A grav-chute is a pack-sized suspensor allowing troops to float safely to the ground from any height.[1]
Overview
A grav-chute operates via suspensor fields that counteract gravity and two small jets on either side of the shoulders that offer further braking of descent. It is used to drop troops onto a battlefield, either from low-flying aircraft or from the upper atmosphere. If needed, it can sustain hovering the user in place for up to a minute at a time. Essentially a grav-chute is a smaller version of a jump pack, but unlike a jump pack it is only designed to control a fall rather than power a boost up into the air. The power supply lasts for about an hour before needing replacing.[1]
Grav-chutes are most notably used by Imperial Guard Storm Troopers and Drop Troop regiments, such as those from Elysia and Harakon.[Needs Citation] In addition to Guardsmen, they can also be used to distribute Drop Sentinels, Support Sentinels and Drop Canisters.[7][8]
Known Patterns
- Type Five Icarus-pattern Personal Descent Unit — Manufactured on Lucius. Used by a number of Astra Militarum drop troop regiments, including the Phantine Skyborne.[6]
Variants
Primaris Space Marines such as Reivers also utilize Grav-Chutes.[5]
Images
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Elysian Drop Troops dive into action using their Grav-chutes[2]
Grav-chute used by Elysians for their Drop Canisters
Primaris Space Marine Grav-Chute[5]
Sources
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- 1: Rogue Trader Rulebook, pg. 144
- 2: Fantasy Flight Games (Saved archive page, dated July 2012, last accessed 10th March 2023)
- 3: Forgeworld Website Grav-chute pack
- 4: Only War Core Rulebook, pg. 48
- 5: Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pg. 154
- 6: The Guns of Tanith (Novel) — The Saint (Omnibus), A Reappraisal of Combat Policy, Section Four
- 7: Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pgs. 264-279
- 8: Only War: Hammer of the Emperor, pg. 125
