Knight Crusader

Knight Crusader
Type	Vehicle
Faction	Adeptus Mechanicus
Produced by	Manufactorum Cybernetica
Research	Knight Crusader
Tier	9
Prod. time	6
Cost	33 120
Upkeep	12
Attributes
Armour	8
Hitpoints	72
Morale	10
Movement	2

Knight Crusader is an Adeptus Mechanicus super-heavy walker unit with an endless array of deadly ranged weapons.

Description

Finding the optimal firing position, the Knight Crusader locks down its motive actuators in preparation to unleash a punishing salvo. From its avenger gatling cannon it levels a fusillade of heavy shells, sketching deadly patterns across the enemy army's frontage. Those that are equipped with Icarus autocannons on their shoulders are given an additional duty: to protect their comrades from airborne attack. Swivelling in response to their predictive auto-auguries, the Icarus cannons spit streams of flak fire into the skies to detonate enemy aircraft in distant fireballs. With each section of the battlefield it clears of foes, the Crusader's steady advance brings new targets under its sights, and it continues to unleash destruction with every stride.

Weapons

Avenger Gatling Cannon Heavy: Reduces the accuracy after moving. Rending: Increases the damage and armour penetration. Upgrade: Scriptorum Ordinatus Increases the armour penetration of heavy weapons.

Rapid-fire Battle Cannon Large Blast: Hits multiple group members of the target unit. Ordnance: Increases the armour penetration against vehicles and fortifications. Not usable by infantry after moving. Upgrade: Scriptorum Ordinatus Increases the armour penetration of heavy weapons.

Heavy Stubber Heavy: Reduces the accuracy after moving. Upgrade: Scriptorum Ordinatus Increases the armour penetration of heavy weapons.

Heavy Flamer Assault: Classification. Flame: Classification. Ignores Cover: Ignores the ranged damage reduction of the target unit. No Escape: Increases the attacks against open-topped units. Template: Hits with increased accuracy against multiple group members of the target unit. Upgrade: Dogma Metalica Increases the armour penetration of assault weapons.

Researchable

Twin-Linked Icarus Autocannon Heavy: Reduces the accuracy after moving. Skyfire: Increases the accuracy against flyers. Reduces the accuracy against ground units that are not skimmer, jetbike or jet pack. Twin-Linked: Increases the accuracy. Upgrade: Scriptorum Ordinatus Increases the armour penetration of heavy weapons.

Actions

Aura of Fear Reduces the morale of adjacent enemy units each turn. Radius: 1 Passive action Fear: Reduces the morale each turn.

Stomp Free action Consumes movement Cooldown: 1 Large Blast: Hits multiple group members of the target unit. Melee: Cannot overwatch.

Researchable

Hammer of Wrath Increases the damage of non-Bomb weapons. Requires action points Cooldown: 3 Technology: Hammer of Wrath

Traits

Ion Shield: Increases the damage reduction.

Move Through Cover: Negates the movement penalty in forests and imperial ruins.

Smash: Increases the melee armour penetration.

Strikedown: Temporarily reduces the movement of target infantry unit.

Super-Heavy: Classification.

Vehicle: Negates the penalty for heavy and ordnance weapons. Increases the movement penalty in forests and imperial ruins.

Walker: Reduces the movement penalty in forests and imperial ruins.

Researchable

Extra Vehicle Armour: Increases the armour. Requires: Agripinaan Ablation

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