Taurox Prime

The Taurox Prime is a variant of the standard Astra Militarum Taurox armoured personnel carrier (APC). The Taurox Prime is a specialist variant that was built for use by the elite Militarum Tempestus, using the efficient and flexible Taurox design. The vehicle’s chassis incorporates arcane technologies that allow the vehicle to sustain Tempestus Scions while they operate in extremely hostile environments up to and including the cold vacuum of space. The vehicle can be internally pressurised, and features an array of life-support systems. Furthermore, the vehicle's engines – using the proper rituals and prayers – are capable of channeling magnetic force into the Prime’s tracks, enabling the vehicle to cling to vertical surfaces, and even operate in zero gravity conditions.

Armament
Unlike the standard Taurox, the Taurox Prime is capable of being outfitted with a wide variety of weapons systems, and is designed to be highly versatile. These vehicles are the ideal transport for the elite forces of the Militarum Tempestus, and are armed with the lightweight Taurox Battle Cannon mounted upon a turret atop the vehicle and a set of twin-linked Hot-Shot Volley Guns mounted on the sides of the vehicle's hull. The Taurox Battle Cannon can be replaced with a Taurox Gatling Cannon and the hull-mounted weapons replaced with twin-linked Autocannons. The Taurox Prime can have its turret removed and a Taurox Missile Launcher system equipped or just have its turret and weapon removed for lessen the vehicle's weight. The vehicle can also be equipped with a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter or Heavy Stubber, either on the top of the vehicle or if it has a turret on top of it. The Taurox Prime can also have bull bars on the front to protect from debris and can also be equipped with many other standard and non-standard Imperial upgrades and attachments such as a searchlight, relic plating, a dozerblade, a recovery gear, smoke launchers, extra armour plating, fire barrels, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, camouflage netting, and an augur array

Notable Taurox Primes
The regiments of the Militarum Tempestus depend upon their Taurox Primes to deliver them the mighty fury of the Imperium across all types of dangerous terrain and impossible conditions. Given the Taurox Prime's long standing service with the Scions of the Tempestus, many of these vehicles have become notable for their supporting role during legendary victories, the following are several notable Taurox Primes:


 * Iron Talon - The Iron Talon of the 55th Kappic Eagles regiment took a fearsome toll upon the forces of the Crimson Slaughter Chaos Space Marines during fighting on the Ybrekian Ice Worlds. During battle the Iron Talon held the Frostjaw Crevasse bridge for over an hour until reinforcements could arrive, forcing the enemy to retreat.


 * Noble Blade - The Noble Blade of the 32nd Thetoid Eagles is notable for its participation in the assault on the Obital Station Valaheim to retake the station from the greenskin pirates that had captured it. The Noble Blade traversed the station's outer hull and allowed its Scions to infiltrate and cripple the Ork defences.


 * Unmerciful - The crew of the Unmerciful, a Taurox Prime of the 22nd Thetoid Gryphonnes, posses the highest kill ratio of any other vehicle on the ranks of their regiment. Their accuracy has seen Ork mobs, Termagant swarms, and Cultist hordes alike scythed down en masse.


 * Huntsman - The Huntsman of the 9th Iotan Gorgonnes proved its worth time and time again during the war on the Death World of Gaur-Ix. The vehicle sped through the toxic mists, spearheading a string of ambushes that saw the traitor forces of the Death Guard crushed in only a few weeks time.

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