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The '''Hydra Platform''' utilizes the same quad-[[autocannon]] turret as found on the [[Hydra Flak Tank]]. They are typically deployed to defend important static targets against air attacks such as bridges, command posts and airfields.{{Fn|1}} The Hydra Platform is mounted on a gyro-stabilised auto-tracking turret mount incorporating a targeting augur.{{Fn|12}} The Hydra platform is capable of filling the low altitude sky above itself with lethal shrapnel to deny the airspace to all but the most heavily armoured aircrafts.{{Fn|11}} Hydra platforms are typically towed into place by Trojan vehicles.{{Fn|2}}

The least common of the weapons platforms, '''Manticore Platforms''' are equipped with four [[Manticore Missile]]s. This makes them highly versatile and able to fulfill multiple roles, from air defense to offensive bombardment, depending on the warhead with which they are armed. Such is the value of these platforms that it is standard practice to defend a Manticore site with a dedicated squad or platoon.{{Fn|1}} The Manticore Platform incorporates radar-guided targeting augurs, predictive logic engines and gyroscopic stabilisers, sophisticated but often temperamental systems that are difficult to manufacture. This means that supply of the platform is always outstripped by demand.{{Fn|11}} When used in a siege, a Manticore Platform can quickly deliver heavy firepower upon a target, collapsing [[void shield]]s and destroying fortifications.{{Fn|12}} Each platform can be towed into place by a Trojan vehicle.{{Fn|2}} The main [[Forge World]]s where Manticore Platforms are produced include [[Voss]], [[Gehenna]] and [[Stygies VIII]].{{Fn|5b}}