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Ork Gargants are the largest Land-based Ork fighting machines. Effigies of the Ork Gods [[Gork]] and [[Mork]], these towering War Engines compare in size and power to Imperial [[Titans]], dominating the battlefield with fearsome firepower. Because the [[Orks]] see them as embodying their Gods, they also serve as massive inspiration to the green horde as it charges into battle.
Like all things Orky, there is no standard configuration, but they fall into several approximate categories based on their size. A standard [[Gargant]] compares in effectiveness to a Warlord [[Titan]] and usually has 2 Titan-killer class ballistic weapons as it's main armament and a close-combat weapon (chainsword or similar). Gargants of this configuration are sometimes referred to as 'Slashers'. They are usually bipedal.
Larger Gargants carrying more weapons are referred to as Great Gargants. These are a rarer sight due to their increased cost, but are massively effective where deployed. These are also usually bipedal. Only the wealthiest of Warbosses can afford such machines.
Largest of all are the Mega Gargants. Only a few of these machines have ever been seen and they are an armoured fortress of unparalleled destructive power. Usually moving on three tracks, Mega Gargants have the most powerful, destructive and it has to be said, imaginative weapons in Orkdom. They are invariably multi-limbed and bristling with weapons from every possibly mounting.
Sometimes, a [[Warboss]] will be unable to afford a full sized Gargant to go waaargh-ing in, so they will persuade their [[Meks]] to build them one or more Stompers. These can be bipedal or tracked and take the form of a small Gargant. They may mount anti-infantry, anti-vehicle or occasionally, a titan-killer weapon, and are still fiercly effective when used correctly. Larger Stompers are called Super Stompers or occasionally, Mekboy Gargants.
Like all things Orky, there is no standard configuration, but they fall into several approximate categories based on their size. A standard [[Gargant]] compares in effectiveness to a Warlord [[Titan]] and usually has 2 Titan-killer class ballistic weapons as it's main armament and a close-combat weapon (chainsword or similar). Gargants of this configuration are sometimes referred to as 'Slashers'. They are usually bipedal.
Larger Gargants carrying more weapons are referred to as Great Gargants. These are a rarer sight due to their increased cost, but are massively effective where deployed. These are also usually bipedal. Only the wealthiest of Warbosses can afford such machines.
Largest of all are the Mega Gargants. Only a few of these machines have ever been seen and they are an armoured fortress of unparalleled destructive power. Usually moving on three tracks, Mega Gargants have the most powerful, destructive and it has to be said, imaginative weapons in Orkdom. They are invariably multi-limbed and bristling with weapons from every possibly mounting.
Sometimes, a [[Warboss]] will be unable to afford a full sized Gargant to go waaargh-ing in, so they will persuade their [[Meks]] to build them one or more Stompers. These can be bipedal or tracked and take the form of a small Gargant. They may mount anti-infantry, anti-vehicle or occasionally, a titan-killer weapon, and are still fiercly effective when used correctly. Larger Stompers are called Super Stompers or occasionally, Mekboy Gargants.
