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→Mark VI "Corvus Armour": Adding source, "White Dwarf 129 (UK)" Page.17
===Mark VI "Corvus Armour"===
[[File:RGHH.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Raven Guard]] in Mark VI Corvus Armour{{Fn|19c}}]]
At the end of the production of Mark IV armour, a long term research project began to replace it. As this remained a theoretical endeavour for some time, it lead to the production of the Corvus Suit as a stopgap measure, using a mixture of new and old features.{{Cite thisFn|1}} The Mk.VI has become infamous for its use amongst those associated with stealth and infiltration, such as the [[Raven Guard]] and [[Alpha Legion]].{{Fn|22}}
The first Mark VI prototype design (which bore the provisional designation of Mk V at the time) was field-tested during the [[Great Crusade]]'s [[Scalland Campaign]] by Legionaries of the [[Raven Guard]], whose experiences and comments resulted in improved design features in the finalised armour mark. Prototype Mk.VI was already in circulation amongst many Legions by the time of the Heresy, but it proved controversial for some of these, with the [[Iron Warriors]] flatly rejecting the design entirely in favor of heavier armour.{{Fn|67}} Meanwhile, the [[Alpha Legion]] was able to acquire small numbers of prototype Mk.VI Armour and modified it according to their Legion's own needs. Built in secret, the "Corvus-Alpha" pattern of Corvus Armour first saw use openly during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|19}} Production and mass issuing of the Mk.VI was interrupted by the outbreak of the Heresy and subsequent [[Schism of Mars]], with many suits being evacuated off [[Mars]] as the world fell to [[Dark Mechanicum]] forces.{{Fn|67}}
