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Revision as of 04:42, 20 April 2018
This article is about the Imperial Tank; for the other uses, see Hydra (disambiguation). |
The Hydra Flak Tank is an Imperial Guard self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle based on the Chimera chassis. Employed when Imperial Navy assets are unavailable or air-superiority is in the balance, Hydras provide essential anti-air protection for their regiment and can also serve in a ground support role, where they are effective against infantry and light vehicles.[1][2][3]
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Overview
Manufactured on hundreds of Forge Worlds, the Hydra is a specialised vehicle used for mobile air defence, protecting important sites and columns from air assaults. Its Machine Spirit-assisted automated turret contains targeting and tracking equipment, including a predictive logic-engine, which allows it to lock onto and track enemy aircraft regardless of any evasive maneuvering. These control four long-barreled Autocannons firing heavy calibre, high velocity explosive rounds capable of firing six hundred rounds a minute,[6] shredding through enemy aircraft fuselages thanks to their high rate of fire. When used against infantry and light vehicles these rounds are equally devastating, allowing even a single Hydra to decimate entire formations in a heartbeat. While the use of a Hydra in this role is a breach of official regulations, Imperial commanders often overlook such infractions.[1][2][3]
The quad autocannons are operated by dedicated gunner, who sits in the turret along with a loader to assist the auto-loaders, while the vehicle commander, driver and a comms operator sit in the main hull and share control the hull-mounted Heavy Bolter.[1][2]
Each regiment usually groups its Hydras into a single company, though this is more often for administrative purposes than anything else. Squadrons of Hydras or even individual vehicles will be parceled out to different units for air defence, with artillery given first priority for any available units, followed by tank companies and then HQ units and supply depots, though often static targets will be protected by Hydra platforms instead.[1][2] However, some regiments will consist entirely of Hydras. These 'heavy air defence regiments' will usually be split up and attached to different units and locations across an entire warzone, though occasionally it will fight as a single unit.[3]
Technical Specifications
In addition to its two twin-linked long-barrled Autocannons and auto-targeting system the Hydra is also armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter, as well as Smoke Launchers and a Searchlight. The Heavy Bolter is sometimes replaced with a Heavy Flamer, while other modifications include Camo Netting, a Dozer Blade, Extra Armour, a Hunter-killer Missile, and/or a pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber or Storm Bolter.[3]
Vehicle Name: | Hydra Flak Tank[1] | Main Armament: | 4 Long Barrel Autocannons |
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Forge World of Origin: | Stygies VIII | Secondary Armament: | Heavy Bolter |
Known Patterns: | I-XIX | Traverse: | 360° |
Crew: | Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader, Comms Operator | Elevation: | From 0° to +79° |
Powerplant: | Vulcanor 16 Twin Coupled Multi-Burn | Main Ammunition: | 600 rounds |
Weight: | 38 tonnes | Secondary Ammunition: | 300 rounds |
Length: | 5.29m | ||
Width: | 3.78m | Armour | |
Height: | 5.10m | ||
Ground Clearance: | 0.45m | Superstructure: | 100mm |
Fording Depth: | {{{Fording Depth}}} | Hull: | 150mm |
Max Speed - on road | 50kph | Gun Mantlet | N/A |
Max Speed - off road: | 35kph | Vehicle Designation: | 0427-941-3030-HY44 |
Transport Capacity: | None | Firing Ports: | N/A |
Access Points: | N/A | Turret: | 100mm |
Gallery
Hydra firing on Eldar Nightwings on Betalis III[4]
Hydra Flak Tank[5] in Final Liberation
Epic Scale Hydra
Regiments known to contain Hydra Flak Tanks
- 2nd Brimlock 'Sky Wardens' - A 'heavy air defence regiment', it took part in the Defence of Bastion 312 where it achieved an unprecedented confirmed kill ratio of 99,999-1.[3]
- Armageddon 87th Steel Legion Regiment - the Hive Acheron attack
- Cadian 74th Armoured Regiment
- Cadian 142nd Armoured Regiment
- Mordian 16th Armoured Regiment - fought with secessionists on Kaanis Scriptoria[7]
- Palladius 46th Armoured Regiment
- Valhallan 28th Armoured Regiment - Belatis IV
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pgs. 171-172
- 2: Apocalypse, Pg. 107
- 3: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), Pg. 51
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pg. 27
- 5: Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000
- 6: Epic Armageddon, pg. 97
- 7: Imperial Armour Volume One - Second Edition: Imperial Guard, pg. 176