Gorgon

In Warhammer 40k, “Gorgon” can mean two very different things: a Tyranid bio-form and an Imperial Guard super-heavy transport. This page covers both, so you’ll know which one you’re dealing with.

The Gorgon Tyranid bio-form

The Gorgon is a Tyranid bio-form that appears in the lore as a large, monstrous creature. It’s part of the Hive Fleet’s arsenal, often deployed as a heavy assault organism.

Details on the Gorgon Tyranid are sparse in official sources, so much of what’s known comes from older lore and fan discussion. It’s typically described as a powerful close-combat beast, but it doesn’t have the same tabletop presence as Carnifexes or Hive Tyrants.

• Large Tyranid bio-form used in assaults
• Appears in background lore more than on the tabletop
• Distinct from the Imperial Gorgon transport

Gorgon Armoured Assault Transport

The Gorgon Armoured Assault Transport is a massive Imperial Guard vehicle built for trench warfare. It’s designed to carry a full platoon of fifty Guardsmen across no man’s land and deliver them right to the enemy’s doorstep.

It’s used almost exclusively by siege regiments, most famously the Death Korps of Krieg. You won’t see it on open battlefields often because it’s slow and cumbersome, but for short, brutal pushes it’s invaluable.

• Carries 50 troops and a crew of three
• Amphibious and long enough to cross trenches
• Armed with heavy stubbers and optional sponsons
• Common in Death Korps of Krieg siege assaults

Role and variants

The Gorgon’s job is simple: get troops across a killing zone and let them assault the breach. It’s not a frontline tank, and it’s rarely used without artillery support to suppress the enemy first.

Some Gorgons mount weapon sponsons with heavy bolters, heavy flamers, or mortars. Others are modified as minelayers or minesweepers, though those are rarer.

• Primary role: armoured troop delivery in sieges
• Sponson options: heavy stubbers, bolters, flamers, mortars
• Can be fitted with camo netting, extra armour, hunter-killer missile, searchlight, track guards, smoke launchers

Key facts

• Gorgon can refer to a Tyranid bio-form or an Imperial Guard transport.
• The Gorgon Armoured Assault Transport carries 50 troops and weighs 220 tonnes.
• It’s used mainly by siege regiments like the Death Korps of Krieg.
• The Gorgon Tyranid is a large assault bio-form with limited tabletop rules.
• The transport is amphibious and designed for trench crossing.

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Related reading

• Carnifexes
• Sautekh Dynasty
• Dark Eldar
• The Death Korps of Krieg
• The Imperial Guard
• Krieg