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==Overview==
A variant of a standard [[Battlewagon]], a basic gunwagon consists of a powerful engine and heavy weapons on its chassis. It forgoes a mounted substantial portion of its transport capability in order to mount artillery batteries worth of [[Big Guns]] and [[Big Shoota]] on s. Little more than armor-plated mobile arsenals, Gunwagons advance towards the enemy at a chassissteady crawl as their weapons hammer them endlessly. Orks will be protected inside an armored cabin, with spotters selecting new targets for the gun crews to unleash their weapons upon. A gunwagon The only has real drawback to the Gunwagon is it's usually packed full of ammunition and power cells that - should the foe manage to inflict sufficient damage - will detonate in spectacular fashion. Due to Ork psychology, they view this less of a seat weakness and more of a golden opportunity to take potentially some enemies with them.{{Fn|7}} Some types of Gunwagons only have seats for the driver, drivers but hand holds are provided to transport Orks over short distances.{{Fn|1}} Much like other Ork vehicles, the gunwagon is a highly modifiable platform, and can be armed with a [[Zzap Gun]]{{Fn|2}}, a [[Kannon]]{{Fn|3}}, or a quad of [[Flakka-Dakka Gun|Flak guns]]{{Fn|4}} while still retaining its transport capabilities. In addition, the gunwagon can be up-armoured to protect the driver and gunner, and also mounts an extra [[Big Shoota]].{{Fn|5}}
The main weakness of a Gunwagon is, should it be hit by the enemy fire, the massive amount of ammunition within will often detonate spectacularly. The Orks see this less of a drawback and more as an opportunity to take a few enemies with them.{{Fn|7}}