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[[Image:Bombard.jpg|right|thumb|An Imperial Guard Bombard]]
The '''Imperial Bombard''' is the heaviest artillery piece in common use by the [[Imperial Guard]], and is designed for cracking open fortresses. Due to its enormous weight, it is based on a stripped-down [[Leman Russ Battle Tank|Leman Russ]] chassis rather than the lighter [[Chimera]] hull used for most self-propelled artillery. Even with the Russ' heavier engine and tread suspension, it is very slow. It is armed with a [[Heavy Siege Mortar]].
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[[Image:Bombard.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An Imperial Guard Bombard]]
The '''Imperial Bombard''' is one of the heaviest artillery piece in common use by the [[Imperial Guard]], and is designed for cracking open fortresses. Due to its enormous weight, it is based on a stripped-down [[Leman Russ Battle Tank|Leman Russ]] chassis rather than the lighter [[Chimera]] hull used for most self-propelled artillery. Even with the Russ' heavier engine and tread suspension, it is very slow. It is armed with a '''Heavy Siege Mortar'''.
==Armaments==
The Bombard's sole armament is its powerful siege mortar.
{{Imperial Vehicles
|Vehicle Name=Bombard Heavy Siege Mortar <sup>1</sup>
}}
==Previous Incarnations/Chassis Dispute==There is some confusion over what chassis the Bombard is based on. The original [[Epic]] miniature for this vehicle seems to be based on the [[Chimera]] hull. However, the [[Forge_World_(company)|Forge World]] model for [[Warhammer 40,000]] is clearly based on the Leman Russ, and is described as such in Imperial Armour 3, however some previous '''Epic Scale''' miniatures show a Chimera chassis as the base. It's is quite possible that the Bombard mortar can be mounted on either hull or that they are simply different varients of the same tank, produced on different forgeworlds.
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