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A Leman Russ Exterminator

The Leman Russ Exterminator is a variant of the Astra Militarum's primary main battle tank, the Leman Russ. The Leman Russ is named after the primarch of the Space Wolves Space Marines Chapter, Leman Russ, and is one of the most common armoured vehicles used by the Imperium of Man. The Leman Russ Exterminator variant differs from the standard pattern Leman Russ in that it is equipped with a set of turret-mounted Twin-linked Autocannons as its main weapon, as opposed to the standard Battle Cannon.

The Leman Russ Exterminator is one of the most common Leman Russ variants, and although it surrenders the ability to effectively combat enemy armour, it is an extremely effective anti-infantry vehicle. The Leman Russ Exterminator is capable of laying down a withering hail of fire. The Exterminator's Autocannon shells can tear through a lightly armoured chassis as easily as they rip through flesh and bone. Though lacking the long range of some other tank variants, the Leman Russ Exterminator is capable of devastating whole ranks of enemy infantry before they have reached the Astra Militarum lines.

Due to the tank's main weapon being much smaller and lighter than the Battle Cannon normally carried on the Leman Russ, the Exterminator is slightly faster than most Imperial battle tanks, and this quality allows it to be used as a heavy reconnaissance vehicle. During times of need Imperial commanders have used the high rate of fire of the Exterminator as an effective if crude anti-aircraft weapon, although it lacks the elevation required to provide adequate cover from enemy air attacks.

Armament[]

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A Leman Russ Exterminator advancing through a urban battlefield

The Leman Russ Exterminator is equipped with a set of turret-mounted Twin-linked Autocannons, which makes it an extremely effective anti-infantry tank. In order to capitalise on the tank's ability to engage enemy infantry, many Exterminators are also equipped with sponson-mounted Heavy Bolters in addition to its hull-mounted Heavy Bolter.

When equipped with nothing but rapid-firing weapons the Exterminator is capable of engaging and destroying entire armies of lightly-equipped foes, such as Ork mobs or Tyranid swarms. Like any other Leman Russ variant, the Exterminator is also able to be equipped with a hull-mounted Lascannon.

Leman Russ tanks that are a part of an unusually well-equipped armoured regiment sometimes have 2 Multi-Meltas or 2 Plasma Cannons as their sponson weapons.

The tank can also be equipped with Camouflage Netting, Extra Armour Plating, a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, improved communications equipment, a mine sweeper, a pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber or Storm Bolter, track guards, rough terrain modifications, a Dozer Blade, and Smoke Launchers.

Notable Users of the Leman Russ Exterminator[]

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A Leman Russ Exterminator crosses no-man's-land during the Siege of Vraks

  • Imperial Guard - The Leman Russ Exterminator is used by the Imperial Guard as a powerful anti-infantry and heavy reconnaissance tank.
  • Planetary Defence Forces - The Leman Russ Exterminator is used by Planetary Defence Forces stationed on many Imperial worlds.
  • The Lost and the Damned - The Lost and the Damned is the name collectively given to the multitude of beings that have turned to Chaos over the millennia, the vast majority of whom are the ordinary mortals who fight for Chaos. They are not a single coherent force, but rather a diverse and infinite collection of war-bands and hosts under the leadership of Chaos Champions. These forces take their weapons and vehicles with them, and as many of them were former members of the Imperial Guard or Planetary Defence Forces, they make use of an unknown number of Leman Russ Exterminator tanks.
  • Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter - The Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter have several Leman Russ Exterminators in their arsenal in honour of their Primarch, Leman Russ. It is unknown if they are in possession of any other Leman Russ variants. The Space Wolves rarely field their Leman Russ tanks, but when they do it is to great effect.
  • 6th Cadian Armoured Regiment - Fought in the defence of Betalis III against the Eldar of Craftworld Mymeara
  • 98th Cadian Armoured Regiment - Fought during the Luxor Uprising
  • 19th Catachan Regiment, "Scorpion's Fangs" - Fought in the jungles of Armageddon Secundus during the Third War for Armageddon
  • 7th Death Korps of Krieg Regiment - Fought against the Traitor forces during the Siege of Vraks
  • 262nd Death Korps of Krieg Siege Regiment - Fought against the Traitor forces during the Siege of Vraks
  • 310th Death Korps of Krieg Regiment - Fought against the Traitor forces during the Siege of Vraks
  • 3rd Mordian Regiment- Fought in defence of Hive Barbarossa against the Ork WAAAGH! Dregruk
  • 113th Mortant Armoured Regiment
  • 8th Palladius Armoured Regiment - Fought during the Atria Wilderness Campaign
  • 8th Pardus Armoured Regiment
  • 89th Tallarn Regiment - Fought against the Tau during the Taros Campaign
  • 28th Valhallan Armoured Regiment - Fought on the Ice World of Adhara
  • 14th Vaust Armoured Regiment - Fought in the defence of Betalis III against the Eldar of Craftworld Mymeara
  • 12th Vellurian Armoured Cavalry Regiment

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications[]

Gryphonne IV Pattern Leman Russ Exterminator Tank
Vehicle Name: Leman Russ Exterminator Main Armament: Twin-linked Autocannons
Forge World of Origin: Gryphonne IV Secondary Armament: Hull-mounted Lascannon or Heavy Bolter
Known Patterns: IV - XXVI Traverse: 360 degrees
Crew: 1 Commander, 1 Driver, 1 Main Gunner, 1 Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners (if sponsons are attached) Elevation: -8 to 26 degrees
Powerplant: HL230 v12 Multi-Fuel Main Ammunition: 360 Rounds
Weight: 58 Tonnes Secondary Ammunition: Unlimited or 600 Rounds
Length: 7.08 metres Armour:
Width: 4.86 metres
Height: 4.42 metres Superstructure: 180 millimetres
Ground Clearance: 0.45 metres Hull: 150 millimetres
Max Speed On-Road: 40 kilometres per hour Gun Mantlet: 100 millimetres
Max Speed Off-Road: 24 kilometres per hour Vehicle Designation: 0427-941-1907-LR0072
Transport Capacity: N/A Firing Ports: N/A
Access Points: Top Hatch Turret: 200 millimetres

Also See[]

Sources[]

  • Codex: Astra Militarum (8th Edition), pp. 50-51, 114
  • Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition) (Digital Edition), "Leman Russ Battle Tanks," "Heavy Support - Leman Russ Squadron"
  • Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pp. 47-52
  • Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard (Second Edition), pp. 9, 17, 21, 27-29, 247, 250, 254, 267, 279
  • Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign, pg. 96
  • Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One, pp. 39, 45, 81, 120-122
  • Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pg. 107
  • Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. 19, 126
  • Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pp. 20, 57
  • Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pp. 178, 181, 203
  • Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), pg. 20
  • Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pp. 48-49
  • Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition), pg. 12
  • Double Eagle (Novel) by Dan Abnett, pg. 52
  • White Dwarf 366 (UK), pg. 3
  • Forge World - Death Korps of Krieg Mars Alpha Pattern Leman Russ with Modified Ryza Pattern Turret

Gallery[]

Genestealer Cults Forces
Command Genestealer Patriarch ā€¢ Magus ā€¢ Primus
Specialists Clamavus ā€¢ Nexos ā€¢ Biophagus ā€¢ Sanctus
Elites Abominant ā€¢ Jackal Alphus ā€¢ Kelermorph ā€¢ Locus
Troops Acolyte Hybrid ā€¢ Neophyte Hybrid ā€¢ Hybrid Metamorph ā€¢ Brood Brothers ā€¢ Purestrain Genestealer ā€¢ Aberrant ā€¢ Genestealer Familiar ā€¢ Mindwyrm Familiar ā€¢ Atalan Jackals
Vehicles Dirtcycle ā€¢ Wolfquad ā€¢ Goliath Truck ā€¢ Goliath Rockgrinder ā€¢ Achilles Ridgerunner ā€¢ Chimera ā€¢ Sentinel ā€¢ Leman Russ Tank (Leman Russ Eradicator ā€¢ Leman Russ Exterminator ā€¢ Leman Russ Vanquisher)
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