Warhammer Horus Heresy: Solar Auxilia Aethon Heavy Sentinel

Warhammer Horus Heresy: Solar Auxilia Aethon Heavy Sentinel

Sentinels are the secret sauce of the Solar Auxilia, armoured walkers that can race over rough terrain that would burn out the engine of a Malcador Heavy Tank from sheer exertion – provided they tread carefully. Aethon Heavy Sentinels may look ungainly, but these bipedal bombardiers really strut their stuff on the battlefield.

Solar Auxilia Sentinels are all Cavalry assigned the new Mechanised Unit sub-type, which gives them some of the traits associated with “true” vehicles. Special rules such as Fleshbane and Poison are less effective against their metal hulls, they can shoot with all their weapons, even during a reaction, and they don’t need to break stride to fire heavier guns. 

There’s a price for that versatility, as Mechanised units are also susceptible to some of the same weaknesses as big tanks. Anti-vehicle weapons with Armourbane have a greater chance of causing damage, and they’re vulnerable to Haywire and Detonation attacks.