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==History==
The exact origins of the 'Prometheus' pattern Land Raider remains a mystery. Some [[Tech-adepts]] believe it to be a variant of the 'Tartarus' pattern Land Raider, due to the striking similarities between the two, although no evidence has been found to support this claim. Others believe that it was the [[Salamanders]] which first produced it as they retain more Prometheus models, than any other [[Chapter]] (however, the Salamanders deny this claim). In any case, the number of Chapters which do have a Prometheus within their [[Armoury|Armouries]] is unknown.{{Fn|1}} For example, the [[White Scars]] only have four of this Land Laiders.{{Fn|3}} There is even version that the origins of 'Prometheus' where founded by the [[Landites]] - followers of the famous [[Arkhan Land]].{{Fn|4}}
The most famous example of a Prometheus used in battle during the [[Masali]] campaign, when [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Cato Sicarius]] used his Prometheus to turn the tide of battle against [[Eldar]] pirates, in the process earning the first-class [[Marksman's Honour]] badge.{{Fn|1}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II]], pg. 33
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Update]], pgs. 8-9
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 29
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