Armed with a Punisher Gatling-Gun that serves the Emperor's divine justice at far over 1000 Rounds per minute.

While the standard Leman Russ has anti-infantry weaponry as a necessity in warfare, The Punisher Pattern Leman Russ has the slaughter of large swathes of enemy infantry as it's number one purpose. The last of the MBT's arsenal is a pintle-mounted heavy Stubber, that serves to cover the blindspots of the heavy bolters To the front there is a Lascannon, that while not as deadly as the main gun, still vaporizes anything but the heaviest of armors. Additionaly it is outfitted with two sponson Heavy Bolters to hold hostile infantry at bay. The Normal Main Battle Tank is armed with a 120mm smoothbore Battlecannon suitable to damage even heavy armor. While the Leman Russ is among the most basic vehicles fielded against enemies of the Imperium of Man, even the Standard Patterns pack enough of a punch to stand against most of them. It's sturdy Armor, the vast array of weaponry the tank can be outfitted with, aswell as the relative ease of producing them en masse make the Leman Russ the go-to Tank for any Imperial Officer whose battlefield doesn't warrant the deployement of comparatively more potent Warmachines, such as the super heavy Baneblade. The Leman Russ Main Battle Tank, one of the many backbones of the ground forces of Astra Millitarum.īased on ancient STC technology rediscovered by the Space Wolfs Space Marine Legion on the World of Nova Borilia and Named in honor of their Primarch Leman Russ.

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