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==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}}
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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 a [[Grav-vehicle|antigravity technologyLand Speeder]] to achieve extraordinary battlefield mobility and speed. They variant that saw peak use within the [[Space Marine Legion|Legiones Astartes]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]] within the . They are high speed reconnaissance and rapid attack skimmers that utilise [[Space Marine LegionGrav-vehicle|antigravity technology]]sto achieve extraordinary battlefield mobility and speed.{{Fn|22a}}
==Description==
The Proteus Land Speeder trades is a lightly armoured two-man craft{{Fn|2a}}, trading some of the a [[Imperial Jetbike|Jetbike]]’s agility for a stronger, more robust resilient frame and the ability to carry heavier armamentsweaponry.{{Fn|2c}} As lightly armoured two-man craftHowever, they require are not main battleline vehicles; they rely more on their extreme manoeuvrability and speed for survival than durability. A Proteus requires 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 a Space Marine 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}}
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}}
*[[Hunter-Killer Missile]]{{Fn|2a}}
==MiniaturesImages==<center><gallery mode=borderless heights=250 widths=250>FWProteusLandSpeeder2018b.jpg|Proteus Land Speeder miniature (2018){{Fn|4}}FWProteusLandSpeeder2018a.jpg|Proteus Land Speeder miniature (2018){{Fn|4}}</gallery></center><center><gallery mode=borderless heights=250 widths=250>FWLandSpeeder.jpg|Proteus Land Speeder miniature (Warhammer' Fest exclusive, 2018){{Fn|3}}LandSpeeder1st.jpg|Land Speeder miniature ([[1st Edition]], 1988){{Fn|6}}</gallery></center> ==Trivia=={{Trivia}}*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}}
==See also==
**[[Land Speeder]]
**[[Storm Speeder]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 107
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Liber Astartes(2nd Edition)]] {{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
