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Trying to make DCCW that more like human arm, but the biggest problem is how to install the built-in weapons.

After careful consideration, I chose the wrist-mounted weapon design similar to the Dreadknight and Custodes contemptor dreadnought, and the DCCW built-in weapon was installed on the outside of its forearm.

The whole built-in weapon is divided into two parts: weapon and ammunition box/fuel tank. The weapon is installed on the outside of the forearm, and the ammunition box/fuel tank is installed on the lower side of forearm. The two parts are connected by ammo belt/fuel pipes. The purpose is to relocation of left and right hands.


Such built-in weapons should be easily mounted on the either left or right arm, which means that they should be left and right consistent. but this will lead to some structural irrationality.

Maybe most parts should be hide beneath armor plate, which is reasonable and saves a lot of details.


All in all, some similar wrist weapons are needed for reference. Besides the Dreadknight and Custodes Contemptor Dreadnought, what else?

They aren't dreadnoughts, but there's 3 examples I can think of with wrist-mounted weapons that could be useful.

Blood Angels Dawnbreaker Cohort (from Forgeworld) and Allarus Custodians both have the ammo directly attached to the side of the gun.

The Deathshroud Bodyguard have pipes running form the wrist guns into the torso, presumably with some kind fo fuel sorce attached to the main body.

Forgeworld's Domitar and Thanatar Automata are also similar to the deathshroud.