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Description
Sometimes referred to as the Land Raider Spartan, is a heavy-assault transport used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade.
It is one of the largest ground vehicles used by the Space Marines, smaller only than their super-heavy vehicles like the Mastodon, Fellblade, and Falchion. The Spartan has the largest carrying capacity of all non-super-heavy vehicles, with the ability to carry 25 Space Marines or 12 Terminators.
The Spartan is a durable and sealed assault transport armed with heavy weapons and possessed of a high transport capacity. The Spartan is more maneuverable than similar-sized transports.
History
The Mechanicum of Mars designed the Spartan Assault Tank for the Space Marine Legions to carry their Terminators into combat. This was because the Land Raider Proteus, the only Land Raider the Space Marine Legions had access to early in the Great Crusade, could not transport the bulk of Terminators. The Spartan Assault Tank was their answer.
With the end of the Great Crusade, the smaller Land Raider Phobos superseded the Spartan Assault Tank. This was a result of the Space Marine Legions are now focusing on smaller maneuver units instead of mass assaults.
Armament and Wargear
The Spartan assault tank is more than capable of defending itself from an attack, as it is heavily armed with powerful weaponry. The Spartan is a powerful war machine in its own right, as it can destroy entire squads of enemy infantry or tanks with its heavy weapons. The Spartan has two Quad-Lascannons, one on each side of the tank, and a single hull-mounted, forward-firing twin-linked Heavy Bolter. The tank’s Quad-Lascannons can make quick work of most armored vehicles, and its twin-linked Heavy Bolters are used to provide cover fire for disembarking troops.
Laser Destroyer Arrays are useful against both heavy armor and infantry, and the Spartan can replace its Quad-Lascannons with them. The Spartan is also always equipped with both a Searchlight and Smoke Launchers. But can also be equipped with a Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher, an auxiliary drive system that can be used if the vehicle’s main drive system is damaged or destroyed, and a Flare Shield, an extra layer of armored ceramite for increased protection at the cost of speed, and a dozer blade for clearing debris and mines.
The tank can also be outfitted with a Pintle-mounted weapon, such as a Storm Bolter, a Heavy Flamer, or a Multi-Melta. During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, the Spartan Assault Tank could have been armed with other weapons such as a Combi-Bolter, another Combi-weapon, or a Havoc Missile Launcher. On either side of the front debarkation ramp, the Spartan can have pf assault weapons attached to it. This will blast the targeted area with shrapnel before its cargo of troops disembark.
Like all Land Raiders and their variants, the Spartan Assault Tank is equipped with a powerful Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence), which can take control of the vehicle and its weapons if the crew is unable to operate the vehicle.
Unit Composition
1 Legion Spartan Assault Tank
Wargear
A standard Legion Spartan Assault Tank is armed and equipped with:
2 Quad Lascannons
Twin-linked Heavy Bolters
Searchlight
Smoke Launchers
Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence)
Extra Armour Plating
Crushing Tracks - The Spartan can crush smaller vehicles under its behemoth weight.
A Legion Spartan Assault Tank may replace its sponson-mounted Quad Lascannons with the following weapons:
2 Laser Destroyer Arrays
A Legion Spartan Assault Tank may replace its set of hull-mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters with the following weapons:
Twin-linked Heavy Flamers
A Legion Spartan Assault Tank may take one of the following pintle-mounted weapons:
Twin-linked Bolters
Combi-Weapon
Heavy Bolter
Heavy Flamer
Multi-Melta
Havoc Missile Launcher
Legion Spartan Assault Tank may also have a variety of vehicle equipment such as:
Hunter-Killer Missile Launcher
Auxiliary Drive System
Armoured Ceramite Plating
Flare Shield
Dozer Blade
Explorator Augury Web
Frag Assault Launchers
Specifications
Vehicle Name: Spartan Assault Tank
Forge World of Origin: Anvilus XI
Known Patterns: I – VI
Powerplant: Antomantic Core with Auxiliary Reactor
Weight: 165 tonnes (181 tons)
Length: 10m (32 ft)
Width: 6.1m (19 ft)
Height: 5m (16ft)
Ground Clearance: 0.5m (1 feet)
Max Speed On-Road: 45 kilometers per hour (27 MPH)
Max Speed Off-Road: 38 kilometers per hour (23MPH)
Transport Capacity: 25 Space Marines or 12 Terminators
Access Points: 1 Front Assault Ramp, 2 Side Doors
Main Armament: 2 Sponson-mounted Quad-Lascannons
Secondary Armament: hull-mounted twin-linked Heavy Bolters
Traverse: 180 degrees
Elevation: -32 to 55 degrees
Main Ammunition: Unlimited; cell power feed
Secondary Ammunition: 800 Rounds
Armor: 95 millimeters (3.7 in)
