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The '''Kratos''' was a [[Battle Tank]] used by the [[Space Marine Legions]], during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
==Description==
The Kratos was based on an ancient [[Terra]]n pattern originally used in large numbers during the [[Unification Wars]]. After the [[Treaty of Olympus]], the Kratos was redesigned to serve in the wider [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|3}}
It served as a dedicated infantry support tank and its heavy cannon could quickly open a path through massed enemies for any infantry following in its wake. However, the Kratos became obsolete and was later retired when the Legions began to favour faster, more multi-purpose vehicles such as the ubiquitous [[Predator]]. Some were kept in the Legions' reserve armouries, though. Notably the [[Blood Angels]] Legion's Kratos tanks saw heavy usage in the [[Battle of Signus Prime]].{{Fn|1}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 58
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.twitch.tv/warhammer Warhammer Twitch Webpage: Warhammer Fest 2022 Online: Day 4 - Warhammer The Horus Heresy (Posted on 07/05/22)] (Last accessed on 7 May 22)
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Liber Hereticus]], pg. 75
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