Hydra

Source: Imperial Armour I, p. 176

Hydra Points Front Armour Side Armour Rear Armour BS
200 12 10 10 3

Type: Tank

Crew: Imperial Guard

Weapons: The Hydra is armed with 2 x twin-linked, long-barrelled autocannons on an anti-aircraft mount and a hull-mounted heavy bolter.

Options: The Hydra may be given any of the following from the Imperial Guard Codex: camo-netting, extra armour, hunter-killer missile, improved comms, mine sweeper, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, pintle-mounted storm-bolter, rough terrain modification, searchlight, track guards, smoke launchers.

Heavy Support: A Hydra Flak Tank is a Heavy Support choice for an Imperial Guard army.

Special Rules

Long Barrelled Auto-Cannon

Range Strength AP Special
12"-72" 7 4 Heavy/2, AA Mount

Anti-Aircraft Weapon: The Hydra's autocannons are anti-aircraft mounted, this means that instead of needing to roll 6s to hit an aircraft, the Hydra can use its normal BS.

The static, towed version of this same weapon system is covered on the Hydra Platform page.