
On the first day of G.R. 2013, a squad of T.L.A. troops retreats across a grassy plateau on Refuge, with a much larger VoL force in pursuit.

They have nowhere left to run...

... but a new challenger has just appeared.

For a moment, the battlefield is silent except for the roar of the gunship's jet engines. And then --

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA

DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA.

As the gunship moves forward and drops a squad of Assault Commandos, the VoL's resolve begins to waver...

... but when it shits a tank, they break and run away.

As the tank and the gunship's secondary gatling guns mow down the retreating VoL, the victorious T.L.A. troopers begin to chant. "

! Studs for the Stud God! STUDS FOR THE STUD GOD!"

The S.T.U.D.S. was an effective gunship for many years, but it had several key weaknesses -- notably a need for moar dakka and a total inability to defecate armored vehicles. These problems have been remedied with the Strategic Tankshitting ÜberDakka Gunship of Death (S.T.Ü.D.G.O.D.), a new gunship design that can mow down infantry and armor alike with twenty gun barrels distributed among four gatling guns and poop out tanks like General Patton on Ex-Lax.

The cockpit uses that new cockpit piece. I've wanted one for, like, a year now, but only got it this Saturnalia. There was an Imperial V-wing attached, but that was only a temporary inconvenience.

It looks great, but its structural stability could be better. Maybe over spring break I'll refit it with a Technic frame.

The wingtip engines barely clear the ground when the gear is down.

The Dakka. The heavy, fixed gatling guns were copied from a Britannian Steam Gatling.

The secondary rotary gauss turrets, suitable for anti-fighter defense or infantry strafing.

Two rocket engines allow it to maneuver in orbit, but these ships are rarely used in space combat, as the T.L.A. doesn't use boarding parties or bombers for ship-to-ship combat.

Whole army shot as of the new Galactik Revolution. The mecha and their dropship are being modified, they'll be back soon.
Just one random act of violence can brighten your day. Especially if it involves explosives.