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The exact origins of the Minotaur, like so many vehicles, is not entirely known. Some scholars believe it to predate even the [[Great Crusade]], citing certain frescos on the Templis Nemesii on [[Holy Terra]] itself. Others cite the similarities it shares with the [[Malcador (Heavy Tank)|Malcador]], itself an ancient design with a forgotten history, to theorize that it may be a variant of the heavy tank, or at least was constructed with the intention of using the same facilities. Regardless by the time of the [[41st Millennium]] the Minotaur has become a rare vehicle, largely supplanted by the [[Basilisk]] in Imperial Guard service, though it has remained in use among certain siege artillery regiments and thousands are believed to be held in [[Departmento Munitorum]] strategic reserves.{{Fn|1}}
At the [[Siege of Vraks]] the Minotaur made a relatively late appearance, employed by the forces of [[Chaos]] as the Imperial besiegers began assaulting the certain wall and Citadel itself. About a hundred are believed to have been contained within Vraks' deep storage arsenals and were employed to devastating effect in artillery duels. However due to the aggressive manner in which they were used by the traitors, around a dozen were recovered {{Fn|1}} by the [[Death Korps]] [[Quartermaster]]s{{Fn|2}} and later re-consecrated by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|1}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three]] pg. 115
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Second Edition: Imperial Guard]], pg. 152
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