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[[Image:Razorback.jpg|right|thumb|255px|[[Ultramarines]] Razorback with a [[lascannon]] turret.{{Fn|2}}]]
[[Image:Razorback Heavy Bolter.jpg|thumb|right|255px|Razorback with [[twin-linked]] [[heavy bolter]]s.{{Fn|2}}]]
The Razorback is a tracked, armoured vehicle used by [[Space Marine]] [[Chapters]]. Its design is based on the [[Rhino]] chassis and as such is quite easy to manufacture, sharing many of its design features. It is sometimes favoured over the Rhino because of its superior firepower, although this comes at the cost of less transport space. Because the rediscovery of the design occurred after the [[Horus Heresy]], the [[Traitor Legions]] rarely field the Razorback.
==Battlefield Role==
Some [[Chapter Master]]s are wary of using the Razorback, partly because it is a relatively "recent" machine at only 4,000 years old.{{Fn|4}} They also believe it fails both as a troop transport and a battle tank, lacking the transport capacity or firepower and armour of dedicated machines. Others see it as filling a gap between the two, able to provide heavy fire support for squads assaulting the enemy, and freely mix Rhinos and Razorbacks together. Further uses include providing escort for armoured attacks and heavy reconnaissance in coordination with [[Space Marine Bike Squad|bike-mounted troops]].{{Fn|1}}
==Design Features==
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition]], pgpgs. 49–50
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080099 GW Website Razorback]
*{{Endn|3}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat440194a&pIndex=1&aId=2400001a&multiPageMode=true&start=2 Space Wolves Armoured Fury]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], ppg. 77
*{{Endn|5}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space-Marine-Tanks/MULTI-MELTA-RAZORBACK-COMPLETE-KIT.html Forge World]
*6: [[Imperial Armour Volume 2 - Second Edition]]
