Looted Wagon
Looted Wagons are, in short, vehicles that have been stolen by Orks from people who know actually how to make them and subsequently been kitted out with all sorts of flashy bitz and gizmos.
From 3rd to 5th edition or Warhammer 40,000, they were a staple part of any Ork army, able to bring the armour and firepower that other Ork units weren't able to provide. But since 7th edition, they have all but been removed, as GeeDubs becomes (somehow) even more hellbent on removing all ways in which players can enjoy their tabletop game.
The Looted Wagon Golden Days
In 3rd edition, the Looted Wagon was in it's prime. Players could choose from any vehicle they liked from the list given, use it's point value and all of it's weapons just so long as they "converted it appropriately to show it is being used by orks" and played it using BS2. This was one of the very few times that GW has actually encouraged custom minis and creative approach, instead of the usual pay to win system.
For more details on how it worked, see right.
The Death of the Looted Wagon
7th Edition is considered by many to be the death of the Looted Wagon. It was in this edition that the Wagon was removed from the Ork Codex, replaced instead by a two-page spread in an issue of White Dwarf as well as, for the first time, a picture of an actual miniature with it.
The rules it was given are as follows:
| Pts | BS | F | S | R | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looted Wagon | 37 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
Unit Type:
- Vehicle (Tank, Open-topped, Transport)
Unit Composition:
- 1 Looted Wagon
Special Rules:
- Don't Press Dat: Roll 1D6 for each looted wagon at the start of their Shooting phase. On the roll of a one, the Looted Wagon must move Flat Out, even if it performed a Tank Shock earlier in the turn.
Transport:
- Transport Capacity: Twelve Models
- Fire Points: If a Looted Wagon has the 'ard case upgrade it has three fire points, one on either side of the hull and one at the rear.
- Access Points: If a Looted Wagon has the 'ard case upgrade it has one access point at the rear.
Options:
- May take one of the following:
-Killkannon
- May take up to three of the following:
-Big Shoota
-Rokkit Launcha
-Skorcha
- May take any of the following:
-Deff Rolla
-'Ard case
-Grabbin' klaw
- May take items from the Orks Vehicle Equipment list.
This very boring and regular approach to the Looted Wagon ruined the fun of it. There was nothing to indicate how to make it work for custom miniatures. Good ol' GeeDubs just assumed everyone with a looted wagon made it out of a fucking Leman Russ Battle Tank.