Leman Russ Questions

locomotive23 · Post by **locomotive23** » 2007-09-10 12:22am

About the leman russ I'm wondering does anyone have a good description of all its variants? I've checked out the descriptions on forgeworld but some of them arent that detailed. Also about weapons sponsons i noticed some tanks have them and some don't, so I'm curious why some units use the sponson mounted weapons and some don't.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2007-09-10 12:30am

Why? Each forge world creates Leman Russes in their own way based on their interpretations and records of ancient technology*, and nothing short of Mars itself telling them to will make them change. (Look at how hard the Black Templars had to push to get Land Raider Crusaders made out-of-the-box instead of modded by the chapter [in-universe]). Thus why each world's models are unique.

*Ancient tractor technology, that is.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 12:38am

The Lexicanium is good if you need a quick overview, though like all wiki stuff, details are best left to more reliable sources:

Leman Russ Battle Tank
Leman Russ Conquerer
Leman Russ Demolisher
Leman Russ Executioner
Leman Russ Exterminator
Leman Russ Vanquisher
Atlas
Bombard
Destroyer Tank Hunter
Thunderer

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 12:41am

Ghetto Edit: As for sponsoons, I'd say some of them need the room for the extra equipment and larger generators, and others lost them to reduce weight and get some speed.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-10 02:50am

They are all pale comparisons to the true manly awesomeness that is Leman Russ. Able to drink a keg in a single gulp, able to eat a cow in a single sitting, impregnates entire harem wings by pissing in the corner. A man's man.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-10 02:57am

Dark Hellion wrote:They are all pale comparisons to the true manly awesomeness that is Leman Russ. Able to drink a keg in a single gulp, able to eat a cow in a single sitting, impregnates entire harem wings by pissing in the corner. A man's man.

Bullshit. The Leman Russ only exists to make the Baneblade look even more awesome than it would otherwise.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 02:59am

Dark Hellion wrote:They are all pale comparisons to the true manly awesomeness that is Leman Russ. Able to drink a keg in a single gulp, able to eat a cow in a single sitting, impregnates entire harem wings by pissing in the corner. A man's man.

Yeah, but his kids turned out to be furries, that's a pretty big stain on his otherwise flawless man-resume.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-10 03:03am

They may be furries, but they are Viking furries. Probably evens out in the end.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 03:04am

Dark Hellion wrote:They may be furries, but they are Viking furries. Probably evens out in the end.

You got a point... at least they didn't turn out like Sanguinius' and Lion'el's kids... god damn goths and emo's.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-10 03:10am

There's also the Ultra-preps and a Mongolian biker gang.

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 03:19am

Dark Hellion wrote:There's also the Ultra-preps and a Mongolian biker gang.

We oughtta just make a thread for bashing each Legion.

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-10 03:26am

Ritterin Sophia · Post by **Ritterin Sophia** » 2007-09-10 04:23am

That's clearly heresy, no heretics shall have the honour to be made an ornament of on an Imperial Titan Tank.

Zor · Post by **Zor** » 2007-09-10 04:45am

What the hell IS That thing?

Zor

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-10 04:48am

Zor wrote:What the hell IS That thing?

Study model of HAB Project 5214/A4 lightweight tank destroyer.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-09-10 05:18am

locomotive23 wrote:About the leman russ I'm wondering does anyone have a good description of all its variants? I've checked out the descriptions on forgeworld but some of them arent that detailed. Also about weapons sponsons i noticed some tanks have them and some don't, so I'm curious why some units use the sponson mounted weapons and some don't.

The sponsons are apparently optional extras for the tank (any variant), like metallic paint and leather trim

For some reason, Forgeworld don't like 'emn, and none of the models or artwork in the Imperial Armour books has them (except for one, somewhere in IA 1). There appear to be two main hull forms - the Phaeton (represented by the plastic kit) and the Mars. The Mars has a different hull glacis and engine compartment.

The other main differences are turrets; the Ryza-pattern tank has a different turret to the Phaeton, slightly bulkier with riveted armour plates.

(The Lexicanum site appears to have a slight error in the Leman Russ page regarding Forge Worlds of origin. Oh, and that colour scheme is horrible.)

Starglider · Post by **Starglider** » 2007-09-10 06:18am

Post by **Kuja** » 2007-09-10 02:15pm

Dark Hellion wrote:They are all pale comparisons to the true manly awesomeness that is Leman Russ. Able to drink a keg in a single gulp, able to eat a cow in a single sitting, impregnates entire harem wings by pissing in the corner. A man's man.

...who got laid out by one punch from the Lion.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2007-09-10 04:25pm

But Russ got him back later, in their continuous series of honorable, manly, not the least bit homoerotic duels. Big oily men wrestling about, crushing the furniture, sweat streaming off their nearly naked perfect forms.

Quick someone call ein, we got a fanfic in the works here.

fusion · Post by **fusion** » 2007-09-10 06:38pm

Can someone tell me what really is that tank that Starglider showed us because my curiosity has been peeped. I see various 40k parts but what is it? Or is that the truth that it is a light weight tank destroyer?

Any ways Leman Russ are here to provide scapegoats for the Chaos...

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-09-10 06:43pm

It's a mostly-scratchbuilt conversion. No idea what it's intended to be, but those turrets over the tracks are from Leman Russes and Chimeras, the central hull gun is from an old Vindicator surrounded by more Chimera turrets, and that double-barrelled gun in the turret sponson looks like the guns from 2 Basilisks. No idea who built it, though.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2007-09-10 07:54pm

fusion wrote:Or is that the truth that it is a light weight tank destroyer?

It's a light-weight tank destroyer for the HAB, which are known to use Bolos as MBTs.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2007-09-10 09:47pm

fusion wrote:Can someone tell me what really is that tank that Starglider showed us because my curiosity has been peeped. I see various 40k parts but what is it? Or is that the truth that it is a light weight tank destroyer?

Any ways Leman Russ are here to provide scapegoats for the Chaos...

Actually, it is a lightweight tank destroyer. The people you see are midgets.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

locomotive23 · Post by **locomotive23** » 2007-09-10 10:03pm

While sort of off topic, I just realised I really want a leman russ model now.
Would look good next to the rhino.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2007-09-11 09:59am

fgalkin wrote:
fusion wrote:Can someone tell me what really is that tank that Starglider showed us because my curiosity has been peeped. I see various 40k parts but what is it? Or is that the truth that it is a light weight tank destroyer?

Any ways Leman Russ are here to provide scapegoats for the Chaos...
Actually, it is a lightweight tank destroyer. The people you see are midgets.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

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