Warp-Grinder

A team of Warp-Grinders charging their weaponry.

A Warp-Grinder is a smaller and more portable version of a much-larger drilling machine first devised by the Skaven's Clan Skyre as a means to create subterranean tunnel netowrks far more quickly than a horde of Skavenslaves could ever hope to achieve.

Role

Some of these massive constructs are larger than the grandest ships of the Empire's navy. These huge devices combine great drills with warp energies to vaporise the broken debris as the machine bores. These rare machines are seldom, if ever, seen, but a portable version can be often found on the battlefield.^[1a]

The more portable War-Grinder opens up tunnels. Projectors gleam with warp-energy, pulverising stone and leaving a narrow and smoking passageway in its wake. Small fast-moving units can follow the device, emerging behind enemy lines to cause untold disruption. But it is a perilous trip, as the newly-bored tunnels are prone to cave-ins and the machines can suffer catastrophic meltdowns. When the Warp-grinder breaks through the surface, it will stick with the unit it is attached to, even assisting in close combat. Without the comforting presence of the parent unit, the Weapon Team will flee the battlefield.^[1a]

Notable Regiments

• Warpfangs - A unit under Ikit Claw and serving Clan Skryre.

Miniatures

8th Edition (Island of Blood)

Source

• 1 Warhammer Armies: Skaven (7th Edition)
  • 1a: pg. 64