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A '''machine spirit''' is what some refer to as a vehicle's automatic systems.  ==Overview==The advanced system consists of a combination of organic and mechanical components within the vehicle, and is able to logically control the vehicle's movement and fire its weapons at enemies. Not all vehicles are equipped with such systems, but vehicles that are can operate entirely on their own without a crew, with some success. The addition of a machine spirit is advantageous in the case of the vehicle's crew being killed or incapacitated, as the auto-systems are able to take control of the vehicle, firing its weapons and driving (providing the systems themselves are still functional). The machine spirit however cannot fully replace the abilities of trained human pilots. Going (going that far might trespass on the [[Imperium]]'s condemnation of [[Abominable Intelligence]]s, and could garner the attention of the [[Inquisition]]).^{{Fn|1}} Two of the most advanced and powerful types of machine spirit are those found within [[Land Raider]]s and [[Drop Pod]]s.  A drop pod uses its abilities to handle course corrections and to avoid collisions into dangerous terrain or anti-aircraft fire. Upon landing, it reroutes all logic processing into Target acquisition and shooting for any on board weapons.

Two of the most advanced and powerful types of machine spirit are those found with in [[Land Raider]]s and [[Drop Pod]]s. With the Drop pods, it uses its abilities to handle course corrections and to avoid collisions into dangerous terrain or anti-aircraft fire. Upon landing, it reroutes all logic processing into Target acquisition and shooting for any on board weapons. A Land Raider's machine spirit is capable of virtually taking control of the entire tank for short periods of time, even so far as being able to track multiple targets and engage them simultaneously, or let the tank travel max speed and still unleash heavier weapons than normally permitted. One such famous tale is that of a the Land Raider known as ''[[Rynn's Might]]'' that belonged to the [[Crimson Fists]] Chapter's known as ''[[Rynn's MightChapter]]'', which survived the missile that leveled their [[fortress-monastery]]. Despite not having any crew on board, the machine spirit fought a solo war against an attacking [[Ork ]] Warband that was attacking, killing the its [[Warboss that led the band ]] and many of his followers over night overnight, before finally being destroyed.^{{Fn|2}}

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