Lucky 7th – Tesla Cannon APE

Allied super-science unveils the latest in APE weaponry: the mighty Tesla Cannon!

This is a custom model I made for the US Lucky 7th faction in the Incursion boardgame.

I've dreamed of making an APE with a Tesla Cannon or Heat Ray ever since reading the fluff on pg 2 of the SNAFU rulebook 13 years ago. I've finally fulfilled my dream! 😊

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Conversion Details

• The model is an HMG APE from Incursion, with a pneumatic fist instead of clippers.
  
• The main Tesla coil barrel is from Zinge Industries: Tesla Coils - Sprue of 8. I carefully sawed off the cooling barrel of the HMG using a Tamiya Handy Craft Saw II (#74111) to make room for the Tesla coil.
  
• The copper and silver ribbed cables are from Zinge: Poseable Wire Wrapped Cables.
• The terminals where the ribbed cables connect to the gun and backpack are from Zinge: Cable Terminals - Plugs & End Caps.
• The tiny Tesla coil on his fist is from Zinge: Mad Scientist Bits Sprue.
• The large metal "battery" thing on his back is from my Warhammer 40K bits box. I think it was part of some Imperial Guard tank stowage or something similar.
• The base is from Dragon Forge Design. Read more about my scenic Incursion bases here.

Game Stats

Tesla Cannon APE

Requisition Points	5
Action Points	3
Fortitude	6
Damage Points	2
Limit	1

Armaments:

• Tesla Cannon – ROF 1 (w/ 1 DD on Reaction Fire). Range 8. Treat all targets as having Fortitude 4. Can hit targets up to 1 square outside Line of Sight (ex: around a corner, but not through a door).
• Charged Shot – Special Ranged Attack (costs 2 AP). Pick a square in Line of Sight (ignoring intervening models). Draw a line to that square. Every square at least partially covered by the line is hit. Make a separate DD roll against each target, treating their Fortitude as 3.
• Tesla Fist – Adds +2 to each DD for HTH attacks.
  

Special:

• Unstable – When the Tesla Cannon APE becomes a casualty (except by V-Gas), roll a D6. On a roll of 1-2 it explodes: Every model within Range 4 (including around corners) is hit. Make a separate DD roll against each target, treating their Fortitude as 3.