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FACTION: Iron Hands

Years in the making. This mod adds a new faction to Gladius, providing an immersive experience purging xenos and heretics from Gladius as the Iron Hands chapter of Adeptus Astartes.

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• UPDATE 2024-04-26 ++ Hero Model Pack ++
  Updated to be consistent with latest developer patch.
  Change Log for details.
  *Please note, old games may not be compatible with this update*.
  
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The Sons of Ferrus Manus. The Iron Tenth. Hailing from frigid Medusa. Among the Space Marine Chapters, few are as relentless or ruthless as the Iron Hands. Where others see gene-crafted physical perfection, the Iron Hands see weakness of the flesh. Augmenting their bodies with cybernetics and making heavy use of tanks because one can trust only in Iron. The ultimate fate for an Iron Hand brother is entombment within the mighty sarcophagus of a Dreadnought - an eternity of war and servitude for the Emperor of Man without weakness or remorse, for THE FLESH IS WEAK!

From a humble boltgun to the walls of your fortress-monastery - play this army in the chapter’s colors and heraldry of the Iron Hands, including dozens of custom icons, descriptions, and lore texts.

Iron Captain - clad in ancient Terminator armour, advanced bionics and wielding the mighty Teeth of Mars this indomitable champion commands your forces with iron resolve.

Iron Father - trained on Mars, members the Iron Council, these warriors oversee the Chapter's spiritual health and guide the Battle-Brothers in their journey from a being defined by the biological weakness of the flesh to a warrior forged of rage and iron.

Venerable Dreadnought - due to the reverence for the mechanical amongst Iron Hands, their greatest heroes and commanders known the honour of ascending to Dreadnought sarcophagus.

Lieutenant - Lieutenants act as the right hands of their Captains by providing flexibility and helping to direct their battle-brothers in engagements.

Chief Apothecary - Chief Apothecaries are the most senior surgeons and battle medics available to Space Marine Chapters. This demi-hero provides powerful healing and a protective aura to nearby troops.

Predator Destructor - an anti-infantry battle tank.
Predator Annihilator - an anti-armoir battle tank.
Sternguard Space Marines - a unit of veterans equipped with incinerating combi-melta guns.
Vanguard Space Marines - a unit of veterans equipped with jump packs and mighty relic blades.
Assault Terminators - a unit in terminator armor wielding shredding lighting claws.
Baneblade - a behemoth tank awakened from the Brotherhood’s Iron Vault.
Helfather Termiantors - extensively cyberized infantry warriors that are difficult to shift.

“Only when by the power of our hate we have truly shed the prison of our flesh, shall we be judged worthy to stand at the side of the returned Primarch. Every foe I slay, every stone I cast down, makes my hatred purer, and the day Ferrus Manus is restored to us a day closer.” –Iron Father Klaanu Johar

Enhance your infantry with bionic augmentations. As your units level up they gain access to more cybernetic upgrades that can be unlocked through research.

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HUGES! thanks to @Firebringer4 for many of these compatibility patches. Please support him with gifts and thumb ups.

Gameplay Mods:
GLADIUS+
Too Many Voices
CITIES+
Unlimited Space Marine Cities
Combat Patrol
Action Move

Unit Mods:
Units:: Doc's Scrapyard-Custom Units
Iron Hands with Starting Hero
Knights Reinforcement
Marine Super Heavies
Fire Raptor Gunship
Chapter Master
Damocles Rhino
Roads and Bridges
Land Raider Terminus Ultra
Land Raider Excelsior




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