Basilisk

Basilisk is a Vehicles unit in the Astra Militarum faction for Warhammer 40k.

Points: 140.

Basilisks are self-propelled artillery tanks, armed with a fearsome earthshaker cannon. Able to keep pace with infantry advances – their barrels levelled for direct fire – or deploy to rear positions from which they unleash relentless shelling, Basilisks are amongst the most numerous of the Imperial Guard’s ordnance tanks.

Standard kit: This model is equipped with: earthshaker cannon; heavy bolter; armoured tracks.

Weapons

Ranged weapons
WeaponRangeABSSAPDAbilities
Earthshaker cannon240D6+348-22blast, indirect fire
Heavy bolter36345-12sustained hits 1
Heavy flamer12D6N/A5-11ignores cover, torrent
Hunter-killer missile481414-3D6one shot
Melee weapons
WeaponAWSSAPDAbilities
Armoured tracks34601-

Abilities

Earthshaker Rounds
In your Shooting phase, after this model has shot, if one or more of those attacks made with its earthshaker cannon scored a hit against an enemy INFANTRY unit, until the start of your next Shooting phase, that unit is shaken. While a unit is shaken, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it.

Core and army rules

Wargear options

Damaged 1-4

While this model has 1-4 wounds remaining, each time this model makes an attack, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

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