9-70 Entrenching Tool
The 9-70 Entrenching Tool is one of the standard pieces of equipment of the Imperial Guard.[1] It is also known by its official name of Imperial Implement (General Field Fortification) Pattern 970.[2]
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Description
The 9-70 entrenching tool is intended primarily for filling sandbags. This small, folding spade is invaluable for digging trenches, shoring up earthen mounds, and preparing other basic defensive structures.[1] It is stowable by detaching the helve from the head and can be carried on the back of a trooper's webbing in a button-down leather sheath.[2] The heavy blade of the 9-70 also makes for an excellent improvised weapon, and many Guardsmen believe that a well-sharpened entrenching tool makes for a better melee weapon than their standard-issue knife.[1]
Known patterns
- Cadian pattern — Has a serrated edged pick head opposite the shovel head so it can also function as a saw and as an improvised close-combat weapon.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Only War: Hammer of the Emperor pg. 125
- 2: Straight Silver (Novel) — The Saint (Omnibus), Chapter One
- 3: Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book), pg. 56
