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[[Image:Russ Indirect Fire.png|thumb|right|200px| Leman Russ tanks firing indirect bombardments, as would be coordinated by a Tank Commander (and about to have an unfortunate encounter with Ork [[Kommandos]]){{Fn|11}}]]
Customarily, the HQ tank in a Tank Company will be fitted with a '''Command Cupola''' for the Tank Commander, installed with specialist equipment such as comm-link scramblers, tactical [[cogitator]]s, and uplink modules to connect with other officers in the field. These HQ tanks serve as the nerve center for an entire company, and allowing the Tank Commander to coordinate its actions even when the company is widely dispersed. While in a Command Cupola, he is able to direct the fire of up to nine other vehicles that are equipped with either [[battle cannon]]s, [[Earthshaker (Cannon)|Earthshakers]], [[Heavy Mortar]]s or [[Demolisher cannon]]s, calling in the coordinates over comm-link and allowing them to elevate their guns to fire indirect bombardments over intervening terrain at any target the Tank Commander himself can see.{{Fn|1110b}}
In the event of an emergency, a Tank Commander is prepared to take over the position of a driver or a gunner in a vehicle in case they are slain, though they will be unable to coordinate the actions of company vehicles while doing so.{{Fn|1010a}}
==Notable Imperial Guard Tank Commanders==
==Miniatures==
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Tank_Commander_in_Command_Cupola.png|"I say sir! I think those [[Orks]] over there are looking for a fight!"<br><sup>A <div style="line-height: 1.2;"><small>Tank Commander in his '''Command Cupola''' From the [[Baal System]]([[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook|2nd edition]]).</small></div></sup>{{Fn|1010a}}</sup>
Tank Commander Codex Imperial Guard (2nd Edition) pg 95.jpg| A Tank Commander of the [[Turan XXI]] in a [[Leman Russ Demolisher]] ([[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook|2nd edition]])
Deathkorp5.jpg|[[Death Korps of Krieg]] Tank Commander, ([[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook|4th edition]])
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250926130716/https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/astra-militarum-leman-russ-battle-tank-2023?srsltid=AfmBOorQTwr6Oi2H7XITpbGTQlSGd3jGVvCGB5KGQfN9LozHsbNizTYD Leman Russ Battle Tank (2023 Release)] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/astra-militarum-leman-russ-battle-tank-2023?srsltid=AfmBOorQTwr6Oi2H7XITpbGTQlSGd3jGVvCGB5KGQfN9LozHsbNizTYD the original], last accessed 26 March 2025)''
*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Citadel Journal 7]], pg. 38 {{FE}}
*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Citadel Journal 22]], {{Endn|10a}} inner cover {{FE}}{{Endn|10b}} inner cover {{FE}}*{{Endn|11}}: [[Inquisitor Magazine Issue 14]], pg. 22 26 {{IME}}
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Inquisitor Magazine Issue 16]], pg. 16 {{IME}}
*{{Endn|13}}: [[White Dwarf 240 (AU)]], pg. 93 {{GDE}}
