Warplock Jezzail

"Problem is, the Skaven up on the hills don’t give a damn about their own men, and they’ll fire their jezzails and cannons into the thick of a fray if they think they might hit you."

- Behram, Skaven Hunter

Warplock Jezzails is the name given to a specialized team of marksmen that bears weaponry of the same name. The weapons that they are named after are long-barreled rifles that requires teams of two Skaven to fire and reload properly. This is because the rifle the marksmen team uses is extradinarily long. Aided by its tremendous length, a Warplock Jezzail Rifle is capable of hitting targets at a distance greater then conventional bow or blackpowder firearms. Once the rifle is fired, the weapon unleashes a single bullet made up of refined toxic warpstone at such a high velocity that it strikes with a force capable of penetrating through even the thickest enemy armor.

Although moving too quickly to be seen, the bullets fired by a Warplock Jezzail leaves behind a faint green vapour trail. This generally exposes the weapons team to enemy fire. For this reason, what started out as a mere aiming platform for the long-barreled rifle has turned into a protective pavise shield designed to shield the vunerable Jezzail team from retaliatory arrows, bolts and bullets.

The Warplock Jezzail is unmistakably a specalized Weapons Team, but unlike the other Clan Skyre portable weaponry, the Warplock Jezzails are not generally attached to a block of infantry but rather operate as their own independent unit. This allows the Jezzail teams to become a valuable asset to any Warlord's army, who will often try to position these marksmen at high vantage points such as a hill, cliff or building to afford them the greatest possible line of sight. Once in position, a team of Jezzails has the ability to pick off highly valuable enemy targets from a very safe distance.

Source

 * Warhammer Armies: Skaven (7th Edition) -- pg. 65

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