==Overview==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-turretted turreted castles.{{Fn|2a}}

In times of war, the [[Eldar]] [[Exodites]] who usually herd livestock [[Giant Reptile#Dragon|DragonDragons]] 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-Barreled Barrelled [[ShurikenCannon]] Cannonss{{Fn|4}}, [[LaserCannon]] Cannonss{{Fn|5}}, Twin [[PrismCannon]] Cannonss{{Fn|4}}, or [[Bright Lance|Fusion Lance]]s.{{Fn|5}}.

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]].{{CME}}