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An Imperial Guard Bombard

The Imperial Bombard is one of the heaviest artillery pieces in common use by the Imperial Guard, and is designed for cracking open fortresses. Due to its enormous weight, it is based on a stripped-down Leman Russ chassis rather than the lighter Chimera hull used for most self-propelled artillery. Even with the Russ' heavier engine and tread suspension, it is very slow. It is armed with a Heavy Siege Mortar.

Armaments

The Bombard's sole armament is its powerful siege mortar.

Technical Specifications

Vehicle Name:	Bombard Heavy Siege Mortar 1	Main Armament:	Heavy Siege Mortar
Forge World of Origin:	Stygies VIII	Secondary Armament:	N/A
Known Patterns:	II-XVII	Traverse:	0 Degrees
Crew:	Driver	Elevation:	From+10 Deg to +70 Deg
Powerplant:	HL270 V12 Multi-Fuel	Main Ammunition:	Carried Separately
Weight:	71 Tonnes	Secondary Ammunition:	N/A
Length:	7.7M	Armour
Width:	4.8M
Height:	4.7M	Superstructure:	100MM
Ground Clearance:	0.45M	Hull:	150MM
Max Speed - on road	24KPH	Gun Mantlet	N/A
Max Speed - off road:	12KPH	Vehicle Designation:	0427-941-0349-B061
Tranport Capacity:	N/A	Firing Ports:	N/A
Access Points:	N/A	Turret:	N/A

Previous Incarnations/Chassis Dispute

There is some confusion over what chassis the Bombard is based on. The Forge World model for Warhammer 40,000 is clearly based on the Leman Russ, and is described as such in Imperial Armour 3, however some previous Epic Scale miniatures show a Chimera chassis as the base. It is quite possible that the Bombard mortar can be mounted on either hull or that they are simply different varients of the same tank, produced on different forgeworlds.

Sources

• ¹ Imperial Armour Volume III p229-231
• Epic Living Rulebook