Hellbreaker
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
The Hellbreaker, nicknamed HeeBee, is an artillery gun used by the Astra Militarum. It is an enlarged variant of the Earthshaker.[1]
Operated by a gun-crew, each of whom are equipped with comm-beads to facilitate communication through their sound-dampening ear-protectors, the breach-loaded artillery gun fires metre-long high-explosive shells. The shells are stored nearby in an ammunition stack and are manually transferred to the gun by a four-man team. This team also loads the cordite sacks that serve as the propellant. The gun is aimed by the gun-crew by adjusting wheels and gears after having the fire mission coordinates relayed by the commanding Sergeant.[1]
Sources
- 1: Fifteen Hours (Novel) — Shield of the Emperor (Anthology), Chapter Ten
