Come and learn about a special group of Ork pilots who like to take to the sky but still love to get stuck in with the enemy. The Ork Deffkoptas.
Ork Deffkoptas are used to scout ahead of the Waaagh to report enemy positions. But they don’t always do their jobs. Most of the time when they see their target their thirst for battle wins out and they attack headlong. Let’s learn more about these fearless scouts!
Da Deffkopta
Via: Lexicanum
Deffkoptas are single-seat attack craft, comprising little more than a Warbike-like frame screaming through the air on jet-assisted rotor blades, whirring above the pilot’s head. There is little standardization in Deffkopta pattern which is no surprise since no Mekboy ever makes the same machine twice. Because of it, Deffkoptas often feature some unusual and strange modifications.
Their armaments usually consist of a twin-linked Big Shoota or Rokkit Launchas, but they may feature a Kustom Mega-Blasta, Bigbomm or a huge Buzzaw, useful for hacking off heads while flying over enemy infantry.
Deffkoptas are the result of decades of Meks experiments, pioneered by Kog da Flymek. Ork Meks tried to master flight for generations but a few of them managed to achieve more than a spectacular explosion. But because the Ork stubbornness and a huge number of test pilots from the lines of Speed Freaks, many Mekboys manage to produce them, although the exact process remains a subject of experimentation to this day.
Despite their ramshackle appearance, Deffkoptas can be very effective on a battlefield and deadly in assaults. Their main role is the one of long-range reconnaissance, locating tagrets for the main tribe to prey upon. Usually flying by squadrons of three craft, they range ahead of the main force. By triumph of willpower, they turn away from the enemy and report back to the main Ork force.
The Deffkopta pilots favour airborne attacks. Often using their deadly weaponry to ravage the enemy before charging to decapitate them. – iRsky, but a popular tactic. They are particularly popular within Speed Freaks and Evil Sunz warbands where its great speed and ability to traverse any terrain makes some Orks choose them over Warbikes.
