fits flush to the top of the hull and MASSIVE side turrets prevent the turret from moving outside of only a VERY small frontal arc.
Banehammer: One of the worst examples, given the same flush fit to the top of the hull with side-turrets blocking the turret from rotating AND having a massive protruding engine bay and exhaust so tall and large that even if the Banehammer could rotate its turret to facing directly behind it... if it fired it would very likely hit its own engine compartment and blow itself up.
Doomhammer: Virtually the same as the Banehammer, only with a different main gun.
Hellhammer: *_Actually okay._* Secondary turret placement is a bit... wonky... with them being so far forward on the hull as to get in the way of the secondary turret on the front of the hull, but the main gun can rotate a full 360 degrees with nothing blocking or getting in its way.
Shadowsword: Some big issues here. Namely the same turret-flush-fit-with-hull while the side turrets are in the way, but... Also there's gigantic fuel tanks on the rear hull of the tank that go above the top of it. Meaning that even if there were no side/secondary turrets to stop the main turret from rotation... with the main gun being so big, the gun barrel would be smacking into the fuel tanks trying to rotate.
Stormblade: Same issues as the Shadowsword, only worse due to the main gun being twin-linked and thus much wider and will actually be stopped sooner from rotating due to the fuel tanks on the rear.
Stormhammer: *_Actually pretty good._* Main-turret can rotate freely. The front twin-linked turret is baked into the hull, but still has some left-and-right transverse movement and some limited elevation up and down. Triple-side gun emplacements are spaced far enough from each other not to present a problem other than them not having as much coverage as a dedicated turret, but you do get more gunners.
Stormlord: *_[sigh]_* Despite being one of my favorite variants due to the weapons it has and the versatility it has as being a command/troop transport version... It's also the silliest in the terms of layout and design. The twin mega bolter cannons in the turret are placed so far forward and so low that the turret could only realistically turn a few degrees before the gun housing smacks into the armored track housing on the front of the hull. Side turrets also don't allow movement. Rear troop compartment and turrets also don't allow movement. Silly, silly, silly.
Hey Wes, how goes the 'under Terra' research?? Yes, I'm commenting before even watching this week's video. I'm a retired USAF F-15E pilot......you need a fighter sim sponsor, lol!
Ive found a couple of books that may be of some use! and that would be awesome! theres a ton of lore on the planes! Ive been itching to get into aeronautica with my friends and would love to dive into its lore books. I think that would make for a great video on aerial warfare.
@@weshammer From my own personal experience, early design Soviet fighters are Ork design, :-). If you try flight sims, stay away from DCS World. You seriously need to be an actual pilot to fly anything advanced, lol! Anyway, back to under Terra. The novel Wolfblade has several chapters that paint a pretty grim (yes, even for WH40K) picture of some of the lower levels of Terra. Mutated wildlife, people.....functioning factories, oh, and everyone down there still has to pay rent!
@itsjustme8947 tell me the Russ here doesn't just sound like future Abrams. Like the m2k a3k or something haha
@@borttorbbq2556 My only interest in armor is enemy armor....and how best to convert it to burning hunks of scrap metal, or at least it was. Retirement... /sigh
@itsjustme8947 that's fair enough, the f-15 was and still is a beast.
22:24 even in 40k, the M2 is still being used, god i love Browning and the Deuce
Tbh I’m kind of surprised that the plague burst crawler isn’t on this list because if it’s in range of the tau or the shock troop there is pretty much no survival but I do agree with you
What makes the baneblade even more interesting is that it was listed as a LIGHT tank on its stc which means there could be even bigger stuff we just don’t know about yet
no it wasnt
@@firmak2 might be mixing up bits 40K is so massive all the lore gets jumbled and sometimes even with jokes
@@mechzilla569 it happens. The baneblade thing is just an urban myth by now.
The Caladius and Astraeus Grav-Tanks definitely deserve a spot.
I love that orks got their own tank list! It fits perfectly as I see my looted russ to be just as deadly as my looted land raider 😂
I love this video bro! Honestly been so excited for this video ever since I saw your post the other day 🙂 keep up the great work
IMA TANK IMA TANK IMA TANK IMA TANK
Besides the Baneblade, which is my favorite and my idea of how a big tank should look (was love at first sight the first time I watched and used it in Dawn of War), the Hellhound is another favorite of me. I love the idea of a crew of arsonist laughing like maniacs when setting the enemy on fire and getting more and more crazy by the mixed smell of burnt flesh and flaming promethium. And while not technically a tank but an artillery weapon, the Basilisk is an amazing design too.
I see the Imperium took a leaf out of Hitler's book for absolutely gargantuan tanks. The Mouse or the Ratt would be right at home among the Militarum tanks
I just recently learned about a fan-made alternate history called the Dornian Heresy where basically the Loyalist Primarchs turned to chaos instead led by Rogal Dorn and the Traitor Primarchs stayed loyal led by Horus. I'd love to see your take on this or make when a top list of cool fan-made Warhammer lore like this.
Wouldn’t this twist means humanity falls to chaos from the Dornian heresy?
@@Ork_Gaming they dont, but they get depressingly fucked up, like the imperium turns into imperium secundus basically
The Roboutian Heresy is my faborite
There's something about stories inversing sides that i couldn't get why i like them so much
I feel like an honorable mention would be the Dark Eldar raider platform. They are quite customizable as they can be open air transports, gunships, or even be retrofitted into a highly durable command platform. The equipment is nothing to scoff at either, using a multi-role weapon called a disintegrater or even a dark lance to make a coffin out of most tanks. The chains and other equipment help it fullfill their various roles such as slave snares. Then....there is their speed. Last I saw, they were the lynch pin for one of the fastest assault vehicle as the quickness allowed the passengers to leap out at high speeds and get up close and personal with their prey.
And don't forget, DE moved with Slaves performing entertainments inside even though it is a hot battlefield. Those can make Slaneesh legions jealous if they saw that.
Dark eldar vehicles in general are super fucking cool, probably my favourites in warhammer, i agree with you.
I remember the Raider of Asdrubael Vect in DoW Soulstorm. It was both battletank and brothel.
@@anothertarnishedone5960 That floating smut show was a beast in combat on that game and on the table-top. I took the new raider model and retrofitted it to hold the Dais of Destruction.
Glad to see your channel has been growing, your shorts coming up randomly is what got me into warhammer earlier this year, I’d never heard of it before and I’m obsessed with the lore now.
Thanks for the shoutout to fix the bad rules for the necron doomsday cannon.
I'm so happy you decided to do deep lore videos. Keep up the good work, these videos are so good they keep me up at night watching lol
Hey wes:
*TANKS* for making this!
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I respekt it
I should not have laughed at this as hard as I did 🤣
@@weshammer lmao no probs, keep up the awesome stuff and have a good day!
For people interested in seeing the Leman Russ on the tabletop, there's a video on this channel called Dicecheck where four players play an FFA. One of them uses six tanks (three of which I believe are Lemans) which he uses to utterly tear apart his opponents with so, so, so much gunfire.
Bricky does love his tanks.
I love that the Russ's cannon is about the same size as most modern main battle tanks. The current iteration of the M1 Abrams uses a 120mm as well.
And te real life one, can shoot way more than just 1km..
It seems extremely crude tbh even compared to our modern mbts. I can only assume it's shells function like a tandem warhead shaped charge on roids because a conventional kinetic ap would be next to useless in the 40k universe out of that pea shooter
@@luisar5755 The 1km one was the baneblade
@@jojkill Real life current gen tanks can hit a target 5k away, IN MOTION..
@@luisar5755 Yeah but if you listened to the video the Baneblade has a 10m wide barrel 😂
I love how the lemun Russ is literally just a tank that you could put in modern day and I’d be like yeah that makes sense
Not really. Its stupidly high so barely a building can work as a cover for it and being seen is the deadliest thing to both soldier and any vehicle. Other thing is exposed tracks, next to no mine protection, stupidly high heat signature due exhaust stacks and armor design that would most likely let sabot pierce from one side and exit past engine block and out from the back, ie borderline no angling in the armor. Its essentially TOG II but shorter and would fit fine into ww2 era tank battles, but against modern MBT, given it would have your average composite armor of today and not some miracle material armor or magic detection, or ballistic computer it would be dead moment it come to range of MBT. Las cannon would give it a edge firepower vise and heavy bolters on the side would be pretty deadly against infantry, but on tank vs tank its pretty much auto defeat for Leman Russ tank.
Well, that would have to be a ww2 era battlefield.
The human apcs seem pretty realistic though.
@@Hellsong89 dude I’m just talking about aesthetic I’m well aware of it’s weaknesses. There’s rarely ever a fantasy tank that would work IRL because fantasy combat and actual combat is very different
You forgot the main reason why Space Marines hate the Hammerhead. The decompression effect of a railgun hit renders the progenoid glands unusable, even if they didn't suffer a direct hit. It's a shot that destroys their future as well.
Oh that's pretty good point! I hadn't thought of that. I feel like that's probably similar for a lot of the terrifying weapons that the xenos species use though😅
i really love the Hammerhead and Doomsday ark, the hammerhead reminds me of AAT from star wars.
Im fascinated with Necrons and Tau, their vehicles and their tech is something i just love looking at.
About the Bane Blade, 10-12 crews for a tank that size can be consider high tech for the imperium. I remember you need like half that amount for Leman.
I got a Magnetized Baneblade that transforms into all 8 variants.
The OctoBlade! That is how I built mine as well.
To quote orce, probably anyways, There is no such thing as enough dakka
A Interaction for the Interaction God, a Comment for the Comment Throne, for the Almighty Algorithm
The orc tank of orcs shouting “ima tank” repeatedly is the best tank in 40k
Don’t forget: just one baneblade is the same price as a full combat patrol box.
Points and money
I love watching your content, I've never played 40k but I still know so much about it's interesting universe because of your vids! Thank you for this awesome content
I know its not a tank, but my favorite armored vehicle from warhammer 40k has got to be the Basilisk. it may just be the fact that I love artillery but I would rather trade a single bane blade for its worth in Basilisks just so I can bomb the enemy that much harder from that much farther away. I REALLY love artillery....
It's technically a tank when you consider it's an armoured vehicle with a big gun... And big guns never tire
Fair enough
You forgot one of the best fact about the Leman Russ: the STC that makes the Leman Russ was originally for an agricultural Farming vehicle that was modified to be a battle tank
18:05 I was hoping to see Midwinter Mini's Nurgle Land raider and here it is.
What a beautiful and poetic sight.
Could have shown the anus-doors tho.
Did midwinner minis make that?! I had no idea that was one of his creations! Well God damn it.... Now I feel like a dick, that would have been a perfect opportunity to shout out his channel. I just found it on Google images when I searched " demonic land raider"
If you ever see its doors they look like an annus
@@weshammer yeah, he has a video showing step by step how he made it.
For me my favourite tank is the Storm Lord, being able to fire 15 shots and carry transport as well. My favourite transport vehicle is the Taurox Prime, its so cute and versatile and a variety of weapons that it can be armed with.
Amazing video, but The aeldari falcon has 4 variants; wave serpent (transport) night spinner (anti infantry using weapons like the warp spiders's) falcon (standard tank) or fire prisim (with prisim cannon, which is the largest crystal cannons you saw)
Snakes in tanks on a plane, Pirates and tank commanders if the Caribbean, Friday the tank-teenth.....
Now that you mentioned it, adding tanks really does seem to make everything better
I married my sister this Friday and she loves warhammer too! 🥰❤️
We enjoy watching your channel and cuddling, warhammer is so interesting universe and you make it more enjoyable to watch!
Your sister? Hmmmm, hellllllllo Mississippi.
@@itsjustme8947 Hi
Pardon me for my ignorance
But what do you mean by "I married my sister"
oh no
love the effort and time put into ur videos homie!! i don’t think i’ll ever delve into the 40k universe on my own but these videos are still really interesting!!
Remember folks, during the Dark Age of technology, the Leman Russ was considered a light scout tank.
Really? I remember it being an STC for a militarized tractor.
Makes me wonder what are the heavy and medium battle tanks they use.
I simultaneously love and hate your videos…. Your passion and knowledge makes me love every unit, model and army you speak about… and then I’m reminded that I don’t have the funds to buy every unit/model/army.
Man I wish there was more lore around the Legio Custodes tanks
Custodes sucks haha gal vorbak
The baneblades will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only for the fact that well, "it's a baneblade" but because I will always have burned into my memory when I bought 2 of the original baneblades from forge world many years ago. These tanks were so lazily made and shipped that it literally took me a month each to just assemble them, let alone paint. From each having bent cannons that I needed to straighten, to the fact that each road wheel still had a piece of mold resin attached to it that was literally the size of the wheel itself forcing me to cut and sand each one so that it was somewhat rounded. By the end of the cutting and shaping of both, I had enough left over resin, that a third baneblade could have been made. But to this day, I still have them both, and they still take pride of place in my vast collection.
Sounds like a true imperium type introduction to the gaurd huh
My favourite thing is that apparently the Baneblade was one a light tank in the dark age of technology.
no it wasnt
Ok buddy lmao @firmak2
Source, or it’s just fan speculation gone too far.
Epic sponsorship. Brilliant video as always bro. Glad to have you on RUclips
I hope that when they update the imperial guard they update the leman Russ like how they did with the sentinel
Absolutely not. I want the leman russ to remain the boxy slice of heaven that it is. It is already the best looking tank in the game. The imperial guard need a no frills tank. It doesn't need a sleek look or anything special. Giving the guard fancy looking stuff takes away their identity. They're supposed to be men and women using old gear and getting the job done against the Lovecraftian horrors of the 41st millennium.
out of every single being in the 40k universe i would want to be an ork engineer. being able to throw together any old trash and make a functioning weapon sounds like so much fun
The tau are really cool I think, to bad they didn’t have a few thousand more years to expand before all the other stuff like tyranids and necrons showed up
At the pace they evolve and develop, maybe they would have either conquered most of the galaxy or crushed by a coalition of humans and eldar
Idk why but this "WRONG !!! D6 Damage, Fix this GamesWorkshop" made me laugh so hard lmao. And Awesome Video as always, in term of English speaking Lore Channels you are my Top 1, always excited to see the next vid you are going to upload.
Very disappointed that there was no mention of the eldar super heavies such as the Cobra and the voidspinner, the cobra's D-Cannon can sheer large portions of even the largest titans off into the warp and can suck entire enemy tanks into the immaterium. Or the Voidspinner wich coats monofilament webs 🕸 with a super bacteria that eats organic and inorganic matter for the duration of its short lived lifespan eating the dirt beneath the enemy's feat into the bedrock.
I want to do a video ranking tanks by their destructive capabilities for all of the super heavies. Unfortunately there is little to no artwork of like 90% of them so I'm going to have to get creative and don't really know how I'll tackle it and video form yet.
@@weshammer 😃
@@weshammer I get the feeling that art only really exists for a few super heavy factions because they're iconic and people don't really consider races like eldar to have super heavies. They're a maneuverable race and then it jumps up to titans in most artwork with the elite troops taking a spotlight.
This is how the different species make their tanks.
Humanity: use materials mined from the ground to make tanks
Orks: literally anything they find nearby
Eldar: *sings*
18:06 isn't that MidWinter Minis Nurgle tank?
Yes
Yeah
The astra militarum has reminded me of how much of a big fan I am of tanks, especially the baneblade and the leman russ.
Could u please just credit the artists in the corner of their shown artwork
Love your videos, you really put a lot of work into them. I love looted wagons btw, created two looted Leman Ruses when I was 16.
Lemon russ is the best tank.
Can't believe there was all this talk about the Baneblade and its variants, without so much as a mention of its Titan-killing sister, the Shadowsword!
For all their intricacy a Doomsday Barge is just not as impressive as a (well painted) Monolith. Yeah the ringpop gem on the old one was a bit silly, but when an opponent put one on the table it was an 'Oh, crap.' moment second only to an actual Baneblade showing up.
I've always imagined the Baneblade to be bigger and heavier. According to fandom it's "only" 13,5m long and 6,3m high. This is why it came as a suprise when you said it weighted only 316 tonnes. Maybe I was a bit too much influenced by the P1000 Landkreuzer Ratte.
Which ironically shows that even the over the top cranked to 11 style of the 40k universe isn't too far away from what lunatics thought of actually building in the second world war.
The baneblade probably saves a lot of weight by having very good angling on the front facing as well as futuristic materials and so on.
GW sucks with numbers. thats all it is.
@@firmak2 Yeah I think it's like with Titans in the lore. They are as big as it fits in a scenario. I mean the Baneblade at 25:33 looks at least double the size the fandom page provides, but then again it looks like fan-art as well. It's fantasy I guess :-)
@@subterreanhighrise most of 40k art is actually fan art. Like all the cool shit after the year 2005 is all fan art.
Dont forget that the baneblade was a SCOUT TANK in the golden age of technology
Which makes no sense due to its terrible speed
@@AutisticMan2004 Nope, on Dawn Of War Baneblade can move very fast if no troops or obstacles appeared on the road. Also the Baneblade during AOT may different, the technology to make the armor may lead to the armor lighter while maintain the same effectiveness, better engine that can output more HP and received decent maintenance unlike those be started and maintain by preying, lighting incense and sacrifice.
@@superspies32 according to the lore baneblades move at 25 km per hour on road, properly tuned leman russ tanks can move at 70 km per hour on road
no it wasnt
@@AutisticMan2004 it actually wanst a light tank.
I don't know if it qualifies as a tank, but the basilisk has always held a special place in my heart. Mostly from my time playing "Dawn of War." It was by far my favorite unit. The ability to rain doom on the enemy just about anywhere on the map that I had eyes, was incredibly awesome. I don't play Astra Militarium now days. But if I did, you could bet I'd have as many basilisks as I could.
Bro who is the God emperor
Is this a joke?
PS I will give my best explanation if not it's just quite a bit to write
Imagine the religious image of god himself came back but in futuristic battle form and an absolutely terrible fucking dad to his 20 space jesus's.
you have luetins 4 park series
Some Dude
@@nobleman9393 yeah he's just a guy
Imma be honest I never got into warhammer and for a long time I thought it was kind of cringe, then RUclips recommended me one of your short vids and now I am really getting into warhammer thanks to you ! I never expected such deep lore and I love the dark and grim twist that separates it so much from other franchises
As a 7 year WOT veteran, there has never been a worse time to play WOT. Expect veteran players to abuse overpowered pay to win tanks constantly
Wes, keep up the good work man! I love weapons of 40K videos! Would be interested in Xenos melee and firearms!
You know other than Bricky u r another one of my favourite WH40k lore ytubers nice to see ur channel going keep it up bro
Love the content! There is one thing I think would be cool to tack on to the land raiders versatility: when battle barges need extra firepower they drive the land raiders out onto the surface of the ship and use their las cannons to supplement the ship firepower.
That world of tanks ad was the first ad that made me have to download a game. Well done
Another good video....I like your style,your dedication to Warhammer...keep up the good work!!! Your reels /shorts were awesome,the long vid's are even better..thanx for the hard work,I appreciate it👍🤘
"we need the tank repaired asap!"
"i sing as fast as i can!!!"
gotta love 40k 🤣
I mean, I have a personal bias for any troop transports, and the idea of an Ork tower on the tabletop makes me smile, but the Taurox Prime is still my favorite. Sure, the regular Taurox isn't the best, but the Prime just hits different
Wes, on starting the video with a segment on the Rhino and its variants, giving descriptions of variants and researched opinions and funny herknes dragonblade references
Me, and the singular thought rattling around in my head for the entire duration of the Rhino segment: METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES METAL BAWKSES META-
I think the death guard plaugeburst crawler should be included because of it’s sheer firepower and because it is a chaos exclusive tank. However it was a very good list. Keep up the great videos
someone: so who's the winner
Wes:* in low deep mechanical voice * *TIS THE BAIN BLADE!!!*
I remember when I was a kid back in the late 90s, early 2000s and I saw a Forgeworld Baneblade in my local GW store. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen in person up til that point. Then I saw a Forgeworld Cobra and realised I had chosen well with my little Ulthwe army!
Some Baneblade artwork make it a great Ork tank, so many big guns pointing in different directions.
You should do a deep dive on the Orks I love your content and I’d love to see what you have to say about them
Random thought: Orks are quite simple minded, yet they have that special psychic manipulation.
1: You either hit, or you don't, so by ork logic firing two bullets means one should always hit.
2: Accuracy by volume (sound).
Ork sniper: never misses, is incredibly loud (to the point of exploding).
A video like this on aircraft or knights/titans would be amazing
Great video man, love the long form. Nice to see Guy's (Midwinter Minis) nurgal land raider in there.
Ork tanks remind me of the trucks I used to draw in the first grade. Two wheels (gotta appreciate perspective right?) and then just spikes with guns on top covered in spikes. Maybe some spikes on the bullets too.
I love war thunder that got me into tanks , always wanted a video like this to learn what war hammer tanks were like.
Oh man I remember the orc pile on rule. One of our group loved orcs, and we saw that a lot. lol
This was a great video soon do you reckon can do a video on the terminator space marine.
The bane blade is just a versatile vehicle and was what got me into the guard where you could have it setted up for almost any role that you want or need be it a mass horde killer with the stormhammer
A siege breaker
Anti horde
And my personal favorite and the ultimate delete button
THE SHADOWSWORD which is more than capable of wiping out all but the toughest of enemies where its capable of one shoting almost anything outside of titans and the toughest of enemies
I said something similar on MajorKill's tank list. The major drawback of the shadowsword being it's escort has to be purged after being driven insane by it's volcano cannon. The IG seem to think it's worth it, though.
Always hyped to see a new LONG video from you👍👍👍 keep em coming
I love how the baneblade is so loved and ancient that the kit has barely been altered besides additional sprues to add the forge world variants to the table. Although...i wouldnt have it any way. is it the oldest kit still in production? It has to be up there. I own like 10 of them XD Woe is the day when the baneblade chassis is reworked into a significantly different kit.
I was really expecting to see the Skorpius in there. One of the only remaining instances of Imperium anti-grav technology, held in exclusive use by the Adeptus Mechanicus. It combines the terrain versatility of the Hammerhead with sheer Imperial durability. Plus, something with tech that rare has gotta be sacred.
"We lost some ammo, but at least we didn't explode" *proceeds to fucking explode*
i would love there to be 1 orc that was "born" with higher intelligence that falls in love with creating guns and machines but like in the proper way then slowly comes to the understanding of orc's powers
D6 damage in tabletop for the doomsday cannon is just a balance thing, the other option is to make it cost 500 points and limited to 5000+ point games. Then it would never be seen.