Hammerfall Siege Crawler

A testament to the engineering brilliance of the Rhulfolk, the Hammerfall Siege Crawler paves the way for assaults on hard targets. Firing its thunderous siegebreaker cannons to crack open fortress walls and pulverize enemy armor, the Siege Crawler is a mobile artillery battery worthy of the reputation of Hammerfall’s renowned mercenaries.

Basic Info

Mercenary - This model can work for Template:Crucible Guard mercenary, Template:Cygnar mercenary or Template:Khador Mercenary.

Abilities

• Template:Construct
• Template:Pathfinder
• Template:Bulldoze
• Template:Dual Attack
• Template:Girded
• Template:Periscope
• Template:Reinforcements

Weapons

Quad Cannon
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW			LOCATION
		10"			d3+1			Template:-			12			Template:-
Bash
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S				LOCATION
		0.5				0				15				Template:-
Siegebreaker x2
File:Gun icon.jpg		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW			LOCATION
		12"			1			4			15			Left & Right
Template:Critical Stagger Template:Siege Weapon

Theme Forces

• Template:Hammer Strike
• Template:The Irregulars
• Lastly, it has the rare privilage of being a battle engine that can be hired in another Faction's theme force: Cygnar's Template:Heavy Metal.

Thoughts on Hammerfall Siege Crawler

Hammerfall Siege Crawler in a nutshell

The Siege Crawler has a lot going on- tough frame, solid ranged combat capabilities, and excellent utility. It has the highest box count of any non-colossal in the game and more special rules than you can shake a stick at. It provides recursion, stealth removal, blast protection, bulldoze and the occasional stagger, which is a game-winning ability. It's a fine piece against both infantry and huge bases, though its inability to boost makes it a liability against heavies and lights.

As with all things Rhulic, the Crawler shines brightest with General Ossrum, whose feat and Fire for Effect spell make it more dangerous and more durable. It is a mainstay piece in every Ossrum Hammer Strike list.

That said, if you are not planning to play Ossrum in Hammer strike be and build the list around the Crawler, you should avoid this model as unboostable RAT 6's are poo.

Combos & Synergies

• General Ossrum can give it Fire For Effect. Stagger is one of the nastiest effects ranged attack can have in the game, and on the Siege Breakers it can be death sentence for other Battle Engines and wounded Gargossals.
• Eilish Garrity can use Puppet Master to up the odds of a Stagger with Fire For Effect to over 70%.
• Durgen Madhammer makes it make things go boom on feat turn.
• Ashlynn D'Elyse can go crit-fishing with her feat for the Staggers
• Rhulic infantry units with Murdoch or Valachev are both faction models AND Rhulic models, eligible for friendly faction support spells and Reinforcements. Note, that the ranking officers cannot be brought back with Reinforcement, since they're not Rhulic models.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• In a Khador/Cygnar army it will not benefit from the friendly faction support spells.
• It has no in-built boosting mechanic.
• It has standard Battle Engine vulnerabilities to Blind and Shadow Bind.
• Ossrum is the only caster who makes it great, but he can field great armies without it. It's unreliable with anyone else.
• While it can be taken in Irregulars, nothing is available for it to reinforce so you lose that aspect of the kit.

Tricks & Tips

• Take one with a model capable of sprays (like a Grundback Blaster) or bursts (like Herne & Jonne or the HAC). Use it's bulldoze ability to maximize the amount of models you can put under a template.
• When taken with General Ossrum, Siege Crawlers become amazing delivery devices for Forge Guard, letting them take cover behind it (protecting them from blasts or completely blocking LOS), then charging right through the Crawler when they get close enough.
• Beside High Shields and Forge Guards, the grunts of the Artillery Corps, as well as the TAC members are eligible for revival.
• Managed to land a Stagger effect on a warjack? Have something to cause Disruption? Use it on the unfortunate target, so it can't buy extra attacks either.
• Staggered models may not make ranged attacks unless their weapon has Reload.

Other

Trivia

Released 2016.11