Ork Vehicle Upgrades

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"Now this could use a little extra flashy bitz!"

- Big Mek.[8]


Trukk with Boarding Plank, Wreckin' Ball and Reinforced Ram[1]

Ork Vehicles are as unique as the rest of their technology, varying in size, construction and weaponry. But some Meks go even further and customize them with one of their special devices. The most common of them are listed here.

Armour Plates

Some Mekboys enhance vehicle armour by bolting strips of metal to the sides of the vehicle. This improvised armour plating gives greater protection to the vehicle from most ranged attacks, although they give no extra defence against ordnance hits.[9]

Boarding Plank

A Boarding Plank is effectively a wide piece of material which can support the weight of an Ork, allowing them to storm across in large numbers to reach and take over an enemy vehicle, provided none of the vehicles move too fast.[1]

Deff Rolla

The Deff Rolla is a more powerful version of the Reinforced Ram - a great metal cylinder lined with spikes and barbs that brings the weight of the vehicle to bear on anything on its way. It is tremendously effective, allowing the vehicle to crush infantry and even other vehicles under it. It is often attached to the front of larger Ork vehicles, such as Battlewagons and Battlefortresses.[1][7]

Grabbin' Claw

A Grabbin' Claw, mounted on a Battlewagon

Similar to a Big Grabba, a Grabbin' Claw is effectively a giant claw-like device which allows Ork passengers to grab an enemy vehicle and stop it from "running away". It is, however, quite cumbersome and as such is useless against anything that can move out of the way fast enough.[1] They are often mounted on Battlewagons.[13]

Big Grabba

A Big Grabba, mounted on a Trukk

Similar to a Grabbin' Claw, a Big Grabber is a mechanical claw mounted in much the same way as a wrecker ball. The Ork which operates the claw has a great amount of fun ripping chunks off opposing vehicles or plucking their crew. Sometimes after grabbing an enemy opponent rather than simply crushing a foe or tossing them aside, the ork might choose to keep holding onto them, effectively capturing them at the end of the battle if they do not escape. This version of grabbing claw can be found mounted on Trukks and other vehicles.[2b]

Grot Sponsons

Grot Sponsons[5]

When Orks feel their tanks don't have enough weaponry, they sometimes mount additional Big Shoota sponsons with Gretchin manning them. That makes them more accurate than usual Ork weapons, but these sponsons are very fragile and are easily destroyed in battle.[6]

Mine Layer

Ork Mine Layer[11]

An Ork Mine Layer is a rack of two mines, either Frag or Krak, that are dropped behind the vehicle as it moves. They are used to attack enemy chasers, or to close off areas of the battlefield. Ork Warbikes can carry one of these, while larger Ork Vehicles might carry up to three. If struck by an enemy, undeployed mines can explode damaging the Ork vehicle itself.[11]

Red Paint Job

Most cultures in the galaxy place special meaning on the colours they can perceive. Many vehicles in the Ork armoury are painted red as a result of the superstition that it makes them "go fasta!". Because of the cumulative psychic effect of the Waaagh!, this thought manifests itself as a real boost to the operation of a vehicle. The effect is not limited to vehicles as red is found on just about any item an Ork wants to make stronger, faster, shoot better, etc. The most fanatical Orks belong to the Kult of Speed and use red liberally.[9]

Reinforced Ram

Ork drivers often miss the thrill of close combat and so their vehicles are often customised so that they have to do something while they drive. It gives the vehicle a much better ability to ram its way through a battlefield and make its way through dangerous terrain.[1]

Scrap Grabber

Scrap Grabber, in the form of a Bulldozer Blade[11]

A Scrap Grabbber can come in many forms, such as a large shovel on the front or back of a vehicle, weighted nets hung off the side, a series of hooks on chains which latch to protruding scrap, or even Bulldozer Blades. Ork Nobz find it annoying that in order to get scrap that has been buried (such as on a desert battlefield) someone has to jump out of the vehicle and dig it up. This makes scrap hunts more dangerous, and gives time for enemy mobs to attack and take the scrap for themselves. In response to this, Ork mekboyz have developed a variety of inventions that allow a moving vehicle to tear scrap from the ground as it passes over. Scrap Grabbers are suitable for proper ork vehicles, experiments to fit them on bikes have mostly resulted in bikes being literally torn in half when latching onto a particularly heavy and deep piece of scrap.[11]

Shoutas

Ork Shoutas[11]

Noise is very important to Orks, the louder the better. Some mobz fit their vehicles with huge amplifiers and speakers which turn the rumble of the engine into a deafening roar and makes the shouts of the crew reverberate across the battlefield. Orks respect noise, and a vehicle zooming around preceded by the thunderous roar of its engines and the bellows of its crew is a daunting foe, even for an Ork. The tremendous sound caused by these shoutaz can inspire fear even among the Orks.[11]

Spikes 'n' Blades

Effectively a huge number of spikes and blades welded, strapped or glued onto the side of an Ork vehicle, and help to protect it during close combat. They are not used on Ork transports, however.[9]

Stikkbomb Chukka

The Stikkbomb Chukka is a simple mechanism, allowing the vehicle to fire Stikkbombs in support of deploying Orks, giving them cover as they plunge out of the vehicle into the ranks of the enemy. It also has the effect of demoralising enemy troops. It can also be installed on Mega Armour, giving its user a better chance when assaulting enemies behind cover, although it does mean that they are preoccupied with throwing the Stikkbomb and cannot attack with as much force.[1]

Turbo Boosta

Also known as Turbo-Chargas, Turbo Boostas are effectively huge spare engines strapped onto the side of the vehicle which can be activated whenever the driver likes. It does have a tendency to have an unpredictable range and prevents anyone from shooting or disembarking from the vehicle as they are holding on for their lives.[9]

Wheel Slasha

Wheel Slasha[11]

Some Spannerz like to fit their Warbuggys and Trukks with huge scythes that cut through enemy wheels and tracks. When raking or sideswiping an enemy vehicle, the wheel slashas will severely damage the enemy's wheels or tracks or other parts exposed to damage.[11]

Wreckin' Ball

Orks love demolition almost as much as they love war, and in battle they often use a giant spiked ball on a chain which swings rapidly and uses momentum to damage the slow-moving vehicles or even infantry that are too slow to evade its crushing blows.[1]

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