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==Overview==
The Deredeo pattern Dreadnought was developed as an outgrowth of the same project to improve upon the fusion of [[Terra|Terran]] and [[Mechanicum]] technology which gave birth to the first [[Legiones Astartes]] Dreadnoughts, such as the [[Castraferrum Pattern Dreadnought|Castraferrum]] and [[Lucifer Pattern Dreadnought|Lucifer patterns]]. It shares many core components and systems with the hugely successful [[Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought|Contemptor class]], but rather than being a general assault unit, the Deredeo is an expressly designed heavy weapons platform,{{Fn|3b}} intended to combine superior firepower with the flexibility and durability of a [[Dreadnought]] chassis.{{Fn|91}}{{Fn|19}}
It was initially deployed in limited numbers to each of the [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]], which saw the Deredeo treated as a specialist unit due to difficulties in manufacture,{{Fn|3}} as it proved highly resource intensive to produce and maintain, but its undoubted survivability and killing power saw a resurgence in its use after the initial wave of internecine strife during the [[Horus Heresy]], and it was in high demand by Traitor and Loyalist alike from the few [[Forge World|Forge Worlds]] able to fashion them.{{Fn|9}}
*{{Endn|7}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/31/nova-open-previews-iron-armour-and-very-heavy-ordnance-in-the-horus-heresy/ Warhammer Community: NOVA Open Previews – Iron Armour and Very Heavy Ordnance in the Horus Heresy (posted 30/8/2023)] (last accessed 31/8/2023)
*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Horus Heresy: Legions]] - '''Shadow of the Warmaster''': ''World Eaters'', card description
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Liber Astartes(2nd Edition)]], pg. 67
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