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[[Image:SicaranArt.jpg|thumb|right|Sicaran Battle Tank of the [[Salamanders]]{{Fn|4}}]]
[[Image:Sicarn.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Forge World (Company)|Forge World]] Sicaran Battle Tank{{Fn|1}}]]
[[Image:LISicaran2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sicaran Battle Tank with [[Plasma Weapon|Omega Plasma Array]]{{Fn|13}}]]
The '''Sicaran Battle Tank''' was a type of heavy tank used by the [[Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Horus Heresy]] and [[Great Crusade]].
The Sicaran was developed by the [[Primarch]]s [[Ferrus Manus]] and [[Roboute Guilliman]] alongside the [[Magos]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. One of the more advanced weapons systems used by the [[Space Marines]] during this time, the Sicaran utilized component technologies from various [[STC]]'s such as the [[Rhino]] and [[Land Raider]] to create a high-speed tank destroyer to complement the [[Predator]] and [[Land Raider]] on the battlefield.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
The Sicaran Battle Tank was primarily armed with two Herakles-pattern [[Accelerator Autocannon]]s, which allowed it to rapidly fire shells at a far higher velocity than a standard autocannon. Secondary armament included sponson-mounted [[Lascannon]]s. Because of its advanced weaponry, the Sicaran was capable of tracking and engaging swift moving targets and pinpoint weaknesses in enemy armor with lethal precision.{{Fn|1}} The Sicaran can also be equipped with a [[Plasma Cannon|Omega-Pattern Plasma Array]].{{Fn|13}}
In the [[M41|41st Millennium]] Sicaran tanks are prized as rare relics, their systems little understood by even the most venerable [[Master of the Forge]]. They are normally held in stasis when not in use to prevent the vehicle from decaying.{{Fn|4}}
|Max Speed - on road=74kph
|Max Speed - off road=58kph
|Main Armament=Twin [[Accelerator Autocannon]]sor [[Plasma Weapon|Omega Plasma Array]]{{Fn|13}}
|Secondary Armament=Sponson [[Lascannon]]s or [[Heavy Bolter]]s
|Gun Traverse=360°
*{{Endn|11}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/02/23/heresy-thursday-the-sicaran-venator-is-a-high-speed-tank-hunter-with-a-massive-laser/ Warhammer Community: Heresy Thursday – The Sicaran Venator Is a High-Speed Tank-Hunter With a Massive Laser (posted 23/2/2023)]
*{{Endn|12}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240728173405/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/28/sunday-preview-devastation-comes-to-tallarn/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=ClKj7_WRE.HpZciZAlzitTr5JF0O0dMaSXSMUYdoiqA-1722188045-0.0.1.1-4138 Warhammer Community: Sunday Preview – Devastation Comes to Tallarn (posted 28/7/2024)] (last accessed 28/7/2024) https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/28/sunday-preview-devastation-comes-to-tallarn/
*{{Endn|13}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240728123357/https://www.warhammer.com/favicon.ico Games Workshop Sicaran Battle Tank Squadron] (last accessed 28/7/2024) https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/legions-imperialis-sicaran-squadron-2024
