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[[Image:GrotBombLauncha.jpg|thumb|right|Ork Grot Bomb Launcha]]
The '''Grot Bomb Launcha''' is an [[Ork]] artillery weapon which fires a guided missile piloted by a single [[Gretchin]]. The Gretchin sacrifices himself to drive the missile to its target, but whether this a punishment or reward is unknown. It is possible that Ork [[Mekboy]]z do not make the Gretchin pilots fully aware of their ultimate fate.{{Fn|11a}}
== History ==
Grot Bomb Launchas were first encountered during the [[Battle of Grot Town]]. [[Imperial]] forces led by [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Marcus Heilbron]] of the [[Black Crusaders]] were attacking an Ork enclave on the planet of [[Guilus II]], and the defending Orks were no match for the attacking [[Space Marine]]s and [[Imperial Guard]]. However under the direction of their Mekboyz the Gretchin were deployed as suicide bombers. At the height of the battle the Grot Bomb Launchas were fired at the Space Marine armoured column as it moved to attack, knocking out a [[Land Raider]] and killing Captain Heilbron himself. Since the battle, the idea has proliferated throughout [[Ork Kultur]] and other Mekboyz have copied the idea.{{Fn|11a}}
==See Also==
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour II - Ork, Eldar and Dark Eldar Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000]], pg**{{Endn|1a}}: pgs. 33**{{Endn|1b}}: pgs. 32
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game (game system)]]
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