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{{Cygbox|{{Cygnar}} {{Trencher}} {{Mechaniks}} {{Unit}} }} [[Category: Model]]
{{4P|First Army}}

''As turn the wrenches of the mechaniks, so turns the war. Trencher combat engineers are even tougher and more combat-ready than their field mechanik counterparts in the regular Cygnaran Army. Every man and woman among them must be as adept with a firearm as they are at maintaining and repairing the warjacks and weapons of the platoon.''

=Basic Info=
{{Infobox-Model
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| image = T. Mechaniks.jpg
| base = Small
| spd = 6
| mat = 6
| rat = 6
| def = 13
| arm = 13
| cmd = 6
| hp = 1
| size = 3
| cost = 4
| cost_note = 1.3 each
| fa = 3
}}

===Abilities===
* {{Tough}}
* {{Dig In}}
* {{Repair|d3}}
* {{Sabotage|d3}}

===Weapons ===
* '''Carbine''' - 10" range, POW 10 gun
* '''Monkey Wrench''' - 0.5" reach, P+S 8 melee weapon

===Theme Forces ===
* '''''Cygnar
** {{Gravediggers}} - In this theme this unit gains [[Rise]]
** {{Heavy Metal}}. They gain [[Reposition]] [3] in this theme. Also, they get +1 to their Repair result.
** {{Sons of the Tempest}}
** {{Storm Division}} - In this theme this unit gains [[Immunity: Electricity]]

* '''''Other Factions
** '''[[Infernal]]''' players can use this unit in the {{Hearts of Darkness|notbold=}} theme, but only if [[Sloan]] is leading the army.
** '''[[Mercenary]]''' players can use this unit in the {{Llaelese Resistance|notbold=}} theme. They become Llaelese models and gain [[Pathfinder]].

=Thoughts on {{PAGENAME}}=
==={{PAGENAME}} in a nutshell===
The Trencher Combat Engineers are a solid mix of support and light combat unit.
As a combat unit they bring:
* the all round solid trencher statline, including tough
* Guns
* the ability to dig-in, making them difficult to remove

As a support unit, they bring:
* Repair D3
* Sabotage
* they are a small, sturdy unit available in Heavy Metal, making them good for scoring zones that Jacks can't

No discussion of these guys is possible without comparing them to Cygnar's other Mechanik unit: [[Field Mechaniks]]. Whereas the Field Mechs represent dirt-cheap repairers who aren't good for much else, Trencher Mechs can shoot, are more durable, and are much more expensive (per model). A huge point in the Trencher's favour is they can be taken in the Trencher theme, while the gobbers can't. Gobbers provide more bodies for the same price, offer more opportunity for repair, and give access to [[Malvin & Mayhem]]. Neither is distinctly better than the other, it mostly comes down to personal taste, and whether you want M&M.

===Combos & Synergies===
* They're the cheapest unit that can maximise the number of shots that a [[Grenadier]] can make through [[Manual Reload]].
* Under Haley 3's [[Temporal Distortion]], they can be Def 19, meaning they can sit at the back of a zone being almost unkillable.
* If you have [[Nemo4]] summon a [[Trench Buster]] in a Heavy Metal Theme list, these guys can function as Flank enablers.

===Drawbacks & Downsides===
* Everything they do is an action (either {{star Action}} or combat). They can do only one per turn, and you're paying for all of them.
* They lack Advance Deployment, meaning that most of the time you won't have the opportunity to repair a jack, and be dug in the same time.
* In the Gravediggers theme, they don't do anything unique other than repair, and the theme generally doesn't bring very many jacks.

===Tricks & Tips===
* In the Heavy Metal theme, remember if you use Reposition[3] while they are dug in, they will no longer be dug in because of the move.

=Other=
===Trivia===
Released in the Gravediggers expansion (2017.06)

===Other Cygnar models===
{{Index Cygnar}}

===Rules Clarifications===
{{RC Tough}}
{{RC Dig In}}
{{RC Repair}}

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