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*'''Indomitus Pattern''' : noted for being the most widespread due to its template being held by key Forge Worlds such as Mars.{{Fn|4}}
*'''Tartaros Pattern''' : this pattern is issued to the Veterans of a Chapter's 1st Company and is possibly considered the most advanced form of Tactical Dreadnought Armour. It shared many systems with the [[Power_Armour#Mark_4_.22Imperial_Maximus_Suit.22|Mk IV Maximus-pattern power armour]] whilst providing greater mobility for the wearer compared to the Indomitus with no loss in durability.{{Fn|4}}
*'''Cataphractii Pattern''' {{Fn|8}} : this pattern of Tactical Dreadnought Armour was among the first issued to the Space Marine Legions{{Fn|11}}, and was used saw use in the later years of the Great Crusade and during the Horus Heresy by both the Space Marine Legions {{Fn|11}} and the [[Adeptus Custodes|Legio Custodes]]{{Fn|13}}. Although it bears similarities to the Indomitus pattern used in [[M41]], it This armour is set apart distinguished by a number of features such as the its large, layered pauldrons, the pteruges protecting the elbow and thigh joints{{Fn|9}}, and a helmet resembling that of either Mark II or III power armour. Although it was rare before the Horus Heresy, some Legions, such as the [[Iron Hands]], possessed a large number of suits.{{Fn|9}} It was functionally distinct from other patterns, bearing additional plating and shield generators, which resulted in severe straining of the suit's exoskeleton and reduced the wearer's movement speed, resulting in its decline among some Space Marine Legions during the early battles of the Heresy.{{Fn|11}}
*'''Gorgon Pattern''': A variant of the Indomitus Pattern devised by [[Ferrus Manus]] and the [[Iron Father]]s, this advanced prototype suit was just going into production at the onset of the [[Horus Heresy]]. The design replaced field generators embedded in the armour with experimental systems that converted incoming electromagnetic and kinetic energy into bursts of blinding light, able to incapacitate nearby foes. The head and electrochemical toxins bleeding from the suit limited the armour's agility, and its effects required a high level of cybernetic modifications for its wearer to endure.{{Fn|12}}
*'''Saturnine Pattern''' : a pattern described as being functionally identical to the Tartaros and Indomitus designs.{{Fn|11}} Nothing else is known about this design at present.
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 237
*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]] pg.232
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Hands of the Emperor (Short Story)]] by [[Rob Sanders]].
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