Over the thousands of years since end of the Horus Heresy the Adeptus Mechanicus has slowly lost the ability to produce high-quality Plasma Weapons. Ancient records from the Adeptus Mechanicus archives on Mars show that during the Great Crusade there were entire Imperial Army armoured regiments equipped with nothing but Leman Russ Executioners.

The Executioner variant of the standard Leman Russ main battle tank is one of the oldest still in use by the Imperium. 4 Adeptus Mechanicus Technical SpecificationsĪ Leman Russ Executioner on the frozen surface of Betalis III.3 Notable Users of the Leman Russ Executioners.When deployed in battle, the Executioner's Plasma Cannon fires with the fury of a miniature sun, incinerating tightly packed infantry and burning through vehicle armour with ease. Gradually, over the millennia, knowledge of plasma technology has been lost, and the Executioner is now a rare relic. The Executioner is one of the oldest variants of the Leman Russ, and during the Great Crusade entire regiments of this tank were fielded. The Executioner is a powerful anti-armour tank, but its temperamental main weapon makes it unsuited for engagements of long duration.

The Leman Russ Executioner variant differs from the standard pattern Leman Russ in that its main weapon is the powerful Plasma Destroyer, as opposed to the Battle Cannon. The Leman Russ is named after the Primarch of the Space Wolves Space Marines Chapter, Leman Russ, and is one of the most common armoured vehicles used by the Imperium of Man. The Leman Russ Executioner is a variant of the Imperial Guard's primary main battle tank, the Leman Russ. A Leman Russ Executioner unleashes its Plasma Destroyer

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