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A Pegasus AAV crossing a river and disembarking Catachan Jungle Fighters to support Cadian Shock Troopers

The Pegasus Amphibious Assault Vehicle is an Imperial armoured transport based upon the Chimera.


Overview

The Pegasus AAV is a converted Chimera variant designed by the Adeptus Mechanicus during the battle of Death Bridge by request of General Strong, in order to quickly cross the mile-long river under the bridge and flank the Chaos forces holding the other end. The newly-created vehicle proved very effective in its role, ultimately winning the battle, and General Strong's ingenuity is still talked of in the Baine regiments.[Needs Citation]

The Pegasus saw widespread use afterwards, and is often found in Imperial Guard support divisions to this day.[Needs Citation]

The Pegasus uses a layout similar to the Chimera's, up to the turret and lasgun array, with a few exceptions: the vehicle possesses two access ramps for faster unloading, one at each end, at the cost of hull-mounted weaponry. The vehicle has also been equipped with floats on its sides and the armour has been reduced in order to further improve buoyancy, making the Pegasus more vulnerable but also faster and cheaper than the Chimera.[1]

Trivia

  • The Pegasus AAV has no relation whatsoever with the wheeled Pegasus Reconnaissance and Pegasus Command vehicles, that were called Centaur at the time and later had their names changed to avoid confusion with the Centaur artillery tractor.

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Imperial Guard Vehicles
Armored Vehicles Chimera (ChimeraxChimedonChimerro) • HellhoundBane WolfDevil DogTauroxTaurox PrimeTaurosSentinelSalamander ScoutPegasus AAVSalamander CommandPegasus Command
Tanks Leman Russ (AnnihilatorConquerorEradicatorExecutionerExterminatorPunisherVanquisher) • SiegfriedScyllaDestroyerThunderer
Heavy Vehicles Rogal DornCrassusGorgonMacharius (VanquisherVulcanOmega) • Malcador (AnnihilatorDefenderInfernus) • RagnarokValdor
Super-Heavy Vehicles BanebladeBanehammerBaneswordDoomhammerHellhammerShadowswordStormbladeStormhammerStormlordStormsabreStormswordCapitol ImperialisLeviathan
Artillery BasiliskMedusaColossusDominusWyvernManticorePraetorHydraMinotaurGriffon
Other CyclopsRobot CrawlerCentaurAtlasTrojanLand CrawlerHadesTermiteMoleHellboreSamaritan
Rare/Relic DracosanAuroxCarnodonLeman Russ IncineratorTestudoExcertusAethonHermes