Editing Bolter (section)

===Mauler Bolt Cannon===
[[File:Mauler Bolt Cannon.png|250px|right|thumb|Mauler Bolt Cannon]]
Observe the size and remember, students, for this is where '''''Heavy Bolter''''' ends and '''''Bolt Cannon''''' starts.

The Mauler Pattern in particular is a field support weapon found within the Skitarii (Tech-Guard) formations and mounted on certain Battle-Automata. For now, only two classes of Battle-Automata we know of has this cannon installed, the [[Castellax Class Battle-Automata|Castellax]] and the [[Thanatar-Class Robot|Thanatar]] (The latter of which Twin-links as a wrist-mount weapon just to show off). The Mauler Bolt Cannon uses even larger caliber shells, evident by how the belt is considerably thicker than what you would find on Devastator Marines. These shells are substantially large as well as denser, which means the kick is phenomenal. This requires the cannon itself to possess an even larger and stronger frame to handle the firing stresses. This increase in mass is too much to be practical even for the augmented muscles of the Astartes to carry, let alone whether the Power Armour would survive after taking a recoil probably equivalent to us being hit by a car. A distinct feature of the Mauler is how it ejects its spent shell casings upward like it is supposed to be a pistol or something, but that might be due to the manner it is mounted on the Battle-Automata. Like everything else that is good, the secrets of this weapon are jealously guarded by the Mechanicum, though that does not stop the Thousand Sons from equipping their Castellax variant with one that has the Imperial Aquila decorated on its frame too. Other than robots, it is also mounted on the [[Triaros Armoured Conveyer]] as a pintle weapon, and twin-linked to boot.

Although it is obviously too large for Astartes in Power Armour to carry, Astartes clad in Terminator Armour might be able to carry it with both hands. Another Astartes non-vehicle candidate that may actually carry this Bolt Cannon with one hand is the Centurion Devastator. The suit is about the same size as the Battle-Automata, if not even bulkier. Dreadnoughts should be able to carry a couple on one side as well.
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MaulerBoltCannonSide.jpg|<center>Castellax</center><center>(''Side View'')</center>
BoltCannon.png|<center></center>Castellax<center>(''Skull View'')</center>
MaulerBoltCannonBack.jpg|<center>Castellax</center><center>(''Back View'')</center>
MaulerBoltCannonAcheaRight.jpg|<center>Castellax-Achea</center><center>(''Side View'')</center>
MaulerBoltCannonAcheaTop.jpg|<center>Castellax-Achea</center><center>(''Top View'')</center>
MaulerBoltCannonAcheaBack.jpg|<center>Castellax-Achea</center><center>(''Back View'')</center>
TriarosMauler.jpg|<center>Triaros Armoured Conveyer (''Twin-Linked'')</center>
ArdexDefensorMauler.jpg|<center>Ardex-Defensor Pattern</center>
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