The DOTE Cannon is the standard heavy artillery piece used by the siege and air defense regiments of the Imperial Guard. Its shells are packed with powerful high-explosives that will destroy nearly anything within a sizable radius. Besides its field artillery companies, the backbone of any siege regiment of the Imperial Guard are its heavy artillery companies.The heavy artillery pieces used by these companies are the big guns, deployed well back from the front lines to provide a sustained bombardment of the enemy forces during a major set-piece engagement. Imperial heavy artillery includes the Imperial Guard's workhorse Earthshaker Cannon, and the aging Medusa heavy siege gun.