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References exist that suggest it was originally primarily employed as a planetary assault ship. This is not unusual as it conforms with the role assigned to the vessels of the Space Marine Legions. Many of the vessels used in the Great Crusade were, however, handicapped by system failures that the [[Imperium]] lacked the ability to repair. Often this would result in many systems being replaced with less efficient but more easily maintained alternatives.
The role of Terminus Est during the [[Horus Heresy]] is better known. At [[Isstvan V|Isstvan]] the ''Terminus Est'' engaged and destroyed the '[['Shadow of the Emperor'']], the flagship of the [[Raven Guard]]. It is argued that this engagement was the earliest recorded conflict between battleships specialised to carry attack craft. The engagement was swift and deprived the embattled loyalist forces of any air support in the massacre that followed.
[[Image:TerminusEst.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Terminus Est'' in action.]]
