m1180093 the spear of russ

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· THE SPEAR OF RUSS

No one truly knows remembers why the Imperial Guard's

mainstay tank was named after the Primarch of the Space

Wolves. Some say that it was Leman Russ' Crusade that

discovered the STC for the tank. others insist that it wasthe Space Wolves which started using Leman Russ Battle

Tanks en masse. Although they are usually seen as detachments in Imperial Guard infantry companies or seen

fighting as part of an 'Emperor's Fist ' or 'Emperor's

Lance ' armored regiment, the Leman Russ Battle Tan ks

are also some times fie lded by the Space Wo lves Chapter.The most commonly used varian t in such rare instances is

the Leman Russ Exterminator.

Armed with a pair of tw in-linked autocannons and usually

a few he avy bolters, the Leman Russ fulfills a ro le simi lar

to that of a Predator Destructor. Its simple design, durability and efficiency on the fie ld of battle are litera lly unmatched by any other Astartes vehicle - whe ther tasked

with oblite rating hordes or dea ling with light vehicles orflyers, the adaptable as a wolf Exterminator always suc-

ceeds.At fi rst manned by ski lled Imperial Guard aces, the few

Leman Russ Exterminators in the possession of the Space

Wolves we re used on many planets and campaigns in

and beyond the Imperium of Man .twas Egi l Iron Wolfs idea to allow Space Wolf vete rans to

FORMATION :3+ leman Ru ss Exterminator Tanks (from Codex: Imperial Guard)One tank mus t be marked as the command tank.

PECIAL RULES :

100 POINTS + MODELS

man the vehicles instead. Egil, who was the Wo lf Lord in

charge of the Leman Russes decided that the few Exterm ina tors in the Chapter should be driven by more deserving men

- men with centuries of experience on the battle field. Instead

of trusting mortal men with his few batt le tanks, Egil decidedto give the honor of manning a veh icle bearing his Primarch 's name to some of the best Long Fangs his GreatCompany had ever known .Thus, 'The Spear of Russ' armored regiment was created.

The honor of going to battle inside the ferro-steel plating isgiven to some of the older Long Fangs - Space Wolves withcenturies of experience, nerves of stee l and an extremely reliable and stable demeanor. When a Long Fang 's pack becomes too small or too precious to be on the battlefield un protected it is given the privilege of dispensing indiscr iminatej ustice from the inside of a Leman Russ Battle Tank. Ideallythe remnants of a pack receive a dedicated vehicle, with the

Squad Leader in control of the vehicle and the rest of his

Long Fang pack manning the various turrets and sponsons.

'The Spear of Russ' is composed of at least three similar ve-

hicles and one of them, usually the tank with the oldest

Squad Leader, is chosen to be the command tank. Althoughuneasy at first.. the di fferen t Long Fang packs eventua llyadapt to the situation and learn to function as one with the

rest of the Exterminators.

t r ike Force : All un it s in The Spear of Russ must be deployed within 6" of the command tank, or, i f coming on from reserve they mustnter the table Within 6" of the point entered by the command tank.

As tan es Crew: To represent the long Fangs operating the leman Russ Exterminator tanks, every tank in The Spear of Russ formationains + 1 BS. The extra cost of this upgrade is already included in the points value of the formation.

Auto-targeting System: The leman Russ Exterminators have the Anti-Aircraft Mount spec ial rule.

Fire Cont rol: If a tank from The Spear of Russ formation is Wth in 12" of the co mmand vehicle (o r is the comman d veh icle itself) it canshoot eac h of its weapon at di fferent targets.