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Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino: The Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino was one of many variants of the Deimos Rhino armoured personnel carrier chassis Standard Template Construct (STC) and was used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras of the late 30th and early 31st Millennia. The Damocles Command Rhino was designed principally as a command and control vehicle and was equipped with sophisticated communication, Cognis-analysis and tracking equipment, including a powerful orbital-interface secure Vox-transceiver. The vehicle served as a direct and all-but-unbreakable link between Space Marine Legion ground formations in the field, their brethren elsewhere within the war zone, and those in high orbit above the planet during large military operations.Using the various on-board systems, a skilled crew of Techmarines was able to read the ebb and flow of a battle. They could send in reinforcements and direct supporting fire from distant artillery units, ward off enemy forces through signal interference and interdiction targeting, and even call for deadly accurate orbital strikes if the need arose.
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - History: The Damocles Command Rhino, both the Deimos Pattern first used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and the later Mars Pattern Damocles that would become more common, were first designed and prototyped by the Ultramarines Legion sometime during the Great Crusade. The Damocles Command Rhino would eventually become a principal command and control vehicle and its use would spread to all of the Legiones Astartes by the latter days of the Great Crusade. The Damocles was designed to fulfill a void in the Ultramarines' armoury for a command and control vehicle that was less resource intensive to manufacture and easier to deploy than the Proteus-Explorator Land Raider variants, which were commonly used to fulfill this role during the early period of the Great Crusade. The Damocles was also less marked than the powerful Spartan Hermetika siege command vehicles which were starting to enter service during the last days of the Great Crusade, before the horror of interstellar civil war encroached upon the Imperium. The Damocles was very successful in its task. Unfortunately, as it was built upon the ubiquitous Rhino chassis the Damocles was far less durable than either of its counterparts.While the Mars Pattern of the Damocles Command Rhino is still widely used by the various Space Marine Chapters in the late 41st Millennium, it is unknown if any of the Deimos Pattern vehicles are still in active duty or if any survive at all, locked deep in stasis vaults or armoured reliquaries awaiting the day they are needed again by the Imperium.
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Armament: The Deimos Damocles is not a front-line combat vehicle and is usually either completely unarmed or only lightly armed. It is almost always found near the rear of any advancing force. Each and every Damocles is crewed permanently by a driver and a two-man command team, which are part of the Chapter Master's headquarters staff. One of the crew members is a communications controller and the other is an operations controller who monitors all squads, tracks their positions, and the enemy's movements. Each of these Battle-Brothers, including the driver, is a full Space Marine in his own right, but they all receive additional training by the Chapter's Techmarines to use the sophisticated equipment. There is also a seat inside the vehicle for the Space Marine Force Commander, alongside the driver, and while many commanders prefer to lead from the front, they are able to make use of the Damocles between battles in order to keep up-to-date with the developing strategic situation. The Deimos Damocles is armed with a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter in the late 41st Millennium.During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras, a Damocles could act as a dedicated transport for a Legion's Master of Signal Consul, and in addition the vehicle's crew was made up of full Legion Techmarines. The vehicle was usually armed with a pintle-mounted twin-linked Bolter, and came standard with a Command Vox Relay, Geo-locator Beacon, a Searchlight and Smoke Launchers. The Damocles could also be outfitted with Extra Armour Plating, a pintle-mounted Heavy Bolter, a Dozer Blade, and a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher.
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Unit Composition: 1 Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino (31st Millennium Only)
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Wargear: A standard Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino is armed and equipped with:remote-operated, pintle-mounted, twin-linked BoltersSearchlightSmoke LaunchersGeo-locator BeaconCommand Vox RelayA Deimos Damocles Command Rhino may replace its pintle-mounted twin-linked Bolters with the following weapon:pintle-mounted Heavy BolterDeimos Damocles Command Rhinos may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Dozer BladeExtra Armour PlatingHunter-Killer Missile Launcher (hull mounted)
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: The technical specifications of the Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino are not currently available in Imperial records.
Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino - Sources: The Horus Heresy - Book Five: Tempest (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 237The Horus Heresy - Book Six: Retribution (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 51The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List (Forge World Series), pg. 25Forge World Webstore - Deimos Pattern Damocles Command Rhino
Deimos Predator - Deimos Predator: The Deimos Pattern Predator Destructor, more simply known as the Deimos Predator, is one of the oldest variants of the standard Predator Destructor main battle tank used by the Adeptus Astartes of the 41st Millennium. The Deimos Predator is an ancient and revered design that dates back to the time of the Emperor of Mankind's Great Crusade, where it was used by the Space Marine Legions as they conquered the galaxy. There are as many variants of the Predator tank as there are of the Rhino chassis it is mounted upon.The Deimos Predator differs from other Predator variants in that its turret and sponson-mounts are elegantly curved to the point that they are almost circular and the tank makes use of more advanced internal systems and support for technologies now lost to the Imperium. Each and every Deimos Predator was Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of Mars. The Deimos Predator Destructor and its variants are haven't been constructed on a large scale, or at all, since the Age of Apostasy for the Chapters of the Space Marines and the Mars Pattern Predator is now used almost exclusively by the Adeptus Astartes. However, these vehicles still survive in the Armoury of many Chapters, revered as both relics of the long-forgotten past and as symbols of a Chapter's ancient heritage.
Deimos Predator - Armament: The Deimos Predator Destructor is the standard pattern of Deimos Predator, and is armed with a turret-mounted Autocannon known as a Predator Cannon and two sponson-mounted Heavy Bolters, one on each side. The sponson-mounted Heavy Bolters can be replaced with either Heavy Flamers or Lascannons, depending on if the mission calls for close-range fighting or an enemy fielding a large number of armoured vehicles. The vehicle can also remove its sponson weapons entirely, although this is rarely done. The Deimos Predator's sponson-mounted weaponry can be enclosed in a circular armoured shell, and unlike the equally enclosed sponson weapons of the Mark III Predator, the Deimos Predator's sponson weapons can turn a full 180 degrees, allowing the weapons to be protected from enemy fire and to fire upon enemies that are behind the tank. The Deimos Predator can also be outfitted with a Dozer Blade, Extra Armour Plating, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, Improved Communications Equipment, a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, a Searchlight, and Smoke Launchers. During the Great Crusade and subsequent Horus Heresy, when these vehicles were in service to the Space Marine Legions, they could also be equipped with an Auxiliary Drive System, Armoured Ceramite Plating, and even a Machine Spirit. Their pintle-mouted weaponry could include Combi-Bolters or other Combi-Weapons, a Heavy Flamer, a Heavy Bolter, or a Havoc Missile Launcher.
Deimos Predator - Unit Composition: 1 Relic Deimos Predator Destructor (41st Millennium Only)1-3 Legion Deimos Predator Destructors (31st Millennium Only)
Deimos Predator - Wargear: A Relic Deimos Predator Destructor is armed and equipped with a:Predator CannonA Relic Deimos Predator Destructor may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Relic Deimos Predator Destructor may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Storm BolterRelic Deimos Predator Destructors may also have vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher
Deimos Predator - Horus Heresy Wargear: During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy the Deimos Predators of the Legiones Astartes featured different loadout options than those still found during the 41st Millennium.A standard Legion Deimos Predator Destructor is armed and equipped with:Predator CannonSearchlightSmoke LaunchersA Legion Deimos Predator Destructor may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Legion Deimos Predator Destructor may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Twin-linked Bolters (Combi-Bolter)Combi-WeaponHeavy BolterHeavy FlamerMulti-MeltaHavoc Missile LauncherLegion Deimos Predator Destructors may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile LauncherDozer BladeAuxiliary Drive SystemMachine SpiritExtra Armour PlatingArmoured Ceramite PlatingWhen in a squadron of three, one Legion Predator Destructor could be upgraded to the following:Squadron Command Tank
Deimos Predator - Chaos Predator Battle Tank: As the Predator was used extensively by the Imperium's Space Marines since the age of the Great Crusade, it is therefore to be found within the ranks of the Traitor Legions and numerous Renegade Space Marine warbands. The Predator has been the armoured fist of the Traitors since the days of the Horus Heresy. As often re-built and modified as Chaos Predators are, there are numerous recorded incidences of them sporting additional secondary weapons, reinforced armour and rough-terrain modifications, and many are heavily adorned with trophies, blades, ramming spikes and further marked with the banners and fell iconography of the Chaos Gods. In some few cases, more extreme modifications and singular weapons fits have been reported, ranging from inbuilt sacrificial shrines to vehicles bedecked with a covering of still-twitching bodies somehow retaining some semblance of life. Others are equipped with command systems utilising technologies lost to the Imperium or long ago declared heretical. Those Predators found within the armouries of the Emperor's Space Marine Chapters are often clearly delineated into long established patterns such as the Destructor or Annihilator. Chaos Predators are far more individual however, each being a battle-scarred veteran of hundreds of campaigns. Each tank may have served many masters in its long and bloody history, claimed as the spoils of victory or taken in tribute from a defeated foe. With no Chapter cult or doctrine in place to prescribe or proscribe armament, livery or tactics, Predators in the service of Chaos Space Marine warbands are often as individual, idiosyncratic and as terrible in aspect as the champions of the Ruinous Powers themselves. Further to their long and bloody history, there are many accounts, both apocryphal and sealed under the veil of Inquisitorial authority, of Predator tanks operating under malefic influence, evidencing no crew, and surrounded by strange and unexplained phenomena. These hellish vehicles are said to act more in the manner of a living beast that hungers for the kill rather than any crewed machine of war, and appear able to shrug off damage more in the manner of a living being.
Deimos Predator - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Deimos Predator DestructorVehicle Name:Deimos Predator DestructorMain Armament:Single Turret-mounted Predator AutocannonForge World of Origin:Deimos (Mars' Moon) (No Longer Constructed at this Forge World, Imprint Held Elswhere)Secondary Armament:Sponson-mounted Heavy BoltersKnown Patterns:DeimosTraverse:360 degreesCrew:1 Driver, 1 GunnerElevation:-15 to 28 degreesPowerplant:Quad MkIV Adaptable Thermic Combustor ReactorMain Ammunition:120 RoundsWeight:42 tonnesSecondary Ammunition:1100 RoundsLength:6.6 metresArmour:Width:6.0 metres with sponsonsHeight:4.4 metresSuperstructure:65 millimetresGround Clearance:0.44 metresHull:55 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:70 kilometres per hourGun Mantlet:65 millimetresMax Speed Off-Road:52 kilometres per hourVehicle Designation:UnknownTransport Capacity:N/AFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:N/ATurret:N/A
Deimos Predator - Also See: Imperial Vehicles
Deimos Predator - Sources: The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 35, 77, 94, 217The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 28, 125, 129The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List pg. 63Imperial Armour Volume Two, Second Edition - War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pp. 24, 74-76Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of OrpheusImperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost & The Damned by Andy Hoare with additional material by Alan Bligh & Neil Wylie, pp. 27-33Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes (8th Edition), pg. 7The Horus Heresy: Collected Visions (Background Book), p. 175Forge World Webstore - Deimos Pattern Predator
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Deimos Predator Annihilator: The Deimos Predator Annihilator is a variant of the standard Deimos Predator Destructor main battle tank used by the Adeptus Astartes adpated to make use of twin-linked Lascannons. The Deimos Predator Annihilator is a new addition to the variants of the revered Deimos Predator design that dates back to the time of the Emperor of Mankind's Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium, where it was used by the Space Marine Legions as they conquered the galaxy. The Deimos Predator design differs from other Predator variants in that its turret and sponson-mounts are eloquently curved to the point that they are almost circular and the tank makes use of more advanced internal systems and support for technologies now lost to the Imperium.Each and every Deimos Predator was Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of Mars. The Deimos Predator is no longer manufactured on a large scale, or at all, for the Chapters of the Space Marines as the Mars Pattern Predator is now used almost exclusively by the Adeptus Astartes. However, these vehicles still survive in the Armoury of many Chapters, revered as both relics of the long-forgotten past and as symbols of a Chapter's ancient heritage.
Deimos Predator Annihilator - History: The Annihilator Pattern of the Predator tank is a relatively new addition to the Imperium of Man's armoury, and was first introduced in the 36th Millennium. While the Deimos Predator is no longer manufactured for the Adeptus Astartes, any Chapter that still maintains one in their armouries can easily modify it to match the weapons load-out of the Deimos Predator Annihilator variant. The Annihilator variant is the same as the standard Deimos Predator, with the exception of its turret-mounted Autocannon, also known as a Predator Cannon, being replaced with a set of twin-linked Lascannons. The Annihilator variant of the standard Predator Destructor, and the Deimos Predator Destructor, was originally conceived as a field-modification by the Space Wolves Chapter, but after an intense investigation that lasted for over 200 standard years, it was found by the Adeptus Mechanicus that the replacement of this Autocannon with twin-linked Lascannons had been a feature found within the vehicle's original Standard Template Construct (STC) designs and thus the pattern became an officially recognised part of the Imperium's arsenal by the Mechanicus. It is unknown if this configuration was used during the Great Crusade by the Space Marine Legions as there is no evidence either supporting or denying its use.
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Armament: The Deimos Predator Annihilator replaces the standard Deimos Predator's turret-mounted Autocannon, known as a Predator Cannon, with a set of turret-mounted twin-linked Lascannons. The replacement of the standard Predator Cannon with twin-linked Lascannons makes the Annihilator variant an excellent anti-armour tank destroyer, as the Lascannons' heavier firepower allows the tank to penetrate even the thickest of enemy armour. The Deimos Predator Annihilator, as with all Predator tanks, can be armed with up to two sponson-mounted weapons including Heavy Bolters, Heavy Flamers, or Lascannons. The tank can also be equipped with Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter. The vehicle can also be outfitted with a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, a Dozer Blade, Extra Armour Plating, a Searchlight, and Smoke Launchers. During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, Deimos Predators could also be equipped with a larger variety of pintle-mounted weaponry, including a Combi-Bolter or other Combi-Weapon, a Heavy Flamer, a Heavy Bolter, or a Havoc Missile Launcher; they also had the ability in that ancient time to be outfitted with an Auxiliary Drive System, Armoured Ceramite Plating, and a Machine Spirit (Artificial Intelligence). The Annihilator variant of the Deimos Predator may not have these options, as it was not known to be used until the 36th Millennium, long after the Imperium's period of technological stagnation and even regression had begun.
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Unit Composition: 1 Relic Deimos Predator Annihilator
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Wargear: A Relic Deimos Predator Annihilator is armed and equipped with:Twin-linked LascannonsA Relic Deimos Predator Annihilator may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Relic Deimos Predator Annihilator may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Storm BolterRelic Deimos Predator Annihilators may also have vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Deimos Predator AnnihilatorVehicle Name:Deimos Predator AnnihilatorMain Armament:Turret-mounted twin-linked LascannonsForge World of Origin:Deimos (Mars' Moon) (Mars' Moon) (No Longer Constructed at this Forge World, Imprint Held Elswhere)Secondary Armament:2 Sponson-mounted Heavy BoltersKnown Patterns:DeimosTraverse:360 degreesCrew:1 Driver, 1 GunnerElevation:-15 to 28 degreesPowerplant:Quad MkIV Adaptable Thermic Combustor ReactorMain Ammunition:UnlimitedWeight:42 tonnesSecondary Ammunition:1100 RoundsLength:6.6 metresArmour:Width:6.0 metres with sponsonsHeight:4.4 metresSuperstructure:65 millimetresGround Clearance:0.44 metresHull:55 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:70 kilometres per hourGun Mantlet:65 millimetresMax Speed Off-Road:52 kilometres per hourVehicle Designation:UnknownTransport Capacity:N/AFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:N/ATurret:N/A
Deimos Predator Annihilator - Sources: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pg. 130Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes (8th Edition), pg. 7
Deimos Predator Executioner - Deimos Predator Executioner: The Deimos Predator Executioner, also known as the Predator Executioner, is a variant of the standard Deimos Predator Destructor main battle tank used by the Space Marine Legions and after the Second Founding by the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. The Deimos Predator Executioner is an ancient and revered design that dates back to the time of the Emperor of Mankind's Great Crusade, where it was used by the Space Marine Legions as they conquered the galaxy. The Deimos Predator design differs from other Predator variants in that its turret and sponson-mounts are eloquently curved to the point that they are almost circular and the tank makes use of more advanced internal systems and support for technologies now lost to the Imperium.Each and every Deimos Predator was Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of Mars. The Deimos Predator Executioner is no longer manufactured on a large scale, or at all, for the Chapters of the Space Marines as the Mars Pattern Predator is now used almost exclusively by the Adeptus Astartes. As Plasma Weapons technology has been nearly lost to the Imperium in the late 41st Millennium, the Predator Executioner's main weapon, the Plasma Destroyer, is extremely rare and difficult to replace. However, these vehicles still survive in the Armoury of many Chapters, revered as both relics of the long-forgotten past and as symbols of a Chapter's ancient heritage.
Deimos Predator Executioner - Armament: The Deimos Predator Executioner replaces the standard Deimos Predator's turret-mounted Autocannon, known as a Predator Cannon, with a turret-mounted Executioner Pattern Plasma Destroyer. The Plasma Destroyer is a powerful Plasma Weapon that is able to blast apart even the most powerful armour with contemptuous ease. The Predator Executioner was fielded in large numbers by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade, although by the late 41st Millennium Plasma Weapons technology has nearly been lost to the Imperium. As a result, surviving Deimos Predator Executioners are revered as treasured relics that cannot be easily replaced. It is unknown if the Mars Pattern Predator can be armed with the same weapon load-outs as the Deimos Predator variant, or even if the Adeptus Mechanicus would allow it if it were possible.The Deimos Predator Executioner can also be armed with a turret-mounted Heavy Conversion Beamer in place of its Plasma Destroyer. The Heavy Conversion Beamer is an ancient and poorly understood weapon that fires a high intensity beam of anti-matter that transforms matter into pure energy. A heavily armoured target and dense material will be rent apart as its matter is transmuted into pure electromagnetic energy. The denser the material of the target, the more energy that is converted, making Predator Executioners into extremely powerful siege units and long-range tank destroyers. Yet, this firepower is gained at the cost of maneuverability and increased vulnerability to short-range attacks.The Deimos Predator Executioner, as with all Predator tanks, can be armed with up to two sponson-mounted weapons including Heavy Bolters, Heavy Flamers, or Lascannons. The tank can be equipped with a variety of Pintle-mounted weaponry, including a Combi-Bolter or other Combi-Weapon, a Heavy Flamer, a Heavy Bolter, or a Havoc Missile Launcher. The vehicle can also be outfitted with a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, a Dozer Blade, an Auxiliary Drive System, Extra Armour Plating, Armoured Ceramite Plating, or an advanced Machine Spirit (Artificial Intelligence). All Deimos Predator Executioners are equipped with Smoke Launchers and a Searchlight.
Deimos Predator Executioner - Unit Composition: 1 Relic Deimos Predator Executioner (41st Millennium Only)1-3 Legion Deimos Predators Executioner (31st Millennium Only)
Deimos Predator Executioner - Wargear: A Relic Deimos Predator Executioner is armed and equipped with:Executioner Plasma DestroyerA Relic Deimos Predator Executioner may replace its turret-mounted Plasma Destroyer with one of the following weapons:Heavy Conversion Beamer (C-beam Cannon)A Relic Deimos Predator Executioner may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Relic Deimos Predator Executioner may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Storm BolterRelic Deimos Predator Executioners may also possess vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher
Deimos Predator Executioner - Horus Heresy Wargear: During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras the Deimos Predators of the Legiones Astartes featured different weapon loadout options than those that still exist in the 41st Millennium.A standard Legion Deimos Predator Executioner is armed and equipped with:Executioner Plasma DestroyerSearchlightSmoke LaunchersA Legion Deimos Predator Executioner may replace its turret-mounted Plasma Destroyer with one of the following weapons:Heavy Conversion BeamerA Legion Deimos Predator Executioner may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Legion Deimos Predator Executioner may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Twin-linked Bolters (Combi-Bolter)Combi-WeaponHeavy BolterHeavy FlamerMulti-MeltaHavoc Missile LauncherLegion Deimos Predator Executioners may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile LauncherDozer BladeAuxiliary Drive SystemMachine SpiritExtra Armour PlatingArmoured Ceramite PlatingWhen in a squadron of three, one Legion Predator Executioner could be upgaded to serve as the following:Squadron Command Tank
Deimos Predator Executioner - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Deimos Predator ExecutionerVehicle Name:Deimos Predator ExecutionerMain Armament:Single Turret-mounted Plasma DestroyerForge World of Origin:Deimos  (Mars' Moon) (No Longer Constructed at this Forge World, Imprint Held Elswhere)Secondary Armament:2 Sponson-mounted Heavy BoltersKnown Patterns:DeimosTraverse:360 degreesCrew:1 Driver, 1 GunnerElevation:-15 to 28 degreesPowerplant:Quad Mark IV Adaptable Thermic Combustor ReactorMain Ammunition:12 Shots from photonic fuel cell (approx.)Weight:42 tonnesSecondary Ammunition:1100 RoundsLength:6.6 metresArmour:Width:6.0 metres with sponsonsHeight:4.4 metresSuperstructure:65 millimetresGround Clearance:0.44 metresHull:55 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:70 kilometres per hourGun Mantlet:65 millimetresMax Speed Off-Road:58 kilometres per hourVehicle Designation:UnknownTransport Capacity:N/AFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:N/ATurret:N/A
Deimos Predator Executioner - Sources: Imperial Armour Volume Two, Second Edition - War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pp. 74-75, 77Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pp. 133, 155Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost & The Damned by Andy Hoare with additional material by Alan Bligh & Neil Wylie, pp. 31-33Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes (8th Edition), pg. 7The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 116, 119, 124, 154, 156, 216-217, 256The Horus Heresy - Book Seven: Inferno (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 145The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List pg. 63Forge World Webstore - Deimos Predator Executioner
Deimos Predator Infernus - Deimos Predator Infernus: The Deimos Predator Infernus, also known as the Predator Infernus, is a variant of the standard Deimos Predator Destructor main battle tank used by the Space Marine Legions and after the Second Founding by the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. The Deimos Predator Infernus is an ancient and revered design that dates back to the time of the Emperor of Mankind's Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium where it was used by the Space Marine Legions as they conquered the galaxy.The Deimos Predator design differs from other Predator variants in that its turret and sponson-mounts are eloquently curved to the point that they are almost circular. When first introduced into the forces of the Space Marine Legions, the Deimos Predator Infernus made use of more advanced internal systems and support for technologies that are now lost to the Imperium and to most currently extant versions of this vehicle.Each and every Deimos Predator was Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of Mars. The Deimos Predator Infernus is no longer manufactured on a large scale, or at all, as it has been almost entirely replaced by the Mars Pattern Predator which is utilised exclusively by the Adeptus Astartes. However, these vehicles still survive in the Armoury of many Chapters, revered as both relics of the long-forgotten past and as symbols of a Chapter's ancient heritage.
Deimos Predator Infernus - History: The Deimos Predator Infernus variant dates back to the Great Crusade where it was fielded by the Space Marine Legions as a relatively common vehicle in support of the Legions' ground infantry. The design is sited in ancient data sources that speculate that the Predator Infernus was an attempt to replicate the Baal Predator Standard Template Construct (STC), stubbornly held by the Blood Angels and their Successor Chapters, and the same conjectural sources imply the superiority of this latter design in terms of speed, armour and armament.The Predator Infernus has now largely been replaced by the Land Raider Redeemer in many Chapters, although several such as the Crimson Fists, Fire Lords and Subjugators, among others, still value its close-range firepower when combating such xenos hordes as Orks, and in particular it is seeing a resurgence in use amongst those Chapters confronting the Tyranid menace.
Deimos Predator Infernus - Armament: The Deimos Predator Infernus replaces the standard Deimos Predator's turret-mounted Autocannon, known as a Predator Autocannon, with a turret-mounted Flamestorm Cannon. The Flamestorm Cannon is a massive, vehicle-sized Flamer. The Predator Infernus was fielded in large numbers by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade, although by the 41st Millennium it has been mostly replaced in many Chapters with the more heavily armoured Land Raider Redeemer.It is not recorded in available records if the Infernus variant is exclusive to the Deimos Pattern Predator or if any other Predator pattern, such as the Mars Pattern Mark IVb, which is the most common Predator pattern used in the 41st Millennium, is capable of utilising the Infernus variant's weapons load-out. The Deimos Predator Infernus can also be armed with a turret-mounted Magna-Melta in place of its Flamestorm Cannon. The Megna-Melta is a powerful Melta Weapon that makes use of a miniature fusion reaction to produce a blast of intense, searing heat that is capable of reducing armoured targets to charred scraps of molten slag.The Deimos Predator Infernus, as with all Predator tanks, can be armed with up to two sponson-mounted weapons including Heavy Bolters, Heavy Flamers, or Lascannons. The tank can be equipped with a variety of Pintle-mounted weaponry, including a Combi-bolter or other Combi-weapon, a Heavy Flamer, a Heavy Bolter, or a Havoc Missile Launcher. The vehicle can also be outfitted with a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, a Dozer Blade, an Auxiliary Drive System, Extra Armour Plating, Armoured Ceramite Plating, or a Machine Spirit (Artificial Intelligence). All Deimos Predator Executioners are equipped with Smoke Launchers and a Searchlight.It is unknown if the relic Predator Infernus tanks used by Chapters in the 41st Millennium are able to make use of these ancient weapons and upgrades from the time of the Great Crusade, or even if the Infernus variant now in use makes use of the original Deimos Predator chassis or the new Mars Predator chassis as it is unspecified in current Imperial records if the Mars Pattern Predator is capable of making use of the Infernus variant's weapons load-out.
Deimos Predator Infernus - Unit Composition: 1 Relic Deimos Predator Infernus (41st Millennium Only)1-3 Legion Deimos Predators Infernus (31st Millennium Only)
Deimos Predator Infernus - Wargear: A Relic Deimos Predator Infernus is armed and equipped with:Flamestorm Cannon (Infernus Cannon)A Relic Deimos Predator Infernus may replace its turret-mounted Flamestorm Cannon with one of the following weapons:Magna-MeltaA Relic Deimos Predator Infernus may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Relic Deimos Predator Infernus may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Storm BolterRelic Deimos Predators Infernus may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher
Deimos Predator Infernus - Horus Heresy Wargear: During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras the Deimos Predators of the Legiones Astartes featured different weapon loadout options than those still found during the 41st Millennium.A standard Legion Deimos Predator Infernus is armed and equipped with:Flamestorm CannonSearchlightSmoke LaunchersA Legion Deimos Predator Infernus may replace its turret-mounted Flamestorm Cannon with the following weapon:Magna-MeltaA Legion Deimos Predator Infernus may take one of the following sets of sponson-mounted weapons:Heavy BoltersLascannonsHeavy FlamersA Legion Deimos Predator Infernus may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:Twin-linked Bolters (Combi-Bolter)Combi-WeaponHeavy BolterHeavy FlamerMulti-MeltaHavoc Missile LauncherLegion Deimos Predators Infernus may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Hunter-Killer Missile LauncherDozer BladeAuxiliary Drive SystemMachine Spirit (Artificial Intelligence)Extra Armour PlatingArmoured Ceramite PlatingWhen in a squadron of three, one Legion Predator Infernus could be upgraded to the following:Squadron Command Tank
Deimos Predator Infernus - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Deimos Predator InfernusVehicle Name:Deimos Predator InfernusMain Armament:Single Turret-mounted Flamestorm CannonForge World of Origin:Deimos (Mars' Moon) (No Longer Constructed at this Forge World, Imprint Held Elsewhere)Secondary Armament:2 Sponson-mounted Heavy BoltersKnown Patterns:DeimosTraverse:360 degreesCrew:1 Driver, 1 GunnerElevation:-15 to 28 degreesPowerplant:Quad Mark IV Adaptable Thermic Combustor ReactorMain Ammunition:UnknownWeight:42 tonnesSecondary Ammunition:1100 RoundsLength:6.6 metresArmour:Width:6.0 metres with sponsonsHeight:4.4 metresSuperstructure:65 millimetresGround Clearance:0.44 metresHull:55 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:70 kilometres per hourGun Mantlet:65 millimetresMax Speed Off-Road:58 kilometres per hourVehicle Designation:UnknownTransport Capacity:N/AFiring Ports:N/AAccess Points:N/ATurret:N/A
Deimos Predator Infernus - Sources: Imperial Armour Volume Two, Second Edition - War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pp. 24, 74-75Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pg. 154Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost & The Damned, pp. 31-33Imperial Armour Index: Forces of the Adeptus Astartes (8th Edition), pg. 7The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal (Forge World Series) By Alan Bligh, pg. 217The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 176The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List pg. 63Forge World Webstore - Deimos Predator Infernus
Deimos Rhino - Deimos Rhino: The Deimos Rhino, also known as the Deimos Pattern Rhino, is a variant pattern of the Rhino armoured personnel carrier (APC) used by the Imperium of Mankind's military forces.The Deimos Pattern Rhino was the most common Rhino pattern in use during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy in the late 30th and early 31st Millennia, and served as the transport of choice for the Space Marine Legions, the Legio Custodes, the Sisters of Silence, the ancient Mechanicum, and in limited numbers by the regiments of the Imperial Army.The Deimos Pattern Rhino would eventually be replaced by newer marks and patterns, and it is no longer produced by the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Mars Pattern Rhino has become the standard Rhino used at present by the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, although some Chapters still maintain the use of relic Deimos Rhinos out of respect and tradition.The Deimos Rhino, like all Rhino patterns, is relatively easy to construct, highly durable and easy to repair in the field, and is able to run off of almost any fuel source, all characteristics that were, and still are, highly prized by the Imperium.
Deimos Rhino - History: The Rhino APC has been in the Imperium's service for over ten thousand Terran years, but its true origins stretch back further still, into the depths of humanity's past. Curiously, the surviving documents on the past of the Rhino APC are almost completely intact, and give an accurate early history of the vehicle.Ancient records show that the Rhino originally began life as the RH1-N-0 Tracked Exploration and Multi-Purpose Defence Vehicle, for use by colonists and explorers as Mankind spread throughout the galaxy colonising new worlds and was considered a Standard Template Construct (STC) design.The Human colonists of the Age of Technology needed a robust, tracked, all-terrain vehicle, sealed against hostile environments and providing some measure of protection against potential hostiles. The first Rhino was field-tested on Mars, and proved to be a great success.As it was capable of being constructed from any locally available materials, and powered by nearly any fuel source, the popularity of the Rhino spread rapidly. Soon, Rhinos became common sights on Frontier Worlds all over human-settled space.The Rhino's position of dominance came to an end with the Age of Strife, as Mankind's golden age of technology and interstellar exploration ended in bloody warfare that engulfed almost every Human colony. By the end of the Age of Strife, and the emergence of the Emperor of Mankind, almost all of the complete STC databases from the Age of Technology had been lost or utterly destroyed.The remaining Rhinos were slowly wiped out by attrition. Only the work and dedication of the Mechanicum saved the Rhino and several other STC designs of ancient technology from being lost forever. The reliability of the original Rhino design meant that it has changed little over the intervening millennia.The earliest known use of the Rhino in combat is recorded in the ancient Liber Armorum. According to this text, it was first used in combat by the Human colonists of Torben's World against unknown indigenous xenos creatures who possessed only a primitive, pre-industrial technological level.The Rhinos formed the spearhead of the human colonists' attack, against which the aliens' primitive black powder firearms proved of little use. The xenos were purged from Torben's World, leaving the colonists' settlement unimpeded.Over the following 100 standard years, use of the Rhino spread to many Human military forces. Early commanders adopted the basic chassis design as an armoured fighting vehicle, fitting various new weapon systems to it and augmenting the vehicle's engine power.In time, the vehicle became the standard fighting vehicle of Human armed forces across the galaxy. Recovered STC databases provided the early Imperial armies with Rhino variants still in use today, such as the Predator, Immolator and Whirlwind.There are many other variants, now lost to the depths of time, only awaiting rediscovery.
Deimos Rhino - Armament: The Deimos Pattern Rhino resembles the now much more common Mars Pattern Rhino in most ways.The Deimos Pattern Rhino features larger engine exhausts that lack armoured protection, smaller circular side doors that open in two pieces as opposed to a single large ramp, forward driving lights that are mounted lower on the vehicle's front, two top hatches for the vehicle's crew, and less armour plating on the vehicle's front hull. The Deimos Rhino's most notable difference from the Mars Pattern Rhino, however, is its armament.The Deimos Rhino is armed with a set of turret-mounted, forward-firing twin-linked bolters located on the top of the vehicle. The bolters are controlled remotely from inside the vehicle and are slaved to the vehicle's target-logis (cogitator) systems.The twin-linked bolters can be both removed entirely, or replaced by a single, manually-controlled Pintle-mounted weapon such as a twin-linked bolter (Combi-bolter), or other types of Combi-Weapons, a Heavy Bolter, a Heavy Flamer, or a Havoc Missile Launcher.These weapon options were also available to the Mars Pattern Rhinos used at the time, but would eventually fall out of use.The vehicle's weapons were positioned on top of the crew hatches, but the hatches could still be opened to allow the crew to get in and out of the vehicle.The Deimos Rhino, and potentially all Rhino patterns built during these ancient times, were equipped with forward-mounted spikes used to protect the tank from obstacles and could cause damage to enemy armour if used as a battering ram, the spikes could also impale any unfortunate infantryman who is too slow to move out of the vehicle's path.The Deimos Rhino can be outfitted with an auxiliary drive system which improved the vehicle's already impressive drive train that could operate even when partially damaged.The vehicle could be equipped with several other types of optional upgrades, including a Dozer Blade, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, Extra Armour Plating, a Searchlight, and Smoke Launchers.
Deimos Rhino - Unit Composition: 1 Deimos Pattern Rhino Transport
Deimos Rhino - Wargear: A standard Deimos Rhino is armed and equipped with:Remote-operated pintle-mounted twin-linked Bolters (One Bolter per pintle-mount)SearchlightSmoke LaunchersA Deimos Rhino may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons*:A pintle-mounted set of twin-linked Bolters (Combi-bolter)A pintle-mounted Combi-WeaponA pintle-mounted Heavy BolterA pinlte-mounted Heavy FlamerA pintle-mounted Multi-MeltaA pintle-mounted Havoc Missile LauncherRhinos may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:Dozer BladeExtra Armour PlatingHunter-Killer Missile Launcher (hull mounted)Auxiliary Drive System*When an additional, manually-operated, pintle-mounted weapon is equipped, the Deimos Rhino's remote-operated Bolters are combined into a single mount.
Deimos Rhino - Variant Marks of the Deimos Rhino Chassis: The most common pattern of the Deimos Rhino is the Mark Ic, which was one of the last iterations of the Deimos Pattern Rhino chassis to be mass-produced for use by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.It is unknown what other marks of the Deimos Pattern exist, although many Deimos Predators and its variants make use of a Deimos chassis of an unknown mark.A later mark of Deimos Rhino chassis, possibly the last, was the Mark IIc.The Mark IIc replaces the turret-mounted twin-linked bolters of the Mark Ic that were slaved to the target-logis systems of the vehicle's Machine Spirit with a pintle-mounted Combi-bolter, much like the Mars Pattern Rhino.Any surviving Mark IIc Deimos Rhinos used by the Imperium after the Horus Heresy and Great Scouring would eventually be upgraded with Storm Bolters in place of their now outdated Combi-Bolters.
Deimos Rhino - Variants: The Deimos Rhino chassis is used as the base from which many other Imperial military vehicles are constructed, including the:
Deimos Rhino - Rhino Advancer: The Rhino Advancer was a Deimos Rhino with an extended troop compartment capable of carrying more soldiers into battle than the standard APC. The Rhino Advancer was used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras, but has since fallen out of use with most Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes. The Advancer featured an open-top design that allowed the Astartes inside to more quickly deploy from the vehicle.
Deimos Rhino - Razorback: Although the Razorback is a relatively new addition to the Imperium's arsenal, the Deimos Rhino chassis was still able to be outfitted as a Razorback. The Razorback replaces some of its transport capacity in order to mount a remote-controlled turret on top of the vehicle. The Razorback is usually armed with twin-linked Heavy Bolters or twin-linked Lascannons.
Deimos Rhino - Deimos Predator: The Deimos Predator is the main battle tank for the Adeptus Astartes. The Deimos Predator is equipped with a turret-mounted Autocannon and two sponson-mounted Heavy Bolters, one on each side. The Deimos Predator loses its transport capacity in order to mount the turret and hold the ammunition or plasma generators for its other weapons. The Deimos Predator has several of its own variants, such as the Deimos Predator Annihilator, Deimos Predator Executioner, and and Deimos Predator Infernus variants.
Deimos Rhino - Deimos Whirlwind: The Deimos Whirlwind serves as the Space Marines' primary long-range fire support vehicle. The Whirlwind gives up its transport capacity in order to mount a Whirlwind Missile Launcher on the top of the vehicle. The vehicle is capable of unleashing powerful missile salvos at enemy forces from long-range. The Whirlwind has several of its own variants, such as the Hunter and Hyperios anti-aircraft variants.
Deimos Rhino - Deimos Vindicator: The Deimos Vindicator is used by the Space Marines as a siege tank, and is armed with a Demolisher Cannon which is used against enemy structures. The Vindicator is also commonly equipped with large dozer blades known as Siege Shields that protect the tank from enemy fire and allow it to move rubble and debris out of the way.
Deimos Rhino - Grav-Rhino: The Grav-Rhino was used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy by the Legio Custodes and the Sisters of Silence. The Grav-Rhino was an experimental version of the Rhino that used anti-gravitic plate technology reverse-engineered from the vehicles of the Eldar to keep the vehicle in motion off the ground. The designs for this variant have been lost by the Imperium, and it is unknown if the Adeptus Custodes or Sisters of Silence still maintains any Grav-Rhinos in their armoury in the late 41st Millennium.
Deimos Rhino - Notable Deimos Rhinos: Nocturne's Hammer - Nocturne's Hammer is a Deimos Rhino of the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter, and is the oldest functioning Rhino of any mark or pattern in the Imperium of Man. It is said that this vehicle was used by Vulkan himself during the Siege of Devlin's Fastness, carrying him out through the gates and into the midst of the encircling Word Bearers Traitor Legion. The Hammer has been in service with the Chapter for over 8,000 Terran years and has its own special place within the Salamander's Reliquary. At the dawn of each new standard century, the Chapter's Techmarines gather in the Reliquary and the Master of the Forge strikes the vehicle's activation rune upon the vehicle's engine. It is said that if the engine does not start on the first time, then doom shall befall the Salamanders.Barbarus - Barbarus is a Chaos Rhino of the World Eaters Traitor Legion that was reportedly present at the Battle of Terra during the Siege of the Imperial Palace, and has been identified on numerous occasions over the millennia since as being the personal vehicle of the Chaos Lord Kossolax the Foresworn.
Deimos Rhino - Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications: Deimos Rhino Armoured Personnel CarrierVehicle Name:Deimos RhinoMain Armament:Turret-mounted twin-linked BoltersForge World of Origin:Mars, Deimos (Mars' Moon)Secondary Armament:N/AKnown Patterns:I - XXXVTraverse:UnknownCrew:1 Driver, (1 Gunner If using non-remote-controlled pintle weapon)Elevation:UnknownPowerplant:Quad MkII Adaptable Thermic Combustor ReactorMain Ammunition:800 Rounds (approx.)Weight:30 Tonnes (approx.)Secondary Ammunition:N/ALength:6.6 metres (approx.)Armour:Width:4.5 metres (approx.)Height:3.6 metres (approx.)Superstructure:60 millimetresGround Clearance:0.44 metres (approx.)Hull:60 millimetresMax Speed On-Road:70 kilometres per hour (approx.)Gun Mantlet:N/AMax Speed Off-Road:55 kilometres per hour (approx.)Vehicle Designation:UnknownTransport Capacity:10 Passengers (cannot carry Astartes in Terminator Armour or with Jump Packs)Firing Ports:1 at Top HatchAccess Points:1 Rear Hatch, 1 Top Hatch, 2 Side HatchesTurret:50 millimetres
Deimos Rhino - Also See: Imperial Vehicles
Deimos Rhino - Sources: The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 7, 51, 60, 106, 152, 186, 207, 259, 267, 281The Horus Heresy - Book Five: Tempest (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 78The Horus Heresy - Book Six: Retribution (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 247The Horus Heresy - Book Seven: Inferno (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 42, 48, 58, 64, 82, 167, 224, 234The Horus Heresy: Legiones Astartes - Age of Darkness Army List pg. 45The Horus Heresy: Collected Visions (Background Book), pp. 22, 58, 69, 115, 139, 145, 162, 170, 176, 186, 252, 258, 269, 274, 304, 334Forge World Webstore - Deimos RhinoForge World Webstore - Space Marine Legions Pintle Weapons Set