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The Leman Russ Vanquisher is a rare and specialised variant of the Leman Russ Battle Tank used by the Imperial Guard. It has a significantly more powerful cannon, with a longer barrel and the ability to fire anti-tank Vanquisher rounds, called the Vanquisher Cannon. These are extremely effective at penetrating armour even at great ranges.

History

The Vanquisher was mainly built on the Forge World Tigrus until it was overrun by the Ork Warlord Arrgard the Defiler in M35. Since then the numbers of Vanquishers have been dropping and no one can replace them easily. Only two current Forge Worlds have succeeded in replacing the Vanquisher with their own design, Gryphonne IV(Turned into a Dead World by Hive Fleet Leviathan) and Stygies VIII.

The 41st Millennium

The Vanquisher is beginning to make a comeback among Imperial forces. The good accuracy, long range and high ratio of first-hit kill makes it a choice anti-tank weapon by many Imperial commanders. Such is the power of the gun and the ammunition it uses, there is no known armour which cannot be penetrated by a Vanquisher, including that of Titans

Forge World Variations

  • Stygies VIII - Smaller calibre shell with no rifling, also better gun stabilising and recoil dampning, although only the accuracy of the first shot is improved due to the smoothboring and high speeds but does not aid later shots
  • Gryphonne IV - huge length of barrel for shell velocity

Regiments known to contain Vanquishers

Armaments and Upgrades

The Vanquisher is armed with a turret-mounted Vanquisher Cannon and a co-axial Storm Bolter and one hull-mounted weapon of either a Lascannon or Heavy Bolter. It may also take two side sponsons of Heavy Bolters or Heavy Flamers. It may also be upgraded with Camo Netting, Extra Armour, a Hunter-killer Missile, Improved Comms, a Mine Sweeper, a pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber/Storm Bolter, a Rough Terrain Modification, a Searchlight, Track Guards and Smoke Launchers.

Vehicle Name: Leman Russ Vanquisher Main Armament: Vanquisher Battle Cannon
Forge World of Origin: Stygies VIII Secondary Armament: Lascannon or Heavy Bolter
Known Patterns: I-VI Traverse: 360 degrees
Crew: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners Elevation: From -8 to +25 degrees
Powerplant: HL230 v12 multi-fuel Main Ammunition: 28 rounds
Weight: 63 tonnes Secondary Ammunition: Unlimited or 600 rounds
Length: 7.08m
Width: 4.86m Armour
Height: 4.42m
Ground Clearance: 0.45m Superstructure: 180mm
Fording Depth: {{{Fording Depth}}} Hull: 150mm
Max Speed - on road 32kph Gun Mantlet 100mm
Max Speed - off road: 19kph Vehicle Designation: 0427-941-1880-LR0065
Transport Capacity: None Firing Ports: n/a
Access Points: n/a Turret: 200mm


Vehicle Name: Leman Russ Vanquisher Main Armament: Vanquisher Battle Cannon
Forge World of Origin: Gryphonne IV Secondary Armament: Lascannon or Heavy Bolter
Known Patterns: I-VI Traverse: 360 degrees
Crew: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners Elevation: From -8 to +25 degrees
Powerplant: HL230 v12 multi-fuel Main Ammunition: 28 rounds
Weight: 63.5 tonnes Secondary Ammunition: Unlimited or 600 rounds
Length: 7.08m
Width: 4.86m Armour
Height: 4.42m
Ground Clearance: 0.45m Superstructure: 180mm
Fording Depth: {{{Fording Depth}}} Hull: 150mm
Max Speed - on road 30kph Gun Mantlet 100mm
Max Speed - off road: 18kph Vehicle Designation: 0427-941-1880-LR0066
Transport Capacity: None Firing Ports: n/a
Access Points: n/a Turret: 200mm

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