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Lamenters - Notable Lamenters: Chapter Master Malakim Phoros - Malakim Phoros is the Chapter Master of the Lamenters, and is also known as the "Lord of Ruin" and the "Watcher of the Deeps." Phoros is a living example of both his brethren's grief and their resilience. A figure of awe and reverence for his Chapter, Phoros struggled to contain the Black Rage that permeates his Chapter's soul. In battle he is a fierce sight to behold, his control slipping as he goes to the brink of being consumed by the Black Rage several times only to pull himself back from the abyss. He willingly followed Lufgt Huron and his Renegade Astral Claws into the Secession of the Maelstrom Zone from the Imperium, which devolved into the infamous conflict known as the Badab War. Officially, it was believed that Phoros was slain during the destruction of his Battle Barge when the Lamenters were battered into submission by the Minotaurs Chapter. Rumours continue to persist, however, that he has since rejoined his battle-brothers in exile, but such stories cannot be confirmed.Semnai - Brother Semnai was serving his second vigil of the Long Watch at the time of a notable operation, his first spent as a Kill-marine in the Koronus Expanse. The exact nature of Brother Semnai's service in that far distant region of the galaxy remains a mystery, and it appears he travelled on the bridges of as many as a dozen different Rogue Trader vessels. Many suspect Brother Semnai had been tasked with hunting down a specific enemy of the Deathwatch in the Koronus Expanse, and that he finally cornered that unknown foe on the very brink of the Hecaton Rifts. Other than the fact that Brother Semnai discharged his Apocryphon Oath during that final battle, all that is known is that he sought to return to his Chapter's homeworld, his vessel laying up at Watch Fortress Erioch during its long voyage. Needless to say, Brother Semnai never completed the journey, deciding instead to stand a second vigil after Inquisitor Ramaeus approached him and specifically requested his aid in some undisclosed task. Brother Semnai served during the Hadex Anomaly operation and the reason for his continued interment in the Erioch Reclusiam is a complete mystery.Dreadnought Chyron - Amadeus Chyropheles, now known as Chyron, is one of the few Dreadnoughts within the Lamenters Chapter. He avoided the ultimate fate of the Lamenters at the hands of Hive Fleet Kraken due to being temporarily assigned to the Ordo Xenos' Deathwatch, and he currently believes himself (erroneously) to be the last surviving member of his Chapter.
Lamenters - Chapter Fleet: At the outset of the Badab War the Lamenters were known to possess the massive mobile star fortress or Chapter Barque called the Mater Lachrymarum which served as their Chapter's mobile fortress-monastery and repair dock, two Adeptus Mechanicus Forge Ships and a dozen other support vessels.The Chapter also possessed 2 unusually powerful battle barges, 6 strike cruisers and 3 Vanguard-class Cruisers as well as 22 escorts of various classes.The Lamenters' fleet disposition after being engaged by Hive Fleet Kraken is unknown at this time.Mater Lachrymarum (Battle Barge) - This mighty vessel, a mobile Imperial Star Fortress known as a Chapter Barque, serves as the Lamenters Chapter's mobile fortress-monastery and gene-seed/relic repository.Daughter of Tempests (Battle Barge) - The Battle Barge Daughter of Tempests served during the Corinth Crusade. The vessel was taken as a prize by the Minotaurs Chapter during the Badab War.Mater Suspiria (Strike Cruiser) - The Mater Suspiria was boarded by the Astartes of the Minotaurs Chapter during the Badab War. The assault force that struck at the Strike Cruiser included the Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought Hecaton Aiakos.Dawn Reaper (Strike Cruiser) - Reclusiarch Ivanus Enkomi of the Minotaurs Chapter led a victorious boarding assault in 908.M41 against the Dawn Reaper during the cataclysmic Battle of Optera of the Badab War.
Lamenters - Chapter Relics: Banner of Tears - The Orders Pronatus is one of the Orders Minoris of the Adepta Sororitas who specialise in retrieving, guarding, studying and repairing artefacts of value to the Ecclesiarchy. They also have the responsibility of maintaining and blessing the many banners and symbols of the Orders Militant. They have even been called upon to reconsecrate the livery of other Imperial bodies, as was the case when they repaired the Chapter Banner of the formerly disgraced Lamenters Chapter after its involvement in the Badab Uprising. It is said that the Sisters Pronatus who repaired the banner wept openly as they did so, so terrible to contemplate were the sins of the Lamenters against the Emperor of Mankind. To this day, the standard is known as the Banner of Tears.Catechist - The Catechist was an ancient Infernus Pistol used by Chapter Master Malakim Phoros in battle during the Badab War era.Glaive Encarmine - The Glaive Encarmine is a two-handed, master-crafted Power Weapon in the form of a powerful glaive once wielded by Chapter Master Malakim Phoros during the Badab War era.Victory's Price - Victory's Price was a master-crafted Astartes Power Spear. Bearing this Power Spear is viewed as both a great honour and a heavy burden by the warriors of the Lamenters Chapter. It has been wielded at the forefront of many great victories and mighty battles. However, more of its wielders have fallen in their moment of triumph than have lived to return to the Chapter's halls. Though the Adeptus Astartes know no fear, the wielders of this spear tend to become concerned with ensuring that they will sell their life as dearly as possible when the time comes to pay for their success.
Lamenters - Chapter Colours: The power armour of the Lamenters was originally bright yellow except for a red helm stripe and the right shoulder plate, which was decorated with white and black checks, upon which rested the Chapter's badge.The most recent Chapter colours include a power armour scheme that darkens the Lamenters' armour to a mustard yellow, and transfers the Chapter badge (and the checked pattern) to the left shoulder plate.The Lamenters display their black squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- on the right pauldron. A white Low Gothic numeral indicating squad number is centred within it.The colour of the left knee plate indicates company in accordance with the Codex Astartes.The helm stripe of the Lamenters' original colour scheme was dropped completely.
Lamenters - Chapter Badge: The Lamenters' Chapter badge is a bleeding heart against the background of a black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
Lamenters - Sources: Chapter Approved: The Fourth Book of the Astronomican (2004), "The Cursed Founding" by Andy Hoare, Graham McNeill & Phil Kelly, pp. 4-9Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), pg. 22Codex Adeptus Astartes - Blood Angels (8th Edition), pg. 19Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pp. 24-25Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter (RPG), pg. 136Deathwatch: Rites of Battle (RPG), pg. 63Deathwatch: The Emperor's Chosen (RPG), pg. 75Hammer and Bolter 2 (UK), "Exhumed" by Steve ParkerImperial Armour Volume Two (Second Edition) - War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pp. 21-22Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pp. 14, 17, 21, 26, 42, 48, 106-115, 170Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pp. 11, 54, 56, 59, 61 109, 176Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pp. 57, 147Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, "The Badab War" by Rick Priestley, pp. 33-35White Dwarf 101 (UK), "Index Astartes: From The Imperial History Archive - The Badab War: The Uniforms and History of the Badab Uprising" by Rick Priestley, pp. 71-73White Dwarf 260 (UK), "Index Astartes: The Cursed Founding"White Dwarf 293 (UK), "The Liber Sororitas", by Andy Hoare, pg. 55Red Fury (Novel) by James Swallow, pg. 89Trial By Blood (Novel) by Andy Smillie
Land Crawler - Land Crawler: The Land Crawler is a Standard Template Construct (STC)-derived vehicle that was discovered at the dawn of the Imperium of Man in the late 30th Millennium by an Adeptus Mechanicus Magos and technoarchaeologist known as Arkhan Land.The Land Crawler is a multipurpose utility vehicle mainly used on Imperial Agri-worlds as a towing tractor or land-moving machine to clear new fields for planting and for transporting the harvest.The vehicle is omnipresent across the galaxy and countless billions of Land Crawlers have been manufactured due to the vehicle's versatility, ease of maintenance, and forgiving driving characteristics.It has been argued by more than one Imperial historian that the humble Land Crawler is the greatest of Arkhan Land's discoveries, even greater than the Land Raider, because after all even Space Marines must eat!
Land Crawler - History: The STC design for the Land Crawler, along with the designs for the Land Speeder and the Land Raider, were discovered by Arkhan Land deep within the Librarius Omnis on Mars and all three vehicles were named after him by the Imperial armed forces.All three vehicles were originally known as Land's Raider, Land's Speeder and Land's Crawler.
Land Crawler - Non-Conventional Uses: While the Land Crawler is designed as a piece of farm or industrial equipment its usefulness has not gone unnoticed by Astra Militarum regiments in need of emergency replacements for vehicles lost during battle.The Land Crawler has been drafted into combat on several occasions, most notably during the Krieg Civil War where the Land Crawler's Siegfried and Bruennhilde variants came into being.
Land Raider - Land Raider: The standard Land Raider, also known as the Land Raider Phobos, is an Imperial main battle tank and troop transport which serves as the "armoured fist of the Space Marines." Available to the Space Marines, the Traitor Legions of the Chaos Space Marines and the forces of the Inquisition and Adeptus Mechanicus, it is one of the most resilient and iconic armoured vehicles in the galaxy.The Land Raider's heritage predates even the founding of the Imperium of Man, yet it remains the single most destructive weapon in the Adeptus Astartes' arsenal. Equally impressive are the Land Raider's armaments: two twin-linked Lascannons and a twin-linked Heavy Bolter allow the Land Raider to deliver punishing fire support capable of decimating enemy infantry and armour alike.Protected by bonded ceramite and adamantium armour plating, the Land Raider is impervious to all but the most devastating weaponry. Given that each Land Raider has enough transport capacity for not only a full squad of Space Marines but also the champions that lead them, the Land Raider is more like a mobile fortress than a mere tank.Although Land Raiders were once produced in great numbers, there are now few Forge Worlds still able to manufacture them. As a result the Land Raider is one of the Adeptus Astartes' most valued weapons of war. This is not least because a Land Raider's Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence) is so much stronger than that of lesser tanks.Indeed, the Techmarines believe that an indomitable part of the Omnissiah's essence resides within the Land Raider's impenetrable adamantium hull.Regardless of its value in matters of faith, the Land Raider's Machine Spirit is a weighty asset. It allows the tank to function with a smaller number of crew than other vehicles of comparable size, for it is capable of taking control of engines, weaponry or other systems as the situation permits.Tales persist of Land Raiders that have fought on even after their crew are dead, or that are so warlike they will take any opportunity to grind the foe under their tracks.
Land Raider - Armament: The standard configuration Land Raider, officially known as the Land Raider Phobos Pattern, is one of the most powerful main battle tanks in the Imperium's arsenal, armed with two twin-linked "Godhammer Pattern" Lascannons mounted in side sponsons. A twin-linked Heavy Bolter is mounted on top of the tank to provide anti-infantry fire.As with most Space Marine vehicles, the Land Raider can also be armed with a Pintle Mounted Storm Bolter, Multi-Melta and a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher. The Land Raider is supposedly the most heavily armoured vehicle available to any army smaller than a full Astra Militarum armoured company, and its armour is believed to be second only to that of the Necron Monolith in strength. Particularly noteworthy is that the Land Raider's all-around armour is equally thick everywhere on the vehicle and has no weaknesses, unlike other battle tanks that often have thinner side and rear armour.Its durable protection, combined with its transport capacity (10 Space Marines in Power Armour or 5 Terminators), make it essentially a mobile, fortified bunker, save for the lack of firing ports for the passengers. Land Raiders are also equipped with a "Machine Spirit", an artificial intelligence crafted by the Adeptus Mechanicus that allows the hulking behemoth to move and fight, even without a crew, as if the vehicle were on autopilot.The Chaos Space Marines also have access to these powerful machines as they took with them countless numbers of these destructive behemoths following their defeat on Terra during the Horus Heresy. In the Eye of Terror, the Machine Spirits of the Chaos Land Raiders used by the Traitor Legions were destroyed and replaced with Infernal Devices containing the captured spirit of a daemon that performs similar functions for the vehicle.
Land Raider - Unit Composition: 1 Land Raider Phobos (41st Millennium Only)1-3 Legion Land Raiders Phobos or a mixture of a Land Raider Phobos, a Land Raider Proteus and one Land Raider Achilles (31st Millennium Only)
Land Raider - Wargear: A standard Land Raider Phobos is armed and equipped with:Twin-linked Heavy Bolters2twin-linked LascannonsSearchlightSmoke LaunchersMachine Spirit (Artificial Intelligence)A Land Raider Phobos may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Multi-MeltaStorm BolterLand Raiders may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Extra Armour PlatingHunter-Killer Missile LauncherArmoured Ceramite Plating
Land Raider - Horus Heresy Wargear: During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy the Land Raiders of the Legiones Astartes featured different loadout options than those still found during the 41st Millennium.A standard Legion Land Raider Phobos is armed and equipped with:Twin-linked Heavy Bolters2 twin-linked LascannonsSearchlightSmoke LaunchersMachine SpiritA Legion Land Raider Phobos may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Twin-linked BoltersCombi-WeaponHeavy BolterHeavy FlamerMulti-MeltaHavoc Missile LauncherLegion Land Raider Phobos may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Extra Armour PlatingHunter-Killer Missile LauncherArmoured Ceramite PlatingAuxiliary Drive SystemDozer BladeFrag Assault LaunchersWhen in a squadron of three, one Legion Land Raider could be upgaded to the following:Squadron Command Tank
Land Raider - Formations: The following is a list of known Adeptus Astartes formations that include the Land Raider:Land Raider Spearhead - The Land Raider Spearhead formation is used when overwhelming firepower is needed on the battlefield. This formation is made up of three Land Raiders, of either the Phobos, Crusader or Redeemer variants.The Hammer of Caliban - The Hammer of Caliban formation is a formation used by the Dark Angels Chapter and consists of one Techmarine, one Land Raider Phobos, Land Raider Crusader or Land Raider Redeemer and one Predator, Whirlwind or Vindicator tank squadron. Only the mightiest of foes are worthy of the death dealt by the Hammer of Caliban formation. Named for the beast-slaying weapons once wielded by the knights of The Order, this formation concentrates the fury of The Rock's Armoury into a single, mighty hammerblow. Comprising multiple squadrons of heavily armoured battle tanks under the auspices of the Chapter's finest Techmarines, the Hammer of Caliban is most often deployed when the enemy have multiple monstrous beasts or war engines in the field. Like the knights of their ancient homeworld, the tank-crews of the Hammer of Caliban ride their armoured steeds to war, charging down their massive prey and blasting them apart with the fire of their heavy weapons.
Land Raider - Anatomy of a Land Raider: The Land Raider blends armoured transport with firepower that can best that of many forces' main battle tanks. Its armour is so thick that it is virtually immune to weapons as powerful as the Leman Russ Tank's own Battle Cannon.Power to the Land Raider is provided by a Mars Pattern adaptable thermic combustor reaction engine, situated in the rear of the vehicle. It is kept cool by a nitro-ammonium cooling system, and protected from malfunction and Daemonic possession by Adeptus Mechanicus manufacturing sigils and Purity Seals.It even carries Rites of Awakening purity markings to ensure the smoothest of operations. The Land Raider Gladius II, when piloted by Antaro Chronus during the Damnos reconquest, tallied six xenos engine kills with the Godhammer Pattern Lascannons in its sponsons.
Land Raider - Notable Users of the Land Raider: Ultramarines - The Ultramarines have made use of the Land Raider Phobos in many campaigns, including the Battle of Arconar, the Defence of Ichar IV, and the Battle for Macragge.Raptors - The Raptors have used the Land Raider Phobos during the Taros Campaign and the Badab War.Dark Angels - The Dark Angels have used the Land Raider Phobos during the Piscina Campaign and the Siege of Vraks.Space Wolves - The Space Wolves used Land Raiders during the First and Second Battles of The Fang and during the Defence of Betalis III.Blood Ravens - The Blood Ravens used Land Raiders during the Dark Crusade, the Kaurava Campaign, and the Aurelian Crusades.Adeptus Custodes - The Adeptus Custodes possess some of the most venerable Land Raiders within the Imperium, many which date back to the earliest days of the Imperium.The InquisitionGrey KnightsBlack TemplarsSalamandersStar PhantomsSpace WolvesMinotaursSons of MedusaMarines ErrantRed ScorpionsCarcharodonsLamenters
Land Raider - Notable Land Raiders: Battle's Glory - Battle's Glory was a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the World Eaters Legion during the Great Crusade.Invictus - Invictus is a Land Raider Phobos that belongs to the Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter.Glory to the Throne - A Venerable Land Raider of the Adeptus Custodes, Glory to the Throne is a potent war engine that saw its very first battle in the defence of the Imperial Palace at the culmination of the Horus Heresy in the Siege of Terra. Though severely damaged during that apocalyptic conflict, Glory to the Throne has remained with the Adeptus Custodes ever since, repaired time and again, and blooded on battlefields beyond count.Guilliman's Fist - Guilliman's Fist is a Land Raider Phobos that belongs to the Ultramarines Chapter.Shield of Faith - Shield of Faith is a Land Raider Phobos that belongs to the Ultramarines Chapter.Phraetus - Phraetus is a Land Raider Phobos of the Raptors Chapter.Voltar - Voltar is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Space Wolves Chapter.Mae Virtus - Mae Virtus is the personal transport of the Inquisitor Lord Thor Malkin during the Siege of Vraks.Throne of Mars - The Throne of Mars is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Marines Errant Chapter.Dakor Rex - Dakor Rex is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Minotaurs Chapter.Coils of Wrath - Coils of Wrath is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Salamanders Chapter.Death of the Faithless - Death of the Faithless is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Star Phantoms Chapter.Tormund - Tormund is a Land Raider Phobos belonging to the Space Wolves Chapter.Rynn's Might - Rynn's Might is a Land Raider Phobos of the Crimson Fists Chapter, after surviving a rouge missile that destroyed the Chapter's fortress-monastery the Machine Spirit of this vehicle waged a solo war against the Orks that attacked the Crimson Fists' homeworld of Rynn's World, even though the tank did not survive the battle it managed to kill the Ork Warboss and many of his followers in a single night, this act remains a testament to the awesome power of the Land Raider and its Machine Spirit.Land's Raider - Land's Raider was the personal transport of technoarcheologist Arkhan Land during the time of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy. Land's Raider was a one-of-a-kind variant of the extremely rare Grav-Raider, a Land Raider variant that made use of the anti-gravitic plates designed by Arkhan Land. This vehicle was larger even than a Spartan Assault Tank and armoured with rare Martian alloys deemed too rare for use by the Legiones Astartes. The tank featured featured an armoured turret with a quad-Volkite Culverin array.
Land Raider - Notable Deployments of the Land Raider: The Land Raider and its many variants have seen combat in countless conflicts across the galaxy, of which some of the more notable include:Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy - The Land Raider Phobos, alongside the Land Raider Proteus, Spartan Assault Tank, and Land Raider Achilles, fought during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy that followed.Taros Campaign - During the Taros Campaign the Raptors and Avenging Sons Chapters used Land Raiders against the T'au.Third War for Armageddon - During the Third War for Armageddon the Space Marine Chapters of the Black Templars, Salamanders, the Blood Angels and many others used Land Raiders to hold the planet against the invading Orks.Siege of Vraks - During the 17-year-long Siege of Vraks the Space Marine Chapters of the Dark Angels, Red Scorpions, the Red Hunters, the Angels of Absolution, and the Grey Knights, along with the Inquisition, used Land Raiders to fight against the forces of Chaos that were entrenched on the planet.Badab War - During the Badab War the Loyalist and Secessionist forces, including the Lamenters, Minotaurs, Mantis Warriors, Astral Claws, Red Scorpions, Star Phantoms, Salamanders, the Raptors, and the Carcharodons Chapters used many Land Raiders.13th Black Crusade - During the 13th Black Crusade of Abaddon the Despoiler many Chapters used Land Raiders to defend the Imperium from the forces of Chaos.
Land Raider - Land Raider Crusader: The Land Raider Crusader is a close-assault version of the standard Land Raider geared towards transporting more troops. The Land Raider Crusader was originally developed by the Black Templars Chapter and was eventually approved by the Adeptus Mechanicus as an authorised pattern, allowing other Space Marine Chapters to field them in abundance.The Land Raider Crusader's main differences from the standard Land Raider lie in its weapons loadout. Instead of the 2 Lascannons deployed on the original pattern, the Land Raider Crusader's side sponsons are armed with Hurricane Pattern Bolters. The Crusader replaces the standard Land Raider's Twin-linked Heavy Bolters mounted on the top of the tank with shorter-ranged, gatling gun-like Twin-linked Assault Cannons.Finally, the Crusader sports a Multi-melta mounted right beside the commander's cupola, instead of the standard Storm Bolter. The removal of the massive plasma generators used by the Lascannons freed up space inside the hull of the Land Raider chassis, increasing the vehicle's transport capability to 17 Space Marines in Power Armour or 9 Terminators.
Land Raider - Land Raider Crusader Variants: Land Raider Ares - Another variant of the Land Raider Crusader developed for siege warfare is the Land Raider Ares. This variant sacrifices transport capability for a much heavier armament. The Land Raider Ares was created by the Dark Angels Chapter for use by their Deathwing Company. It features hull-mounted, twin-linked Assault Cannons, one prow-mounted Demolisher Cannon and sponson twin-linked Heavy Flamers. It first saw action during the attack on the backwater world of Murus, where the Chapter faced the Fallen Dark Angels called "the Tribunal." Despite the failure of the attack, only one of the six Land Raider Ares deployed were destroyed. A few other Chapters have since obtained the design for the Land Raider Ares and created their own versions of this pattern.Land Raider Redeemer - The Land Raider Redeemer is a variant of the Land Raider Crusader specially developed for urban warfare. It sports a pair of powerful Flamestorm Cannons on its sponsons in place of the standard Hurricane Bolters. This variant was first used by the Fire Lords Chapter in battle, and though it carries less troops than the Land Raider Crusader, it makes up for this lack with the destructive fire that can incinerate even a Space Marine within his Power Armour. Prometheus was the first Land Raider Redeemer built which still serves in the Fire Lords' 2nd Company. The Land Raider Redeemer pattern is highly favoured amongst Space Marine Chapters that specialise in the use of Flamer weaponry, such as the Fire Lords and the Salamanders.
Land Raider - Other Land Raider Variants: Other variants of the basic Land Raider exist as rarer modifications of the standard Phobos Pattern Land Raider that are in service with select Chapters of the Space Marines.
Land Raider - Land Raider Achilles: The Land Raider Achilles is a variant of the Land Raider designed during the Great Crusade by the Imperial Fists Legion to deal with a very specific and now long-forgotten xenos threat. Because of its age and its very specific design, it is almost never found in use outside of the Imperial Fists and their Successor Chapters.The Land Raider Achilles is most famous for its extraordinary durability as a result of the ancient and now-lost secrets of forging its special armour plating which provide an incredible array of immunities against a variety of different attacks. The Land Raider Achilles is also armed with a mobile version of the Space Marines' Thunderfire Cannon, a massive multibarrelled, rotary assault cannon that is capable of firing three different varieties of shot.The first type of shell detonates on surface contact, commonly used against infantry in the open, while the airburst shell is employed against infantry taking cover. The most devastating, however, are the subterranean shells, programmed to burrow into the ground before exploding. The resulting explosion causes seismic disruptions which can knock the enemy off-balance, making them easier targets for follow-up fire.This affects even anti-gravity vehicles, whose anti-gravity generators are negatively impacted by the sub-surface shockwaves unleashed by the impact of these shells.The Land Raider Achilles is also armed with 2 sponson-mounted Twin-linked Multi-meltas for close combat and can be upgraded with a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, a Dozer Blade, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher and a Siege Shield.
Land Raider - Land Raider Helios: The Land Raider Helios, like the Prometheus variant, replaces some of the standard Land Raider's existing weaponry with a more specialized loadout. The Helios mounts a Whirlwind Missile Launcher in place of the standard Twin-linked Heavy Bolters.The Land Raider Helios was designed by the Red Scorpions Space Marine Chapter to supplement their existing artillery during the Siege of Helios.Purportedly, the extra space required for storing the Whirlwind Launcher's missiles reduced the personnel transport capacity of the vehicle.
Land Raider - Land Raider Prometheus: The Land Raider Prometheus was developed specifically to serve as a Space Marine unit's command tank.The original Phobos Pattern Land Raider's Lascannon sponsons have been replaced with two pairs of Twin-linked Heavy Bolters each and the hull-mounted Heavy Bolters have been replaced with special Vox-communications and sensor equipment.This variant is supposedly used by Space Marine commanders as their mobile base of operations as its heavy armor can withstand the most hard-hitting attacks.
Land Raider - Land Raider Terminus Ultra: The Land Raider Terminus Ultra is the ultimate in Space Marine anti-armour vehicles. The Terminus Ultra forfeits its troop carrying capability completely in order to mount a battery of extremely powerful Lascannons capable of punching through defensive Conversion Fields, Void Shields and the thickest armour.The huge power build-up generated when a Terminus Ultra fires can cause irrevocable damage to the vehicle's systems, and so it is only used when all other options have been exhausted.Only when the largest armoured targets are encountered are these venerable machines deployed from a Chapter's Armorium, if they even possess any. Against the power of the Terminus Ultra, the massive war engines of the Emperor's foes have no hope.With a single salvo a Terminus Ultra can cripple a super-heavy tank, demolish a Chaos Battle Titan or destroy an Ork Stompa.
Land Raider - Land Raider Excelsior: The Land Raider Excelsior is a specialised variant of the Adeptus Astartes Land Raider intended for use by the Primaris Space Marines that serves a command and control function for a Space Marine planetary assault as well as a role as a heavy main battle tank and armoured transport.As a designated command vehicle, it possesses an unusually powerful array of Augur sensor arrays, Cogitators and advanced communications gear to carry out ship-to-surface coordination of a planetary assault.It often acts in concert with the Rhino Primaris, a variant of the standard Rhino APC also intended to carry out command and control functions, to help target orbital bombardments from a Space Marine fleet in high orbit of an embattled world. The Land Raider Excelsior can transport 10 Primaris Space Marines into combat.
Land Raider - Land Raider Anvilarum: The Land Raider Anvilarum is a variant of the standard Phobos Pattern Land Raider and is used soley by the Iron Hands Chapter. The Anvilarum pattern of the Land Raider is an open-topped, uplink-modified heavily-armoured transport that was large enough to ferry an Iron Father Dreadnought to war, including its Tech-Priest attendants.The vehicle's design was reminiscent of the chariots of ancient Aegypt or the Roma, with the rear hold capable of carrying multiple passengers, which were able to disembark easily over the vehicle's sides and rear. The Land Raider Anvilarum is armed with a Quad Lascannon, which was under the direct neural control of its principle passenger.The vehicle's Adamantium-slabbed sides featured ramparts for infantry carried within to engage the enemy from the relative safety of the vehicle.
Land Raider - Grav-Raider: The Grav-Raider was an advanced variant of the Land Raider that utilised anti-gravitic plates for locomotion rather than the usual treads. The system had been designed by the famed Mechanicum techno-archeologist Arkhan Land himself.The variant was most often used by the forces of the Legio Custodes, though it was available to other elite forces among the Legiones Astartes of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, such as the voted-lieutenant who commanded the Dark Angels Legion's Deathwing.
Land Raider - Land Raider Artificial Intelligence: Land Raiders are also equipped with a Machine Spirit, an artificial intelligence crafted by the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Machine Spirit is smart enough to move the tank and continue combat operations even if the crew is injured or otherwise incapacitated, increasing the durability and firepower of the Land Raider considerably.A Land Raider is a blessed artefact to the Techmarines that oversee its repair and maintenance. This is not least because a Land Raider's Machine Spirit is so much stronger than that of lesser tanks, a fact taken to mean that a substantial portion of the Machine God's essence resides within the Land Raider's impenetrable adamantium hull.Accordingly, should even a Land Raider's sponson be lost in battle, the rest of the Chapter will fight like men possessed for its retrieval, often calling in further reinforcements to ensure that the component is not lost. So it is that lives of men can be stilled in order to preserve the spirit of a machine, but the Space Marines honour such a sacrifice and go willingly into a battle of this kind.Regardless of its value in matters of faith, the Land Raider's Machine Spirit is a potent asset. The Machine Spirit allows the tank to function with a smaller number of crew than comparable vehicles, and is capable of taking control of engines, weaponry or other systems if the Astartes crew is incapacitated or otherwise absent.Indeed, the Crimson Fists tell that the uncrewed Land Raider Rynn's Might, narrowly surviving the misfired missile that levelled their fortress-monastery on Rynn's World during the assault of an Ork WAAAGH!, immediately thereafter fought a solo war against a rampaging Ork warband, killing a Warboss and many of his followers in a night of slaughter.Rynn's Might did not survive the encounter, but its example serves as a reminder that a Land Raider is not a machine to be taken lightly, whether its crew is aboard or not.
Land Raider - Land Raiders of the Adeptus Custodes: The most ancient and honoured of Land Raiders are the Venerable Land Raiders used by the Adeptus Custodes, the valiant personal bodyguards of the Master of Mankind. Many can trace their history all the way back to the earliest days of the Imperium. These tanks rolled forwards amidst the earth-shaking armoured spearheads deployed during the Great Crusade.They ground alien oppressors beneath their treads as they fought to liberate Humanity from the horrors of Old Night, and turned their guns mercilessly upon the Traitor Legions once their betrayal was revealed. For ten thousand years these noble war engines have fought for the Imperium, and each has built a legend every bit as magnificent as those possessed by the greatest Imperial champions.Venerable Land Raiders possess Magos-class Machine Spirits, noble and aggressive entities that can independently aim and fire the tank's guns and coordinate its auto-repair rituals when circumstances require it. Stories exist of these dauntless war engines fighting on even after their Custodian crews were slain, wreaking bloody revenge for their deaths.These vehicles are the primary ground transport of the Adeptus Custodes, a statement of how unstoppable and elite the Ten Thousand truly are. Tracks churning, guns thundering, Venerable Land Raiders ferry their passengers into the heart of battle, then support them with unparalleled armoured might once they disembark.In extreme circumstances these amazing war engines have even been teleported directly onto the battlefield, their hulls warded against the empyric corruption that is a common side effect of travelling through the Warp, their passage assured through use of an ancient Godstrike Pattern teleportarium.This tactic has won many victories for the Adeptus Custodes; it is a rare enemy indeed that can survive the sudden appearance of a Land Raider full of demigods in the middle of their battle lines.
Land Raider - Land Raiders of the Inquisition: The Land Raider Phobos is used not only by the Adeptus Astartes, it is also deployed by the military forces of the Inquisition.The Land Raiders deployed by the Inquisition are similar in almost every way to their Astartes counterparts, with the exception of those used by the Ordo Malleus' Chamber Militant, the Grey Knights.The Grey Knights are Mankind's greatest defence against the Daemons of the Warp, and each and every Grey Knight wields weapons capable of destroying those foul entities. The Grey Knights' Land Raider is no different. These Land Raiders are crafted with anti-daemonic seals, sigils, and runes built into the vehicle's hull, and it is equipped with weapons designed specifically to combat Warp entities.The Grey Knights' variant of the Land Raider Phobos replaces the vehicle's hull-mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters with twin-linked Psycannons, which are very effective against daemons.
Land Raider - Land Raiders of the Adeptus Mechanicus: The Land Raider Phobos is not only used by the Adeptus Astartes, it is also deployed by the military forces of the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Land Raiders used by the Mechanicus are usually highly customised in accordance with the needs and function of the Magi or Tech-priest faction that owns it.Land Raiders used by the Adeptus Mechanicus might be equipped with ancient technologies that are no longer used by the standard military forces of the Imperium, such as Anbaric Claws, Phase-plasma Fusil weaponry, Graviton Cannons, Plasma Cannons, Flare Shields, Volkite Weapons, and Exploratory Augury Webs.
Land Raider - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Land Raider PhobosVehicle Name:Land RaiderMain Armament:2 Sponson-mounted Twin-linked LascannonsForge World of Origin:MarsSecondary Armament:Hull-mounted Twin-linked Heavy BoltersKnown Patterns:III - XXVIITraverse:180 degreesCrew:1 Commander, 1 DriverElevation:-32 to 42 degreesPowerplant:Adaptable Thermic Combustion with Auxiliary ReactorMain Ammunition:UnlimitedWeight:72.0 tonnesSecondary Ammunition:2600 RoundsLength:10.3 metresArmour:Width:6.1 metresHeight:4.11 metresSuperstructure:95 millimetresGround Clearance:0.45 metresHull:95 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:55 kilometres per hourGun Mantlet:N/AMax Speed Off-Road:48 kilometres per hourVehicle Designation:0120-766-0724-PR 113Transport Capacity:12 Space Marines, or 6 Terminator MarinesFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:2 Side Doors, 1 Front rampTurret:N/A
Land Raider - Warhammer 40,000: The Land Raider was one of the first vehicles to be introduced by Games Workshop for the 1st Edition Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader tabletop miniatures game. Originally, the Land Raider was described as a heavily armoured troop transport for Space Marine and Imperial Guard armies. The original plastic model was released soon after the Rhino armoured transport in the late 1980s.The design of the tank was heavily based on the early tanks of the 20th century's First World War, such as the British Mark I tank, bulky and high with oversized track links. Like the Mark I, the Land Raider had no turret and instead had its weapons mounted on the sides of the tank. Its points value was 750 and it had a number of available upgrades, such as power fields, available to it. By the mid-1990s, the Land Raider had appeared in numerous pieces of art created for Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe, including the game's second edition boxed set.By this time, the Land Raider had been taken out of the Imperial Guard's armoury and became an iconic Space Marine vehicle. Unfortunately for Space Marine players of that time, the Land Raider plastic kit was soon to be discontinued. Later players wanting to field the vehicle had to resort to finding surviving models to buy or converting their own. Only in 2000 did Games Workshop revive the Land Raider's legacy with the release of the new Space Marine Land Raider Mk III plastic kit.A few months later, Games Workshop released the Chaos Space Marine Land Raider Mk III for Chaos Space Marines players. Gaming wise, most players consider the Land Raider to be almost on par with the Astra Militarum's super-heavy tanks. In terms of durability, though, the super-heavy tanks -- the Baneblade, Shadowsword, Stormsword, and Stormblade -- can survive 3 times the damaging hits, though they have weaker armour on some facings.The Land Raider, being equally heavily armoured on all sides, was much harder to harm in the first place. The relative advantage of the Imperial Guard's Super Heavies lay in their armaments: The Baneblade and all its variants carry primary armament in the form of massive main cannons stronger than any other ordnance in the game, and in addition these behemoths even had weapons similar in size to the Land Raider's armaments as secondary weapons on sponson and hull mounts.
Land Raider - Epic 40,000: Outside the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game, the Land Raider appears in other games set in the same mythos. Plastic and white metal Land Raider models were available for the Warhammer 40,000 spin-off miniatures game, Epic Space Marine. These early-version Epic Land Raiders had the same look as the original Warhammer 40,000 model albeit much smaller in size.When the 3rd Edition of the epic scale game (now known as Epic 40,000) was released in 1997, a model of the Land Raider was produced known as the Land Raider Mark II, with both a plastic model and a metal "command" version with extra antennae and a copula gunner. The Mark II never fully found its way into the Warhammer 40,000 range as a mainstream kit although several aspects of its design did influence the current Mark III plastic model.A Mark IIB "upgrade" kit was introduced by Forge World to modify the current Mark III chassis to resemble the earlier Mark II. Metal Land Raider Mark III's were released for the 4th Edition of Epic, Epic: Armageddon.
Land Raider - Video Games: As part of the Epic 40,000 universe, Mark II Land Raiders were deployable units in the 1997 Final Liberation computer game. In THQ's hit-RTS game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, the Land Raider is the Space Marines faction's strongest unit.
Land Raider - Land Raider Hellfire and Land Raider Spartan Canon Conflict: The Land Raider Hellfire and the Land Raider Spartan are no longer considered canon vehicles, as they have been redesigned and re-released as the Land Raider Proteus and Spartan Assault Tank, respectively.The Land Raider Hellfire was the standard variant of the Land Raider used during the Rogue Trader 1st Edition era of Warhammer 40,000 and was available to the Space Marines, the Astra Militarum, the Adeptus Custodes, and even the forces of certain Rogue Traders. It was relatively lightly armed, with 2 sponson-mounted Lascannons and a Pintle Mounted bolter.A later variant increased this early pattern Land Raider's armament with additional twin-linked Lascannons on each sponson and 2 pintle-mounted Heavy Bolters. The Hellfire Land Raider is no longer a canon vehicle, as it was redesigned and re-released as the Land Raider Proteus by Forge World.The Land Raider Spartan variant of the Land Raider prevalent during the Rogue Trader 1st Edition era of Warhammer 40,000 was used to carry Terminators into combat. The original Spartan had the standard Land Raider armament of the Great Crusade era, two twin-linked Lascannons (Heavy Bolters were not standard then) but also mounted either a Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer on a turret on top.The Land Raider Spartan was in widespread use after the Heresy, but disappeared when the standard Land Raider was re-designed to carry Terminators. This vehicle has been redesigned and re-released as the Spartan Assault Tank by Forge World.
Land Raider - Trivia: The Land Raider tank is one of the most powerful and sophisticated main battle tanks used by the Imperium of Man. It features high-powered laser weaponry and artificial intelligence, yet the Land Raider is based off of the design of the first tanks ever deployed by humanity.These vehicles were used during World War I by both the Allies and the Central Powers and first entered service with the British Army in 1916 at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette during the Somme Offensive. The first tanks were designed by the British Army out of the need to break the domination of static trenches and machine gun emplacements over the battlefields of the Western Front in France.While successful in this task, they suffered from many problems owing to their primitive nature. The first British tanks, which included the original Mark I all the way to the final World War I variant known as the Mark X, also came in so-called "male" and "female" variants and were equipped with sponson-mounted weapons instead of the turret-mounted weapons used on all later types of tanks.The most common weapons used on these tanks were 57mm Hotchkiss guns and 7.92mm machine guns.
Land Raider Achilles - Land Raider Achilles: The Land Raider Achilles is a heavily armoured variant of the standard Land Raider used by the Adeptus Astartes. The Land Raider Achilles was developed during the Great Crusade of the 30th Millennium by the Imperial Fists Legion.The Achilles is considered one of the rarest of all Land Raider variants. It utilises so many of the most arcane machine-artifice rites in its construction that each must be wrought individually and under the scrupulous gaze of the most senior Adepts of the Machine God.The Achilles differs from the standard Land Raider in both its armament and its construction, as the Achilles is armed as a short-range siege tank that is capable of withstanding massive amounts of punishment. The Land Raider Achilles has become legendary for its durability and the ancient and arcane technologies used in its construction.It is therefore an extremely rare sight on the battlefields of the late 41st Millennium and any Chapter blessed with even a single example of this formidable war machine considers itself fortunate indeed.
Land Raider Achilles - History: According to surviving accounts committed to the last volume of the Liber Armourum, the Land Raider Achilles came into existence at the very dawn of the Imperium as the Emperor's Great Crusade swept across the galaxy and several Chapters of the Imperial Fists Legion found themselves engaged in the far southern reaches of the galaxy against a sizable xenos empire whose warriors utilised fearsomely potent energy weaponry.The xenos empire required nearly the full strength of an entire crusade arm to destroy it, and would have required more if the Achilles had not been developed. Legion Techmarines, working in conjunction with the Archmagos Xan-Ebon, conceived the Achilles as a means of delivering elite warriors directly into battle in the face of the aliens' devastating weaponry and constructed the first examples of the new class.The deployment of the Land Raider Achilles broke the impasse and the xenos empire was cast down so thoroughly that all records of its existence and its name are now dust. The Achilles' overwhelming close-range firepower and nearly indestructible armour helped crush the xenos and bring their worlds into the Imperial fold.Even at the height of the Great Crusade, when the Space Marine Legions confronted fiendish xenos weaponry at every turn, the Achilles was never a common vehicle. Then, as today, each had to be constructed by the most skilled artificers, the engraving of the microscopic, techno-arcane sigils into its structure a time-consuming process that could little match the constant demand for new vehicles to replace those destroyed in battle.The Imperial Fists Legion commissioned and fielded the greatest number of Land Raider Achilles as it particularly suited their preferred methods of waging war. Several other Space Marine Legions, in particular those who served alongside the Imperial Fists, commissioned their own examples and so the variant probably existed in limited numbers in most if not all of the other Legions.The Achilles continued to serve in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy and when the Imperial Fists Legion finally agreed to be broken up into Chapters during the Second Founding, it was inherited by the armouries of the Imperial Fists Successors.Unlike many examples of the most potent weapons systems fielded during the calamitous days of the Horus Heresy, the Achilles has remained in the canon of machine lore and is still fielded by various Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes as well the Ordo Reductor of the Adeptus Mechanicus.