Type VI Warhound Titan Hip Assembly

The Type VI Warhound Titan Hip Assembly is a component for a Warhound Class Titan developed by the ancient Mechanicum during the Dark Age of Technology. It was rediscovered by Explorator vessels loyal to Forge World Erendan and made widely available to the Collegia Titanica in return for certain boons. It's improved performance over previously available models has led to it being adopted by many Titan Legions which field Warhound Scout Titans.

Discovery
In 032.M41, the 25th Erendani Explorator Expedition, returned to port bearing the precious secret of the Type VI Assembly. Officially, the Erendani found the knowledge on an abandoned Forge World in a deserted section of wilderness space near the borders of Segmentum Ultima and Segmentum Tempestus. However, as is ever the Mechanicus's way, the exact coordinates of the world are a closely held secret.

Fabricator-General Majid Sophia immediately recognized the value of what her Explorators had brought to her. She dispatched her Fabricator-Locum on a fast ship to Holy Mars to open negotiations directly with the Collegia Titanica. Realizing that such a basic component would be desired by hundreds of Titan Legions, far beyond Erendani capacity to produce in a timely fashion, the Fabricator-Locum proposed to turn over the secrets of the Type VI Assembly's construction to the Collegia, in return for suitable compensation.

After months of negotiation, it was agreed that a new Titan Legion would be established upon Erendan, with its first units drawn from existing Legions. It took twelve years to accomplish this feat, but in 044.M41, the Legio Amicissimus was established on Erendan, and the Collegia Titanica began to distribute the designs for the Type VI Assembly to dozens of Forge Worlds, allowing for the upgrading of thousands of Warhounds in mere centuries.

Specifications
Prior to the discovery of the Type VI Assembly, most of the Mechanicus’s Warhound Titans made use of either the Type IV or Type V Assembly. The Type V allowed for a greater range of motion, but lacked the stability of the reliable Type IV. Not only does the Type VI possess a 7° advantage in range of motion over the Type V (and an 11° advantage over the Type IV) it actually manages to provide greater stability than either of its predecessors. These advantages mean that the Type VI Assembly allows for slightly greater acceleration and significantly greater turning rate when compared to previous models. These traits are especially important for the fast and agile Warhound Scout Titans, explaining the Collegia Titanica’s eagerness to acquire this piece of long lost technology.