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Empire Artillery: Helblaster and Helstorm

July 2007·pp. 38–39

THE SHORT VERSION

The combined plastic kit embodies two dangerous products of Imperial engineering. The Helblaster’s rotating decks of barrels can shred dense infantry, but its crews face the possibility of catastrophic failure. The Helstorm develops from Cathayan fireworks through explosive experimentation into a military rocket launcher, retaining alarming inaccuracy even after improved fins, launch sticks and carriages make it more controllable.

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