Steam Gargant

The Steam Gargant is a primitive steam-driven variant of the super-heavy Ork Gargant combat walkers that are used by Feral Ork tribes. Steam Gargants are built by Feral Ork Boilerboyz, Orks that specialise in steam-powered machinery. Amongst the Feral Ork tribes there exists a great rivalry between the Feral Ork Boilerboyz and the Pigdoks, this rivalry spawns from the belief that each feel that they have the answers to their tribe's future. Boilerboyz believe that creations powered by their new steam-powered teknology will lead their tribes to great power and riches, while the Pigdoks believe in sticking to more traditional Orky values, and as such believe in making use of Ork organisms such as Squigs and the mighty Squiggoths over new ideas such as steam-power. Each of these groups tries to prove that they are right by creating ever larger and more powerful warmachines. The Steam Gargant is the Boilerboyz answer to the Pigdok's Orkeosaurus, the pinnacle of their arts, a Squiggoth bred as large as a Titan.

Construction
Steam Gargants used by Feral Ork tribes are, if anything, much more varied in appearance than the more traditional Gargants used by more technologically advanced Ork tribes. This is due in part to the fact that Feral Orks have yet to be exposed to the full extent of Ork Kulture, and as such they develop their own ways on how to do various things. While all Ork Mekboyz and Big Meks know that a Gargant should be a living idol created in the form of the Ork Gods Gork and Mork, a Feral Ork Boilerboy living on an unknown backwater planet will have know idea of this, and as such will create his Steam Gargants in whatever shape and size that takes his fancy. However unadvanced the Steam Gargant may be, it does share the same features that all Gargants share, that being large, well armoured, and very, very shooty!

Armament
The Steam Gargant, like all Ork Gargants, is both heavily armed and armoured. The machine features two two weapon arms that can be outfitted with either an Ork Soopa Gun, or a Mega-Choppa. The Soopa Gun takes the form of a massive cannon, while the Mega-Choppa usually resembles a large blade. The Steam Gargant can have one of each of these weapons or it can be armed with two of the same type. The warmachine is also usually armed with a large, belly-mounted weapon known as the Fist of Gork, this weapon is powerful enough to cause serious damage or outright destroy to Imperial super-heavy vehicles and even Titans.

Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Technical Specifications
The technical specifications of the Steam Gargant have not yet been determined by the Ordo Xenos of the Inquisition, and due to the way these warmachines are constructed by Feral Orks, this may not be possible.

Canon Conflict
The Steam Gargant is armed with a powerful cannon-like weapon mounted upon its belly that is known as the Fist of Gork, yet it is stated in the same source that Feral Orks do not know of the Ork Gods.

Also See

 * Ork Vehicles
 * Gargant