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[[Image:LRCrusaderArt.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Black Templars]] Land Raider Crusader{{Fn|1a}}]]
The '''Land Raider Crusader''' is an assault-based version of the [[Land Raider]] used by the [[Space Marines]]. It has several modifications to allow it to assist warriors assaulting out of the front hatch. It also has a much greater transport capacity due to the removal of many of the large energy generators needed to power the [[Lascannons]], and special [[frag grenade|frag]] charges to fill the air before it with lethal shrapnel and cover the disembarking Marines.
==History==
The Land Raider Crusader design originated from the [[Jerulas Crusade]] in 645.[[M39]]{{Fn|Conflicting sources}} when [[Artificer]] [[Simagus]] of the [[Black Templars]] used ancient techno-arcana, recovered from the long-forgotten depths of a captured [[Hive City]], to develop what would become one of the most feared tanks in the [[Imperium]]. As tales of the Crusader's successes spread, many other Chapters began to request information regarding its remodelingremodelling. Eventually the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] of [[Mars]] officially recognized the Crusader pattern in 763.[[M39]], although by this point it was a mere formality since the design had already spread to hundreds of Chapters.{{Fn|3}}
==Design Features==
The Crusader's most significant departure from the original vehicle comes in its armaments, with the sponson-mounted [[lascannon]]s replaced with [[Hurricane bolters]], the hull-mounted [[heavy bolter]] replaced with [[twin-linked]] [[Assault Cannon]]s, and several [[Frag Assault Launcher]]s studding its hull. These numerous short-ranged, rapid-firing weapons allow the Crusader to lay low the enemy before disgorging its embarked passengers and provide them with superior fire suppression. In compensation for the loss in anti-tank firepower the pintle-mount was converted to carry a [[Multimulti-melta]], which also serves to breach defences and clear anti-tank obstacles.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} The first Crusaders models of created by the Black Templars didn't have multi-meltas, but after several battles these were found to be necessary and subsequently added.{{Fn|1}}
With the removal of the bulky generators needed to power the lascannons the Crusader can carry up to sixteen Space Marines or eight [[Terminators]], the largest transport capacity of any Land Raider variant.{{Fn|2}} Carrying so many additional troops also necessitated the adding of [[Extra Armour]] and structural supports to the vehicle which, due to the additional strain on its engines, also reduces the Crusader's top speed slightly{{Fn|1}} A standard Crusader also mounts [[Smoke Launchers]] and a [[Searchlight]] along with the option to carry a [[Hunter-Killer Missile]]{{Fn|2}}
|Known Patterns=II-XI
|Crew=Driver, Commander
|Powerplant=Adaptable Thermic Combustion w/ Auxillary Auxilliary Reactor
|Weight=72.0 tonnes
|Length=10.3m
It has been observed that the forces of [[Chaos]] are capable of corrupting a Land Raider Crusader.
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Chaos Land Raider Crusader Golden Demon Australia 2009.jpg|heavily Heavily modified [[Chaos]] Land Raider Crusader([[Golden Demon]] Australia 2009.{{fn|4}}
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==Trivia=={{Trivia}}==={{Endn|Conflicting sources}}===
*In another source{{Fn|1}} the [[Jerulas Crusade]] and the time of the creation of the Land Raider Crusader is dated 304.[[M39]].{{Fn|1}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pg. 82
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]], pg. 43
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Golden Demon]] Australia 2009 '''External Link:''' [https://youtu.be/aAy6zZptL1c Australian Golden Demon 2009 - Cabinet 2] - (see [[Land Raider Crusader/Sources]]) {{GDE}}
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