Destroyer Tank Hunter

The Imperial Guard Destroyer Tank Hunter is a true relic, once a common tank on the battlfield they are now few and far between. These tanks are equiped with a powerful weapon known as a Laser Destroyer and are excellent tank hunters but due to the painstakingly complex task of building each weapon by hand and the very few Forge Worlds still capable of manufacturing the them there are fewer and fewer of these tanks deployed across the Imperium. Imperial Guard units that have any of these tanks in thier posession guard them jealousy and take great care to ensure they are always patched and repaired after ever conflict they participate in. If one is lost during battle it is made a priority to salvage the remains, for while the main gun is nearly irreplaceable the hull can be esaily repaired and refitted with other weapons, such is the case of the Thunderer Siege Tank which is just a Destroyers hull with a Demolisher Cannon attached.

Uses
The Destroyer Tank Hunter is an excellent anti-armour vehicle capable of sniping enemy tanks from a distance and then moving to another location to repeat, although these tanks are not as useful during a direct assault or a close-range engagement due to the lack of a rotating turret and secondary weapons. It is best deployed out of the way of danger, near the rear of the deployment so as to take advantage of its long-range accruacy.

Known Regiments That Contain Destroyers

 * 8th Pardus Armoured Regiment
 * 5th Deneb Armoured Regiment
 * 142nd Cadian Armoured Regiment
 * 8th Valhallan Armoured Regiment
 * 46th Palladius Armoured Regiment
 * 9th Dniepr Tank Corps
 * 13th Valstadt Armoured Regiment

Armament
The Destroyer Tank Hunter is equiped with a powerful laser weapon known as a Laser Destroyer which is more than capable of destroying armoured units in one hit. The main weapon is off-set to the left side of the vehicle giving it increased stability and making the overall size of the tank smaller and harder to target, this also allows both the Commander and the Gunner to use the weapons sights. The tank is built using the common Mars Alpha tank chassis, simply modified by removing the turret ring and replacing it with a crew hatch and two internal maintanence hatches. Due to the readily available parts for maintanence this allows salvaged wrecks to be repaired and retrofited with other weapons while the unit awaits a replacement for the Laser Destroyer that may never come in their lifetime. The tank is able to be equiped with other equipment when needed such as Camo Netting, Extra Armour, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, Improved Communication Equipment, a Mine Sweeper, a Pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber/Storm Bolter, Rough Terrain Modifications, a Searchlight, Track Guards and Smoke Launchers.

Sources:
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 * Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy pp. 67-72