Warhammer 40K: Five Units The Squats, AKA Leagues of Votann Need to Get

Squats, erm… League of Votann are back! Let’s take a gander at what their army should look like.

Squats, now called the Leagues of Votann, have retuned. The old mysteriously vanished stunties are getting a new book and a new army. But what should this army look like? Well lets take a look at five units that need to be in it.

5. Tunnelers

Classic Squats were well known for having tunneling vehicles. These giant drill like machines, could go under the enemy, rather than over them. In effect this gave them the ablity to deep strike. While Squats no longer have these units as of now, they didn’t remain in 40K. Forgeworld has released a number of similar vehicles such as the Termite for various Imperial and Chaos factions. It’s time now for them to return to their true owners.

4. Airships

Another classic Squat unit is the airship. Huge, armored and bristling with guns these guys were meant to terrify, in epic at least. These days however aircraft are a common sight in 40K. Due to that there is no reason why the new Leagues of Votann army shouldn’t get some airships. Kharadon Overlords have already shown that Dwarves in armored flying boats look badass. I’m thinking a slow but deadly gunship-zeppelin that is effectively a flying tank. Sign me up!

3. BIG Ass Cannons

Squats as a race have always been a fan of giant cannons. From the Goliath Mega Cannon, to the massive main guns on the Colossus, their vehicles and army bristle with them. Let see some of those come back. I’d love a army that was fill of some actual artillery. But think it also needs a twist. It would be cool to see some kind of special fire mode that represents them being real big cannons, and not just normal guns. We’ve also seen from the teaser that the Leagues of Votonn seem to like plasma, so maybe a BIG ass plasma cannon? Now that I’d like.

2. Land Trains! 

ALL ABOARD! Yeah baby – you can’t say no to the Land Train. This classic bit of the Squat army is iconic and unique. This is another great way to set the army apart from anything else in the game right now. Who else has massive trains driving around? No one that’s who. Give me a massive, super heavy, bulky and baroque train to drive around the table and I will be a happy player. Too long has the pew-pew makers dominated the game, now is the time for the cho-choo makers to rise!

1. Bikers

Yeah, you knew it was coming. Possibly the most iconic Squat unit is their bikers. Unlike Marine bikers, with their smooth Akira-esque bikes, the Squats rode into battle like a Harley-Davidson convention. These aren’t just bike riders, they are Bikers. No League Of Votonn army could be complete without the return of these rough and ready hogs. With this unit the circle will be complete and we can really and truly say that Squats are back. Lets ride!

Let us know what units you’d like to see, down in the comments! 

Author: Abe Apfel

Abe is that rare thing, an Austin local born and raised here. Though he keeps on moving around, DC, Japan, ETC., he always seems to find his way back eventually. Abe has decades of experience with a wide range of tabletop and RPG games, from historicals, to Star Wars to D&D and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since almost the start, back when he worked at and then owned a local gaming store. He used to be big into the competitive Warhammer tournament scene but age has mellowed him and he now appreciates a good casual match. He currently covers 40K tactics and lore, as well as all things Star Wars, with occasional dabbling in other topics. Abe remains in mourning over the loss of WFB to this day.