More recently, the Gyrocopter's small payload of bombs has been fitted into the craft's stabilisers.

Originally, the pilot was responsible for lighting the fuse and throwing the bomb overboard while trying to fly and dodge enemy arrows. Over the years, the Gyrocopter's firepower has been augmented with bombs, with varying degrees of success. Although its reach is short-ranged, a skilled pilot can bob and spin into perfect position to unleash this cloud of scalding death across the foe's ranks. When the valve is released, this unleashes a super-hot steam from the engine that blasts out of the barrel with a hissing scream. The main armament of a Gyrocopter is a steam gun. Although originally used to fly over difficult mountain terrain and drop supplies and messages to beleaguered settlements besieged by foes, the Gyrocopter was soon tested over battlefields with great success. They can take off and land vertically, as well as hover in position over a spot. Dwarfs are shorter and stouter than Men, and are known for their broad shoulders, magnificent beards and dauntless hardiness. But they're nippy little buggars, I can tell you, and useful for getting behind the enemy and given 'em a good wallop up the backside with that rapid-firing gun.Durgrim Redmane, Longbeard.2a Gyrocopters are revolutionary flying machines that provides the armies of the Dwarfs with dedicated aerial support or. Yet they are driven by the need for vengeance, and remain defiant and unbowed. A Dwarf should have his feet on the ground or, more preferably, a hundred feet below. Gyrocopters are flying machines whose rotor blades are propelled by an ingenious lightweight steam engine. The Dwarfs are an ancient race, once masters of a mighty empire, vast swathes of which are now lost to them. The Brimstone Gun gives the Gyrocopter pilot a more accurate and lethal tool, ideal for obliterating the target completely! Historical Description

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