Dominus

The Dominus Amoured Siege Bombard is a super-heavy tank of the Imperial Guard. The Dominus is a variant of the Imperial Crassus Armoured Assault Transport that is armed with a Dominus Heavy Siege Bombard weapon system, after which it gets its name. The Standard Template Construct (STC) data for the Crassus, along with the Dominus and Praetor weapon systems were found on the recently re-conquered and re-consecrated Forge World of Zhao-Arkkad. The Dominus weapon is a powerful and somewhat unpredictable massive triple-barreled bombard cannon that fires in an automated sequence, and pushes the Crassus' armoured hull to its very limits.

Uses
The Dominus, much like the much rarer and ancient Minotaur heavy artillery tank, is not used for slow and grinding bombardments but for direct fire support during armoured assaults and is armoured enough to accompany an armoured spearhead directly into the jaws of the enemy, providing direct fire support against enemy strong-points and fortifications where the more common artillery tanks such as the Basilisk and Medusa would not survive. The Dominus is capable of unleashing rapid saturation bombing of an enemy position before the main attack, and continue firing, even while moving, along with the the main attack force. Unfortunately, due to the Dominus' role as a direct fire support artillery tank the losses for Dominus tank crews remains high, and many see being assigned to a Dominus as a death sentence, and it has earned the nick-name "Iron Tomb". Many Dominus crews adorn their tank with mortuary or religious insignia, and trust in their faith in the God-Emperor to protect them, or scorning Death to come for them if it may.

Armament
The Dominus is named after the main weapon it carries, known as a Dominus Heavy Siege Bombard, this weapon is a battery of three Bombard Cannons that fire in an automated sequence. The size of the weapon unfortunately limits the amount of ammunition it can carry. The Dominus Armoured Siege Bombard like its brothers the Crassus and Praetor is armed with 2 front-mounted Heavy Bolters, which can be replaced with either Heavy Flamers, Autocannons, or Lascannons. The Dominus can also be equipped with a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, a Pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber or Storm Bolter, and a dozer blade.

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications
The Technical Specifications of this vehicle have yet to be released by the Adeptus Mechanicus.