Know Your Dreadnoughts
The armored behemoths of the Adeptus Astartes known as Dreadnoughts are one of the most iconic units in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Present from the earliest days of the game straight through to today with a wide variety of designs and variants available there are few units with more options and a longer history to be found. Lets take a quick look through the history of Dreadnoughts through the lore of the universe. The Furibundus Pattern Dreadnought One of the first armored units in the game the Furibundus Pattern Dreadnought was a pewter miniature offered with a variety of weapons. Though the sculpting and manufacturing technologies of Games Workshop have improved vastly since the release of these original Dreadnoughts one can still see all the hallmarks that would come to define these classic Space Marine units. The Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought First depicted in the artwork for the Horus Heresy the Contemptor Pattern Dreadnoughts were the most commo...