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Stone Thrower
Small Stone Thrower..... 74 points
Big Stone Thrower..... 104 points

Your army may include any number of stone throwers. Each machine has three Dwarf crew to operate and defend it.

Profile	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	LD
Stone Thrower	-	-	-	-	7	3	-	-	-
Crew	3	4	3	3	4	1	2	1	9

Equipment: The crew are armed with hand weapons.

Save: None

Options: Stone thrower crews may wear light armour (+2 point per model).

	Range	Strength	Save	Wounds Per Hit
Small Stone Thrower	45"	7	none	D3
Big Stone Thrower	60"	10	none	D6

Stone throwers are powerful and destructive weapons that lob large boulders high into the air, sending them crashing through enemy ranks crushing limbs and armour alike. Work out results of stone throwing in the shooting phase. To work out damage you will need the round missile template with the hole in the center. The stone is not as big as the template of course, but shatters on impact sending shards of sharp stone over a wide area.

Pivot the stone thrower on the spot so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to shoot. Now declare how far you wish to fire the rock. You must do this without measuring the distance to your target, so you must guess the range as accurately as you can. Once you have made your guess place the missile template directly over the spot where you have guessed.

To decide if the missile lands where you have aimed it roll both the scatter dice and the artillery dice.

The scatter dice is marked with arrows on four sides and the word HIT on two sides. If you roll a HIT then the missile lands exactly where you have aimed it. If you roll an arrow the missile veers in the direction shown by the arrow.

The artillery dice is marked 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and MISFIRE. If you roll a misfire then somethine has gone wrong - roll a D6 and consult the Misfire Table below. A misfire roll autmatically cancels out the whole shot regardless of the scatter dice result. If you roll a number on the artillery dice then this is the distance in inches the missile veers off target as shown by the arrow on the scatter dice. Move the template the distance indicated in the direction shown by the arrow. If you roll a HIT then the numbers are ingored: a number simply indicates that the shot has not misfired.

MISFIRE CHART
FOR STONE THROWERS
1-2	DESTROYED! The engine cannot stand the strain placed upon it and breaks under tension as it is fired. Bits of wood and metal fly all around, the stone tumbles to the ground splintering the engine and throwing debris into the air. The engine is destroyed and its crew slain or injured. Remove the engine and its crew.
3-4	DISABLED! The normal smooth running of the machine and its crew is disrupted by some accident or freak occurence. A rope snaps and lashes about wildly, a crewman sets the machine up wrongly so that it pulls itself apart, etc. The engine does not shoot this turn and cannot fire next turn either while the damage is repaired. To help you remember it is a good idea to turn the machine round to face away from the enemy. In addition, one of the crew is slain - caught by a snapping rope, entangled in the machinery, or thrown high in the air in lieu of the stone!
5-6	MAY NOT SHOOT. A minor fault prevents the machine shooting this turn. A crewman drops the stone as he lifts it into position, maybe a ratchet jams or rope loosens. The machine is unharmed and may shoot as normal next turn.

Damage: Once you have established where the stone lands damage can be worked out. Any model that lies directly under the hole is hit automatically - note that only one model can lie within the hold and if there is any doubt it is the model which is under the exact center which is hit. Models whose bases lie under the rest of the template are hit on a D6 roll of 4+. You will have to use your judgement and common sense to decide exactly which models lie under the template - sometimes it is not easy to judge precisely. As a rule of thumb a model can be consindered as a potential hit if at least half of its base area lies under the template, while models whose bases are only touched or grazed can be ignored.

Once you have worked out which models are struck by your missile work out damage in the usual way. Roll for each target to see if you cause damage.

Loss of Crew: A stone thrower requires a full crew of three to work it properly. If one crewman is slain then the other two can just about get by without slowing up the machine noticeably. If two crewmen are slain then the remaining Dwarf will be unable to cope, and the stone thrower will have to miss a whole turn before it can shoot again. This is in addition to any penalty imposed by a misfire result. Obviously the engine requires at least one crewman to work it, and should all the crew be slain the machine is useless.

Gyrocopter..... 100 points

Your army may include any number of gyrocopters within the limitations of the points available.

Profile	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	LD
Gyrocopter	24	-	-	6	7	3	-	-	-
Pilot	3	4	3	3	4	1	2	1	9

Equipment: The pilot is armed with a hand weapon. The gyrocopter is armed with a steam-powered cannon and bombs made by filling iron castings with gunpowder.

Save: None

Artillery Piece	Range	Strength	Save	Wounds Per Hit
Steam Cannon	Flame Template	4	none	1
Bombs	3" diameter	4	-1	1

Gyrocopters are flying machines whose rotor blades are propelled by an ingenious lightweight steam engine.

Flying: The gyrocopter is a flying maching and it uses the same rules for flying and aerial combat as other flyers. However, it lacks the power and stability to fly high, and may not do so.

The gyrocopter may move up to 24" over the table in the movement phase. It can hop over intervening terrain and troops in the same way as flying creatures. As with flying creatures it moves without penalty for changing direction or any other reason. The model is simply moved as the player wishes up to the maximum distance allowed. It can end its movement facing in any direction the player likes. Gyrocopters always end their move hovering at very low altitude, and may be charged by enemy troops in the same way as flying creatures.

Steam Cannon: The gyrocopter is armed with a steam cannon that unleashes a jet of scalding, superhot steam from the engine. The cannon can only be used once per turn in the player's shooting phase. It can only be used while the gyrocopter is hovering within range and pointing straight at its target. The gyrocopter may not drop bombs and fire the steam cannon in the same turn.

To represent the blast of the steam cannon use the flame template. Place the template with the broad end over the target and the narrow end touching the muzzle of the cannon. Any model lying under the template area is hit on a D6 score of 4+. Because damage is done by the sheer heat of the blast armour provides no protection and no saving throw is allowed.

Because the steam cannon requires the release of steam from the boiler this reduces airspeed, so the gyrocopter may only move 12" if it is going to use its steam cannon. If the gyrocopter moves more than 12" you may not shoot the steam cannon that turn.

Bombing Rules: The bombs carried by a gyrocopter consist of metal spheres filled with gunpowder, and the gyrocopter is equipped with enough to last for the entire battle. Before he drops a bomb the Dwarf pilot must light the fuse. Obviously, flying a gyrocopter one-handed while lighting and throwing a hissing, spluttering bomb with the other puts some constraints on the pilot's ability to guide the machine.

First, the pilot must line up his run. At the start of his move the player turns the gyrocopter to indicate the direction in which it is going to fly. The gyrocopter must then move in this direction in a straight line for its entire move that turn. You may choose to drop a bomb at any point along this line. Only one bomb can be dropped per turn. Mark the point where the bomb is dropped with the bomb template - use the larger 3" diamter template.

The bomb is supposed to hit the ground and bounce towards its target, but things don't always go according to plan - the bomb may detonate at the wrong time, fail to ignite, etc. The Dwarf player rolls an artillery dice to indicate the distance in inches the bomb bounces. The bounce follows the same path as the gyrocopter itself, which can be unnerving for the pilot! If the Dwarf player is unlucky the bouncing bomb may end up directly below the gyrocopter!

Once the bomb has bounced it will explode. Reposition the template accordingly. If one model lies directly under the center of the template it is automatically hit. Any models covered by the rest of the template are hit on a 4+. As with all template attacks, models only partially covered by the template are considered to be potential hits if at least 50% of their base lies under the template.

If the Dwarf player rolls a misfire on the artiller dice when dropping his bomb he rolls a D6 and consults the table below.

GYROCOPTER
BOMB MISFIRE CHART
1-2	The bomb explodes prematurely, killing the pilot. The gyrocopter plunges out of control and crashes. Roll a scatter dice to establish the direction the gyrocopter takes and roll 4D6 to see how many inches the gyrocopter moves before it hits the ground. See the rules for crashes below.
3-4	The pilot drops the bomb in the cockpit. He frantically scabbles round and throws the bomb at the last second. Randomly position the bomb blast template within 2D6" of the gyrocopter, using the scatter dice to establish a random direction. Work out damage from the bomb blast as normal. While the pilot is struggling to throw out the bomb the gyrocopter spins round wildly. To represent this, start with the gyrocopter at the position where the bomb was dropped. Roll the scatter dice to determine a random direction, and move the gyrocopter in the diretion indicated so that it completes a full normal move of 24".
5-6	The bomb's detonator is a dud. It fails to explode and no damage is done.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: The gyrocopter can fight in hand-to-hand combat but is not especially good at it. It can make a flying charge into combat in the same way as a flying creature. Place the gyrocopter beside the front, rear, or flank of the target unit depending on which direction it charges from. The pilot can strike blows in any direction. The gyrocopter itself has no hand-to-hand attack, and bombs and steam cannon cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat.

Hand-to-hand combat is conducted as normal with a few exceptions. If a gyrocopter is beaten in hand-to-hand combat then it will automatically crash. See below for rules of crashing. If the gyrocopter wins the combat, or if the result is a draw, then the gyrocopter always has the option to withdraw from combat assuming it is not pursuing or fleeing.

The gyrocopter pilot flies straight up, above the heads of his enemies, and brings the machine down somewhere within a normal move of 24". This does not prevent the gyrocopter moving normally in its following turn, the extra movement is just that, a burst of speed as the pilot pushes his machine to the limit. When avoiding combat in this way, the gyrocopter must be placed in the open, not over other troops.

Damage to the Gyrocopter: Any hits on the gyrocopter, whether in hand-to-hand or shooting, may strike either the machine or the pilot. Roll a D6 for each hit.

D6	Hit
1-4	Gyrocopter
5-6	Pilot

Crashes: Gyrocopters crash when the pilot is killed, the machine is destroyed, or if the machine is beaten in hand-to-hand combat. It may also crash if the pilot loses control after certain bomb misfire results. When the gyrocopter crashes roll the scatter dice to determine a random direction in which it moves. Now roll 4D6. This is the distance in inches the gyrocopter moves before it crashes. When it hits the ground the machine explodes, killing the pilot if he is still alive. Bits of gyrocopter and spinning blade chop up anthing within reach.

To represent this place a large 3" diamter blast template where the gyrocopter hits the ground. All targets within the template suffer an automatic Strength 10 hit due to the exploding engine, bombs and debris. Targets hit sustain D3 wounds. Any war machines in the impact zone are destroyed outright, their machanisms blasted to smithereens by the fury of the impact.

Gyrocopter pilots may not crash deliberately!

Flame Cannon..... 119 points

Your army may include any number of flame cannons. Each machine has three Dwarf crew to operate and defend it.

Profile	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	LD
Flame Cannon	-	-	-	-	7	3	-	-	-
Crew	3	4	3	3	4	1	2	1	9

Equipment: The crew are armed with a hand weapons.

Save: None

Options: Flame cannon crew may wear light armour (+2 points per model).

Profile	Maximum Range You May Guess	Strength	Wounds	Save
Flame Cannon	24"	5	D3	-2

A volatile concoction of hot oil and molten tar is mixed in the barrel of the flame cannon. Air is pumped into the barrel until the pressure inside is so great the barrel is almost ready to burst. At precisely the right moment the Dwarfs place a burning oily wad into the nozzle and release the pressure inside. The mixture catches fire as it spurts into the air towards the enemy ranks.

Flame cannons shoot in a similar way to cannons, but instead of firing cannonballs they shoot a gout of flame - use the teardrop-shaped fire template.

To fire the cannon, first turn it on the spot so that it points at your intended target. Now declare how far you wish to shoot, up to a maximum of 12". This represents the gunners elevating the barrel to get the required trajectory. They are guessing the range, and so are you! The jet of imflammable liquid will travel the distance yo uhave nominated plus the score of an artillery dice.

Roll the artillery dice and add the score to the distance you have nominated. The jet will travel to the total distance and will landshort, hit the target, or pass straight over it depending on how accurately you have guessed the range and what effect the dice roll has.

When you have established where the jet of flaming liquid hits the ground place a marker on the spot. The jet sprays out from this point and scorches a line through any targets in its way. To determine the swathe cut by the burning liquid place the flame template with the narrow end on the point where the jet hit the graound and the wide end pointing directly away from the cannon so that the flame continues in a straight line. Any models under the template are automatically hit and scorched by flaming liquid. Any models struck by the flames take a Strength 5 hit and any model wounded by the the flame takes D3 wounds. Saving throws apply as normal. If in doubt as to which model are hit, apply the usual rule regarding templates: any model whose base is at least 50% under the template may be considered as hit.

A unit which suffers casualties from the flame cannong must take an immediate panic test to represent the horrific effects of this weapon.

If you do not wish to fire the flame cannon that turn then you must test to see if the pressure can be contained. Roll a D6 at the beginning of the shooting pase. If the score is a 1 the pressure cannot be contained and the cannon fires straight ahead at a target point 2D6 inches away plus one roll on the artillery dice as normal.

If you roll a misfire on the artillery dice the flame cannon has malfunctioned with potentially devastating consequences. Roll D6 and check the following chart to see what happens.

FLAME CANNON
MISFIRE CHART
D6	Result
1-2	Destroyed! The weapon explodes in a sheet of flame. The flame cannon is destroyed and the crew slain.
3-4	Malfunction! The volatile mixture fails to ignite and the cannon squirts smelly hot oil and tar into the air. Although unpleasant, this is not deadly, and has no effect on the target. The crew must carefully prepare the cannon for firing again properly. The flame cannon will take one full turn to build up pressure again.
5-6	The Dwarf crew can tell from the dials and the hiss of excaping gas that the pressure is not high enough for the cannon to fire. The flame cannon may not fire this turn.

For each wound suffered by the flame cannon deduct -1 on the Misfire Chart for all misfire rolls. This means a flame cannon with two wounds left would deduct -1 from a roll on the Misfire Chart, and any roll of a 1-3 would therefore destroy it. Note that suffering wounds does not increase the likelihood of a misfire, but it does make misfires more dangerous when they happen.

You can move the flame cannon at the same rate as its crew (3") assuming they are all alive. If crew are slain the move rate is reduced proportionately. The flame cannon may be turned on the spot to face its target, but otherwise it may not move and fire in the same turn.

The flame cannon requires a full crew of three Dwarfs to work it properly. If one crewman is slain the remaining pair can just about cope without slowing up the rate of work. No penalty is therefore imposed for the loss of one crewman. If two crewman are slain the remaining crewman won't be able to prepare the weapon properly, ie the flame cannon can only be fired every other turn. Should all the crew be slain the flame cannon is useless.

Bolt Throwers..... 54 points

Your army may include any number of bolt throwers. Each machine has three crew to operate and defend it.

Profile	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	LD
Bolt Throwers	-	-	-	-	7	3	-	-	-
Crew	3	4	3	3	4	1	2	1	9

Equipment: The crew are armed with a hand weapons.

Save: None

Options: Bolt thrower crews may wear light armour (+2 points per model).

Bolt Thrower	Range	Strength	Save	Wounds Per Hit
Bolt Thrower	48"	5-1 per rank	none	D4

Bolt throwers are large crossbows which shoot a spear-sized missile. Bolt throwers are fired in the shooting pase along with other missile weapons. To shoot your bolt thrower first turn it on the spot so that it points towards your intended victim. The bolt travels straight forward and (hopefully) hits the first target in its path. To determine if the bolt strikes its target roll a D6 to hit using the crew's BS in the same way as bow shots, crossbows, and other missile weapons. The usual modifiers apply.

If you score a hit work out damage as described below. If you miss then the bolt hits the ground or sails into the air and comes down harmlessley somewhere else.

MISSILE FIRE CHART
BS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
D6 Score to Hit	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	-1	-1	-3

Working Out Damage From Hits: A bolt thrower can hurl its bolts through several ranks of troops, piercing each warrior in turn. If you hit then resolve damage against the target using the bolt thrower's full Strength of 5. If the model is slain then the bolt hits the trooper in the second rank directly behind: resolve damage on the second model with a Strength 4. If the second rank troops is slain then a model in the third rank is hit: resolve damage with a Strength of 3. Continue to work out damage as the bolt pierces and slays a model in each rank, deducting -1 from the Strength for each rank pierced.

A model damaged by a bolt thrower sustains D4 wounds, which means that large monsters can be hurt or even slain by a hit from a bolt thrower. Armour saves are not allowed for hits from a bolt thrower. Because saves are not taken, a target with only one wound will be slain automatically if it takes damage, so there is not need to rolla D4 to decide the number of wounds.

The move rate is the speed the bolt thrower can be moved by its full complement of three Dwarf crew. If any of the crew is slain the bolt thrower's speed is reduced proportionately. A bolt thrower cannot move and shoot in the same turn except to turn to face its target.

A bolt thrower has a crew or three and if one crewman is slain then the other two can just about get by without slowing up the machine noticeably. If two crewmen crewman have been slain, the remaining Dwarf can only manage to fire the bolt thrower once every other turn.

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