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==Technical Information==
{{Imperial Vehicles
|Vehicle Name=Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought{{Fn|4b}}
|Forge World of Origin=[[Mars]]
|Known Patterns=I-XXVI
|Crew=Interred Space Marine
|Powerplant=Atomantic arc reactor
|Weight=14.5 tonnes
|Length=2.1m
|Width=3.1m
|Height=4.5m
|Ground Clearance=N/A
|Fording Depth=
|Max Speed - on road=12kph
|Max Speed - off road=7kph
|Main Armament= [[Twin-linked]] [[Heavy Bolter]]s [[Lascannon]]s, <br>[[Volkite Culverin]]s, or [[Heavy Flamer]]s, or single [[Multi-Melta]], <br>[[Plasma Cannon]], [[Conversion Beamer]], [[Rotor Cannon]]
|Secondary Armament=[[Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon]], [[Storm Bolter]] or [[Heavy Flamer]], [[Havoc Launcher]]
|Gun Traverse=360°
|Gun Elevation=From -90° to +90°
|Main Ammunition=Variable
|Secondary Ammunition=Variable
|Turret Armour=N/A
|Superstructure Armour=75mm
|Hull Armour=75mm
|Gun Mantlet Armour=N/A
|Vehicle Designation=8681-756-127-DR 081
|Transport=N/A
|Fire Ports=N/A
|Access Points=N/A
}}
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[[Image:ContemptorImperialFists.jpg|thumb|330px|[[Imperial Fists]] Contemptor Dreadnought {{Fn|12}}]]
The '''Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought''' is a [[Space Marine Dreadnought]] developed prior to the [[Horus Heresy]]. {{Fn|1a}} The Contemptor is larger and more powerful than standard Dreadnought patterns, featuring systems similar to those used by the automatons of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus|Mechanicum]]'s [[Legio Cybernetica]] branch, including [[Atomantic Shielding]] field generator technology that would be implemented into the [[Storm Shield]]s of [[Terminator|Space Marine [[Terminators]].{{Fn|1a}}
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==Overview==
At the time of the [[Horus Heresy]] it was a recent design, compared to the older [[Lucifer Dreadnought|Lucifer]] and [[Castraferrum]] pattern Dreadnoughts. It was equipped with an Atomantic arc-reactor, that allowed for enhanced speed and strength as well as defensive energy field systems. These advantages came with a price, however, for it requires a higher degree of maintenance and a catastrophic meltdown may occur if its arc reactor is breached.{{Fn|4a}}
Once the standard pattern of Dreadnought in the [[Great Crusade]]-era, the ability to create new Contemptors is now beyond the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] or perhaps a closely guarded secret by certain [[Tech-Priest]] factions.{{Fn|4a}} Sacred [[Chapter]] memento-mori and ancient monuments on worlds like [[Necromunda (Planet)|Necromunda]] and [[Lorin Alpha]] give notion to the important place the Contemptor had in the earliest Imperial forces raised from [[Terra]], serving with other Dreadnought patterns in spearhead units in the [[Great Crusade]], the Horus Heresy and [[Scouring|it's its aftermath]], suffering incredible incredibly high loses.{{Fn|1a}}
===Post-heresy===
===Wargear===
The Contemptor comes equipped with a [[twin-linked]] [[Heavy Bolter]], a [[Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon]] with inbuilt [[Storm Bolter]], and [[Smoke smoke launcher|Smoke launchers]]s. It can also be mounted fitted with a carapace-mounted [[Havoc Launcher]].{{Fn|2}} The Contemptor is protected by [[Atomantic Shielding]].{{Fn|1a}}
The Contemptor can replace its standard equipment with a variety of weaponry, including: a [[Rotor Cannon]], [[Multi-melta]], twin-linked [[Heavy Flamer]]s, twin-linked [[Autocannon]]s, [[Plasma Cannon]], heavy [[Conversion Beamer]], or twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s. The Contemptor can also replace its inbuilt twin-linked Bolter with a heavy flamer. The Contemptor can also be upgraded with [[Extra armour]], a [[Missile Launcher]], and a [[Searchlight]].{{Fn|2}}
===Technical Information===
{{Imperial Vehicles
|Vehicle Name=Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought{{Fn|4b}}
|Forge World of Origin=[[Mars]]
|Known Patterns=I-XXVI
|Crew=Interred Space Marine
|Powerplant=Atomantic arc reactor
|Weight=14.5 tonnes
|Length=2.1m
|Width=3.1m
|Height=4.5m
|Ground Clearance=N/A
|Fording Depth=
|Max Speed - on road=12kph
|Max Speed - off road=7kph
|Main Armament= [[Twin-linked]] [[Heavy Bolter]]s [[Lascannon]]s, <br>[[Volkite Culverin]]s, or [[Heavy Flamer]]s, or single [[Multi-Melta]], <br>[[Plasma Cannon]], [[Conversion Beamer]], [[Rotor Cannon]]
|Secondary Armament=[[Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon]], [[Storm Bolter]] or [[Heavy Flamer]], [[Havoc Launcher]]
|Gun Traverse=360°
|Gun Elevation=From -90° to +90°
|Main Ammunition=Variable
|Secondary Ammunition=Variable
|Turret Armour=N/A
|Superstructure Armour=75mm
|Hull Armour=75mm
|Gun Mantlet Armour=N/A
|Vehicle Designation=8681-756-127-DR 081
|Transport=N/A
|Fire Ports=N/A
|Access Points=N/A
}}
==Variants==
====Contemptor-Mortis Dreadnought====
[[Image:Urien.jpg|thumb|220px||Contemptor-Mortis [[Urien]]{{Fn|3a}}]]
Instead of standard twin-linked heavy bolters, this class is armed with two weapons of the same type - [[Multi-Melta]]s, twin-linked [[Autocannon]]s, [[Kheres pattern Assault Cannon]]s, or twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s.{{Fn|1b}} The Mortis is often fitted with a helical targeting array slaved to enhanced target-cursing logis engines that allow it to track its foe with unprecedented accuracy and which make it particularly deadly against enemy flyers.{{Fn|3b}} The Mortis also features [[Atomantic Shielding]] and an auger cluster surrounding it's 'head unit'. It may be equipped with [[Extra Armour]], a [[Searchlight]] and a carapcecarapace-mounted [[Cyclone Missile Launcher]].{{Fn|1b}}
Although used by all Space Marine Legions, the Contemptor-Mortis was most often deployed by the [[Dark Angels]] and [[Iron Warrior]] Legions during the later years of the Great Crusade. After thousands of years, a number of revered Contemptor-Mortis are still operational.{{Fn|43}}
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==Notable Contemptor Pattern Dreadnoughts==
{{Mainmain|List of Horus Heresy CharactersNamed Dreadnoughts}}{{main|Chaos Dreadnoughts (List)}}
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*[[Aesir]] of the [[Space Wolves]]{{Fn|40}}
BAContemptor.jpg|Comtemptor Dreadnought of the [[Blood Angels]]{{Fn|31}}
Space-Wolves-Contemptor.jpg|[[Space Wolves]] Comtemptor Dreadnought{{Fn|32}}
WSContemptor.jpg|[[White Scars]] Contemptor Dreadnought&
GWContemptor.jpg|Plastic [[Sons of Horus]] Contemptor Dreadnought for [[The Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness]]{{Fn|42}}
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==Sources==
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*'''1''': [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse Second Edition]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 24
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 28
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 200
*'''3''': [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 78
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 194
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20111023145847/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/RELIC-CONTEMPTOR-DREADNOUGHT-BODY.html Forge World webstore : RELIC CONTEMPTOR DREADNOUGHT BODY] (saved archive)
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution]], pg. 238-239
*'''7''': [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]]:**{{Endn|7a}}: ppg. 81
**{{Endn|7b}}: pg. 118
**{{Endn|7c}}: pg. 211
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg. 42
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Liber Astartes]], pg. 263
*'''11''': [[Liber Hereticus]]:
**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 36
**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 265
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Angel Exterminatus (Novel)]], Chapter 8
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Horus Heresy: Collected Visions]], pgs. 296-298
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned]], pgpgs. 105-109
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus]], pg. 147
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Tallarn: Ironclad (Novel)]], Chapter 7
