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==Battle Tank Types==
 
==Battle Tank Types==
Note that these do not include [[Super Heavy Vehicle]]s or [[Heavy Tank]]s which have their own articles.
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Note that these do not include [[Super Heavy Vehicle]]s, [[Heavy Tank]]s or [[Grav Tanks]] which have their own articles.  
  
 
===Imperium===
 
===Imperium===
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*[[Chaos Land Raider]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Chaos Land Raider]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Chaos Predator]]
 
*[[Chaos Predator]]
 
===Eldar===
 
*[[Falcon]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Fire Prism]] (also serves as an [[Air Defence Tank]] or [[Tank Destroyer]])
 
 
===Dark Eldar===
 
*[[Raider]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Ravager]]
 
  
 
===Orks===
 
===Orks===
 
*[[Battlewagon]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Battlewagon]] (also serves as an [[Armoured Infantry Vehicle]])
 
*[[Gunwagon]]
 
*[[Gunwagon]]
 
===Tau===
 
*[[Hammerhead Gunship]] (also serves as a [[Tank Destroyer]])
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Imperial Guard]], all editions
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Imperial Guard]], all editions
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Space Marines]], all editions
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Space Marines]], all editions
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Eldar]], all editions
 
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Orks]], all editions
 
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Orks]], all editions
*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Tau]], all editions
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*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Chaos Space Marines]], all editions
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*[[Codex|Codexes]] of the [[Witch Hunters]], all editions
  
 
[[Category:Tanks|!]]
 
[[Category:Tanks|!]]
 
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[[de:Kampfpanzer]]

Revision as of 04:46, 27 May 2010

Battle tanks are heavy armed and armoured vehicles designed to fight both infantry and vehicles/tanks. Quite often they have a rotating turret.

Construction

Imperial battle tanks are constructed on forge worlds, and most use designs that are thousands of years old. Other races have their own methods of construction, some similar, as with the Tau, who build their tanks in factories to the same design, or very different, as with the Eldar method of singing the wraithbome into shape. A notable race are the Orks, who construct their tanks out of the wreckage of other races' war machines, or simply stealing intact versions of the enemie's tanks and getting the meks tosmak it inta shape.

Employment

Battle tanks are normally used to supplement infantry actions, using their heavy weapons to wipe out troops and engage other vehicles. Sometimes battle tanks will be used alone, such as in environmental conditions that an infantryman couldn't survive, such as the battle for Tallarn. On rare occasions, dedicated forces of armour may be fielded, however, it is unusual for this to be done.

Battle Tank Types

Note that these do not include Super Heavy Vehicles, Heavy Tanks or Grav Tanks which have their own articles.

Imperium

Imperial Guard

Space Marines

Adepta Sororitas

Chaos

Orks

Sources