Overlord Armoured Airship
Not to be confused with the Necron Overlord or the recent Primaris Marines Overlord Gunship.
The Overlord Armoured Airship was a Squat heavy flying machine. It was one of the few flying vehicles in early WH40K and the only vehicle in 40k classified as an airship. Developed by engineering guilds to originally mine liquid metals within gas giants, these huge dirigibles would cruise through the upper or lower atmosphere of planets and were made to be protected against extreme temperatures.
Realizing the military potential of these heavily armored craft, the Squats quickly put them to military use. It seems that the Squats have learned the fatal flaw of Zepplins (Weak hull and slow target) and has designed to get around this. Powered by several gas cells which provide lift, each cell is self-sealing and filled with inert gases to prevent explosions in case of damage. An armored gondola hangs underneath the hull, equipped with Melta bomb racks and Battle Cannon turrets. Gravitic thrusters are positioned at the rear of the hull to supply forward power and extra lift. A select crew of Guild aeronauts operate the craft under the watchful eye of a captain, most often the engineer who oversaw the ships construction.
- Length: 100m; approx
- Mass: 200-300 tonnes; approx
- Crew: 60-100 crew; approx
Overview[edit]
As previously mentioned. Overlords are armed with numerous Battle Cannon turrets and a bunch of Melta Bombs making it a really powerful bomber. Dwarfing the Imperial Marauder Bomber in both size and firepower. Overlords are a force to be reckoned with. While it is powerful, Overlords are also painfully slow and huge. We're talking about something that dwarfs the Manta in size alone. Due to this, Overlords are extremely vulnerable to enemy flyers, making it dependent on the Iron Eagles for protection.
| Forces of the Squats/Leagues | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command: | Brôkhyr Iron-Master - Einhyr Champion - Guildmaster Kâhl - Living Ancestor (Grimnyr) - Squat Warlord - Votann | |||||||
| Troops: | Brôkhyr Thunderkyn - Brotherhood Heavy Weapons Team COG - Commissar - Chthonian Beserks - Hearthguard Hearthkyn Warrior - Hearthkyn Salvager - Ironkin Mole Mortar Team - Tech Priest - Theyn | |||||||
| Vehicles: | Cyclops War Machine - Colossus War Machine Land Train - Leviathan - Magna-Coil Bike - Rhino Squat Bike - Squat Trike - Tunneling Transport Vehicles Hekaton Land Fortress - Sagitaur ATV | |||||||
| Flyers & Bombers: |
Iron Eagle Gyrocopter Overlord Armoured Airship | |||||||
| Artillery: | Heavy Quad-Launcher Thunder-Fire Cannon | |||||||
| Heavy Ordinance: |
Goliath Mega-Cannon | |||||||
| Spacecraft: | Automated Barge Drone - Automated Bombing Drone Automated Fighting Drone | |||||||
| Vessels of the Leagues of Votann | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spaceships | ||
| Battleships | Stronghold | |
| Cruisers | Bastion | |
| Landships | ||
| War Machines | Colossus War Machine Cyclops War Machine | |
| Mobile Commands | Leviathan | |
| Armored Trains | Land Train | |
| Airships | ||
| Rigid Airships | Overlord Armoured Airship | |