@Heinrich_the_Grim Actually, i'd like to address your post.
1st off: I actually only play at the store, or in tournaments. I don't have a "gaming group" as i'm a frat guy, and none of us would get caught dead playing with toy soldiers (and yes, Playing in GW is a safe place to play, no one who would catch ya ever goes in there
2nd: Now that've addressed your "Reason" i would frown at a HBV steam tank, let me give you some that actually count. If you had bothered to read through my post and consider it, you would of noticed that i mentioned that there are only 9? or so of them left in the fluff. And yet they manage to show up in every 2000 point list from here to tim buck too. a 2000 point battle is basically a skirmish. If your army does not have a reason to have a tank in there, it really shouldn't.
3rd. It's a SECOND HBVG in his list. Do you enjoy Skaven lists with 9 Ratling guns in 2k? cuz i can field it for you if you like. How about SAD army? The Tzeench Beastmen? nothing like a 70-100 model army sporting 17 power dice. The reason is that HBVG's are rare to begin with, and in my opinion should be 1 per 2000 points, 2, and let alone in a tank, well i find that a little over the top for a 2k game.
4. Right HBVG's almost always blow up. Who are you trying to kid? if you say it enough times, maybe it will become true for you. lets break this arguement down into two parts.
a) Let us say he fires it out of the stank. 1/6 chance of the first barrel, 1/6 in the second, 1/6 in the third. Chances are he's going to get at least 6 Str 5 -3 AP shots out of it, as they are independant events, actually there is a good chance he will get 18 out of it. not to mention the "Backup" one he will also have INCASE that one malfunctions.
b) okay, lets say your right! it Almost aways blows up! in that case it does not tatically make sense, and take both out of your army! spend the points on things that WON"T blow up!
btw, try and fit goreman in there... *rolls eyes*
@ Heinrich_the_Grim, There's a name for people who take armies like that... and i think w all know what it is. People bring lists like that once. The second time they face the old Grif, Peg Peg, Dragon, 4 cannon, 3 unit of knight list.