Wrath of Pardua
The Wrath of Pardua was a Leman Russ Conqueror in service with the Eighth Pardus Armoured regiment.[1a]
History
The Wrath was commanded by Captain Anselm Sirus during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.[1a][1b] By the time of the Hagia campaign, the tank had 69 claimed enemy kills.[1b]
Wrath of Pardua was assigned as part of the honour guard tasked with retrieving the remains of Saint Sabbat when Lord General Lugo ordered the evacuation of Hagia.[1a] It usually operated alongside its sister tank, Lion of Pardua.[1a][1b]
On the way to the Saint's resting place, the Imperials had to pass through Bhavnager. However, they encountered fierce resistance from Infardi cultists that had holed up and fortified the town.[1a][1b] In the battle that followed, Captain Sirus and the Wrath of Pardua led five other Pardus tanks and Tanith infantry in a flanking manoeuvre from the east of the town while the main attack was made from the south. Although these tanks were delayed by a minefield, the Imperials were on the brink of victory when the cultists deployed their secret weapon: a Baneblade Super Heavy Tank. Just when things looked hopeless, Captain Sirus had the Wrath of Pardua charge the enemy tank and pierce its armour with augur shells. Although the Baneblade destroyed the Wrath immediately afterwards (killing Sirus in the process), the damage was enough for Captain Woll of Old Strontium to finish the tank off.[1b]
Loadout
Captain Sirus made it a point to always carry some augur shells as part of his tank's complement.[1b]
In addition to its standard gear, the Wrath was fitted with sponson-mounted heavy flamers and a dozer blade.[1a]