Stumble-Gun
The Stumble-Gun is a vehicle used by the forces of Chaos, notably during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.[1]
Description
The Stumble-Gun is a virtually spherical sphere of steel that is three metres in diametre, well armoured and heavily plated, capable of shrugging off a direct hit by a Vanquisher cannon. Yet the vehicle, consisting of a framework and wrapped in rusty wires, is not entirely solid, allowing the vehicle operator to be seen from the outside. The operator is seated in a gyro-stabilized cockpit, remaining upright as the Stumble-Gun rolls around. The cockpit is the most vulnerable part of the Stumble-Gun, allowing an enemy to precisely shoot the operator and bringing the vehicle to a halt. It can then be destroyed by a precise grenade throw.[2]
Rolling and bouncing across the battlefield, the Stumble-Gun is propelled by some kind of inertial drive that makes a clanking, rattling noise. It is armed with plasma-beam cannons, randomly spitting out beams of destructive energy, capable of burning through the armour of a Leman Russ Vanquisher. Infantry is easily killed or crushed under its metal frame.[2] The Stumble-Gun can devastate entire infantry companies.[1]
Sources
- 1: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book), pg. 88
- 2: His Last Command (Novel) — The Lost (Omnibus), Chapter Twenty