Mega Dread

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Mega Dread^[5]

The Mega Dread is a heavy Ork walker and is the largest Ork walker short of a Stompa.

Overview

The Mega-Dread is a hulking, armor plated monster, much larger and considerably more powerful than the more commonly encountered Deff Dreads and Killa Kans. They fit enormous hydraulic power into a relatively compact frame, which makes them far more maneuverable on the battlefield then the larger Stompa. Mega Dreads are usually armed with a combination of Kill Kannons, Claws, and other high-caliber weapons. Being larger and more sophisticated then standard Ork walkers, most Mega Dreads are controlled by a hybrid system of detachable surgical implants which are often hammered in then pried out of the pilot's head during and after battle. To the Mekboyz that are able to build these monstrosities, they are the ultimate killing machines and a Warboss can expect to pay a hefty amount of teef to acquire them.^[1]

Meka Dread

Meka Dreads are modified Mega Dreads that replace its Big Shootas with large Servo-arms equipped with tools for battlefield repairs and 'fixin' jobs.^[2] It is also equipped with experimental, energy hungry weapons like a Big-Zzappa, capable of both boiling adamantine armour to slag in one shot and in the next just having its target's hair stand up. Otherwise, the Meka Dread can be armed with a Shunta or a Rattler Kannon. The Meka Dread is powered by an atom smasher. It can also be equipped with a Mega-charga, Rokkit-bomm Racks and a Kustom Force Field.^[7]

Build by an Ork Mekboss, the Meka Dread is even more insane and dangerously unpredictable than other Ork war machines. Undeniable crude, its technology is still frighteningly effective, allowing a Mekboss to both smash enemies to pieces and dragging off wrecks to loot.^[7]

Images

• Models
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  Mega Dread^[4]

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  Ork Mega Dread^[3]

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  Ork Meka Dread^[2]

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  Nemesis Dreadknights converted into Mega Dreads, by Big Mek Git Stix^[6]

Sources

• 1: Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem, pg. 164
• 2: Forgeworld Meka Dread (last accessed 10 June 2015)
• 3: Forgeworld Mega Dread (last accessed 10 June 2015)
• 4: Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem pg.1
• 5: Warhammer 40,000: Carnage
• 6: Warhammer: Visions 14, pg. 104 - Army of the Month - Created by Paul Evans
• 7: Imperial Armour - Apocalypse Second Edition, pgs. 46-47