Chaos Rhino

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Chaos Rhino
Race	Chaos
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey R	Build Cost 95 70  0 Build Time 18 s Built From Machine Pit Unit Size 1 Requires Nothing Limit 3
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	2000
Armour	Vehicle Medium
Unit Mass	50
Move Speed	32
Sight Radius	30 (cannot detect)
Weapons
Ranged	None
Melee	None

Contents 1 Chaos Rhino 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Smoke Launchers 3.2 Transport Vehicle 3.3 Death Explosion 4 Researchable Upgrades 4.1 Wargear: Smoke Launchers 5 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Chaos Rhino

"We will deliver pure evil into the heart of the battle."

The Chaos Rhino is a tough, reliable troop transport, able to get troops quickly into a fight. It can provide a smoke screen to cover an army's advance. Chaos Rhinos cannot transport Obliterators.

Tactics

The Chaos Rhino transport is a personnel carrier without any frills. It does not jump, teleport, or burrow. It carries up to two full squads at once, shuttling them directly to the battlefield. Pathfinding is an issue and may require micromanagement. While the Rhino may not be small and nimble enough to discreetly work its away around the backs of enemy bases, it is indeed capable of moving troops to the battle lines quickly. In this respect, they earn their value as soon as heavy battles begin, shuttling reinforcements faster than the enemy can handle.

Chaos Rhino transports are also invaluable when upgraded with Smoke Launchers. Each usage of a Smoke Grenade reduces morale and physical ranged damage taken by 50%. This effect stacks both with cover or with another Smoke Grenade, up to a cap of -75% ranged / morale damage taken. Two Smoke Grenades, or a Smoke Grenade and Heavy Cover will achieve that -75% barrier.

Since Smoke Grenades only affect ranged damage taken, Chaos's melee-centered troops such as Khorne Berzerker Squads and Possessed Squads are well-suited to charging into a Smoke Grenaded area, taking advantage of the cover while still dealing full melee damage.

Though Rhino transports lack weaponry, they can be used offensively in a "ramming" role. When a vehicle tries to move through a space occupied by a squad, the vehicle's movement takes precedence and the squad moves out of the way, then re-forms. This can be used to beneficial effect against enemy squads with set-up timed weapons, such as Tactical Space Marines with Heavy Bolters or Tau Fire Warriors.

To achieve this "ramming" effect in-game, use the "Move" command and click directly behind the [Dawn of War: Squad System|squad]] in question. The technique requires practice and is highly micromanagement-intensive, but should become second nature. It can be replicated with any vehicle, but Rhino transports are especially useful due to their nature of being close to the enemy due to having dropped off friendly troops.

Abilities

Smoke Launchers

	Smoke Launchers			Hotkey: S
	Requires	Chaos Smoke Launchers Research
	Target Types	All units and buildings
	Range	30
	Area of effect	15	Cooldown time	90 s
Effects	Ranged and ranged morale damage received by all units in the area of effect reduced by 50% for 15 seconds. This effect can be stacked.

Transport Vehicle

	Transport Vehicle
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Friendly units capable of being transported
	Range	0
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	0 s
Effects	This vehicle has troop carrier capacity. It has room for 2 [Dawn of War: Squad System

Death Explosion

	Death Explosion
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Any friendly units or buildings
	Range	Self
	Area of effect	variable	Cooldown time	None
Effects	When the Chaos Rhino is destroyed, there is a chance the Chaos Rhino will explode and send nearby units flying in one and only one of the following ways. Each explosion's chance is calculated one by one in a random order: 25% chance to do 15 morale damage and 25-45 throw force in a radius of 10 (this explosion affects all nearby units, not just friendlies). 25% chance to do 5-10 damage, 25 morale damage, and 30-50 throw force in a radius of 3. 25% chance to do 12.5-22.5 damage, 40 morale damage, and 25-55 throw force in a radius of 3. 25% chance to do 22.5-32.5 damage, 50 morale damage, and 35-55 throw force in a radius of 3.

Researchable Upgrades

Wargear: Smoke Launchers

	Wargear: Smoke Launchers			Hotkey: S
	Cost	75 25	Research Time	20 s
	Researched From	Machine Pit
	Requires	Chaos Armoury
Effects	Enables the Chaos Rhino's Smoke Launchers ability.

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