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Galvanic Servohauler

2021-11-14T15:44:32Z

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[[File:99120199054_GalvanicServohaulers01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|<s>Bob the Builder</s> [[Omnissiah]]! can we fix it? Omnissiah! Yes we can!]] Damn, that song really works.
Of all the vehicles from the [[Mechanicus]], [[Games Workshop|GeeDubs]] sure has an odd sense in picking which sort of industrial vehicle is best used as a glorified art deco than anything else. The Galvanic Servohaulers is just one of them as an example. The Servohaulers themselves are a type of construction and logistical vehicle used by the Adeptus Mechanicus. These vehicles are relics of the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. They are little more than powerful engines with tracked wheels which they’re covered in iron plating and features a hydraulic crane and a robotic arm.

There are technically three types of the Servohaulers, one is the miniature bulldozer/tractor-analogue that looks more like it belongs in a Bob the Builder toy set whilst the other is a trailer/tractor with some sort of power laser drill attached on top. The tractor also comes with the crane which is a much taller machine, a skeletal frame of iron holding a chain, three-clawed grabber and winch with a large engine block and Adeptus Mechanicus symbols on the sides.

Additionally, the trailer that the crane fits upon can instead fit a Munitorum Armored Container. Of course the two Servohaulers can be interchangeable depending on your preferences and play style. The entire assembly comes equipped with a Mechanicum approved tool box and a fire extinguisher to vanquish the vile heretical influence of motor malfunction and electronic combustion!

As mentioned before, the Galvanic Servohaulers occupy an odd niche on being both as a terrain obstacle ''and'' a vehicle. This along with the [[Goliath Truck]] is one of the few civilian Imperium vehicles usable on tabletop. The rules for all three Servohaulers can be seen below.

==Galvanic Dozer==
The middle child of the Servohauler family. The Galvanic Dozer is the larger of the two trailer-looking vehicles and comes equipped with a giant robotic arm/claw used for carrying heavy load or bits of machinery. Although the equipment can be swapped depending on what you want your industrial toy cars to look like. Rule wise, they are the same to that of the Galvanic Tractor.

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==Galvanic Tractor==
The smallest vehicle of the Servohauler family. The Galvanic Tractor is the smallest of the two trailer-looking vehicles and comes equipped with a weird looking power drill arm used for creating holes and shattering rock for mechanical or minor mining uses. Although the equipment can be swapped depending on what you want your industrial toy cars to look like. Rule wise, they are the same to that of the Galvanic Dozer.

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==Galvanic Crane==
The biggest kid on the block. The Galvanic Crane is the largest of the Servohauler family, although it lacks a main motor on its own (Since it uses most of its power to maintain the crane arm), thus depending on either the Dozer or Tractor to be moved to its designated location. It is equipped with the noticeable hydraulic crane used for carrying large and heavy materials to a high vantage point. In terms of rules, they are double the W to that of their smaller cousins.

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Scylla Light Tank

2021-11-14T15:42:52Z

2601:449:8280:2630:5479:AB0A:CA7C:27AA: /* Overview */

[[File:ScyllaMini.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The first canonical [[Count as]] vehicle.]]
The Scylla Light Tank is a vehicle used by the Imperial Guard and is a relatively lightly armed but fast and nimble vehicle used for scouting and reconnaissance missions as well as acting as a light support for infantry firefights.

==Overview==

Built from a stripped down Chimera chassis, the Scylla Light Tank is less of a Light Tank and more like a [[Lofn|Tankette]] crossed with a weedy self-propelled gun in terms of function. Due to its stripped down nature, the Scylla is dangerously vulnerable to even the most basic of anti-tank weapons, a single Krak grenade should be suffice to split open the vehicle like an aluminium can. As such, it is designed to work as a support vehicle to act as a force multiplier for Imperial Guard Squads, Chimera divisions, Sentinel Divisions or Leman Russ Battle Tank Divisions.

A single Scylla is not capable of facing a baseline tank, but its weapons are capable of dealing with other light vehicles and enemy infantry. This is not surprising given that the Scylla is surprisingly armed for a vehicle of such small stature; its primary armament consists of a single hull mounted [[Multilaser|Multi-laser]], [[Lascannon]], [[Heavy Flamer]], or [[Autocannon]] and can be swapped depending on the driver's preferences. The crew of the Scylla can be as small as one, but a crew of two (Driver and gunner) is still considered the bare minimum for maximum combat efficiency.

==Trivia==
Games Workshop employee Guy Marc Raley, had created the Scylla to be a [[Count as|stand in]] for his Armoured Sentinels as they function similarly. This makes the Scylla the first canonical DIY [[Proxy]] in 40k history.

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Mammoth-class Land Train

2021-11-14T15:39:45Z

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[[File:LandTrain.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Meme|I like trains.]]]]

Land Trains are war machines composed of an engine and several weapons-mounted cars. Like virtually every kind of train, the Land Train is a train that goes on land, meaning this mighty piece of rolling killage has one of the stupidest, most redundant names in the grimderp universe.
One of the most notable patterns is the Mammoth-class Land Train as shown here. They were built and maintained by the Squat's Engineers Guild, a group which provided the best weapons used in the [[Squat]] armies.

Each Land Train has an individual name which pertains to its past exploits or the Stronghold it originates from, examples include the Hammer of Bruggen, Pride of Imbach and Gotrek's Anvil. The colors of a Land Train reflect both the Strongholds traditional color scheme and the colors of the Engineers Lodge in the Stronghold. Stylized ancestor masks are used as common form of decoration along with Squat runes and complex, intertwining designs.

*'''Length:''' 137-139m standard configuration; 236-238m full configuration
*'''Mass:''' 18-30 kilotonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 400-1,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 100-140kph; approx
== History ==

The war machines have their origins in the vast multi-tracked machines which the Squats used to tow powered track-cars of ore, food and other supplies across the harsh, rocky, inhospitable terrain separating the vast Strongholds of their Homeworld planets. The trains were armored to endure the earthquakes, meteor showers and violent storms wracking their planets. Such defenses allowed the trains to easily withstand most enemy fire.

Land Trains were later used by the Squats as mobile fortresses, the cars mounting a variety of destructive weapons. Land Trains finally return after three decades of absence in '''Godblight''' where the horny-ass preacher, Matthieus literally drove one directly in the [[Death Guard]]'s [[Anal circumference|rectum.]] Whether this means the Squats somehow participated in the [[Plague Wars]] is unknown, but it was one ''hell'' of a wild ride...[[Awesome|'''''literally''''']]...

==Civilian Use==

The Squats are crafty and adaptable bunch and their creations are no different. Just as how they can use a Land Train for war, such a vehicle of its size can be retrofitted for civilian business. To this day, Land Trains are still used for more peaceful activities. Their vast tracks enable them to reach and supply mines beyond the daunting continental shelves and the seas of dust, the quasi-liquid pulverised rock that makes the soil of most of the Homeworlds.

Accidents are common, and Land Trains can sink without a trace if they venture into the ebb and flow of deep dust.

The dust itself often contains a significant amount of ore, ranging from iron to chromium compounds, silica or tiny mineral crystals, and is mined by factory Land Trains whose engines are equipped with massive scoops and whose track-cars are filled with ore. One of such areas, the Iron Sea of Grindel, is the greatest source of ferrous ore in all of the Homeworlds.

== Weaponry ==

A Land Train comprises a huge, armored engine which tows behind it a number of smaller tracked 'carriages' called Battlecars. The Land Train engine mounts two heavy battlecannons and a monstrously destructive Doomsday Cannon as well as numerous bolters. The Battlecars are split into a few variations:

The '''Mortar Battlecars''' mount a large barrage weapon called a [[Colossus Siege Mortar|Siege Mortar]]. The Siege Mortar fires heavy shells capable of bursting apart heavy tanks or destroying buildings. The Siege Mortar is also found on the [[Colossus Bombard|Imperial Bombard]] but the Land Train benefits for having a higher rate of fire.

The next variation is called the '''Dragon Battlecars''' which carries a large, [[Heavy Flamer|heavy flamer]] which is useful for clearing out tunnels, caves, buildings and entrenchments and bathing swathes of infantry in Prometheum.

The next Battlecar is the '''Berserker Battlecars''' which have a crenelated battlement and an [[autocannon]] mounted in a turret, as well as numerous firing slits. It is called that because it carries a unit of [[Squat Berserkers]].

The last one is the '''Bomb Battlecars''' which carries a single large missile armed with a high yield rad-bomb (A nuke basically). It is a one shot weapon, but like the [[Deathstrike Missile Launcher]], it only needs one shot to annihilate an entire army.

In Citadel Journal #14, there was three more specialized Battlecar variants. These are:

The '''Fire Shield Battlecars''' which as its name implies, holds little weaponry. It mounts only one [[autocannon]] and an array of [[Imperial Boltgun|bolters]], but its main use is that it's filled with additional void shield generators giving the Land Train further protection.

The second type is the '''Skyhammer Battlecars''', which provides protection from enemy flyers. As such, it mounts a technologically advanced missile system, which is able to lock-on to enemy aircraft with relative ease.

The last variant is the '''Iron Eagle Battlecars''' which makes the Land Train a Helicopter Landing Dock on land. As its namesake implies, it hosts a [[Iron Eagle Gyrocopter]] which can be used to spot for the Land Train. The Gyrocopter maintains a constant data-ink with the Land Train's fire control centers so when the Land Train fires its weapons, it can make the attack using the Iron Eagle's line of sight if it wishes.

It is also protected by two Void Shields, if one of the Battlecars is destroyed the Squat player is allowed to give the two halves of the Train separate orders as each Battlecar is an independently functioning vehicle. [[Troll|Meaning that the Land Train can split into separate pieces only to rejoin later on.]]

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