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==Variants==
===Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner===
[[image:DeimosExecutioner.jpg|thumb|200px|Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner with Plasma Destroyer{{Fn|2}}]]
A design that is prized in the Imperium but now almost entirely lost, the Deimos Executioner is armed with a mighty [[Plasma destroyer]]. The powerful weapon allows it to blast apart even the most powerful armour with contemptuous ease. However, only the [[Forge World]] of [[Ryza]] is still able to manufacture the advanced photo-plasmic cells needed for the Executioners weapon. As a result of this spare parts shortage, many chapters' [[Techmarine]]s have replaced the main Plasma Destroyer with a [[Conversion Beamer]]. This modification turns the Executioner into a powerful siege tank and long-range tank destroyer, but this firepower is gained at the cost of manoeuvrability and increases vulnerability to short-range attacks.{{Fn|2}}
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===Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus===
[[Image:DeimosInfernus.jpg|thumb|200px|Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus of the [[Salamanders]]{{Fn|3}}]]
An ancient design dating back to the early days of the [[Great Crusade]], the '''Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus''' is armed with a fearsome [[Flamestorm Cannon]] or [[Magna-Melta]] as well as [[Heavy Flamer]]s and [[Heavy Bolter]]s. [[STC]] data indicates that the Deimos Pattern Infernus may have been an attempt to replicate the [[Baal Predator]] design after the [[Blood Angels]] refused to share the design with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Accordingly, the Mechanicus maintains that the design is superior to the Baal Predator in speed, protection, and firepower.{{Fn|3}}
The ancient design however has largely been replaced by the [[Land Raider Redeemer]] in most [[Chapter]]s, including the [[Crimson Fists]], [[Fire Lords]], and [[Subjugators]]. But with the new [[Tyranid]] menace emerging across the [[Imperium]], the Deimos Pattern Infernus' close-range firepower has seen renewed use and interest by many within the [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s.{{Fn|3}}
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===Predator Support Tank===
[[Image:Predator Support Tank.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A [[Sons of Horus]] Predator Support Tank{{Fn|5}}]]
The '''Predator Support Tank''' is a variant of the Deimos Pattern Predator that could be armed with the following weapons{{Fn|5}} :
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Executioner Plasma Destroyer.jpg|[[Executioner Plasma Destroyer]]{{Fn|5}}
PredatorSupportFlamestormCannon.jpg|[[Flamestorm Cannon]]{{Fn|5}}
Heavy Conversion Beam Cannon.jpg|[[Heavy Conversion Beam Cannon]]{{Fn|5}}
Magna-Melta Cannon.jpg|[[Magna-Melta Cannon]]{{Fn|5}}
Neutron Blaster.jpg|[[Neutron Laser Projector|Neutron Blaster]]{{Fn|5}}
</gallery></center>
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==See also==
*[[Space Marine Vehicles (List)]]
**[[Predator]]
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The '''Deimos Pattern Predator''' is an older design of [[Predator]] Battle Tank, dating back to the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|12}}[[File:DeimosPredatorArt.jpg|thumb|300px|Deimos Pattern Predator Destructor{{Fn|42}}]]
==Overview==
An ancient and revered design of Predator Tank, cited by the [[Codex Astartes]] as a spiritual mentor, no less, there are almost as many patterns of Predator as there are of the ubiquitous [[Rhino]] hull it is based upon. One such variant is the Deimos Pattern Predator, first issued en-masse to the [[Space Marine Legion]]s of the [[Great Crusade]]. Artificer-crafted by the finest machine-wrights of the great forge-complexes of [[Mars]], the Deimos Pattern Predator has since been modified to the [[Predator Annihilator|Annihilator]] variant by those [[Chapter]]s who are supplied with this pattern.{{Fn|12}}
==Variants==
===Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus===
[[Image:DeimosInfernus.jpg|thumb|200px|Deimos Predator Infernus with [[Flamestorm Cannon]]{{Fn|8}}]]
An ancient design dating back to the early days of the [[Great Crusade]], the '''Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus''' is armed with a fearsome [[Flamestorm Cannon]] or [[Magna-Melta]] as well as [[Heavy Flamer]]s and [[Heavy Bolter]]s. [[STC]] data indicates that the Deimos Pattern Infernus may have been an attempt to replicate the [[Baal Predator]] design after the [[Blood Angels]] refused to share the design with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. Accordingly, the Mechanicus maintains that the design is superior to the Baal Predator in speed, protection, and firepower.{{Fn|1a}}
The ancient design however has largely been replaced by the [[Land Raider Redeemer]] in most [[Chapter]]s, including the [[Crimson Fists]], [[Fire Lords]], and [[Subjugators]]. But with the new [[Tyranid]] menace emerging across the [[Imperium]], the Deimos Pattern Infernus' close-range firepower has seen renewed use and interest by many within the [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s.{{Fn|1a}}
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===Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner===
[[image:PredatorExecutionerPlasma.jpg|thumb|200px|Deimos Predator Executioner with [[Plasma Destroyer]]{{Fn|7}}]]
A design that is prized in the Imperium but now almost entirely lost, the Deimos Executioner is armed with a mighty [[Plasma destroyer]]. The powerful weapon allows it to blast apart even the most powerful armour with contemptuous ease. However, only the [[Forge World]] of [[Ryza]] is still able to manufacture the advanced photo-plasmic cells needed for the Executioners weapon. As a result of this spare parts shortage, many chapters' [[Techmarine]]s have replaced the main Plasma Destroyer with a [[Conversion Beamer]]. This modification turns the Executioner into a powerful siege tank and long-range tank destroyer, but this firepower is gained at the cost of manoeuvrability and increases vulnerability to short-range attacks.{{Fn|1b}}
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==Weaponry during the Horus Heresy==
During the [[Horus Heresy]], additional weaponry was available to the Deimos Predator, in place of the regular [[Predator Cannon]]{{Fn|4a}}:
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|Size=80
|Executioner Plasma Destroyer.jpg||[[Executioner Plasma Destroyer]]{{Fn|3}}
|PredatorSupportFlamestormCannon.jpg||[[Flamestorm Cannon]]{{Fn|3}}
|GravisLascannon.jpg||[[Gravis Lascannon]]{{Fn|4a}}
|GravitonCannon.jpg||[[Graviton Cannon]]{{Fn|4a}}
|Heavy Conversion Beam Cannon.jpg||[[Heavy Conversion Beam Cannon]]{{Fn|3}}
|Magna-Melta Cannon.jpg||[[Magna-Melta Cannon]]{{Fn|3}}
|Neutron Blaster.jpg||[[Neutron Laser Projector|Neutron Blaster]]{{Fn|4a}}
|VolkiteMacro-Saker.jpg||[[Volkite Macro-Saker]]{{Fn|4a}}
}}
Some Legions such as the [[Imperial Fists]]{{Fn|4b}} and [[Blood Angels]]{{Fn|4c}}, also made use of the [[Iliastus Pattern Assault Cannon|Iliastus Assault Cannon]] on the main turret, a prototype weapon designed as a more compact and portable variant of the [[Assault_cannon#Known_Patterns|Kheres]] pattern{{Fn|4b}}.
==Miniatures==
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DeimosPredator.jpg|Deimos Predator with [[Gravis Lascannon]]
DeimosPredatorDestructor2.jpeg|Deimos Predator with [[Predator Cannon]]
DeimosExecutionerConversionBeamer.jpg|Deimos Predator with [[Conversion Beamer]]
PredatorInfernusMagna.jpg|Deimos Predator with [[Magna Melta]]
</gallery></center>
==See also==
*[[Space Marine Vehicles (List)]]
**[[Predator]]
==Technical Information==
{{Imperial Vehicles
|Vehicle Name=Deimos Pattern Predator{{Fn|42}}
|Forge World of Origin=Unknown
|Known Patterns=I-III
|Access Points=N/A
}}
==Sources==
*'''1''':[[Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus]]**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 154**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 156*{{Endn|2}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two (Second Edition)]] pg.74-75*{{Endn|13}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 217*{{Endn|4}}: [[Liber Astartes]]**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 69**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 228**{{Endn|4c}}: pg. 253*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NZ/Deimos-Pattern-Predator Deimos Pattern Predator] ''(last accessed 19 April 2016)''*{{Endn|26}}: [https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NZ/Deimos-Pattern-Predator-Executioner Deimos Pattern Predator Executioner] ''(last accessed 19 April 2016)''*{{Endn|37}}: [https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-NZ/Deimos-Pattern-Predator-Infernus Deimos Pattern Predator Infernus] ''(last accessed 19 April 2016)''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two (Second Edition)]] pg.74*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/10/20/we-thought-predators-couldnt-get-more-versatile-then-the-support-tank-arrived/ Warhammer Community: We Thought Predators Couldn’t Get More Versatile. Then the Support Tank Arrived (Posted on 20/10/2022)] (Last accessed on 20/10/2022)
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