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The '''Predator Annihilator''' is the second and latter of the two major patterns, though its introduction was not without controversy. In [[M36]], during the [[Skarath Crusade]], a [[Space Wolves]] [[Great Company]] found itself surrounded by traitor forces, including overwhelming numbers of tanks and [[Chaos Dreadnought]]s.<sup>4b</sup> However, the Space Wolves, renowned for their ingenuity and refusal to be defeated, concocted a solution. The Great Company's [[Iron Priest]]s prayed to their [[Primarch]], [[Leman Russ (primarch)|Leman Russ]], for guidance, and were granted a vision. Acting upon this guidance, they proceeded to replace the Autocannons on their Predator Destructors with [[Lascannons]] normally carried by their [[Long Fang]]s. So modified, the Space Wolves' tanks were able to cut a swath through the enemy's armoured ranks and allowed the Great Company to escape the trap.<sup>4a</sup>
The [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] was suitable suitably infuriated at the Space Wolves' blasphemous alteration to a holy STC design, however their success could not be denied. While the Space Wolves continued to field Predator Annihilators, the [[Tech-priest]]s examined the design, debated its sanctity in councils and ran extensive trials. Two hundred years later, it was found that the modified tank was not only acceptable to the [[Machine God]], but that the Predator was intentionally designed to accept such a retrofit.<sup>4b</sup> The Predator Annihilator has since found its way into the Armouries of many other Space Marine Chapters.
===Armament===