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A Cyclops Demolition Vehicle

The Cyclops Demolition Vehicle is used by the Imperial Guard for battlefield demolition. Basically a small remote-controlled vehicle packed with explosives and guided towards a target from a distance, it is used for breaching enemy fortifications such as pillboxes and bunkers with devastating results.^[1]

Overview

Cyclops are small vehicles, able to be carried in a Chimera or Valkyrie and operated through a remote control device consisting of a small handset connected to a backpack Vox-caster. They are commonly used to remove enemy strong points and bunkers but have found other uses on the battlefield, among these clearing obstacles such as minefields and tank traps or to destroy buildings during street-fighting, while the explosive charge is large enough to damage enemy vehicles. Storm Troopers have been known to use Cyclopes as sabotage weapons, landing them behind enemy lines with a single operator to target command posts, supply dumps or bridges. Cyclopes are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and few Guardsmen have the specailised training required to pilot them, but the fact that they reduce the number of dangerous jobs they have to do makes them popular among the infantry.^[1]

Technical Specifications

Vehicle Name:	Cyclops Remote Control Demolition Vehicle	Main Armament:	Demolition Charge
Forge World of Origin:	Lucius	Secondary Armament:	N/A
Known Patterns:	I-XII	Traverse:	N/A
Crew:	N/A	Elevation:	N/A
Powerplant:	HB40 491 Multi-Fuel	Main Ammunition:	N/A
Weight:	1.5 tonnes	Secondary Ammunition:	N/A
Length:	2.5m	Armour
Width:	1.8m
Height:	1.2m	Superstructure:	30mm
Ground Clearance:	0.25m	Hull:	30mm
Max Speed - on road	42kph	Gun Mantlet	N/A
Max Speed - off road:	24kph	Vehicle Designation:	0427-942-2203-CY014
Transport Capacity:	None	Firing Ports:	N/A
Access Points:	N/A	Turret:	N/A

Forge World Variations

• Lucius - standard pattern

Regiments known to contain Cyclops Demolition Vehicles

• Krieg 2nd Armoured Regiment - Third Armageddon War
• Mordian 21st Iron Guard - Hive Secundus crowd control - Vaust Hive World
• Krieg 1st Heavy Tank Company - Cleansing of Radnar
• Catachan 146th Regiment - Yarant II
• Cadian 98th Armoured Regiment - Luxor Uprising

Sources

• Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, Cyclops Remote Controlled Demolition Vehicle, pg. 151