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The exact origins of the 'Prometheus' pattern Land Raider remains a mystery.¹ Some [[Tech-adepts]] believe it to be a variant of the 'Tartarus' pattern Land Raider, due to the striking similarities between the two, although no evidence has been found to support this claim. Others believe that it was the [[Salamanders]] which first produced it, as they retain four Prometheus models, the most of any other [[Chapter]].¹ However, the Salamanders deny this claim. In any case, the number of Chapters which do have a Prometheus within their [[Armoury|Armouries]] is unknown.^{{Fn|1}}

The most famous example of a Prometheus used in battle during the Masali campaign, when [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Cato Sicarius]] used his Prometheus to turn the tide of battle against [[Eldar]] pirates, in the process earning the first-class [[Marksman's Honour]] badge.^{{Fn|1}}

The primary differences between the Prometheus and normal Land Raiders is its armament and equipment. The [[lascannons]] normally mounted in the side sponsons are replaced with two [[twin-linked]] [[heavy bolter]]s, with a [[pintle-mounted]] [[storm bolter]] replacing the hull-mounted heavy bolters. These changes are necessary to make room for the additional command and control equipment.^{{Fn|1}}

Supplementing the Land Raider's tactical holosphere and squad status displays is a set of gear very similar to that found in a [[Damocles Command Rhino]]; though not as extensive, it still allows the Prometheus to coordinate between the battlegroup and allied forces, intercept and decrypt enemy communications, and track their movements with multi-spectral [[auspex]] gear.¹ The trade-off comes at the fact that the Prometheus still functions as a front-line combat vehicle, allowing the [[Space Marine Commander]] to lead from the front.^{{Fn|1}}

The Prometheus' transport capacity is only slightly diminished, by the equipment as it is able to carry ten Space Marines in [[power armour]] or five in [[Terminator armour]].^{{Fn|1 }} Besides a [[Searchlight]] and [[Smoke Launchers]] it can be further upgraded with [[Extra Armour]], a [[Hunter-Killer Missile]] and a pintle-mounted [[Multi-melta]].^{{Fn|2}}

|Vehicle Name=Land Raider Prometheus^{{Fn|1}}

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition]], p. 111*^{{Endn|2}}:[[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II]], p. 33