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A Land Raider Helios

The Land Raider Helios is a variant of the Space Marines' Land Raider, designed as a stop-gap measure for long range artillery support vehicle.¹ Since its first introduction, it has been adopted by a number of Chapters, though it still remains an uncommon sight on the battlefield.

History

In 857.M38, the Red Scorpions were embroiled in the legendary "Siege of Helios", where they found themselves lacking in sufficient artillery to breach the walls or suppress the defenders in their sector. The Red Scorpions, being an especially insular and independent Chapter, refused to call upon the local Imperial Guard for assistance, and instead the Chapter Master directed his Master of the Forge to produce a solution. In response, they converted all twelve of their Land Raiders into what became known as the 'Helios' pattern. The new Land Raider Helios, in combination with the Chapter's Whirlwinds, proceeded to knock down the offending walls and assaulted the defenders with success.¹

Equipment

The main difference between the Helios and the standard Land Raider is the addition of a Whirlwind multiple missile launcher besides the two Twin-linked Lascannons. The trade-off is that some of the transport capacity is given over to missile storage; the Helios pattern can only carry six Space Marines in normal power armour, and only three in Terminator Armour.¹

Besides a Searchlight and Smoke Launchers, the Land Raider Helios can be upgraded with Extra Armour, a Hunter-killer Missile, and a Pintle-mounted Storm Bolter. It may also replace its Whirlwind launcher with a Hyperios missile launcher, turning it into an air defense vehicle.²

Technical Information

Technical Specifications

Vehicle Name:	Land Raider Helios1	Main Armament:	2 x Twin-linked Lascannons
Forge World of Origin:	Helios	Secondary Armament:	Whirlwind multiple missile launcher
Known Patterns:	III-IX	Traverse:	180 degrees
Crew:	Driver, Commander	Elevation:	From -37 to +42 degrees
Powerplant:	Adaptable Thermic Combustion w/ Axuillary Reactor	Main Ammunition:	Unlimited
Weight:	73.0 tonnes	Secondary Ammunition:	24 Missiles
Length:	10.3m	Armour
Width:	6.1m
Height:	6.7m	Superstructure:	95mm
Ground Clearance:	0.45m	Hull:	95mm
Max Speed - on road	55kph	Gun Mantlet	N/A
Max Speed - off road:	48kph	Vehicle Designation:	0120-766-0724-PR137
Tranport Capacity:	6 (3)	Firing Ports:	0
Access Points:	3	Turret:	N/A

Sources

• ¹:Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, p. 105
• ²:Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II, p. 32

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