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Mar 11, 2024 · The Land Raider (originally known as Land’s Raider) is a heavy tank and transport used primarily by the Space Marines and Chaos Space Marines, but also by the Adeptus Mechanicus, Inquisition and even especially influential Rogue Traders. It is capable of operating in virtually any kind of planetary environment.
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Origins
The Land Raider has its origins in the Dark Age of Technology, when humankind expanded out of its home system. Its construction method was incorporated into the great STC system, allowing it to be built locally by colonists even if they lacked any great technical knowledge. With the widespread breakdown of human civilization during the Age of Strife, production of the vehicle was ceased.[4a] During the Great Crusade the Land Raider STC design was rediscovered, allowing their manufacture once...
The Land Raider in the 41st millennium
Land Raiders are used by Space Marines as well as by their counterparts in the Traitor Legions, who have continued to employ the vehicle after their defeat and exile.[Needs Citation] Since its rediscovery over ten thousand years ago, newly discovered STC information and modifications to the original design have produced different marks and variants. Most of these variants have been recognised by the Priesthood of Mars. Some of these are the Land Raider Crusader, Land Raider Helios, Land Raide...
Armament
The standard Land Raider is armed with a hull-mounted twin-linked heavy bolter and two side sponsons each with twin-linked lascannons. It may also be fitted with a pintle mounted storm bolter. Sponson weapons are controlled through a slaved remote targeting system, and aimed through multi-spectral optic periscopes located around the turret rings.[4d] The lascannons are of the 'Godhammer' Kz9.76 design, requiring replacement barrels after 2000 shots.[4d] The lascannons are situated in a 180 de...
Armour
The Land Raider uses a form of composite armour created by bonding layers in huge, high-pressure cookers, giving it a level of protection incomparable to most other Imperial vehicles. The first, inner armour layer, in addition to structural supports, is constructed of adamantine. The second is a titanium/plasteel composite used to reinforce strategic locations, such as the assault ramp, front glacis and hatch doors. The next is a thermo-plas fibre mesh to absorb and dissipate high-energy lase...
Besides the standard Land Raider Phobos, many other patterns exist:[9a] 1. Land Raider Achilles 2. Land Raider Anvilarum 3. Land Raider Ares 4. Land Raider Crusader 5. Hellfire Land Raider 6. Land Raider Helios 7. Land Raider Prometheus 8. Land Raider Proteus 9. Land Raider Redeemer 10. Land Raider Spartan 11. Land Raider Tartarus - noted as a basi...
MkI - Derived from the original agricultural tractor STC, this version is cramped, slow and under armed when compared to later models. It was quickly replaced by Rhinos and Predators prior to the a...MkII- Considerably improved, this version sported twice the firepower and improved speed due to a more powerful power plant. This is the most common model still in use with the Traitor Legions.MkIIb - With the side gun sponsons placed in front of the side hatch.[4f]MkIIc- Command variant containing specialized communication and devotional equipment, usually converted in the field from the best Land Raiders in the company.The Land Raiders in the service of the Traitor Legions are ten thousand year old machines, the same Land Raiders the Legions took with them when they fled into the Eye of Terror following the defeat of their rebellion. In place of the Machine Spirit is a daemonicforce which assumes control of the movement of the vehicle in the event the crew are in...
Cestus — Iron Hands.[4c]Eagle's Claw — Red Talons. Fought with Traitors during the Battle of Amion.[11b]Ghoulsheim — Sons of Carnage.Maximus — Ultramarines.[8a]1st Edition Plastic Land Raider3rd Edition EpicScale Land Raider modelThe Land Raider strongly resembles the Mark V, one of the first tanks ever created which were designed and fielded by the British in World War I.The standard Land Raider (Phobos) armed with Twin-linked Lascannons and Heavy Bolters is sometimes referred to as the Land Raider Godhammer. It is so named for the Lascannons it mounts, which are k...1: Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), [Needs Citation]2: History of the Land Raider on the official Games Workshop website (saved archive page, dated 2 October 2007, last accessed 9 July 2024)3: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 364: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the InquisitionLand raiders are great for assault armies because you can assault out of them after they move. They also have twin linked lascannons. If you are taking assault termies they are pretty spot on... or termies in general.
A Land Raider Phobos of the Crimson Fists Chapter in action. 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."
Mar 14, 2022 · As we already have in other faction sections, this is the Thousand Sons Unit of the Week series, where each week we select and dissect a datasheet found in the book, and discuss how we use the unit in-game, favoured loadouts and combos, essentially how to use these units best.
Nov 26, 2014 · The Land Raider uses a composite armour created by bonding layers in huge, high-pressure cookers, giving it a level of protection incomparable to most other Imperial vehicles. The first armour layer, in addition to structural supports, is constructed of adamantine .
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