Sabre Gun Platform

The Sabre Gun Platform is a static heavy weapons platform used by Heavy Weapon Squad of the Imperial Guard and also by Planetary Defence Forces to protect valuable assets and locations. The platform is most commonly used for light anti-air and ground defence roles, and is favoured by Imperial Guard Armoured and Support Regiments. Sabre platforms are also used for additional firepower at forward deployments or the rapid deployment to fortify a position from attack, and be used by Imperial Guard Heavy Weapon Squads in place of mobile weapons, although the lack of mobility means they are only used this way when a regiment is occupying static defensive positions. The Sabre Gun Platform is a mobile heavy weapons platform that makes use of the same stabiliser leg mount as the Tarantula Sentry Gun, with the main difference between the two being that the Sabre is manned by a small team of soldiers, as opposed to the Tarantula's Machine Spirit controlled logic engine systems. The Sabre features in-built auto-stabilisers to reduce recoil and improve accuracy of its mounted weapons. The platform's weapon mount can rotate a free 360 degrees and can also be aimed up and down, this allows the platform's crew to engage both low-flying enemy aircraft and enemy ground forces. The platform's light structure weight can be easily assembled on the field by the weapon team and then can be broken down fully for transport to a new location, although this process cannot be done when under enemy fire. Due to their inability to keep up with advancing or retreating forces the weapon teams are expected to hold their ground regardless of any level of opposition, they will often form the last line of defence during a failing campaign and it is rightly considered by many that assaignment to a Sabre battery is a death warrant.

Armament
The Sabre Gun Platform is most commonly deployed in batteries consisting of up to three platforms and their crews. Each Sabre platform is crewed by two specially trained Imperial Guard soldiers, usually ones from a Heavy Weapons Squad, although they can be assigned additional crew if needed. The crew of each Sabre platform is armed with standard issue Imperial Guard weapons and equipment, most commonly a Lasgun. The weapons platform can be armed with a variety of Imperial Weaponry, usually making use of the the most common Imperial Guard weapons for ease of maintainance and assured supply of ammunition and replacement parts. These weapon loadouts most commonly include a set of twin-linked Heavy Bolters, a set of twin-linked Autocannons, a set of twin-linked Lascannons, a set of twin-linked Heavy Stubbers, or a set of Quad Heavy Stubbers. All of these weapons have the ability to engage both ground and low-flying aircraft, with the exception of the twin-linked Lascannons, as their rate of fire is too low to be effective. These weapons, again with the exception of the twin-linked Lascannons, are capable of being upgraded with an AA mount, this specialised mount makes the weapons more capable of targeting enemy aircraft by making them easier to move and aim. It is unknown, although highly probable that the Sabre platform can be outfitted with many other weapon combinations, such as single Heavy Bolters, Autocannons, Lascannons, and Heavy Stubbers, or even completely different weapons such as Plasma Cannons, Grenade Launchers, Missile Launchers, Melta-Weapons, Flamers, or Mortar weapons. The Sabre Gun Platform can also be outfitted with a large searchlight in place of a mounted weapon. These searchlights are used during night fighting to illuminate enemy positions.

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications
The technical specification for this piece of equipment have yet to be released by the Adeptus Mechanicus.

Also See

 * Turret Emplacement
 * Tarantula Sentry Gun
 * Imperial Guard Vehicles

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