Kratos

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A Sons of Horus Kratos[4]

The Kratos was a Battle Tank used by the Space Marine Legions, during the Great Crusade.[1]

Description

The Kratos was based on an ancient Terran pattern originally used in large numbers during the Unification Wars. After the Treaty of Olympus, the Kratos was redesigned to serve in the wider Great Crusade.[3]

It served as a dedicated infantry support tank and its heavy cannon could quickly open a path through massed enemies for any infantry following in its wake. However, the Kratos became obsolete and was later retired when the Legions began to favour faster, more multi-purpose vehicles such as the ubiquitous Predator. Some were kept in the Legions' reserve armouries, though. Notably the Blood Angels Legion's Kratos tanks saw heavy usage in the Battle of Signus Prime.[1]

In terms of hitting power, the Kratos sits between the Sicaran and Fellblade. The Kratos can be armed with the Kratos battlecannon which can be loaded with high-explosive shells to kill large numbers of enemy troops, armour-piercing shells to take out heavily-armoured threats or flashburn shells against massive enemy tanks. The Kratos can also be equipped with a Volkite Cardanelle, or a Melta Blast-Gun. Additional weaponry includes a coaxial Autocannon, hull-mounted Heavy Bolters, and Lascannon, Heavy Bolter or Volkite Culverin sponsons.[2]

They could further be outfitted with Flare Shields for protection.[5]

Notable Kratos Tanks

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Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Lord Commander • Praetor • Centurion • Optae • Command Squad
Specialists Consul (Herald • Siege Breaker • Overseer) • Champion • Vigilator • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Techmarine (Praevian) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Decurion • Master of Signals • Master of Descent • Augur Squad • Moritat
Elite Troops Veteran Squad (Veteran Assault Squad) • Terminator Squad (Cataphractii • Tartaros • Saturnine • Nullificator) • Destroyer Squad (Assault • Mortalis) • Honour Guard
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Breacher Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Despoiler Squad • Scout Squad • Inductii
Fast Attack Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Sky-Hunter Squadrons • Hussar Squad • Javelin Attack Speeder • Proteus Land Speeder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Castaferrum • Deredeo • Leviathan • Lucifer • Saturnine
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Mauler Tank • Sabre • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles • Explorator) • Termite • Plutona
Heavy Vehicles Kratos • Sicaran • Malcador • Spartan (Prometheus • Hermetika) • Behemoth • Cerberus • Typhon
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion (Ascalon) • Stormblade • Shadowsword • Mastodon • Mantolith • Leviathan • Capitol Imperialis
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Hyperios • Scorpius) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Morbus • Spicula • Graviton) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula • Araknae
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Stormstrike • Xiphon • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Stormcrow • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
Legion-specific
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