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	Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].		Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].

	Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.		Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha like rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.

	Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].		Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].

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	== Tabletop ==		== Tabletop ==

	The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the [[Wyvern]] and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.		The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the [[Wyvern Suppression Tank\|Wyvern]] and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.

	Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.		Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.

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	== Tabletop ==		== Tabletop ==

	The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the Wyvern and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.		The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the [[Wyvern]] and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.

	Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.		Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.

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	''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''		''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''

	The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the least subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.		The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the least subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.

	The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load, the missiles are ''highly'' explosive even when inactive, and the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.		The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load, the missiles are ''highly'' explosive even when inactive, and the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.
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	== The Rebellion Begins ==		== The Rebellion Begins ==

	Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.		Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.

	[http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Astra-Militarum-Manticore Note that it costs as much from GW per model] as a [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Imperial-Guard-Leman-Russ-Battle-Tank Leman Russ] does, at least in Europe.		[http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Astra-Militarum-Manticore Note that it costs as much from GW per model] as a [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Imperial-Guard-Leman-Russ-Battle-Tank Leman Russ] does, at least in Europe.
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	Image:ManticoreSoviet.jpg\|One of many mods of a [[Chimera]]. This one weds a rocket pod from a toy MLRS to a Chimera chassis. It works.		Image:ManticoreSoviet.jpg\|One of many mods of a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]]. This one weds a rocket pod from a toy MLRS to a Chimera chassis. It works.

	Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].		Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].

1d4chan>Cavgunner: Slight updates for clarity. Also, nothing about it is subtle at all - so saying that it is the most subtle vehicle doesn't make sense... unless you are being sarcastic, which clearly wasn't the case.

2021-03-17T00:49:13Z

Slight updates for clarity. Also, nothing about it is subtle at all - so saying that it is the most subtle vehicle doesn't make sense... unless you are being sarcastic, which clearly wasn't the case.

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	''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''		''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''

	The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the ~~most~~ subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.		The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the least subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.

	The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load ~~(so it is extremely vulnerable once its~~ missiles are ~~all launched)~~ and ~~a finicky machine to operate --~~ the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.		The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load, the missiles are ''highly'' explosive even when inactive, and the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.

	== Tabletop ==		== Tabletop ==

	The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the Wyvern and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at ~~125 pts + upgrades~~ (~~133 pts base post Chapter Approved~~). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.		The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the Wyvern and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.

	~~Like a number of New Guard munitions~~, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. ~~The~~ Manticore will routinely earn its points back ~~in with its opening salvo~~.		Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.

	~~The limited ammunition and randomness of each salvo make the Manticore perhaps less reliable for anti-infantry duty than~~, ~~say~~, a ~~Leman Russ Punisher~~, ~~but~~ it'~~s not~~ unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn ~~with a lucky dice roll or two~~. ~~Expect~~ the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else~~, and make sure that he doesn't get there~~.		In previous editions, Storm Eagle rockets had a much, ''much'' greater capacity to obliterate a large number of closely packed targets. Back then, it wasn't unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn. While that is no longer really the case, people know that the Manticore is still dangerous, so expect the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else.

	== CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! ==		== CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! ==

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	The limited ammunition and randomness of each salvo make the Manticore perhaps less reliable for anti-infantry duty than, say, a Leman Russ Punisher, but it's not unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn with a lucky dice roll or two. Expect the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else, and make sure that he doesn't get there.		The limited ammunition and randomness of each salvo make the Manticore perhaps less reliable for anti-infantry duty than, say, a Leman Russ Punisher, but it's not unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn with a lucky dice roll or two. Expect the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else, and make sure that he doesn't get there.

	==CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!==		== CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! ==

	A player in a major tournament in New York managed to pull off several bits of undiluted win when using [[Creed]] to Scout Manticores against [[Ork]] players, enabling them to perfectly get line-of-sight with the enemy army and fire off a barrage. This is widely considered [[Necrons\|cheese]], but remains absolutely hilarious and is something that ''needs'' to be witnessed, if only once.		A player in a major tournament in New York managed to pull off several bits of undiluted win when using [[Creed]] to Scout Manticores against [[Ork]] players, enabling them to perfectly get line-of-sight with the enemy army and fire off a barrage. This is widely considered [[Necrons\|cheese]], but remains absolutely hilarious and is something that ''needs'' to be witnessed, if only once.

	==The Rebellion Begins==		== The Rebellion Begins ==

	Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.		Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.

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	Some of the more infamous ones are shown below.		Some of the more infamous ones are shown below.

	==IRL==		== IRL ==

	“Manticore” is [https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-stryker-warhammer-40k-manticore one of the few names proposed for a variant of the Stryker IFV.] This variant, appropriately enough, carries the Leonardo DRS, an air defense turret carrying Stinger and Hellfire missiles. It is explicitly said, in the column “Vehicles with Designation”, to be a “Fictional missile-launching tank from the game Warhammer 40,000”. [[Awesome\|And you can]] [https://survey.tradoc.army.mil/EFM/se/0F02746A72B9A401?fbclid=IwAR3Cy8VbEYGOcn6lxUTusXhvtL7dpGfrOlhcrfYOFx4SlsnKol-jCoQUusU\| vote] [[Awesome\|for it]]. So do your part and make the [[Tau\|US Army]] one step closer to the Grim Darkness it [[Imperial Guard\|deserves to be!]]		“Manticore” is [https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/army-stryker-warhammer-40k-manticore one of the few names proposed for a variant of the Stryker IFV.] This variant, appropriately enough, carries the Leonardo DRS, an air defense turret carrying Stinger and Hellfire missiles. It is explicitly said, in the column “Vehicles with Designation”, to be a “Fictional missile-launching tank from the game Warhammer 40,000”. [[Awesome\|And you can]] [https://survey.tradoc.army.mil/EFM/se/0F02746A72B9A401?fbclid=IwAR3Cy8VbEYGOcn6lxUTusXhvtL7dpGfrOlhcrfYOFx4SlsnKol-jCoQUusU\| vote] [[Awesome\|for it]]. So do your part and make the [[Tau\|US Army]] one step closer to the Grim Darkness it [[Imperial Guard\|deserves to be!]]

	==Gallery==		== Gallery ==

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	Image:ManticoreSoviet.jpg\|One of many mods of a [[Chimera]]. This one weds a rocket pod from a toy MLRS to a Chimera chassis. It works.		Image:ManticoreSoviet.jpg\|One of many mods of a [[Chimera]]. This one weds a rocket pod from a toy MLRS to a Chimera chassis. It works.

	Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].		Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].

	Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.		Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.

	Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].		Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].

	Image:BadManticore.jpg\| How not to convert a Manticore. In case you're wondering, that's the handle end of a fucking tennis racket the rockets are mounted on. A fucking tennis racket.		Image:BadManticore.jpg\| How not to convert a Manticore. In case you're wondering, that's the handle end of a fucking tennis racket the rockets are mounted on. A fucking tennis racket.

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1d4chan>Derpysaurus at 15:32, 26 October 2020

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	''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''		''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''

	The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the most subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore ~~Rocket Launcher~~\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.		The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the most subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.

	The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load (so it is extremely vulnerable once its missiles are all launched) and a finicky machine to operate -- the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.		The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load (so it is extremely vulnerable once its missiles are all launched) and a finicky machine to operate -- the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.

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	Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].		Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].

	Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.		Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha like rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.

	Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].		Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].

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	[[Image:ManticoreRL.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Fist of the North Star\|You are already dead]].]]		[[Image:ManticoreRL.jpg\|right\|thumb\|[[Fist of the North Star\|You are already dead]].]]

	''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''		''[[Imperial Guard\|The Guard]] has a Manticore. Your [[Tyranids\|numerical]] [[Orks\|superiority]] is [[Rage\|irrelevant]].''

	The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the least subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.		The '''Manticore Launcher Tank''' is one of the least subtle options the Imperial Guard has, being able to deliver as much firepower as an entire [[Basilisk Artillery Gun\|Basilisk]] battery from a single unassuming vehicle. It is built on the versatile [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] chassis, with a [[Manticore Missile\|Manticore Missile Launcher]] attached to its back.

	The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load, the missiles are ''highly'' explosive even when inactive, and the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.		The main reasons that the Manticore isn't more widely used are that it is difficult to load, the missiles are ''highly'' explosive even when inactive, and the [[machine spirit]]s of the tracking, guidance, and launch systems are as temperamental as they are advanced. As such, they are limited in deployment to artillery regiments for the most part, as they are furthest from the front lines and most likely to have the [[tech-priest]] expertise required to maintain them.

	== Tabletop ==		== Tabletop ==

	The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the [[Wyvern Suppression Tank\|Wyvern]] and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.		The Manticore's Storm Eagle rocket is a thing of delight at 2d6 S10 AP -2 causing d3 wounds each. Like the [[Wyvern Suppression Tank\|Wyvern]] and Basilisk, it benefits not only from indirect fire, but also from the master of ordnance's reroll failed 1 to hit boost. A single manticore is a genuine threat to a huge number of targets, and remarkably doesn't break the bank at 145 points base (as of 9th edition). The only downside is its limited ammunition, and perhaps less than stellar AP.

	Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.		Unsurprisingly, the Manticore is a strong all purpose attacker causing ladles of grief to anything. If it can fire all four rockets off, the the Manticore will routinely earn its points back.

	In previous editions, Storm Eagle rockets had a much, ''much'' greater capacity to obliterate a large number of closely packed targets. Back then, it wasn't unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn. While that is no longer really the case, people know that the Manticore is still dangerous, so expect the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else.		In previous editions, Storm Eagle rockets had a much, ''much'' greater capacity to obliterate a large number of closely packed targets. Back then, it wasn't unheard of for a battery of Manticores to destroy the bulk of an enemy's forces in the first or second turn. While that is no longer really the case, people know that the Manticore is still dangerous, so expect the enemy to focus everything on its destruction, even to the exclusion of all else.
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	Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.		Due to the Manticore being an insanely overpriced model - even by the staggering standards of [[Games Workshop]]'s notorious tendency to charge an arm, leg, and testicle for its miniatures - players have resorted to increasingly-clever methods for representing Manticores on the tabletop, the most common way being to either mod a [[Chimera Transport\|Chimera]] APC, which costs about half as much, or to go the full Monty and using decidedly non-Games-Workshop miniatures in order to represent them on the tabletop. Considerable amusement and much [[rage]] from certain [[Neckbeard]]s have ensued.

	[http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Astra-Militarum-Manticore Note that it costs as much from GW per model] as a [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Imperial-Guard-Leman-Russ-Battle-Tank Leman Russ] does, at least in Europe.		[http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Astra-Militarum-Manticore Note that it costs as much from GW per model] as a [http://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Imperial-Guard-Leman-Russ-Battle-Tank Leman Russ] does, at least in Europe.

	Some of the more infamous ones are shown below.		Some of the more infamous ones are shown below.
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	Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].		Image:Whirlwindicore.jpg\| A fairly clever Manticore made from a Chimera and a [[Whirlwind]].

	Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha like rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.		Image:Katyushacore.jpg\| <strike>This one is reaching. </strike> It's a Katyusha like rocket launcher, modded to look more [[Vostroyan]] or [[Valhalla]]n.<strike> Kind of clever.</strike>A totally awesome scratch-build. 'Kind of' my arse.

	Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].		Image:DefSnake.jpg\| Several fa/tg/uys had converted [[AT-43]] miniature to represent Manticores used by [[Gue'vesa]], though painted and modded to look more [[Weeaboo\|Tau-ish]].

	Image:BadManticore.jpg\| How not to convert a Manticore. In case you're wondering, that's the handle end of a fucking tennis racket the rockets are mounted on. A fucking tennis racket.		Image:BadManticore.jpg\| How not to convert a Manticore. In case you're wondering, that's the handle end of a fucking tennis racket the rockets are mounted on. A fucking tennis racket.

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