The Valdor is a heavy tank destroyer named for Constantin Valdor, the famous Captain-General of the Legio Custodes. Only just entering service on a trial basis when the Horus Heresy began, initial production runs of the Valdor have been channelled to the Solar Auxilia, in particular those cohorts operating against foes equipped with heavy tanks or tank analogues. While utilising a familiar chassis shared with several other armoured vehicles in the Solar Auxilia’s arsenal, the Valdor mounts a devastating neutron laser, each a meticulously wrought iteration of a recently recovered relic of the Dark Age of Technology.
| Armour | Transport Capacity | ||||||
| M | BS | Front | Side | Rear | HP | ||
| Valdor Tank Destroyer (⌀Use model) | |||||||
| Valdor Tank Destroyer (⌀Use model) | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | - |
Some weapons are so heavy that, while they can be fired on the move, are more powerful when properly braced and made ready before shooting. Warriors on the battlefield must use their judgement to decide when speed is required and when the full firepower of their arsenal must be unleashed.
Weapons with the Heavy (X) Special Rule gain +1 to a Characteristic when Stationary.Designed to pierce the armour worn by heavy infantry, some weapons have gained a fearsome reputation on the battlefields of the Floras Heresy. While many such weapons are rare or temperamental in use, the sheer power of their attacks more than makes up for this.
With a Weapon that has the Breaching (X) Special Rule there is a chance that a Wound Test may result in the Wound ignoring Armour Saves.The [Allegiance] Trait is used in the following Solar Auxilia datasheets:
The Solar Auxilia Trait is used in the following Solar Auxilia datasheets:
Template weapons shoot clouds of fire, gas or other lethal substances, rather than shells or bullets.
Weapons and attacks with the Template Special Rule use the Flame Template to determine how many Models they Hit.Heavy beams and armour-piercing cannon rarely inflict superficial damage, but always blast and break the hull of their target. Such weapons are superior tank killers, their sheer power prized over lesser weapons when the objective is to apply maximum damage without concern for finesse.
A Weapon with the Armourbane Special Rule counts Glancing Hits as Penetrating Hits.A hail of enemy gunfire serves to keep any warrior’s head down, and some weapons are designed specifically to suppress the foe. Only the most steadfast of troops will continue the advance when all they can hear is the whistle and crack of gunshots and the screams of the fallen.
Weapons and other attacks that have the Suppressive (X) Special Rule have a chance of inflicting the Suppressed Status on the Target Unit.| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Multi-laser | |||||||
| Multi-laser | 36 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Suppressive (1) | Las |
Some weapons are so terrifyingly potent that their use instils abject fear in even the most strong-willed warriors. In the face of such wanton power the target can only flee or prepare for death, for few would live to tell of the true horrors of the Age of Darkness once they were unleashed on the battlefield.
Weapons and other attacks that have the Panic (X) Special Rule have a chance of inflicting the Routed Status on the Target Unit.| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Heavy flamer | |||||||
| Heavy flamer | Template | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Template, Panic (1) | Flame |
| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Heavy bolter | |||||||
| Heavy bolter | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Heavy (FP) | Bolt |
The Smokescreen (see Smokescreen Advanced Reaction) Trait is used in the following Solar Auxilia datasheets:
| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Heavy stubber | |||||||
| Heavy stubber | 36 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | Auto |
Huge artillery cannon and vast laser weapons are commonly employed as the primary armament of the greatest war machines of the Imperium. These weapons are devastating when properly braced and prepared for firing - more than capable of destroying smaller war engines in a single blast.
Weapons with the Ordnance (X) Special Rule double the value of a Characteristic when Stationary.| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Autocannon | |||||||
| Autocannon | 48 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Breaching (6+), Heavy (FP) | Auto |
| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Lascannon | |||||||
| Lascannon | 48 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Heavy (D), Armourbane | Las |
Some weapons carry only a severely limited stock of munitions. Often intended as weapons of last resort, used at the correct point they can turn the tide of battle.
A Weapon with the Limited (X) Special Rule can only be used to attack a limited number of times per Battle.| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Hunter-killer missile | |||||||
| Hunter-killer missile | 48 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | Armourbane, Limited (1) | Missile |
Mounted ilium-beacons or simple electric torches, many vehicles mount some kind of portable light to aid in target identification and destruction in darkness and poor weather.
Searchlights allow attacks to ignore Shrouded Damage Mitigation Rolls.Dozer blades for the clearance of mines and other obstacles are a common feature of many armoured vehicles.
Dozer blades allow Models to ignore the Movement penalties of Difficult Terrain.Another of the Mechanicum’s specialised systems that only their high adepts truly understand, a flare shield is a directional electromagnetic flux field generator, rumoured by some to be a product of Dark Age technology from a source best left forgotten.
Attacks which hit a Model with a flare shield gain no benefit from the Armourbane Special Rule.This datasheet has Armour Battlefield Role. Full list of Solar Auxilia units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
Volatile fuel, overpowered reactors or dangerous munitions can cause some war engines to explode when destroyed. Such explosions can prove devastating to friend and foe alike.
A Model with this Special Rule can explode and cause Hits to nearby Models and Units.Blasts of exotic radiation, malignant scrap-code or other targeted attacks can render the systems of complex war engines vulnerable without penetrating their armour. While such weapons are less likely to leave their target as a broken ruin, the deleterious effects of their attacks can render even the most powerful war machines impotent.
Weapons with the Shock (X) Special Rule have a chance of inflicting Statuses on Vehicles even if it does not penetrate their armour.| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Neutron beam laser | |||||||
| Neutron beam laser | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Ordnance (D), Armourbane, Shock (Suppressed) | Las |