The Malcador dates back to the early years of the Imperium, although exactly when is a matter of mystery even to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Due to its name it is thought the Malcador was introduced just after the [[Horus Heresy]], a dark time of uncertainty when the Imperium was desperate for new war machines. With much knowledge and production capacity lost, along with designs such as the [[Land Raider]] now reserved for an elite few, the Malcador may have been put into mass-production in an attempt to fill the void left by the apocalyptic fighting. Whatever the case may be, by the time of the [[M41|41st Millennium]] the Malcador has in many areas been entirely phased out of service. While a few [[Imperial Guard]] [[regiment]]s continue using the Malcador out of a sense of tradition, in most cases the large part of existing tanks are either held in strategic reserves or relegated to 'second line' forces such as [[PDF]]s. As well very few [[Forge World]]s continue to produce Malcadors or replacement parts for them, though a few exceptions exist, most notably [[M'khand|M'Khand Secundus]] in the [[Segmentum Pacificus]].{{Fn|1}}

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