A more specialised Marauder variant than the Ape, the M9 'Chickenhawk' is designed as a mobile gun platform, capable of bringing huge amounts of firepower to any portion of the battlefield.
Though not as well armoured as the Ape, the Chickenhawk carries much heavier weaponry. The standard fit comprises a quick-firing Javelin missile launcher (capable of carrying Pee-Wee atomic warheads!) and a Sixgun rotary cannon. Optional weapon fits include the back-mounted Blizzard missile pack, a one-shot device that can tear huge holes in Arachnid swarms.
The chin mount can accept several weapon combinations, usually Utility Claws that provide some measure of defence in close combat and Twin Fifty autocannon. However, it can also take the Inferno support flamer, a short-ranged weapon capable of sweeping bugs away from any defensive position.
The autoloaders of the Chickenhawk allow it to use all of its weapons without fear of running out of ammunition in a standard ba
