Drop Canister
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
A Drop Canister is a device that can hold a single heavy weapon, along with bipod or tripod and ammunition, or a comparable amount of equipment, delivered via grav-chute to a squad in the field. The canister is heavily reinforced, and together with the decreased velocity accorded by the grav-chute array, drop canisters can be relied on to deliver equipment even in the harsh conditions of battle. A drop canister can be used to deliver arms and equipment to a unit already in position, or alongside troops deploying by grav chute. The Elysian Drop Troopers make use of drop canisters; they refer to the canisters as Coffins, as their size and shape allow them to be used as improvised funerary caskets.[1][2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Only War: Hammer of the Emperor, pg. 125
- 2: Imperial Armour: Volume 3 - The Taros Campaign, pg. 112
