T54

"While we do not know much about the T54 tank (certain records have been suppressed by the Fabricator-General for unknown reasons), we know that it was relatively rare, with only around 100,000 units manufactured. Judging by the small size of the main armament, Fabricator-adepts believe that this vehicle probably used primitive energy-projection technology akin to the lascannon, designed to support larger vehicles.

As for what T54 stands for, the answer is obvious! T54 was clearly an adept of the Mechanicum in the early days of Mars, and discovered the STC for this vehicle, much as Arkhan Land (binharic praise upon his name) discovered the STCs for the Land Raider and Land Speeder."

- Tech-Priest Kappa-Nu AX77446 lecturing guardsmen about older predecessors of the Leman Russ Battle Tank.^[1]

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The T54 was a type of tank used on old Terra, believed by the Adeptus Mechanicus to be a precursor to the modern Leman Russ Battle Tank.^[1]

Images

T-54 tank^[1]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

This is a reference to the T-54 and T-55, a Soviet medium tank and most produced tank in history.

See also

• Tyger tank
• Sherman tank

Sources

• 1: The Regimental Standard: The History of the Imperium: Tanks of Old Terra (posted 25/10/2017) (archived page, dated 9 July 2019, last accessed 13 January 2025)