Technology

=Gnomeregan= To gnomes, technology is a way of life. Even gnomes who take on other trades often tinker in their spare time. Because of their innate curiosity, they produce a wide variety of devices that are interesting or amusing but otherwise useless or impractical. While others might shake their heads at such folly, the gnomes value all invention, no matter how unimportant it might seem. Unlike the dwarves, gnomes think of technological items individually instead of socially. Where a dwarf might envision a force field generator as a way to protect his people from invasion, a gnome would look at the device as a way to keep him dry in bad weather. However, since their evacuation from Gnomeregan, many gnomes focus their efforts on producing devices that will help them recover their homeland. Gnomes are in many ways commensurate organisers: gnomes can spend as much time (or more) organising and planning a project as they do actually working on it. If the design fails, they try to learn why, and fix it if they can. If they are met with success, they as often as not continue to tinker with and improve the design, often for years afterward. Thus, many gnomish designs feature a high degree of complexity and a low chance of failure, the exceptions being those that dabble with chaos energy — but even then, they take steps to ensure the worst that could happen is a brief, non-fatal failure. Among the well-known gnomish devices are the world enlarger, net-o-matic projector and harm prevention belt.

Devices

 * Buzzbox

Flying Machines

 * Fighter-Bomber
 * Long Range Fighter-Bomber
 * G.E.A.R. Bomber

G-C2 Cargo

 * Speed: Average
 * Manoeuvrability: Average (unladen)/Poor (fully laden)
 * Capacity: 2 Gnomish tonnes
 * VTOL: Yes

G-C4 Heavy Cargo

 * Speed: Low
 * Manoeuvrability: Low
 * Capacity: 4 Gnomish tonnes
 * VTOL: No - limited hover ability at expense of high fuel burn

G-B2 Bomber

 * Speed: Average
 * Manoeuvrability: Average
 * Payload: 1 Gnomish tonne
 * VTOL: Yes

G-B4 Heavy Bomber

 * Speed: Low
 * Manoeuvrability: Low
 * Capacity: 2.5 Gnomish tonnes
 * VTOL: Yes (unladen only). Limited hover ability at expense of high fuel burn

G-F3 Air Superiority

 * Speed: High
 * Manoeuvrability: High
 * Armament: 2 .303 calibre machine guns or 1 .50 calibre cannon
 * VTOL: Yes

G-FGR2 Fighter/Ground Attack/Recon

 * Speed: High
 * Manoeuvrability: Average
 * Armament: Role-Dependant. 1 .50 calibre cannon/0.5 Gnomish tonne payload/Nose camera
 * VTOL: Yes

Submarines

 * X-2 Submarine
 * X-2A Amphibious Submarine
 * X-5 Submarine

Tanks

 * Spider Tank
 * Steam Tank

Utility Vehicles

 * Mechanostrider
 * Mekgineer's Chopper
 * Swift Mechanostrider
 * Treadblade
 * Turbostrider
 * Warstrider

Shields
=Mechagon=

Flying Machines

 * Aerial Unit

Utility Vehicles

 * Mechagon Mechanostrider
 * Mechacycle