Land Speeder - Land Speeder Variants: The Land Speeder, like many other Imperial vehicles, has over the years had numerous variant patterns created by the Adeptus Mechanicus or various Space Marine Chapter Armouries with a wide array of different weapon and feature combinations.Out of these many variants those officially recognised by the Adeptus Mechanicus and most commonly employed by Astartes Chapters are featured below:The Land Speeder Proteus was a common pattern of Land Speeder deployed by all of the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras. It is rarely if ever seen in the late 41st Millennium.The Land Speeder Tornado is a more heavily-armed Land Speeder than the standard pattern. Land Speeder Tornadoes are equipped with a second weapon mounted under the vehicle's nose. Land Speeder Tornadoes can be armed with an Assault Cannon or a Heavy Flamer. Some Space Marine Chapters have been known to use a slightly different, non-named pattern of the Land Speeder Tornado equipped with twin-linked Assault Cannons and Heavy Bolters in place of single ones.The Land Speeder Typhoon is equipped with twin-linked Typhoon Missile Launcher racks mounted on both sides of the Speeder. These weapons fire anti-personnel missiles that are effective against lightly-armoured enemy infantry.The Land Speeder Tempest is a heavily armoured variant of the standard Land Speeder that incorporates many changes to the standard Speeder's design. The Land Speeder Tempest's single-pilot cockpit is entirely enclosed and instead of small stabilizers, full-sized wings extend from the sides of the Speeder. The Tempest is armed with a nose-mounted Assault Cannon and Twin-linked Missile Launcher racks along its sides. The Tempest was originally developed for use by the White Scars Chapter for use with their lightning-fast raid tactics. The Tempest is perfect for supporting such raids with its anti-tank missiles and its infantry-shredding Assault Cannon.The Land Speeder Storm is a troop-carrying variant of the standard Land Speeder pattern used by Space Marine Scouts as a transport and rapid-insertion vehicle. The cockpit configuration is the same as the standard Land Speeder, with the pilot and gunner sitting side-by-side. However, the fuselage has been stretched to add an open troop-carrying compartment capable of holding up to six Space Marine Scouts (this figure includes the crew). Other changes to this variant include the addition of a third engine thruster. As with the standard Land Speeder, the gunner station may still mount either a Heavy Bolter, a Heavy Flamer, or a Multi-melta. Furthermore, a Land Speeder Storm's baffled engines and sophisticated Vox communications array afford it a stealthy profile best suited to the Space Marine Scouts' mission of clandestine hit-and-run attacks. As a result, The Land Speeder Storm can be used as a mobile firebase, assault transport or stealth insertion craft as combat objectives dictate. To further enhance the Land Speeder Storm's effectiveness in strike missions, many Chapters add a Cerberus Launcher under the nose of the craft. This tri-barrelled weapon fires a disorienting volley of Frag, Stun and Blindfire Missiles into enemy positions, allowing the Scouts to move in and mop up any survivors. When combined with the rapier speed of the Land Speeder Storm, the Cerberus Launcher allows Scouts to launch rapid and daring assaults at an otherwise impenetrable defence line with impunity.