Chaos Dreadnought
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The Chaos Dreadnought is a gruesomely deformed version of the Space Marine Dreadnought. In principle they both work in similar ways, the body of a near-dead but revered warrior is placed within an armoured coffin which forms the central cortex of the Dreadnought. The captivity drives the Marine insane and turns the dreadnought into a nigh-unstoppable, blood-frenzied killing machine.1,2 Due to the unending insanity and pain captivity brings the Marine, Dreadnoughts need to be tied down when not in battle so they don't rampage throughout the lines of their fellow Chaos Marines.1
Like their counterparts in the Space Marine army, Chaos Dreadnoughts can be armed with a wide range of weaponry, both ranged and combat. These include either one or two Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, in the form of whips or claws, or twin-linked versions of autocannons, lascannons, heavy bolters or individual multi-meltas or plasma cannons. Built into the combat weapons is often either a twin-linked bolter or heavy flamer and one entire arm may be replaced with a missile launcher. The insanity also often has effects on the Dreadnoughts mode of attack, making its movements erratic and difficult to predict.1
Forgeworld have produced a range of Dreadnoughts, one each for the original Chaos legions, each with their own subtle variations including the individual markings of each of the legions and individual weapons for each arm to allow conversions. Each version also has a different 'face' to more closely associate the dreadnought to the Legion.
