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The Leman Russ Conqueror is a less common variant of the Leman Russ Battle Tank. It is armed with a Conqueror cannon, a shorter and lighter version of the Battle Cannon. This reduces the power and range of the weapon but allows it to move faster and fire more accurately, making it a very versatile variant.

A Leman Russ Conqueror

History

The Conqueror was first created on Gryphonne IV when its plans were discovered sometime in the 38th millennium. The plans were sent to Mars though other Forge Worlds are lobbying for access to them. Originally, battlefield commanders voiced concerns that the smaller cannon would reduce the available firepower and result in poor battlefield performance. This was shown not to be true in testing as the reduced recoil of the gun made up for its reduced power by improving its accuracy firing on the move. Also, the smaller shell size allowed loaders to fire faster and carry more ammunition than the standard Leman Russ Battle Tank.

The first batch of Conquerors was assigned to the Gryphonne IV Skitarii forces for the Castra Campaign. Along with the a battle group of the War Griffons Titans, the Conqueror kept up easily with the titans and quickly encircled Hive Castra Septus, annihilating the traitors within.

After this, production stepped up and Conquerors were exported to Imperial Guard regiments where it has unofficially become known as a breakthrough or line-breaker tank, as that is what it excels at.

Some time during the 39th millennium, a special munition was created on Gryphonne IV by the munitions adepts. They were trying to increase the tanks firepower with the use of 'Auger' shells. This was considered a failure and production ceased, and is now not permitted.

In the 41st Millennium

The Conqueror turret has been since thickened with additional armour plates on the forward sides. There is also a built in co-axial Storm Bolter, removing the need for any pintle-mounted weapons. A small Searchlight is always included and it has improved air-intakes and venting, sealed against environmental hazards with valves and mufflers, allowing it to operate in harsh terrains. The rear has an ammunition access hatch which make re-arming much faster and the hatch doubles as a spent shell disposal unit, meaning the crew dosn't need to leave the vehicle.

Armament and Upgrades

The Conqueror is armed with a Conqueror Cannon, co-axial Storm Bolter and must have either a hull-mounted Lascannon or Heavy Bolter. It may also be upgraded with two 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.

Technical Specifications

Vehicle Name:	Leman Russ Conqueror	Main Armament:	Conqueror Cannon
Forge World of Origin:	Gryphonne IV	Secondary Armament:	Storm Bolter
Known Patterns:	III-VI	Traverse:	360 degrees
Crew:	Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners	Elevation:	From -8 to +20 degrees
Powerplant:	04230 V12 TRM multi-fuel	Main Ammunition:	46 rounds
Weight:	62 tonnes	Secondary Ammunition:	1000 rounds
Length:	7.08m	Armour
Width:	4.86m
Height:	4.42m	Superstructure:	180mm
Ground Clearance:	0.45m	Hull:	150mm
Max Speed - on road	34kph	Gun Mantlet	100mm
Max Speed - off road:	24kph	Vehicle Designation:	0427-941-2002-LR0085
Tranport Capacity:	None	Firing Ports:	n/a
Access Points:	n/a	Turret:	200mm

There is another Conqueror designed based on the Mars Alpha pattern hull. This changes the Known Patterns to VI Mars Alpha Pattern Hull, Powerplant to MR230 V12 multi-fuel, increases the Weight to 63 tonnes and Main Ammunition to 49 rounds.

Regiments known to include Conquerors

• 74th Cadian Armoured Regiment - defence of Hamman's World against Hive Fleet Kraken
• 212th Cadian Armoured Regiment
• 101st Tallarn Armoured Regiment
• 28th Valhallan Armoured Regiment
• 27th Konig Armoured Regiment - Caleb Reclamation Force
• 8th Palladius Armoured Regiment - Atria Wilderness campaign
• 66th Arcadian Armoured Regiment - Toal III Invasion Force
• 11th Mortant Armoured Regiment - Hellion V
• 3rd Tallarn Armoured Regiment - Defence of Balle Alpha
• 8th Pardus Armoured Regiment¹

Sources

• 1: Honour Guard (Novel) - Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint (Omnibus) by Dan Abnett, ^{[Needs Citation]}, p. 57
• 2: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy