Editing Colossus Bombard (section)

== Tabletop ==

The [[Colossus Siege Mortar|Colossus cannon]] has the same range as the [[Basilisk Artillery Gun]]'s [[Earthshaker]] (with a somewhat smaller minimum range), but fires with strength 6 rather than 9 ([[Derp|despite the shells being bigger]]). That said, its shells ignore cover saves, and as AP -2 is enough to ignore most armor and S6 will wound almost all basic infantry on either a 3+ or a 2+, it is a potent anti-blob weapon -- unless it is shooting at units with an invulnerable save or a 2+ armor save, it will probably vaporize whatever it hits without any rolls.

The original Colossus model was produced by [[Forge World]] for [[Imperial Armour Volume Three]]: The Taros Campaign. The rules were later brought into the main-line [[Imperial Guard]] army list with the fifth edition [[Codex]]. Funnily enough, although the original Colossus is built on the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] chassis, it had the same armor values as the [[Chimera Transport|Chimera]] and Chimera-based artillery pieces (unsurprising as little armor would be needed from kilometers away). In the IG codex, the Colossus was depicted as being Chimera-based, while Forge World's Leman Russ-based artillery piece is now known as the "Imperial Bombard" (which is still a bit odd, as GW's [[Epic]]-scale Bombards were clearly Chimera-based as well).

6th Edition - The Colossus has officially been removed from the Imperial Guard, apologies, ''Astra Militarum'' Codex. From now on to use it you'll have to use the Forgeworld Rules which are in Imperial Armour Volume One, Second Edition.

8th Edition - The Colossus is found in Index Imperial Armour - Forces of the Astra Militarum.

Horus Heresy - The Auxillia Bombard has an appropriate front armor value of 13.

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