These units are extremely fast over the water - reaching speeds equal to that of a Marine Attack Bike over land! The Imperium Employs 3 main Hover Craft, all of which are based around the same design. These are:

At this time there is only one sub-aqua unit open to Imperial players, but plans for more will be drawn up as the battle is taken further from the shore!

This was the first of the range in Amphibious assault vehicles to be produced. Designed as a specific Amphibious Assault platform, it is covered in heavy Bolters and all manner of short ranged weaponry. It is powered by a standard Leman Russ Engine which has been adapted to switch automatically to a propeller drive when entering deep water. Although slower in the water than over land, it is still capable of a fair pace - enough to make an assault and keep the element of surprise. Easier to construct and more reliable than the Imperial Hovercraft - these Vehicles have taken major roles in many conflicts across the galaxy acting as the perfect support weapon for Imperial Diver units.

Slightly larger than its close quarters cousin, the Bullfrog, The Crocodile Class Amphibious Vehicle has the range that the Bullfrog lacks. Armed with a mixture of Battle Cannon and Las - cannon, these amphibious tanks still have the speed to make effective assault units from the sea. Aimed to be the Long range support for amphibious Assault made by the Imperium's other aquatic units, the crocodile is more than capable of fulfilling its role.

This is the largest of the 3 main Amphibious vehicles currently employed by the Imperial forces. Based around the model of the Leman Russ Demolisher, this is a fearsome beast at long range and close quarters equally. Its extra speed over land was achieved by replacing the Demolisher's close range weapons systems with deadly (but lighter) close combat weapons all along the sides of the vehicle and removing some of the outer armour to make room for the longer ranged Lascannon. Cutting blades and chain-swords make this monstrosity look more akin to the forces of chaos - but strikes fear into all.

The Blowfish remains to this day the Imperiums number one landing vehicle. Its Huge cargo bay makes it easily possible to transport 20 fully equipped troops or two battle tanks across open expanses of water. Even when fully laden it manages to remain very shallow in the water - enabling it to take its cargo right up a beachead and avoid them having to risk getting bogged down in the soft sands of the shorelines. Armed with a plethora of bolters it is well capable of standing ground at short range and in assaults. Due to its design some of the troops onboard are also given the opportunity to add their fire to the torrent over the top of the open-topped cargo area (see "Firepower" page 18 for the open topped special ability). It is also fast enough to strike without warning to areas otherwise un-accessible to ground based units - giving the Emperor's Finest the upper hand once again!

Designed primarily as a coastal patrol craft - the Skeeter is now used mainly as escorts for blowfish Landing craft. With comparable speed and decent armament in the form of twin linked Autocanon and Lascanon, it is the obvious choice to protect the valuable warriors on board the transports. However it light armour makes it vulnerable to heavy attacks.

The A.T.C. boat provides the principle air cover for the Imperial's Sea going fleet. Slightly larger than the Skeeter patrol craft it houses a Hydra weapon system. However, due to the attempts to keep the size of the vessel down, the firepower of the ship has had to be reduced - early testing saw accuracy reach abysmal levels due to the rocking effect produced by the Quad Auto cannon on full fire. As a result - the battery onboard has been programmed to give pauses in the firing sequence to allow the boat to remain steady and thus keep a decent level of firing accuracy.

N.B. When I designed and made this unit A.T.C was meant to stand for Air traffic Control (Flak ship - get it?). However - since then I have realised that this is terribly lame. Any good Ideas as to what the letter A.T.C should stand for? Either put them in to the Guestbook or e-mail me - PLEASE!!

This is the Goliath of the water. Well - not quite - but it does kick some! Designed as the Fleet support for inland fleets - it is mounted with a unique, medium range artillery gun for pounding inland positions from the safety of the water. This massive vessel is one of the largest in the galaxy to still benefit from only shallow water displacement enabling it to get up rivers and further inshore than almost any other vessel with its level of armament. Its extra armour and armament do, however, have a negative side. It has a speed greater only than the slowest amphibious vehicle - not something for a captain to boast about! However many captains believe that it is more than a match for anything else on the seas - using its fearsome long range battery and thick armour to protect it from anything and everything.

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