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Published: 2019-03-29 16:20:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 7814; Favourites: 267; Downloads: 113
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Buried deep within the Tabernacle Data-Hives were found the fractured patterns of ancient automata, war machines designed by the humankind to fight perilous wars in the open void. These mighty war machines had rested long, forgotten. Not even the wisest among the Queen's engineseers were capable of reactivating the forges for this pattern and deemed it long lost to time.
This changed only with the establishment of the Triumvirate when the Mechanicus Cult of Cambria first sent explorator priests to visit the shadow worlds of the Queen's Fiefdom. They took the remnants of the ancient pattern, and for five long centuries studied and revered them. After long decades of careful consideration and integration of the fragments into the patterns of known machines, the holiest forges upon the Ringworld Cambria produced the first re-iteration of these ancient machines in millennia. This was the birth of the Cosmos Kastelan, and many of their number were given to the Crimson Queen as a reward for bringing such ancient knowledge back to the Imperium.
These re-discovered war automata now reinforce heavy boarding forces of the Ruby Mariners, breaking easily through interior compartments of enemy ships, destroying bulkheads and fortifications in swift, decisive action. In the narrow corridors and cramped cells of many vessels, their presence alone routs the enemy. In larger, open halls, their formations remain unbroken even under heavy fire, offering cover for the Mariners to follow.Β
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I actually want a model of one of these dudes, they would look awesome in a mechanicus army! Good job
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Ah, well. You've gone full Big Daddy on this one! XD Wouldn't a saw make more sense, though?
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Honestly, I never quite could figure out what the hell the huge drill was supposed to do in any practical circumstance *ever*. For the purpose of 40k I'd assume that some bulkheads and armored plates are so thick, you don't cut through them but rather drill hols at specific points to destroy the locking mechanism or other sensitive systems. That said, I'd be surprised if there are not more variants of this one, which allow for a wide range of tools and arms.Β
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My best guess at how they could work:
Conic drills do not 'drill' per se. Once the tip has pierced the armor of the target, the grooves or edges at the surface of the bit pull it fowards as it turns. This causes sideways pressure to the armor, which is not designed to resist.
For example, if you manage to dive the drill between the arm and the body of a Dreadnought, you may be able to pop off the whole arm in a moment.
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That does make a lot of sense!
I think it's safe to assume that, for the most part, These drills would be used in a utility-role, though, rather than actual combat.
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Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous.Β
Are Cosmos Kastelan exactly same to their ancient incarnation, or modified and improved by Cambrian Mechanicum? Do Mechanicus of Cambria use these patterns along with Mariners?Β
Engineseers, again that word; Have the Queen had her own conclave of Tech-priests even before coming of the Imperium?Β
Oh, and are there patterns equipped with twin, double drills?
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The Cambrian Mechanicum does have a tendency to interpret ancient patterns somewhat liberally by the Imperium's standards. It's not unthinkable that the original ancient incarnation was not a Kasdtelan at all but a completely original design. When the original could not be reproduced, the cambrian techpriests were happy enough replacing it.Β
The Mechanicus of Cambria definitively uses this pattern for its own purposes!
Before the Imperium came, the Fiefdom was an interstellar faction already. So naturally, they had their own organization devoted to technology and the collection of knowledge. The Techpriests of the Fiefdom are still a somewhat isolated enclave, but officially they are part of the mechanicus, of course.Β
And yes, of course, there are lots of different variants, probably also ones with double drills!
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Thank you for elucidation, but I've pretty much expected the Fiefdom would have their own engineers and technologists before coming of the Emperor - what I'm curious about is whether they were called and regarded as Tech priests back then or named such after nominally incorporated into Mechanicum; I think I should be more specific, apologize forΒ ambiguous wording.Β
Is tech-enclave of the Fiefdom regularly interacting with the Cambrian Mechanicus? I also wish to know that they are concentrated on the Tabernacle Fleet, or dispersed across the Fiefdom?Β Β
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The Tech-Enclave, as you call it, of the Fiefdom was originally obviously independent and had its own name, speech, original technologies and such. But you've got to understand: When the Mechanicum arrived during the Great Crusade, it already surpassed those local technologies by orders of magnitude. Anything the Fiefdom had to offer in terms of technology would be assimilated by the Mechanicus within a few centuries, safe for new discoveries in the Fiefdom's archives which came up even a few thousand years later.Β
In any case, by the 41st millennium, it's only another branch of the Mechanicum, and uses the same terminology, names etc. And by this time, there's also no clear distinction between fiefdom tech and imperial tech.Β
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was *obviously* independent... I see. Thus no tie to the Mechanicum at all.Β
I suppose there would be many such isolated enclaves - prior arrival of the Mechanicum and subsequent integration, of course.Β
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Pretty much every Forge World was a miniature mechanicum of its own before being rediscovered, I presume. Any other technological civilization surviving the age of strife would have to have something similar as well!Β
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Pretty much. By the lore, colonies of the Martian Mechanicum (i.e. "Forge Worlds) act as a miniature Mechanicum until discovery, and majority of them operated, and still operating, in that way. And yeah, they *should* have similar tech-enclaves, if not devoted scientists, to maintain and develop their technology!Β
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Sweet! they look like a mix of the Bouncer and Alpha series big daddy! i hope there will also be a version that looks like a mix of the Rosie and Rumbler! because holy Omnissiah seeing the big daddies charge towards you were scary enough in Bioshock but i can't imagine the horror of witnessing one of these monstrosities charging towards you in the dark corridors of a ship in the 41st millennium! great work! the Omnissiah approves of these fine machines!
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Perhaps there will be another big daddy based unit. we'll see!
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That would be so freaking awesome!
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Are you sure this is the Imperial Guard equipmentοΌοΌ
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Oh no, the Imperial Guard is never going to get their hands on these toys!Β
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So what are theseοΌοΌYou mean the mechanicus found the Rapture cityοΌοΌ
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ah no, the big daddy reference is purely out of universe. In universe, it's a completely original design.Β
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So what will happen if they found the Rapture city.
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