Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon - Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought: The following Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons are used by the Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought:Contemptor Dreadnought Power Fist - The Contemptor Power Fist is the most common default Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon used by Contemptor Dreadnoughts, both of Imperial and Chaos affiliation. The weapon takes the form of a massive metal gauntlet and features four thick, jointed fingers. These fists can be used to smash enemy units and vehicles and grab enemy units with its fingers. The Contemptor Power Fist, like the smaller infantry-sized Power Fist, is a Power Weapon. Power Weapons are rare and greatly coveted personal close combat melee weapons that generate an energy field around themselves, one that is capable of violently disrupting any solid matter it touches. The Contemptor Power Fist, and most other Contemptor Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, has its included ranged weapon mounted inside the fist's palm, allowing the Dreadnought to fire upon enemies easily. The Contemptor Power Fist is capable of being armed with an in-built Storm Bolter, Heavy Flamer, Plasma Blaster, Graviton Gun, or Meltagun. The weapon could also be outfitted with a twin-linked Bolter during the the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy-eras.Contemptor Dreadnought Power Claw - The Contemptor Power Claw is another common default Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon used by Contemptor Dreadnoughts, both of Imperial and Chaos affiliation. The weapon takes the form of a massive metal gauntlet and features four thick, jointed and bladed fingers sometimes outfitted with serrated blades. These fists can be used to smash enemy units and vehicles and slash enemies with their bladed fingers. The Contemptor Power Claw, like the smaller Power Fist, is a Power Weapon. Power Weapons are rare and greatly coveted personal close combat melee weapons that generate an energy field around themselves, one that is capable of violently disrupting any solid matter it touches. The Contemptor Power Claw, and most other Contemptor Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, has its included ranged weapon mounted inside the fist's palm, allowing the Dreadnought to fire upon enemies easily. The Contemptor Power Claw is capable of being armed with a built-in Storm Bolter, Heavy Flamer, Plasma Blaster, Graviton Gun, or Meltagun. The weapon could also be outfitted with a twin-linked Bolter during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy-eras.Ornate Contemptor Dreadnought Power Claw - The Ornate Contemptor Power Claw is a rare, possibly one-of-a-kind Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon used by the Contemptor Dreadnought Hecaton Aiakos of the Minotaurs Chapter. The weapon is similar in appearance to the standard Contemptor Power Fist and Power Claw, with the exception that it features a full five fingers instead of four. The fingers of this weapon are black and bladed. This variant of the Power Claw includes a Storm Bolter mounted inside the fist's palm, allowing the Dreadnought to fire upon enemies easily.Contemptor Dreadnought Chain Fist - The Contemptor Chainfist is an oversized Chain Weapon consisting of a large chainblade that is attached to the Dreadnought's fist. This is a devastating weapon capable of tearing apart infantry and light armour with ease. The weapon looks as if a standard Astartes-sized Chainsword has been used to replace one of the Power Fist's fingers, unlike the Dreadnought Chain Fist used by the Castraferrum Pattern Dreadnought takes up the entire weapon arm. Like most Contemptor Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons, the Contemptor Chainfist is also armed with a Storm Bolter slotted within its palm. The weapon could also be outfitted with a twin-linked Bolter during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy-eras.Contemptor Dreadnought Assault Drill - The Contemptor Dreadnought Assault Drill is a massive siege drill designed to punch through rock and reinforced ferrocrete, grinding its way through buildings, walls, and bunkers. Once the structure has been penetrated, the weapon uses its built-in Heavy Flamer to unleash a sheet of flaming Promethium through the hole to incinerate those inside. The Heavy Flamer is located within the drill hand's inner casing, allowing it to immediately fire bursts of flame once the drill breaches its target. These weapons seem to have been uncommon amongst the Space Marine Legions.Talons of Perdition - The Talons of Perdition were a pair of Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons that essentially served as large, talon-like Power Claws for a Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought. These weapons supported the Contemptor-Incaendius' role as a close combat unit for the Blood Angels Legion.