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Their main weapons were comparatively short ranged in relation to the artillery batteries, but they were used in a direct assault role or in close support of the Infantry Tercios, in particular those mounted in Dracosan Armoured Carriers. They lacked the speed of the strike Russ squadrons but were formidably durable. Leman Russ Assault squadrons consisted of heavily armoured variants of the Solar pattern – re-configured for direct assault against fortified enemies. These combined to increase the tanks’ speed and operational range substantially, allowing them to make wide flanking advances in order to engage an enemy at the moment the infantry sections launched their own attack. Leman Russ tanks in Auxilia strike squadrons were fitted with extended fuel reserves and their engines enhanced with forced induction chargers. Numerous sub-patterns mounted a wide array of weapons in service of the elite Solar Auxilia were often enhanced to the "Solar” pattern, fitted with supplementary survival and exploration systems. The Leman Russ battle tank proved to be a reliable and proven armoured vehicle named after the Primarch of the Legiones Astartes Space Wolves in honour of his savage ferocity in war.
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The Leman Russ battle tank was first developed some time during the Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium, but most of the information about the vehicle from that ancient time is missing or non-existent. Due to the noise, intravehicle communication is only viable by an enclosed intercom system, with the commander having access to an external Vox-caster. The Leman Russ is simple to operate, but very loud and uncomfortable for its crew. Side sponson weapons may be added, each of which requires an additional crew member to operate. The Leman Russ is crewed by a minimum of four crewmen, including a commander, gunner, loader and driver. The Leman Russ can perform to its optimum capabilities when all of these elements are combined during an Imperial armoured advance. This characteristic does make the Leman Russ vulnerable to assault from these angles, requiring infantry support, other tanks or very careful operation to protect the vehicle. Its side and rear armour remain thinner to reduce the strain on the tank’s engines. Though slow, its frontal armour is strong enough to withstand the multitude of weaponry wielded by the enemies of the Emperor of Mankind. It can survive the worst the galaxy can throw at it, and can run on almost any liquid fuel. Far from a sophisticated vehicle, the Leman Russ was designed and built with reliability and versatility in mind. The tank is named after the Space Wolves Primarch, Leman Russ. The Leman Russ is the main battle tank of the Imperial Guard, and is also the most widely deployed tank in the Imperium. “ What I cannot crush with words, I will crush with the tanks of the Imperial Guard!"- Lord Solar Macharius