Fleshcrackers
Monstrous terror-mechs in the shape of giant man-eating nutcrackers. The brilliance of their inventor is only matched by her sadism.
Various models have been seen over the years. The sketch to the left is an early design with a primitive manipulator. Later versions use mechanical tentacles and are more compact.
The mechanical tentacles are more for show. Having crew torn apart by them is horrifying, but as long as you field airships, it's the heavy Gatling guns you really have to worry about.