| “ | Should the enemy get too close, an Organ Gun can decimate entire ranks with a well timed blast. | „ |
Organ Guns are a 
Dwarfs artillery unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer.
Recruitment[]
Dwarfs
- Unlocked with: Foundry
- Masters of Innovation
- Unlocked with: Foundry or Automated Foundry
Description[]
An invention of the Dwarf Engineers' Guild, the four-barrelled Organ Gun is so called because its arrays of barrels resembles the pipes of a musical organ. The Organ Gun's barrels are smaller and lighter than an ordinary cannon's, which means it lacks that extreme range and hitting power, but has the advantage of firing a barrage of shots all at the same time. With a well-placed salvo, and all its barrels firing to maximum effect, an Organ Gun has been known to blow away entire enemy units at a time.
Attributes[]
- Field Gun
- ▲ Armour-Piercing Missiles: The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
Strategy[]
The Organ Gun is the crown jewel of Dwarfen artillery technology. Its four barrels are smaller and fire lighter shot than the Cannon, meaning it loses a fairly considerable amount of range--though still much longer-armed than any missile infantry, Organ Guns cannot reasonably counterbattery enemy artillery. However, the Organ Gun makes up for this disadvantage by being able to fire multiple shots at the enemy, able to literally tear apart an entire regiment of soldiers should the crew get within adequate range of the enemy. It provides the Dwarfs with the field-sweeping hammer to match the impenetrable anvil of their heavy infantry.
Organ Guns work best when paired with a typically infantry-heavy Dwarfen army, acting as the hammer to the infantry's anvil. They should be kept at the back of their army and on as high ground as possible, as their firing arcs are quite flat, making it highly difficult for them to shoot over their own troops' heads without a height advantage. As with all artillery, cavalry and flying units should be kept well away from them. Organ Guns can technically work just fine as the only artillery you field, but work better when paired with Cannons. If facing an enemy that likes to drown you in infantry (or undead), consider bringing a Flame Cannon along to clear out the chaff while the Organ Guns focus on higher-value targets.
Organ Guns should focus on whatever seems to be the biggest threat to the overall army, though single large targets may be better handled by your classical Cannons. The one place where they do struggle is against swarms of low-armor infantry, since they might run out of ammo shooting chaff while higher value targets approach in the final wave. In this situation, focus them on enemy troops with armor-piercing to limit the damage done to your own infantry line.
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