Deredeo Pattern Dreadnought
The Deredeo Pattern Dreadnought is a type of Space Marine Dreadnought. The walker is dedicated for heavy support and shares many components and features with the assault-based Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought.[1]
Overview
Developed alongside the Castraferrum Pattern and Lucifer Pattern, the Deredeo Pattern was designed as heavy assault platform.[3b] Rather than being a general assault unit like others of its kind, the Deredeo Pattern Dreadnought is a dedicated heavy weapons platform, intended to combine superior firepower with the flexibility and durability of a Dreadnought chassis.[4] It was initially deployed in limited numbers to each of the Space Marine Legions due to difficulties in its manufacture, its durability and firepower saw demand for the Deredeo pattern increase after the outbreak of the Horus Heresy.[1]
The Deredeo pattern Dreadnought, with its formidable carrying capacity and battlefield stability, was once used as a test-bed platform for a number of advanced Legiones Astartes weapons systems, including the Anvilus Autocannon Battery, hellfire plasma cannonade, Arachnus Heavy Lascannon Battery, Volkite Falconet, and the carapace mounted Aiolos missile launcher which was capable of independently targeting enemies. The Deredeo is also capable of mounting Heavy Flamers or Heavy Bolters. For an anti-aircraft role, it is capable of firing Boreas Air Defence Missiles.[4] The Deredeo also features a Helical Targeting Array and Atomantic Shielding.[2]
Notable Deredeo Dreadnoughts
Images
Ultramarines Deredeo Dreadnought with quad Autocannons
Salamanders Deredeo Dreadnought with Hellfire Plasma Cannonade
Blood Angels Deredeo Dreadnought with twin Arachnus Heavy Lascannons[5]
Imperial Fists Deredeo Dreadnought with Boreas Air Defence Missiles and Volkite Falconet[4]
Deredeo Dreadnought for the Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness[7]
Sources
- 1: Forge World (last accessed 23 May 2015)
- 2: Forgeworld: Deredeo (last accessed 28/01/2015)
- 3: The Horus Heresy Book Five - Tempest:
- 4: Forgeworld: Deredeo Pattern Dreadnought Rules (last accessed 12/9/2019)
- 5: Forgeworld: Deredeo Dreadnought Arachnus Heavy Lascannon Battery (last accessed 12/9/2019)
- 6: Warhammer Community: Launch a Daring Strike Into the Heart of Ultramar With the Night Lords (Posted on 04/10/2021) - The Defense of Sotha: Aegida's Lament PDF, pgs. 2-4 (Last accessed on 4 October 2021)
- 7: Warhammer Community: NOVA Open Previews – Iron Armour and Very Heavy Ordnance in the Horus Heresy (posted 30/8/2023) (last accessed 31/8/2023)