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===Cataphractii Pattern===
[[File:TerminatorCataphractii.jpg|thumb|300px|Cataphractii-pattern Terminator Armour{{Fn|10}}]]
This pattern was among the first issued to the [[Space Marine Legion]]s, coming after the introduction of [[Mk.III Power Armour]]{{Fn|37a}}, and was used during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] by both the Space Marines{{Fn|11}} and the [[Adeptus Custodes|Legio Custodes]].{{Fn|13}} Although it had become rarer in the period immediately period prior to the the Horus Heresy, some Legions, such as the [[Iron Hands]], possessed a large number of suits.{{Fn|9}}
In addition to being distinguished by its large, layered [[pauldrons]], and the pteruges protecting the elbow and thigh joints{{Fn|9}}, it was functionally distinct from other patterns, bearing additional plating and shield generators installed within the shoulder pads.{{Fn|8}} This resulted in severe straining of the suit's exoskeleton and reduced the wearer's movement speed, leading to its decline among some Space Marine Legions during the early battles of the Heresy.{{Fn|11}}
*{{Endn|35}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250617170818/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/7h1lqo8p/rules-in-the-age-of-darkness-saturnine-terminators-take-the-field/ Warhammer Community: Rules in the Age of Darkness – Saturnine Terminators take the field (posted 17/6/2025)] saved page original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/7h1lqo8p/rules-in-the-age-of-darkness-saturnine-terminators-take-the-field/ (last accessed 17/6/2025)
*{{Endn|36}}:[http://web.archive.org/web/20250707140349/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/rzbpqwiz/the-horus-heresy-round-table-the-origins-of-saturnine-armour/ The Horus Heresy round table – The origins of Saturnine armour] (archived page, posted 7/7/2025, last accessed 8/7/2025, original link:https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/rzbpqwiz/the-horus-heresy-round-table-the-origins-of-saturnine-armour/)
*{{Endn|37}}: [[Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness 3rd Edition Rulebook]]:
**{{Endn|37a}}: pg. 34
**{{Endn|37b}}: pg. 43
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