![]() For this reason they are revered not just as powerful warriors but also as ageless forebears and living embodiments of battles fought long ago. Some are so ancient their memories may extend back to the founding of their chapter and its earliest history. ![]() Once interred within the Dreadnought, the Marine cannot leave the metal womb and is destined for a life of endless battle until destroyed. The pilots within Dreadnoughts are Marines who have suffered mortal wounds in battle, maimed and crippled beyond recovery – instead of being mercifully killed, the greatest heroes are instead given what is considered the honour of continuing to serve the Emperor past their normal life. ![]() Great Crusade era Dreadnought Cutaway Illlustration It is said that old proto-Dreadnoughts of the Unification wars could be piloted by non-Adeptus Astartes warriors, but later only Space Marines could be interred in them. Dreadnoughts are surprisingly agile, able to walk and balance with the ease of a living creature. Each Dreadnought contains a living being, permanently interfaced with the machine through a form of Mind Impulse Unit. Dreadnought BasicsĪ Space Marine Dreadnought is a large, walking tank which carries both powerful guns and lethal close combat weaponry, armoured to withstand all but the most powerful of enemy firepower and often relied on by Space Marine forces to tear an opening in enemy defenses. The Leviathan pattern Siege Dreadnought was a large type of Space Marine Dreadnought used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy by the Legiones Astartes. Today we look at the rarely seen unstoppable mountain of metal that is the Leviathan Dreadnought.
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