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== Gladiator Valiant ==

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The Valiant is the [[Predator Annihilator]] of Gladiator Tanks, albeit short-ranged. It has two sponson [[multi-melta]]s and a turreted twin-linked [[Las-Talon|las-talons]] for close quarters destruction of enemy armor and heavy infantry, plus optional upgrades of an [[Ironhail Heavy Stubber]], [[Icarus Rocket Pod]], and [[Auto-Launcher]]s, for 5 points each.

The Valiant shares a statline with the Lancer, the only difference is the loadout. Rocking two Multi-Meltas and a Twin Las Talon, it gets 4 S8 AP-3 Dd6 damage, with the new melta rule (+2 damage at half range) and 4 S9 AP-3 Dd6 shots, all at 24" range, for 250 pts base.

Still loses to Eradicators in point for point efficiency, sadly (though, again, its because Eradicators are undercosted), but unlike the Lancer, this one at least ''tries'' to compete. For 10 points less, you could have 18 wounds of T5 eradicators with 6 melta rifles (or heavy melta rifles for 270 points), which could double shoot for a total of 12 shots, however, its arguable that the Gladiator's T8 and 10" move might make it an actual contender to take over Eradicators, but I'll leave it to people wiser than me to figure that out. If you want a mid-short range tank destroyer that has enough shots to one-round a knight or put some serious hurt into heavy infantry if it has nothing better to do, I present the Gladiator Valiant.
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