Deimos Predator

The Deimos Pattern Predator, also simply known as the Deimos Predator is an older variant of the Predator battle tank used by the Adeptus Astartes. The Deimos Pattern 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. The Predator battle tank is cited by the Codex Astartes as a spiritual mentor and there are as many variants of the Predator 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 eloquently curved to being almost circular. Each and every Deimos Pattern Predator is Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of Mars, in recent times the Deimos Pattern Predator has been modified to the Annihilator variant by those Chapters who are supplied with them, replacing the vehicle's standard turret-mounted Autocannon with Twin-linked Lascannons.

Armament
The Deimos Pattern Predator is armed with the same standard weaponry that all Predators Patterns possess, a turret-mounted Autocannon and two sponson-mounted Heavy Bolters, one on each side. The vehicle can have its turret-mounted Autocannon replaced with Twin-linked Lascannons or, if the vehicle belongs to the Blood Angels or their Successor Chapters, it can be fitted with Twin-linked Assault Cannons. The Deimos Predator's sponson-mounted weaponry can be enclosed in a circular armoured shell, unlike the enclosed sponson weapons of the Mk III Predator, the Deimos Predator's sponson weapon can fully turn in a 180 degree angle, allowing the weapons to both be protected from enemy fire and to fire upon enemies that are behind the tank. The Deimos Pattern 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.

Variants
The Deimos Pattern Predator has its own unique variants, these known variants are as follows:
 * Deimos Executioner - The Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner, also known as the Predator Executioner is a rare variant of the Deimos Pattern Predator that replaces the vehicle's standard Autocannon with a Plasma Destroyer. The Plasma Destroyer is an extremely rare weapon that can only be built on the Forge World of Ryza, due to Plasma technology being nearly lost to the Imperium. This variant of the Deimos Predator is able to to blast apart even the most powerful armor with contemptuous ease, yet due to Ryza being the only source of advanced photo-plasmic cells that are needed to construct Plasma Weaponry only a handful of these powerful tanks may ever make it into the hands of Space Marine Chapters that need them. As a result of the shortage of Plasma Destroyers, there are some Space Marine Techmarines that replace lost or damaged Plasma Destroyers with an even more less-understood weapon known as the Heavy Conversion Beamer. This modification turns the Executioner variant into a powerful siege tank and long-range tank destroyer, but this firepower is gained at the cost of maneuverability and increases vulnerability to short-range attacks.

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications
Technical specifications for this vehicle are not available in existing Imperial records.

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