Cerastus Knight-Castigator

The Cerastus Knight-Castigator was a Cerastus-pattern war-suit built to dominate the middle ground of the battlefield, balancing formidable firepower with lethal close-combat prowess. In one fist it wielded the great tempest warblade, a colossal power sword capable of shearing through armour and rival Knights alike, while its castigator bolt cannon laid down a punishing storm of heavy fire that scythed down infantry and light vehicles in droves. Faster and taller than the Questoris chassis, the Castigator combined the reach of a ranged killer with that of a swordsman, able to gun down the foe at distance and then close to finish the work blade in hand. It was a war-suit that demanded versatility of its scion, rewarding those who could judge the shifting flow of battle and strike where they were most needed. In the wars of the Heresy, the Castigator was a mainstay of a household's assault, a relentless champion that could answer nearly any threat the enemy fielded, from massed infantry to the engines of a rival house.