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'''Proteus pattern Land Speeders''' are high speed reconnaissance and rapid attack skimmers that utilise [[Grav-vehicle|antigravity technology]] to achieve extraordinary battlefield mobility and speed. They saw peak use during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]] within the [[Space Marine Legion]]s.{{Fn|2}}
'''Land Speeder squadrons''' provide a Space Marine force with a flexible core of rapidly deployable firepower and make for highly able tank hunters and close air support units. As a result, mixed formations of Land Speeders are often called upon to operate as a rapid reaction force, held in reserve to quickly intercept enemy counter-attacks.{{Fn|2a}}
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[[Image:LandSpeederProteus.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Proteus Land Speeder''' of the [[White Scars]]{{Fn|1}}]]
'''Proteus pattern Land Speeders''' are high speed reconnaissance and rapid attack skimmers that utilise [[Grav-vehicle|antigravity technology]] to achieve extraordinary battlefield mobility and speed. They saw peak use during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]] within the [[Space Marine Legion]]s.{{Fn|2}}
==Description==
The '''Proteus Land Speeder''' trades some of the [[Imperial Jetbike|Jetbike]]’s agility for a more robust frame and the ability to carry heavier armaments.{{Fn|2c}}
As lightly armoured two-man craft, they require the kind of skill and reflexes to operate at peak performance that only a [[Space Marine]] can bring to bear, and rely more on their extreme manoeuvrability and speed for survival than durability.{{Fn|2a}}
==Strategic Use==
They were often deployed ahead of the Legion’s advance, both to locate the enemy and to destroy their supplies and munitions.{{Fn|2c}}. They are particularly apt to fight delaying actions whilst the rest of a Space Marine force moves into attack positions or redeploys.{{Fn|2a}}
==Formations==
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==See Alsoalso==*[[Space Marine Vehicles (List)]]**[[Javelin Attack Speeder]]**[[Land Speeder]]**[[Storm Speeder]]
==Trivia==
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*The '''Land Speeder Proteus''' model was the very first [[Land Speeder]] model released by Games Workshop in march 1988.{{Fn|5}} It disappeared as a design for 30 years and was repurposed as an [[Horus Heresy]]-era unit in 2018.{{Fn|4}}
==Sources==
* {{Endn|1}} : [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 107*{{Endn|2}} : [[Liber Astartes]]{{Cite this}}**{{Endn|2a}} : pg. 61**{{Endn|2b}} : pg. 98**{{Endn|2c}} : pg. 144
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190331164826/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/03/19/forge-world-preview-a-classic-rebornfw-homepage-post-2/ Warhammer Community : Forge World Preview: A Classic Reborn (19/03/2018)] (saved archive)
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190703123740/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/10/01/1st-oct-forge-world-preview-the-proteus-pattern-land-speeder-returns-againfw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community : Forge World Preview: The Proteus Pattern Land Speeder Returns (again) (01/10/2018)] (saved archive)
*{{Endn|5}}: [[White Dwarf 99 (UK)]], pg. 63
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook]] , pg.62
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