Ragnarok
From Lexicanum
The Ragnarok is a heavy tank used by units of the Imperial Guard.
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Background
It is the largest and most impressive of the vehicles developed on Krieg during the civil war. As the war progressed it turned into a deadly stalemate. The forces of the two sides confronted each other from their trench-lines and fortified bunkers. The no-man’s land between the two forces was a sulphurous quagmire littered with the burnt-out hulks of ruined tanks and the rotting bodies of soldiers. As the war turned into a battle of attrition it was clear that victory would go to the side that fielded the largest number of troops and guns. It was under these circumstances that the Ragnarok was developed. It was conceived as an alternative to the famous Leman Russ, but one designed for the specific circumstances that prevailed in the campaign (not least, circumstances where the Leman Russ was unavailable to the increasingly under-equipped militias which contested the civil war). It was decided that the Ragnarok did not need to be fast, but did need to be capable of dealing with the treacherous terrain of no man’s land. Likewise it did not require very long range, as visibility was limited under the pollution-clouded skies of Krieg. But most of all, it needed to be as simple as possible to construct and use, as then it could crush the opposition through sheer weight of numbers. The result was an ugly, slab-sided vehicle, but one that admirably fulfilled the needs of the time. It is testament to its solid design that the Ragnarok was so gloriously restored to service by the Baran Siegemasters, who use it to this day and know it affectionately as the ‘Mk 1 Mobile Bunker’.
Miniatures
Warhammer 40,000
Scratch-built model built by Dave Taylor.
 Ragnarok heavy tank |
Epic
An official model was created for Epic Armageddon.
 Epic Ragnarok Formation |
