Baneblade Super Heavy Tank: Warhammer 40K In Lore and On the Tabletop

Welcome back to In Lore and On The Tabletop. Today we'll be looking at the Astra Militarum Baneblade Super Heavy Tank, a truly ancient weapon of war and one of the oldest STCs in existence in Warhammer 40K's Imperium. Once a much more common sight on the battlefield, Baneblade super-heavy tanks are now a rarity due to the Imperium’s technological regression despite the Mechanicus’ best efforts to produce more of them.
What are these unique vehicles and how do they perform in Warhammer 40,000?
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[@CMTechnica]

Baneblade in the lore: Mobile fortress used by tank commanders, commissars, and astartes alike to bring the emperors wrath down upon heretics and xenos Baneblade on the tabletop: wet tissue paper that can’t move because you brought an Apocalypse unit to a 2k point game

[@cabal426]

The answer is always more Baneblades.

[@theheneral2318]

If you play Warhammer 40k Gladius Relics of war then yes more Baneblade is the answer

[@The.LastMelon]

I love this tank. I have run 2 Baneblades and 2 Baneswords in 2k point games since 8th.

[@Angel-mj2sx]

Man i love the baneblade

[@loganoldon8924]

They need a heavy main gun siege bore style mortar. It would be rad. Especially if they have an open and closed rear on a gut plate. A plow blade. Or just a rocket battery standpoint. Maybe some flamers batteries as well

[@nos2342]

Very nice series.

[@DarkDiamondEntertainment]

Great video as usual, can you cover video about DKoK Gorgon or maybe some DKoK vehicle ? Or this series only focused on Cadian unit ? 🍻

[@CadiaStands]

I think I'll have to start branching out to those types of vehicles soon! I'm running out of vehicles GW sells...

[@thomasa8814]

I made mine a stormlord because I just think it looks cool 😅

[@codyfoster7183]

If my recollection is correct the baneblade during the dark age of technology was technically classified as a scout tank. If so then that just shows hiw bonkers yet awesome the lore is.

[@Nodfollower]

What about the Stormblade?

[@superkommando0670]

The baneblade and the other super heavy Tanks dont Show Up in the gw Website anymore are they discontinued?

[@CadiaStands]

No, they're just getting them repackaged for the new codex--should be back within a week or two

[@superkommando0670]

@@CadiaStands ahh thanks already Had a panic Attack 😂😂

[@Shaun_Jones]

@@superkommando0670 I feel like the Baneblade is so iconic that deleting it might actually be enough to kill GW.

[@hildabanes5066]

WH40k space marine user look at my army and my titan! me:yeah you have a good army and a titan but its no match against 10 baneblades i had and 100 lemn russ and 30 bassilisk also unending army of guardsman cannon fodders