To quote Forge World Newsletter 207, when the Valdor was first mentioned:
Forge World: "First up is the new Imperial Valdor Tank Hunter, an ancient design based on the Malcador chassis, it is built round a powerful neutron laser weapon able to make a mockery of the strongest armoured defence. Although more common in the forces of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the arcane technology used in their construction makes these tanks revered relics within Imperial Guard armoured companies, while on Vraks they were turned to the traitor`s cause by the dark arts of Chaos."
E&C from another thread talking about where they could be used:
No loyalist list currently makes use of them.
I'm sure someone will write one at some point, some kind of PDF regiment would probably be appropriate?
It seems appropriate Ad-Mech forces would keep the rare powerful tech for their own armies. I think E&C may be mis-reading the fact some are mothballed on Vraks to mean they're crap and only worthy bothering with for PDF - the opposite I think is the case with these particular tanks being reserved, rather than them being wasted on any old Guard regiment/conflict.
I have been of the opinion for some time that the Ad-Mech lists as are, are too boringly similar to the Imperial Guard list in the tanks and vehicles that they use and that they're really lacking enough weird tech stuff (likely we'll have to wait for FW to feature a proper Ad-Mech force in a supplement before we'll get new background and units to work with properly). Adding these would be appropriate and a good step to make them more distinct I think.
Can we have our Ad-Mech Valdors please?
