Siege engine
From WoWWiki
Dwarven siege engines are tank-like vehicles which are constructed and usually manned by dwarves The sturdy dwarven siege engines are a new addition to the Alliance forces during their battle with the Scourge. Though many believe the siege engine is an unwieldy vehicle slowed by its thick layer of armor.M&M 189, the stalwart Dwarven pilots have even been known to coax them up to surprising high speeds to ram enemy structures and reduce whole fortifications to dust under the Siege Engines' steel treads. Some siege engines were upgraded with anti-air rockets to take out enemy fliers. They can be seen guarding Alliance lands and outposts.
Siege engines were used as upgraded replacements in The Frozen Throne for the older dwarven steam tank model in Reign of Chaos. The new vehicle included upgraded weapons and rockets that could damage enemy air units.
In World of Warcraft
In World of Warcraft, these vehicles are never seen firing or in motion, but in WotLK they will be usable by players. Steam Tonks are likely a taste of these vehicle’s animations and controls. Steam Tonks are a remote controlled toy version available at the Darkmoon Faire. Players can use them to fight other steam tonks.
Some siege engines appearing to belong to higher ranked individuals, like Pilot Stonegear of the Siege Brigade, have more exhaust pipes, different pistons on the sides and wolf heads in the place of the standard eagle. There is also a 'drag' vertion that has wheels in place of the front roller and a sleeker body (though, the removal of the crushing roller, which is the defining definition of a siege engine, makes it a steam tank, but the model difference is odd).
 Siege engine |
 'Wolf' siege engine |
 'Drag' siege engine |
Wrath of the Lich King
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The Siege engine will appear in Wrath of the Lich King as a Siege Vehicle. The hardest-hitting and longest range vehicle of all, it carries a driver, gunner, and passengers. Unlike the Demolisher the passengers are not exposed. The driver controls only a frontal ram attack, while the gunner is control of a fully mobile turret.
Speculation
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Technically a siege engine may be a subtype of the "steam tank" rather than a seperate vehicle type altogether.
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