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===The Land Raider in the 41st Millennium===
Land Raiders are used by Space Marines as well as by their counterparts in the [[Traitor Legions]], who have continued to employ the vehicle after their defeat and exile.{{Cite Marker EndFn|3}}
Since its rediscovery over ten thousand years ago, newly discovered STC information and modifications to the original design have produced different marks and variants. Most of these variants have been recognised by the Priesthood of Mars. Some of these are the [[Land Raider Crusader]], [[Land Raider Helios]], [[Land Raider Prometheus]], [[Land Raider Ares]], [[Land Raider Redeemer]]{{Cite Marker End}Fn|8c} and [[Land Raider Terminus Ultra]].{{Fn|11b}}
According to the organisational guidelines laid down by the [[Codex Astartes]], the Land Raider is only used by the [[1st Company]] of a Space Marine chapter. However, some less orthodox or non-codex compliant chapters are known to use it more widely. The [[Salamanders]] chapter uses an altered version of the Codex Astartes with 12 squads in the 1st company instead of 10, increasing the maximum number of Land Raiders available to 12.{{Cite Marker EndFn|22}}
Land Raiders may also be formed into [[Armoured Spearhead]]s, designed to punch holes through enemy lines and allow penetration into their rear areas.{{Cite Marker End}}
==Design==
Every Land Raider is equipped with automatic control systems known as a [[Machine Spirit]]. The Machine Spirit assists the crew in operating the tank and, in extreme circumstances, can operate the vehicle all on its own.{{Fn|4a}} It is a M32 'Cyclops' class Machine Spirit, operating at a cogitation speed of 30,000 co/second and featuring a maximum contemplation capacity of 3000 kilobrains. The Cyclops features alembic shielding, aetheric stabiliser rod caps, a pseudo-synaptic relay and is fed by phlogiston and etheric feed coils. Data input is provided by an external sensory interface cortex and the 'Redeye' external monitor, while outputting through an external hailing speaker.{{Fn|15a}}
Perhaps the most famous example of this was ''[[Rynn's Might]]'' which, despite lacking any crew, proceeded to kill an [[Ork]] [[Warboss]] and his followers before eventually being destroyed.{{Cite Marker EndFn|23}}
Besides the Machine Spirit, the Land Raider feature triple-redundant banks of [[cogitator|analytical engines]] and communication arrays to facilitate extensive command and control. These even allow deep range strikes behind enemy lines.{{Fn|15b}}
For security purposes, all controls are gene-coded to prevent their unauthorized use by the enemy.{{Fn|4a}} The Land Raider also possesses an auto-tarot reader, 2 megawatt quarz/halogen headlight units,{{Fn|15a}} medical facilities and a shrine dedicated to spiritual purity.{{Fn|15b}}
Other standard equipment includes a [[Searchlight]] and [[Smoke Launchers]]. Additional upgrades include [[Dozer Blades]], [[Extra Armour]], a [[Hunter-killer Missile]], and a [[Multi-Melta]].{{Cite Marker EndFn|10}} The Hunter-Killer Missile is an MKVIII 'Avenger' pattern.{{Fn|15a}}
Also the distinctive feature common to many patterns of Land Raider is the consecrated 'aquila' track links. The twelve consecutive track links standing for the twelve [[High Lords]] of the [[Imperium]] and the thirteenth bears the double-headed eagle symbol, that represents the [[Emperor]] himself. So during the campaigns of the [[Space Marines]] a planet's surface is repeatedly stamped with the authority of the Emperor as if he himself marched there.{{Fn|11c}} The track links are made from a cast pseudo-titanium alloy.{{Fn|15a}}
**{{Endn|8a}}: pg. 17
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 81
**{{Endn|8c}}: pg. 83
*9: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]]
**{{Endn|9a}}: pgs. 218-219
**{{Endn|21a}}, pg. 194
**{{Endn|21b}}, pg. 196
*{{Endn|22}}: [[ Codex Supplement: Salamanders (8th Edition)]], pgs. 11-12
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 81
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