Ironclad

The Ironclad fighting technique epitomises the dwarvern way of war. They lure their opponent into attacking first, trusting their rugged physique and thick armour to protect them.

About

Ironclads march at the forefront of the armies of the Dwarfs. Heavily armoured in thick plate that a non-Dwarf would struggle to bear, such is the endurance of the Dwarfs that Ironclads have been known to march 50 miles in a single day and night, moving at a brisk trot that they can keep up seemingly forever.

An Ironclad’s armour is thickest about the Dwarf’s head and shoulders, for many of their foes are taller and strike downwards. The Dwarfs for their part prefer to concentrate on the lower portions of their foe, aiming for the ankles in particular, a technique the Ironclads refer to as “Cutting them down to size”.

The Ironclad fighting technique epitomises the Dwarf way of war. They lure their opponent into attacking first, trusting to their rugged physique and thick armour to protect them. Then, once the foe has come within reach, the Dwarfs will respond in unhurried, deadly manner.

Underground, Dwarfs favour short-hafted heavy weapons suitable for hewing and crushing - warhammers and axes being the most common.

Ironclads combine these “short arms” with a shield which they will lock with those of their fellows and hunker down behind.

As Dwarfs have poor reach compared to other races fancy fencing does little for them, and longer weapons will in any case become fouled on the walls of their tunnel homes, but above ground they might carry “long arms”, two-handed, huge things whose weight alone can pulverise the skull of a horse.

Gallery

Ironclad Model
Ironclad Unit
Ironclad 3rd Edition Rules
Ironclad Vanguard Card

Dwarfs

	Named Heroes	Rordin the Dwarf - Garrek Heavyhand - Faber Ironheart
	General Heroes	Dwarf Lord - Dwarf Lord on Large Beast - Berserker Lord - Stone Priest - Warsmith - Dwarf Army Standard Bearer - Steel Juggernaut - Flame Priest
	Basic Infantry	Ironclad - Ironguard - Shieldbreakers - Berserkers - Bulwarkers - Ironwatch
	Ranged Infantry	Rangers - Sharpshooters
	Large Infantry	Earth Elementals
	Basic Cavalry	Berserker Brock Riders
	Swarm	Mastiff Hunting Pack
	War Machine	Ironbelcher Cannon - Jarrun Bombard - Flame Belcher - Ironbelcher Organ Gun
	Named Monster	Golloch's Fury
	Monster	Battle Driller - Steel Behemoth
	Titan	Greater Earth Elemental
	Retired	Ironwatch Crossbows - Ironwatch Rifles
	Retired	Sveri Egilax - Herneas the Hunter - Banick Kholearm

Commmand	Dwarf Sergeant - Dwarf Ranger Captain - Berserker Lord
Spellcaster	Stone Priest
Support	Ironguard - Flame Priest - Battle Driller - Brock Rider
Large	Earth Elemental - Steel Juggernaut
Warrior	Ironwatch - Ironclad - Ranger - Shieldbreaker - Mastiff Packmaster
Grunt	Dwarf Levy

Free Dwarfs

	Named Heroes	Herneas the Hunter - Sveri Egilax on Hellbrock - Banick Kholearm - Garrek Heavyhand (Dwarfs)
	General Heroes	Ranger Captain - Free Dwarf Packmaster - Free Dwarf Stone Priest - Free Dwarf Lord - Dwarf Lord on Large Beast (Dwarfs) - Stoneclaw Champion - Free Dwarf Army Standard Bearer - Berserker Lord (Dwarfs)
	Basic Infantry	Free Dwarf Shieldbreakers - Free Dwarf Spear Levy - Free Dwarf Berserkers - Free Dwarf Ironwatch - Ironclad (Dwarfs)
	Named Ranged Infantry	Herneas’ Handpicked Rangers
	Ranged Infantry	Free Dwarf Rangers
	Large Infantry	Earth Elementals (Dwarfs)
	Basic Cavalry	Free Dwarf Berserker Brock Riders
	Basic Cavalry	Stoneclaw Riders
	Swarm	Mastiff Hunting Pack (Dwarfs)
	Named War Machine	Jarrun Iremonger
	War Machine	Jarrun Bombard - Ironbelcher Cannon (Dwarfs)
	Named Titan	Craggoth & Kholearm
	Titan	Greater Earth Elemental
	Retired	Free Dwarf Ironwatch Rifles - Free Dwarf Ironwatch Crossbows

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