Leman Russ Vanquisher

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Leman Russ Vanquishers[5a]

The Leman Russ Vanquisher is a rare and specialised variant of the Leman Russ Battle Tank used by the Imperial Guard. It mounts the significantly more powerful Vanquisher cannon, firing special Vanquisher shells which are extremely effective at penetrating armour even at great ranges, and is a favourite among tank company commanders.[1a][2a]

History

The Vanquisher was primarily built on Forge World Tigrus until it was overrun by the Ork Warlord Arrgard the Defiler in M35, resulting in the number of remaining Vanquishers reserved only for experienced tank crews. With the loss of Tigrus the Adeptus Mechanicus made strenuous efforts to reproduce the tank's specialised cannon, selecting a number of Forge Worlds known for their craftsmanship and devotion to the Machine God to spearhead the effort. While the process was slow and with limited success two Forge Worlds — Gryphonne IV and Stygies VIII — have succeeded in producing their own version of the Vanquisher while several other worlds continue their work. A small but increasing number of Vanquishers produced by Gryphonne IV and Stygies VIII have been used to equipped Imperial Guard regiments, however both jealously guard their secrets and have not allowed any comparative tests to take place.[1a] Vanquishers have also been produced on Ryza for hundreds of years.[10] Only those tank crews that demonstrated they can perform their duty against the most heavily armoured enemies, may receive the Vanquisher as their new battle tank.[5a]

Technical Information

The centerpiece of the tank is its Vanquisher Cannon, a modified cannon with superior range, accuracy and a first-hit kill ratio,[1a][2a] firing anti-tank shells at hypervelocity.[11] Both Forgeworlds produce a cannon able to achieve these effects, albeit through different methods, and the tank has achieved a fearsome reputation among the Imperial Guard and its enemies.[1a] The Vanquisher is also equipped with advanced auspex sensors including threat detectors, terrain finder[4a] and motion sensors,[4b] along with Targeter gear including range-finders[1g] that use lasers.[11] Many are fitted with co-axial Storm Bolters while other secondary weapons come in the form of a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter, Heavy Flamer or Lascannon; if fitted with side sponsons it can also mount additional Heavy Bolters, Heavy Flamers, Multi-meltas or Plasma Cannons. A Searchlight and Smoke Launchers are standard on Vanquishers, while other upgrades include Camo Netting, a Dozer Blade, Extra Armour, a Hunter-Killer Missile and/or a pintle-mounted Heavy Stubber/Storm Bolter.[2b]

In the relatively large or lucky Armoured Battle Groups the Vanquishers may be armed with the special Beast Hunter Shells which are mostly used against enormous alien creatures and Tyranid bioforms. The shell themselves contains a powerful bio-mutagenic acid designed to be devastating against all organic matter.[5b]

A Stygies VIII Vanquisher (Forge World)
Vehicle Name: Leman Russ Vanquisher[1a] Main Armament: Vanquisher Battle Cannon
Forge World of Origin: Stygies VIII Secondary Armament: Lascannon or Heavy Bolter
Known Patterns: I-VI Traverse: 360°
Crew: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners Elevation: From -8° to +25°
Powerplant: HL230 v12 Multi-Fuel Main Ammunition: 28 Rounds
Weight: 63 tonnes Secondary Ammunition: Unlimited or 600 Rounds
Length: 7.08m
Width: 4.86m Armour
Height: 4.42m
Ground Clearance: 0.45m Superstructure: 180mm
Fording Depth: Hull: 150mm
Max Speed - on road 32kph Gun Mantlet 100mm
Max Speed - off road: 19kph Vehicle Designation: 0427-941-1880-LR0065
Transport Capacity: None Firing Ports: N/A
Access Points: N/A Turret: 200mm


Gryphonne IV pattern
A Gryphonne IV Vanquisher (Forge World)
Vehicle Name: Leman Russ Vanquisher[1a] Main Armament: Vanquisher Battle Cannon
Forge World of Origin: Gryphonne IV Secondary Armament: Lascannon or Heavy Bolter
Known Patterns: I-VI Traverse: 360°
Crew: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners Elevation: From -8° to +25°
Powerplant: HL230 V12 Multi-Fuel Main Ammunition: 28 Rounds
Weight: 63.5 tonnes Secondary Ammunition: Unlimited or 600 Rounds
Length: 7.08m
Width: 4.86m Armour
Height: 4.42m
Ground Clearance: 0.45m Superstructure: 180mm
Fording Depth: Hull: 150mm
Max Speed - on road 30kph Gun Mantlet 100mm
Max Speed - off road: 18kph Vehicle Designation: 0427-941-1880-LR0066
Transport Capacity: None Firing Ports: N/A
Access Points: N/A Turret: 200mm


Forge World Variations

  • Gryphonne IV — Immense barrel length for superior shell velocity.[1a]
  • Ryza — Armed with a 120mm smoothbore cannon firing highly specialised armour piercing sabot rounds and high explosive shells.[10]
  • Stygies VIII — Smaller calibre shell with no rifling for increased velocity and consequently superior first-shot accuracy, although increased barrel movement counteracts follow-up shots despite better gun stabilising and recoil dampening.[1a] It is said that Mechanicus of the Stygies VIII continue to work on correcting of this flaw, but knowing the slowness of their bureaucratic structure it may take decades or even centuries.[5a]

Regiments known to contain Vanquishers


Named Vanquishers

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Usage by Non-Imperial Forces

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Imperial Guard Vehicles and Artillery
Armored Vehicles Defender • Chimera (Chimerax • Chimedon • Chimerro) • Centaur RSV • Devil Dog • Hellhound (Bane Wolf • Devil Dog) • Hippogriff • NT-20 • Pegasus (Pegasus AAV • Pegasus Command) • Salamander Scout (Salamander Command • Salamander Scout) • SC-3 • Sentinel • Shedu • Tauros • Taurox (Taurox Prime) • YT-9
Tanks Behemoth Primal • Destroyer • Kurtis Tank • Leman Russ (Annihilator • Assault • Conqueror • Eradicator • Executioner • Exterminator • Incinerator • Punisher • Siege • Vanquisher) • Scylla • Siegfried • SteG-4 • Thunderer
Heavy Vehicles Crassus • Gorgon • King Russ • Macharius (Omega • Vanquisher • Vulcan) • Malcador (Annihilator • Defender • Infernus • Vanquisher) • Ragnarok • Rogal Dorn • Valdor
Super-Heavy Vehicles Banehammer • Baneblade • Banesword • Capitol Imperialis • Command Tractor • Doomhammer • Hellhammer • Icarus • Leviathan • Shadowsword • Stormblade • Stormhammer • Stormlord • Stormsabre • Stormsword
Self-Propelled Artillery Basilisk • Bayonet • Colossus • Dominus • Earthwrecker • Griffon • Hydra • Manticore • Medusa • Minotaur • Praetor • Wyvern
Field Artillery Bombast • Earthshaker • Götterdämmerung • Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun • Heavy Lascannon • Heavy Mortar • Malleus • Medusa • Multiple Rocket Launcher • Siege Cannon • Thudd Gun
Other A-50 Armoured Transport • Aquilus • Armoured Car • Atlas • Cargo-6 • Cargo-8 • Cargo-12 • Cargo-20 • Centaur Carrier • Centurion • Cyclops • Half-Track • Hades • Hellbore • Heracles • Hyena • Jeep • Jungle Class Clearance Bulldozer • Land Crawler • Mole • Remote Mine • Robot Crawler • Samaritan • Soft Skinned Vehicle • Termite • Thirty-Sixer • Tigermoth Skimmer • Trojan • Vulpa
Watercraft Inflatable assault lander • Landing craft • Orca • Poseidon • Sea skimmer • Swift boat • Triton
Rare/Relic Aethon • Aurox • Carnodon • Dracosan • Excertus • Hermes • Testudo
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