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==History==
==Regiments known to contain Manticore Missile Launchers==
*[[Krieg 22nd Armoured Regiment|22nd Krieg Armoured Regiment]] - Barbarius Campaign
*[[Cadian 31st Armoured Regiment|31st Cadian Armoured Regiment]] - Levilnor IV
*[[Valhallan 58th Armoured Regiment|58th Valhallan Armoured Regiment]] - [[Rogue Trader]] Milos Baral's exploration force - Prath-Veil [[subsector]]
*[[Phyressian 14th Armoured Regiment|14th Phyressian Armoured Regiment]]
*[[Catachan 146th Jungle Fighters Regiment|146th Catachan Jungle Fighters Regiment 'Red Cobras']] - Equatorial jungles of Yarant III
*[[Tallarn 17th Armoured Regiment|17th Tallarn Armoured Regiment]]
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[[File:IG5EManticore.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A '''Manticore''' unleashing its payload<sup>2</sup>]]
The '''Manticore (Missile Tank)''' is a an [[Imperial Guard]] mobile missile launcher platform , that can provide air defense with radar guided missiles and fire unguided rockets in an artillery role. Massed numbers of rocket armed Manticores can deliver a greater amount of bombardment fire than a larger group of Basilisks in a shorter amount of time, although the reload time is much longer.
==In the 41st MillenniumOverview==The Manticore is a flexible missile launcher system based on the [[Chimera]] chassis. It mounts a [['''Manticore Missile Launcher]] ''' with four massive warheads per salvo. Being able to fire a number of different shells ranging from anti-infantry oxy-phosphor to high explosives for anti-tank roles gives the tank a degree of tactical flexibilty, such as being capable of filling an anti-air role by firing surface-to-air interceptor missiles.
Many people have compared the Basilisk and the Manticore and came to the conclusion that it is a much more highly sophisticated piece of equipment with audio-modulated radio control systems, gyroscopic roll stabilisation and radar tracking equipment. However, their lack of ammunition transport and their slow reload time has lead to them being not a very common sight on the battlefields of the 41st Millenium. Additionally the Manticore is more flexible than the Basilisk, but is too slow to be used solely and so breach loading artillery is still commonly used.
*[[Stygies VIII]] - standard pattern
*[[Graia]] - armed with incendiary missiles
==Armament and Upgrades==
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==Regiments known to contain Manticore Missile Launchers==
*[[Krieg 22nd Armoured Regiment|22nd Krieg Armoured Regiment]] - Barbarius Campaign
*[[Cadian 31st Armoured Regiment|31st Cadian Armoured Regiment]] - Levilnor IV
*[[Valhallan 58th Armoured Regiment|58th Valhallan Armoured Regiment]] - [[Rogue Trader]] Milos Baral's exploration force - Prath-Veil [[subsector]]
*[[Phyressian 14th Armoured Regiment|14th Phyressian Armoured Regiment]]
*[[Catachan 146th Jungle Fighters Regiment|146th Catachan Jungle Fighters Regiment 'Red Cobras']] - Equatorial jungles of Yarant III
*[[Tallarn 17th Armoured Regiment|17th Tallarn Armoured Regiment]]
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