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The '''Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer''' was an [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and [[Legio Astartes]] heavy assault vehicle of the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] era. An experimental design based upon the [[Spartan Assault Tank]] chassis, internal capacity was removed to make way for its [[Neutron Laser Projector]] and its required power sources. Constructed from reverse-engineered [[Dark Age of Technology]]-era wreckage recovered from [[Deep Hyades-VI]] by [[Explorator]]s, controversy arose over the weapon's notorious instability. Nonetheless, the Cerberus and its Neutron Laser Projector proved effective enough to rival the larger and more common [[Turbo-laser Destructor]]'s found on [[Titan]]s and [[Shadowsword]]s.{{Fn|1}} For anti-infantry defense, the Cerberus is equipped with sponson [[Heavy Bolter]]s.{{Fn|2}}
Shortly before the outbreak of the Heresy, the first Cerberus vehicles were delivered to a number of Space Marine Legions.{{Fn|1}} Due to the complexities to maintain the vehicle and growing complaints of a corrupted [[Machine Spirit]], very few remain in service as of [[M41]].{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 228
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/CERBERUS_HEAVY_TANK_DESTROYER.html Forge World]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume 2 - Second Edition]] pg.112
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[[Category:Vehicles (Space Marines)]]
