Konflikt '47: Walkers & Mechs

The Panzer IV has served as the Wehrmacht’s armoured workhorse for over 10 years. With the birth of Rift-technology and the advent of ‘walker warfare’, and following the success of the Spinne, the dependable Panzer IV chassis was retrofitted to create a multi-legged variant as a stop-gap measure ...

The success of the Type 6 armed with the Light Shiboru Cannon led to the development of the Type 7. This improved on the previous design by incorporating an elongated chassis, leaving the crew less cramped, and a pair of front-mounted ‘claws’ equally useful for cutting through dense undergrowth ...

The deployment of USMC Grizzly medium walkers to the Pacific posed a serious tactical problem for the Japanese. Developing a similar medium walker to counter it entirely from scratch would be too time-consuming. Again, the Imperial leadership turned to their (then) Axis allies who offered to exp...

Despite the successes of the Kazak light walker, Soviet forces experienced significant losses from every encounter with Axis heavy Panzer walkers. A swift countermeasure was necessary. The OKMO design bureau at the Bolshevik Factory in Leningrad was assigned the task of developing Objekt 231. a ...

After their initial encounter with the Axis Spinne walker, Soviet forces diligently endeavoured to capture an example. Demonstrating characteristic Soviet determination, scientists and engineers of Science City 4 succeeded in reverse-engineering much of the technology. This, along with plans for...

The Merlin represents the pinnacle of Commonwealth walker design by complementing its human crews with an onboard automated management 'brain' called Guinevere. In addition to its two fists, the Merlin utilises a 3” anti-tank gun as its main weapon. Arm mounted twin .50cal heavy machine guns and...

The Guardian light walker had originally proved adequate in supporting the infantry in urban environments and difficult terrain, but it began to struggle as Axis anti-walker techniques improved. Although impressed by the capabilities of the new US Kodiak close assault walker the Commonwealth dec...

Fast and lightweight, the Pondskater was designed to replace scout cars in US service, a task at which it has excelled. While lightly armed and armoured, its speed is its primary defence, and in the hands of a skilled crew, a Pondskater is a very slippery customer indeed! One figure. Metal &...

One of the original US walker designs, the Coyote bridges the gap between infantry heavy armour technology and larger walkers. Compact and mobile, and carrying a decent anti-infantry armament, these one-man vehicles are frequently used by US and Commonwealth troops in urban fighting. The Commonw...

Evolving as a dedicated light support walker for Airborne troops, the Jackal combines manoeuvrability and reliability with a powerful set of repulsorlifts, enabling it to quickly redeploy across the battlefield. Lightly armed but able to get to where it’s needed, US troops greatly appreciate the...

Designed to lay down a withering barrage of automatic firepower, the Kodiak is based on the proven Grizzly chassis. Combining autocannon and machine guns, it can shred enemy infantry and light vehicles with ease, and is well-liked by US troops for its ability to deal with these threats in a hail...

The potency of Axis walkers dominated battlefields in a most satisfactory fashion until the Allies could bring their own walkers into service. Once they did so, however, the rough handling being meted out at close quarters by highly mobile bipedal walkers prompted a re-examination of Axis walker ...

In response to improving Allied and Soviet armour a new version of the Pz.Kpfg. V, the Ausf.B 'Wotan', was designed to operate as a tank hunter in challenging terrain. This variant has its turret modified to take the formidable 150mm KwK 44 super-heavy anti-tank gun. With the steady introduction ...

M8 Grizzly Medium Assault Walker the first truly practical walker designed using Rift technology; the Grizzly is a watchword in rugged and practical design. Armed with the proven 75mm gun and a .50 HMG, the Grizzly is versatile and adaptable. More useful are perhaps the powerful arms that can sm...

Once the United States Armed forces had received the M8 Grizzly medium walker in sufficient numbers, excess production was diverted to the Commonwealth under the lend-lease scheme. By this time, research into equipping Commonwealth vehicles, including walkers, with automated assistance systems w...

The Thor panzermech is designed to enter the toughest urban environments and deal with entrenched infantry. Well armoured and armed it does its job far too well for most opponent’s liking. Although it is often the Zeus Heavy Panzermech that claims much of the prestige associated with the German ...