Editing Big'ed Bossbunka (section)

==On the Tabletop==
In 9th ed, the Bossbunka is... surprisingly not that bad, especially for an Ork fortification. Durability-wise, it's Toughness 8, 12 Wounds, and a 3+ Save (somewhat underwhelming for a sizeable chunk of an Ork Titan), with its BS dropping from 5+ to 6+ on its last 3 Wounds. It does have Ramshackle, so that's something at least.

Its Wargear is a lot more impressive, though. The Shoutin' Pole extends a Warboss' aura by having it be measured from the Bunka's fairly impressive footprint, thus allowing him to buff more Boyz, provided he holds still. The Big Shootas are... Big Shootas, but combined with the fact that the Bossbunka is Open-Topped and holds 10 models, you can put out a surprising amount of [[Dakka]] from up top. The real [[fun]], though, is the Gaze of Gork.

The Gaze of Gork has two firing modes: Squint and Glare, both of which are short-ranged, but fun, mechanically interesting, and powerful in the right hands.

The first, Glare, lets you put down a 3" pie plate. [[Awesome|In 9e.]] The center of the radius can be anywhere within its max range of 24", but ''any unit'' (RAW, this includes Characters!) within range gets D6 attacks resolved against them, at S5, AP-1, Damage 1. While the weapon's power is nothing to write home about, if your opponent has a bunch of enemies clustered around an aura character or two, this could be ''very'' powerful. Not to mention the novelty of [[Deathstrike Missile Launcher|dropping a pie plate in 9e.]]

The second mode, Squint, is where we get into the [[cheese|gooey cheddar]]. It's only 18", but that's okay, because it's a ''longer-ranged'', 3 Damage version of the '''''FREAKIN' VOID DRAGON'S SPEAR!!!!''''' Like the [[C'tan]] weapon, it hits at S9, AP-4, and doesn't roll to hit, instead drawing a line out to its max range, and dealing 1 autohit to every enemy unit it crosses. The beauty of this is that not only is it a powerful anti-tank gun, it also ignores the usual crappy Orky aim that plagues similar single-shot weapons. The downside, however, is its short range and immobility: any enemy with a lick of sense is going to try and keep from lining its tanks up in front of the angry Ork god eye.

Generally, the Bossbunka can be used in one of two ways: either as an aura buffer for a Warboss who wants to hide inside like a git, or Tellyporta-d in full of something like [[Lootas]] or [[Tankbustas]]. The latter is risky if your opponent is screening well, but if you get an opportunity, feel free to drop it in and let the Gaze and rokkits/Deffguns/Snazzguns roar! It's the closest we have on the tabletop to a [[Rok]], after all.

Regardless, it's not small, so feel free to use it to block chokepoints on tight tabletops. Keep in mind that it does explode on a 6 when destroyed, and since it's a '''VEHICLE''', it can use the "Careen!" Stratagem to [[What|suddenly hurl itself 6" across the table before exploding.]]

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