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[[Image:MinotaurAT.jpg|thumb|right|Minotaur Artillery Tank<sup>2</sup>]]
The '''Minotaur Artillery Tank''' is a self-propelled artillery vehicle of the [[Imperial Guard]] that is armed with two [[Earthshaker Cannon]]s. All but unknown sight of the battlefields of the [[M41|41st Millennium]]; an ancient artillery piece that was designed to lay down crushing barrages of fire from advanced positions, while under threat of enemy fire, before redeploying under its own power. Obscure references within the fragmentary histories of the [[Great Crusade]], and damaged frescoes within the unutterably ancient Templis Nemesii on Holy [[Terra]] itself, are cited by some as indicators of the age of the design, and the similarity that many of its systems bear to the [[Malcador (Heavy Tank)|McaldorMalcador]] design is seen to be the mark of a common [[STC]] ancestor.<sup>1</sup>
In M41, the Minotaur has largely been replaced by the [[Basilisk]] in Imperial Guard service. However it is still found in [[PDF]] formations and arms stockpiles, and was used by [[Chaos]] forces on [[Vraks]].<sup>2</sup>
