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[[Image:DeimosPredator.jpg|thumb|right|Deimos Pattern Predator^{{Fn|1}}]]The '''Deimos Pattern Predator''' is an older design of [[Predator]] Battle Tank, dating back to the [[Great Crusade]].^{{Fn|1}}

An ancient and revered design of Predator Tank, cited by the [[Codex Astartes]] as a spiritual mentor, no less, there are almost as many patterns of Predator as there are of the ubiquitous [[Rhino]] hull it is based upon. One such variant is the Deimos Pattern Predator, first issued en-masse to the [[Space Marine Legion]]s of the [[Great Crusade]]. Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of [[Mars]], the Deimos Pattern Predator has since been modified to the [[Predator Annihilator|Annihilator]] variant by those [[Chapter]]s who are supplied with this pattern. {{Cite This}}

[[image:DeimosExecutioner.jpg|thumb|right|Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner with Plasma Destroyer^{{Fn|2}}]]

A design that is prized in the Imperium but now almost entirely lost, the Deimos Executioner is armed with a mighty [[Plasma destroyer]]. The powerful weapon allows it to blast apart even the most powerful armor armour with contemptuous ease. However only the [[Forge World]] of [[Ryza]] is still able to manufacture the advanced photo-plasmic cells needed for the Executioners weapon. As a result of this spare parts shortage, many chapters ' [[Techmarine]]s have replaced the main Plasma Destroyer with a [[Conversion Beamer]]. This modification turns the Executioner into a powerful siege tank and long-range tank destroyer, but this firepower is gained at the cost of maneuverability and increases vulnerability to short-range attacks.^{{Fn|2}}

An ancient design dating back to the early days of the [[Great Crusade]], the '''Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus''' is armed with a fearsome [[Flamestorm Cannon]] or [[Magna-Melta]] as well as [[Heavy Flamer]]s and [[Heavy Bolter]]s. [[STC]] data indicates that the Deimos Pattern Infernus may have been an attempt to replicate the [[Baal Predator]] design after the [[Blood Angels]] refused to share the design with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Accordingly, the Mechanicus maintains that the design is superior to the Baal Predator in speed, protection, and firepower.{{Fn|3}}

The ancient design however has largely been replaced by the [[Land Raider Redeemer]] in most [[Chapter]]s, including the [[Crimson Fists]], [[Fire Lords]], and [[Subjugators]]. But with the new [[Tyranid]] menace emerging across the [[Imperium]], the Deimos Pattern Infernus' close-range firepower has seen renewed use and interest by many within the [[Space Marine]].{{Fn|3}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space-Marine-Tanks/DEIMOS-PATTERN-PREDATOR_.html Deimos Pattern Predator]*^{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/DEIMOS_PATTERN_PREDATOR_EXECUTIONER.html Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner]