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Completely severed from all emotion and independent thought, these machines are little more than a living weapon controlled by [[Tech-Priest]]s. They are much larger and more powerful than the Servitors used by the rest of the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1}}
===Breacher===
===Destroyer===
Kataphron Destroyers are used as heavy weapon platforms by the Mechanicum, ensuring that nothing will be left of their enemies but molten sludge. They are equipped with a large amount of heavy weaponry that includes [[Graviton Cannon|Grav Cannon]]s, and [[Plasma Culverin]]s replacing one arm, and lighter weaponry such as [[Phosphor Blaster]]s or [[Flamer]]s replacing the other arm,{{Fn|1}} aimed by advanced targeting optics. Destroyers are powered by a multi-fuel engine, moving along on powerful, all-terrain motive unit drive-wheel tracks.{{Fn|16}}
For protection, these machines are equipped with '''Kataphron Demiplate''', lighter armour that allows better cooling of its heavy weaponry. Nonetheless, this cybernetically-enhanced heavy steel provides a great deal of protection.{{Fn|2}}
KataphronBreacher.jpg|Kataphron Breacher with [[Torsion Cannon]]{{Fn|1}}
KataphronDestroyer.jpg|Kataphron Destroyer with [[Heavy Grav-Cannon]]{{Fn|1}}
KataphronDestroyer02.jpg|Kataphron Destroyer with [[Plasma Culverin]]
Ogryn Kataphron Destroyer1.jpg|Ogryn Kataphron Destroyer{{Fn|5}}
Ogryn Kataphron Destroyer2.jpg|Ogryn Kataphron Destroyer{{Fn|5}}
KataphronPoster1.jpg|Project Kataphron advertisement poster{{Fn|7}}
KataphronPoster2.jpg|Project Kataphron advertisement poster{{Fn|7}}
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==Related ArticlesSee also==*[[Combat Servitor#Servitor_Classes|Servitor Classes]]*[[Gun Servitor-Ogryn]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)]] — ''Weapons of Enlightenment''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Tech-Priest (Novel)]], Chapter 10
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Clade (Short Story)]] - — [[Servants of the Machine-God (Anthology)]]*{{Endn|5}}: [[White Dwarf 495]], pgs. 76-77 — ''A Tale of Four Warlords'' - ''Created by the *{{Endn|6}}: [[Games WorkshopWarhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide]] employee , pg. 86*{{Endn|7}}: [[Andy Barlow]https://web.archive.org/web/20210421201109/https://regimental-standard.com/2021/04/07/failure-the-adeptus-mechanicus-and-you/ Regimental Standard: Failure, the Adeptus Mechanicus, and You (posted 7 April 2021)]''(Page archived 21 April 2021. Last accessed 22 March 2025.)''
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