CSM: new research/upgrades to put them on par with space marines Thread - Ultimate Apocalypse Mod (DOW SS) for Dawn of War

CSM is one of my favorite factions and they are among the most well-balanced as it is, but unfortunately lacking quite a bit in the research department compared to their loyalist counterpart. So i thought i might as well propose some neat ideas that could easily (for the most part) be included. These ideas will be divided into 5 sections: Machine pit, Armory, sacrificial pit, Daemon Pit and Dark Mechanicum gate.

==Machine Pit==

• Havoc Launchers A tier 2 research that equips all non-walker vehicles with a havoc launcher, a long-ranged missile launcher which fires high-explosive frag missiles great for getting rid of hordes. It exists in the Emperor's Children mod, but there it fires anti-tank missiles instead.
• Daemonic Possession (1-2) A tier 3 research which increases the speed and health of all vehicles, can be a replacement for the advanced vehicle armor research.

==Armory==

• Tier 3 versions of the bionics, enhanced target finders and battle armor researches, just like the SM version.
• Heavy Stubber Training A tier 1 research which gives cultists the option to take heavy stubbers. Functions as a weaker, but longer-ranged heavy bolter.
• Furious Charge II Further increases the melee damage of all infantry and allows standard chaos space marines and havocs to charge into melee.

==Sacrificial Pit==

• Warp Shell A tier 4 research which gives the chaos lord a new ability which when activated let's him shoot a single, devastating AoE shot which severly damages anything it hits short of a titan. In the lore warp shells are a form of extremely expensive and rare bolter ammunition which creates miniature black holes.

==Daemon Pit==

• Daemonic Gifts Replacement for the daemonic flames research. Gives possessed the ability to spit warp flames and they grow wings which allows them to jump across the battlefield.

==Dark Mechanicum Gate==

• Sacred artifacts of the Dark Gods Unlocks super deadly titan weaponry such as the fast-firing plasma blastgun and apocalypse missile launchers whose missiles explode in a storm of red-purplish warp energy on impact.