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| − | + | Howdahs are platforms, positioned on the backs of large animals used to carry troops or to mount heavy weapons. The constructions can range in size, growing with the size of the beast used, from small platforms to multi-turreted castles.{{Fn|2a}} | |
| − | Howdahs are platforms, positioned on the backs of large animals used to carry troops or to mount heavy weapons. The constructions can range in size, growing with the size of the beast used, from small platforms to multi- | ||
==Eldar== | ==Eldar== | ||
[[File:Exodites.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Exodite''' [[Megasaur]] and [[Brachiosaur]] with '''Howdahs'''.{{Fn|3}}]] | [[File:Exodites.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Exodite''' [[Megasaur]] and [[Brachiosaur]] with '''Howdahs'''.{{Fn|3}}]] | ||
| − | In times of war, the [[Eldar]] [[Exodites]] who usually herd livestock [[ | + | In times of war, the [[Eldar]] [[Exodites]] who usually herd livestock [[Dragon]] like the [[Megasaur]] and [[Megadon]], and even the titanic building-sized [[Brachiosaur]] will instead mount Howdahs on the backs of their tended beasts to ferry crews of as many as a dozen warriors with their small arms{{Fn|5}} as well as a variety of heavy weapon galleries crewed by two Eldar each{{Fn|5}}, including Twin-Barrelled [[Shuriken Cannon]]s{{Fn|4}}, [[Laser Cannon]]s{{Fn|5}}, Twin [[Prism Cannon]]s{{Fn|4}} or [[Bright Lance|Fusion Lance]]s.{{Fn|5}} |
==Orks== | ==Orks== | ||
[[Image:SquiggothArt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Squiggoth Weapons Howdah{{Fn|2}}]] | [[Image:SquiggothArt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Squiggoth Weapons Howdah{{Fn|2}}]] | ||
{{Main|Squiggoth}} | {{Main|Squiggoth}} | ||
| − | Orks mount Howdahs on the backs of the massive wolly-tusked [[Squiggoth]] to carry [[Boyz]] and mounted weapons such as the [[Supa-lobba]].{{Fn|1}} [[Feral Orks]] mount Howdahs on the backs of [[Orkeosaurus]]. | + | Orks mount Howdahs on the backs of the massive wolly-tusked [[Squiggoth]] to carry [[Boyz]] and mounted weapons such as the [[Supa-lobba]].{{Fn|1}} [[Feral Orks]] mount Howdahs on the backs of [[Orkeosaurus]].{{Fn|2}} |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Path of the Outcast (Novel)]] - ''Chapter 7'' | *{{Endn|5}}: [[Path of the Outcast (Novel)]] - ''Chapter 7'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 6 October 2025
Howdahs are platforms, positioned on the backs of large animals used to carry troops or to mount heavy weapons. The constructions can range in size, growing with the size of the beast used, from small platforms to multi-turreted castles.[2a]
Eldar
In times of war, the Eldar Exodites who usually herd livestock Dragon like the Megasaur and Megadon, and even the titanic building-sized Brachiosaur will instead mount Howdahs on the backs of their tended beasts to ferry crews of as many as a dozen warriors with their small arms[5] as well as a variety of heavy weapon galleries crewed by two Eldar each[5], including Twin-Barrelled Shuriken Cannons[4], Laser Cannons[5], Twin Prism Cannons[4] or Fusion Lances.[5]
Orks
Orks mount Howdahs on the backs of the massive wolly-tusked Squiggoth to carry Boyz and mounted weapons such as the Supa-lobba.[1] Feral Orks mount Howdahs on the backs of Orkeosaurus.[2]
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem, pg. 47
- 2: Liber Xenologis, pg. 76
- 3: Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition), pgs. 16-17, 76
- 4: The Infinite and the Divine (Novel) - Chapter 6
- 5: Path of the Outcast (Novel) - Chapter 7
