[[Image:Spartan.jpg|thumb|right|'''Updated Spartan design released by Forge World, featuring [[Red Scorpions]] livery''']]The '''Spartan Assault Tank''' was a large heavy tank transport designed during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] to carry a full squad of [[Terminator]]-armored armoured [[Space Marines|Marines]] through the 'Ring of Death' surrounding the city of [[Aries Primus]] on [[Mars]]. The standard Land Raider at the time could not transport Terminators{{Fn|1}}. The design is based off the famous [[Land Raider]].{{Fn|2}}

The design is based off the famous [[Land Raider]].{{Fn|2}} ==Overview==[[Image:SpartanTanKArt.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Death Guard]] Spartan Assault Tank]]Originally designed to get through the ''Ring of Death'' surrounding the city of [[Aries Primus]] on [[Mars]], the standard [[Land Raider]] at the time could not transport Terminators.{{Fn|1}} Such was the lethality of the Ring of Death's plasma defence systems, that even with use of the Spartans, only the fraction of Terminator squads could hope to survive the advance.{{Fn|4a}} The original Spartan had the standard [[Land Raider]] armament of the day, two [[twin-linked]] [[lascannon]]s (heavy bolters were not standard then) but also mounted either a [[heavy bolter]] or [[flamer|heavy flamer]] on a turret on top. It was widely spread after the Heresy, but disappeared when the standard Land Raider was re-designed to carry [[Terminator]]s.{{Fn|1}}.  The Spartan design used today features the twin hull-mounted heavy bolters seen on contemporary Land Raider designs, as well as a pair of sponsons fitted with a deadly quad-lascannon battery each. It is able to transport 25 Space Marines in [[power armour]] and has the largest transport capacity of any dedicated transport vehicle used in the Imperium save the [[Gorgon Armoured Assault Transport|Gorgon]].{{Fn|3}}. Additionally, it is considerably faster than other Land Raider variants despite its increased size, due to its reactor-driven motive drive systemsand secrets.{{Fn|2}}Spartans could further be outfitted with protective [[Flare Shield]]s. It {{Fn|7}} Many Space Marine [[Chapter]]s still maintain these huge war machines as part of their arsenals and deploy them into warzones where even the mighty Land Raider would be torn asunder. The Spartan is unknown whether this is intended mainly popular in such Chapters who possess many Terminator suits, such as the [[Minotaurs]].{{Fn|4a}} [[Chaos Space Marine]] warbands still operate Spartans that date back to be a different pattern the [[Great Crusade]], with most belonging to the original [[Traitor Legion]]s.{{Fn|5}} ==Technical Information=={{Imperial Vehicles|Vehicle Name=SpartanAssault Tank{{Fn|4b}}|Forge World of Origin=[[Anvilus Nine]]|Known Patterns=I-VI|Crew=Driver, Gunner|Powerplant=[[Atomantic Reactor]] core with auxiliary reactor|Weight=71 tonnes|Length=10m|Width=6.1m|Height=5m|Ground Clearance=0.5m|Fording Depth=|Max Speed - on road=45kph|Max Speed - off road=38kph|Main Armament=2x Sponson-mounted quad [[Lascannon]]s|Secondary Armament=[[Twin-Linked]] [[Heavy Bolter]]|Gun Traverse=180°|Gun Elevation=From -32° to +55°|Main Ammunition=Unlimited cell power feed|Secondary Ammunition=800 rounds|Turret Armour=N/A|Superstructure Armour=95mm|Hull Armour=95mm|Gun Mantlet Armour=N/A|Vehicle Designation=N/A|Transport=25|Fire Ports=N/A|Access Points=N/A}} ==Variants======Spartan Prometheus====[[Image:SpartanPrometheus.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Spartan Prometheus{{Fn|9}}]]The '''Spartan Prometheus''' is a variant of the standard Spartan. It trades its standard [[Lascannon]] arrays for [[Heavy Bolter]]s or whether it has replaced it entirely in canon[[Laser Destroyer]]s.{{Fn|9}} ====Spartan Hermetika===={{Main|Spartan Hermetika}}The '''Spartan Hermetika''' is a command variant of the Spartan.{{Fn|10}} ==Known Named Spartan Tanks==*''[[Sire of Calth]]'' — of the [[Ultramarines]].{{Fn|4c}}*''[[Tombkeeper]]'' — of the [[Death Guard]].{{Fn|6}}

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==Related articlesSee also==* [[Land Raider#Known Variants|Land Raider Variants]]

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