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The mole mortar is an invention of the [[Squat]] [[Engineers Guild]], and has been adopted by the [[Imperial Guard]].{{Cite this}} Actually it was developed to destroy enemy tunneling vehicles but was so succesful that now used as a short-ranged assault weapon. {{Fn|1b}} It is sometimes used to breach fortifications too strong for conventional weaponry to damage. Due to the unique way it operates, the mole mortar is able to circumvent most defences, striking from below to explode within bunkers and other structures. [[Mechanicus]] [[Skitarii]] armies favour the mole mortar as a close support weapon, allowing them to strike unexpectedly at the most heavily-armoured enemy, and allowing the Skitarii infantry to exploit the confusion sown in the enemy lines.{{Cite This}}
== Previous Editions / Canon Conflicts See also==The mole mortar was introduced in older editions of *[[Warhammer 40,000Squat Armoury]], but has not reappeared in more recent Codices and Rulebooks. However, a similar weapon, the *[[Mole Bomb]]*[[Mole Launcher]] appears in more recent publications, used by the *[[Death Korps of KriegCthonian Beserk Mole Grenade Launcher]].{{Cite This}} This weapon's relationship with the older Mole mortar is unknown.
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*[[White Dwarf#136]], pg. 75
*[[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]], {{Cite This}}
*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Cite This}}, Adeptus Mechanicus Titan Legions (specialist-games.com)
*[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/acatalog/DEATH_KORPS_OF_KRIEG.html Death Korps of Krieg]
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