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Vox-caster

A Cadian Shock Trooper with a Vox-caster and Lasgun.

The Vox-caster, sometimes referred to as a Comm-link, is an Imperial radio communications transceiver that can be as small as a helmet-mounted link and as large as a massive bank of dedicated communications equipment employed at an Imperial military force's headquarters.

Usually an Astra Militarum squad or platoon will have a link to their headquarters via one vox unit and smaller relays for trooper-to-trooper communications.

Command units usually use a more complex version of a Vox-caster known as a "Master-vox." This communications technology can receive and transmit on multiple radio frequencies at once, making it ideal for coordinating the actions of multiple units at the same time.

Command vehicles in armoured companies have a similar system, known as "improved comms," for contacting reserves or artillery support.

In the absence of any form of vox communications, troopers are taught to make use of sign language during battle.

The troopers of the Astra Militarum, the Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, and servants of the Inquisition have miniature Vox-casters built into the helmets of their armour.

The Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus usually have Vox-casters implanted within their skulls as part of their cybernetic enhancements, a common upgrade for all the servants of the Machine God. Most of these Vox-casters are short-ranged and used only for intersquad communications.

Sources[]

  • Chapter Approved 2004, pp. 25, 27
  • Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), pp. 7-9, 12, 15-21
  • Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 36
  • Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (4th Edition)
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