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Mangonel Besieger
"Fools are those who call themselves servants of the Omnissiah but still cling to the ignorant belief that the potential of Alien knowledge is profane and malevolent, their existence can not be solely to die, they exist to strengthen us. The loss of the past will damn humanity if we do not mend the wounds of loss instead of merely mourning them. The xenos have untold powers we can make our own, and if we learn how to gain them none will oppose the will of the Machine God."

- Magos Dominus Amatheus Antoch, Adeptus Mechanicus Xenarite

The Mangonel Besieger Mk-II, more commonly known as the Mangonel Besieger, is a hybridized, unique class of heavy battle-servitor created clandestinely by Tech-Priests belonging to the radical and secretive sect known as the Xenarites. This group is absolutely dedicated and devoted to the exploitation of xenos artefacts. This particular piece of technology skirts the very edge of tech-heresy, as it incorporates various forbidden xenos technology and biology.

Overview
Of the many creations considered heretical by the overseers of Mars by the Xenarite tech-priests of Stygies VIII, the Mangonel Besieger is by far one of the most successful. This highly influential and secretive group are well aware of the antipathy shown towards the study of xenos technology, often dispatching their members to various alien sites in order to retrieve or study artifacts which are later brought to Forge Worlds for study and possible reverse-engineering, for later exploitation. The Mangonel Besieger is one such creation - a bio-mechanical amalgamation of Mechanicus engineering, T'au Drone Artificial Intelligence and Ork biology.

History
During the early 42nd millennium, Magos Amadeus Antoch started one of his Order's most advanced Forms of servitork, servitork equivalents of the standard Kataphron class battle servitor, the first model was designated the Mangonel Besieger Mk-I, named after the siege engines of ancient Terra. These cybernetic war engines were constructed from several common STC components and parts used in many existing machines of the Imperium.These servitors were initially successful and proved surprisingly capable in battle, there exist no records of participation in any conflicts due to Xenarite secrecy. Eventually this model was discontinued due to poor coordination and relentless aggression.

The Mk-II Mangonel Besieger was developed soon after the discovery of T'au Drone reprogramming, with this new knowledge the Mk-I besieger was remastered with the design of a brand-new chassis built to sustain the more advanced T'au drone A.I. This model is the most current of the Mangonel class battle-servitork.

Description
This battle-servitork was built and engineered to be a stalwart machine weapon capable of relatively basic cognitional capacity of the loyal servant-machines fabricated by engineers of the Tau Earth Caste, combined with the Imperium's long proven loyalty and subservience of a Servitor, implemented into the brutish bio-engineered bodies of the Ork warriors known as "Nobz", both the greenskins' abhorrently violent instincts and their incredibly resilient and malleable anatomy. All of these traits encased in a cockpit of machinery and interface-dedicated hardware built to function as the Xeno-Servitor's own body and as their eternal cage and personal bunker.

Unlike most attempts at re purposing or replicating xenos tech, the making a Mangonel Battle Servitor is relatively easy to accomplish. The machinery and designs of the mechanical aspect are all fairly common and mass-produced in the great Forge Worlds of the Mechanicus. The greenskin specimen required to produce the Servitor can be abducted from many Ork infested sectors, their bizarre forms are easy to break and reform. But the hardest to collect would be the Drone Intelligence needed to program the Servitor with the hardwired commands and holy code into their mind, with rumored assistance from the Xeno Empire via intense Interrogation and forced cooperation, the Xenarite Magi can capture T'au combat drones and alter their A.I. to serve them.

Usage
In battle the Mangonel Besieger serves as a mobile siege engine carrying some of the heaviest weaponry in the Imperium, with their heavy armor and powerful tracks they advance through the battlefield obliterating all in its path and delivering artillery barrage-like destruction to heavily fortified enemy strongholds. If the battle servitor were to fall in battle due to suffering heavy fire, the Ork biological components will be ignored and all salvageable mechanical materials and component will be retrieved by either repair servitors, enginseers or servo drones. They can also be assigned roles of guarding factorums, sacred sanctums of the Cult Mechanicus and many other Mechanicus facilities.

Conclusion
Unfortunately because of the Xenarite Order's secrecy and exile-like existence, the capacity to build Mangonel Besiegers in mass is evidently difficult, but thanks to the Great Forges they do have at their disposal, these war-machines are continuously manufactured to aid in the infinite pursuit of Knowledge and conquering of the enemies of man.