Leman Russ

The Leman Russ is the main battle tank of the Astra Militarum, and is also the most widely deployed tank in the Imperium. The tank is named after the Space Wolves Primarch, Leman Russ. Far from a sophisticated vehicle, the Leman Russ was designed and built with reliability and versatility in mind. It can survive the worst the galaxy can throw at it, and can run on almost any combustible liquid fuel.

Power Generation

HL230 V12 Multi-Fuel

Weapons & Armament

Turret-mounted Battle Cannon and a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter. Alternatively, a Lascannon can be mounted on the tank's hull instead of the Heavy Bolter. The Leman Russ can be equipped with two sponson mounts, one on each side.
The Battle Cannon is a fairly conventional 120 millimetre smoothbore cannon. The standard munition is an Armour-Piercing High Explosive (APHE) round capable of penetrating all but the heaviest armor with ease but also containing a substantial impact-fused explosive charge with a large blast radius. This makes the Battle Cannon an effective dual-use armament capable of taking out light and medium vehicles as well as groups of heavy infantry.

Armor and defense

Frontal armour is 150 millimetres thick

Sensors

Equipped with a variety of high-tech scanners and Auspex systems

Additional & auxiliary systems

Inertial dampening technology designed to provide better stability for the firing of the tank's main weapon.

Motto

"What I cannot crush with words, I will crush with the tanks of the Imperial Guard!"

Manufacturer

Astra Militarum

Owning Organization

Astra Militarum

Weight

60 tonnes

Speed

Max Speed - on road: 35kph , Max Speed - off road: 21kph

Complement / Crew

Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, 2 Sponson Gunners