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Although no exact date is known, the Mark XXXIV was introduced sometime between 3311 and 3408. The Mark XXXIV mounted two Hellbores, an unspecified number of mortars, and two Hellrails. The Hellrail was a 60m long railgun with a yield of 90 megatons per bolt, with a reloading period of 1 to 1.2 minutes. The Mark XXXIV was designed to provide orbital cover for Bolo brigades as they were able to engage ships before they entered orbit. Nothing is known about the weight of the Mark XXXIV, but it had a combat sprint speed of at least 200km/h.

Kezdai Conflict

The Mark XXXIV Bolo was deployed for the first time against the Kezdai, a saurian species that began attacking Concordiat worlds during the Final War.

Further history

Apparently produced by at least one unspecified Bolo factory after the Razing of Earth, the design of the Mark XXXIV - and all known units - was lost following the end of the Melconian Holocaust.

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