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[[Image:Sabre.jpg|thumb|right|Sabre Gun Platform with four [[Heavy Stubber]]s{{Fn|23}}]]The '''Sabre Gun Platform''' is a static defensive emplacement used by the [[Imperial Guard]] and [[Planetary Defense Forces]].{{Fn|1}} They are favoured by armoured and support [[regiment]]s,{{Fn|2}} and regiments tasked to defend a strategic location, where they are issued to [[Heavy Weapons Platoon]]s in place of their normal load-out.{{Fn|1}} Two [[Guardsmen]] are needed to crew the platform, which features duel heavy weapon mounts able to be fitted with standard Imperial Guard weapons for ease of supply and maintenance. Common mountings include [[twin-linked]] [[Heavy Bolters]] for anti-personnel duty, twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s for anti-armor firepower, and either twin-linked [[Autocannon]]s or quad-mounted [[Heavy Stubber]]s for air defence.{{Fn|2}} In place of weaponry some Sabre platforms will instead mount a massive [[Searchlight]] for illuminating targets in darkness.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project]], pg. 116
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]], pg. 79*{{Endn|3}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/IMPERIAL-GUARD-SABRE-DEFENCE-PLATFORM-WITH-HEAVY-STUBBERS.html Forge World]
[[Category:Weapons (Imperial Guard)]]