Editing Kill Tanks (section)

=== Kill Krusha ===
Unlike its previous brethren, the Kill Krusha is a fully front-line battle tank with a semi-turreted [[Krusha_Kannon|Krusha Kannon]] that can fire a range of specialized rounds. Designed on the infamous [[Forge_World#Planet|Forge World]] of Tigrus millenia after the Orks had converted the planet into a huge [[Mekboy]]-run tinker shop, the Kill Krusha is an over-built and over-designed mess of a tank that absolutely ruins the days (and ends the lives) of everyone who opposes it. Having an entire Forge World's worth of shops and weapon designs on their hands, its no surprise that the Murda-Meks of Tigrus decided to "have good ideas" all over this <strike>poor</strike> <span style='color:green;font-size:110%'>'''ZOGGIN BOOTIFUL'''</span> tank.

Firstly, the Krusha Kannon is an all-too-powerful gun that sports a supremely complicated auto-loader design. Dubbed "a miracle of Orky design," this hair-brained device was probably equal parts a battlefield flexibility enhancer and an excuse to kick unscrupulous grot loaders out of the tank by greedy Ork gunners who just want to deafen themselves in peace. The end result was a collection of gubbinz and bits that was so complicated it forced a number of Grot Oilers to tend to the auto-loader in perpetuity (effectively putting as many Grots into the tank as it took out in the first place). The Krusha Kannon as a whole was trying to fill every armament role at once, while similar tanks like the [[Leman_Russ_Battle_Tank|Leman Russ]], [[Sicaran_Battle_Tank|Sicarian]] and [[Macharius_Heavy_Tank|Macharius]] have different guns fitted for different roles. In battle there are sometimes jams from mechanical failure, or the attendant Grots getting caught in the gears. Other times the autoloader (or the Grots, or the gunner) loads the wrong shell. [[Fail|The worst possible failure can result in the shell being fitted in backwards, causing it to explode the breach and inflict horrendous damage to the Kill Krusha itself.]]

Secondly, the entire drive train of the tank is essentially fucked sideways. The original tanks must have either been designed by a single mad Mek or a committee of a dozen stubborn Meks for how poorly it was engineered. As a heavy main battle tank fit to take on multiple battlefield roles and win, the Kill Krusha roughly fills the same role for the Orks that the Macharius Heavy Tank holds for the [[Imperial|Imperium]]. However between Orks demanding bigger and better tanks than their enemies and the Kill Krusha adhering to the "main battle tank" philosophy of both moving quickly, hitting hard, and taking a beating all at once, the tank has a very over-burdened transmission and suspension. While most Ork vehicles eschew suspension all-together, the Murda-Meks must have spent too long pouring over Imperial [[STC]] printouts, because the Kill Krusha is a shockingly fast and maneuverable tank, so long as it remains in optimal working order. Given the Orkish propensity for not worrying over details, these design choices were abominable; the tank's suspension and transmission had a tendency to [[derp|explode violently when struck]], throwing coil springs and gears everywhere whilst tearing itself apart. The tank rapidly gained a reputation for being "highly sprung." It worked great, until it didn't. None of this was helped by later efforts by other meks to make their own Kill Krushas, all of whom had some lunatic idea of how to "solve" the problem with the drives.

Regardless of the ever-present maintenance issues, the tank remains a flexible fighter and a tough nut to crack. The Krusha Kannon has numerous types of shells to chose from each turn, such as the standard high-explosive "Boom" shot, the armor-piercing "Tankhammas", the anti-infantry shrapnel "Scrap Kanisters," and the incendiary "Blast Burnas". Kill Krushas come in endless varieties, some sporting several [[Big_Shoota|Big Shootas]] in a crown of all-around coverage, some with banks of [[Rokkit_Launcha|Rokkit Launchas]] to eliminate flanking vehicles, and a few over-ambitious Meks will further push the Krusha Kannon's complexity by adding ludicrous gyroscopic stabilizers. Some Krusha tanks are even commanded by Gretchin. Most every version of these Kill Krusha tanks are tended-to by a horde of numerous Grots who keep the rattling monster-tank going with constant hammer blows, bolt tightening, and judicious application of [[Oily_Squig|Oiler Squigs.]]

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