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==Technical Information==
The Chimera is a rugged and dependable machine able to operate in the most hostile environments,{{Fn|2a}} like toxic conditions,{{Fn|23}} thanks to onboard oxygen tanks{{Fn|3b}} and its air- and watertight hull.{{Fn|3b23}} It is also amphibious, able to traverse dense swamps and marshes, even rivers, in order to outflank the enemy.{{Fn|2a}}
[[Image:Wheeled Chimeras.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Wheeled Chimeras{{Fn|15}}]]
A driver and gunner sit forward in the hull, operating the hull-mounted [[Heavy Bolter]], while the commander sits in the turret and operates the turret-mounted [[Multi-laser]]{{Fn|3b}} of the XC 85/2 pattern, featuring a replaceable barrel, a charge readout and a flash suppressor and incorporating Mk 8 Martian pattern triple oscillating capacitors allowing for 9.875 second bursts after a 14.8 seconds recharge cycle.{{Fn|19a}}
The hull-mounted bolter can be switched out for a [[Heavy Flamer]], while the turret can instead be fitted with a Heavy Flamer, Heavy Bolter,{{Fn|2b}} 30mm{{Fn|21}} [[Autocannon]] or [[twin-linked]] Heavy Bolters.{{Fn|3b}} At least one Chimera has also been armed with a turreted [[Lascannon]].{{Fn|22}}
In the rear of the vehicle is the troop compartment with room for twelve Guardsmen and their equipment with entry and exit provided by a back access ramp. The compartment also has mountings for six lasguns along either either flank of the vehicle, allowing the infantry within to fight from the Chimera's protective bulk, while the top hatch allows one of the embarked troopers to fire a heavy weapon, though this makes the vehicle more vulnerable to enemy fire.{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3b}} The lasguns are of the XC 49/4 pattern, featuring flash suppressors and optical sights. They use the Mk9 Rechargeable power packs with external solar convertors.{{Fn|19a}}
**{{Endn|19b}}: pg. 65
*20: [https://assets.warhammer-community.com/warhammer40000_legends_astramilitarum_eng_24.09-oejr4yvzba.pdf Warhammer 10th Edition Legends - Astra Militarium Datacards], pg. 11-12
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Gunheads (Novel)]] — [[Hammer of the Emperor (Omnibus)]], Chapter Five
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Scourge the Heretic (Novel)]], Chapter Three
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Dark Heresy Apocrypha: Vehicles & Riding Beasts]], pg. 14
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