Land Raider Crusader

HEAVY SUPPORT

Weapons: The Land Raider Crusader is armed with 2 'hurricane' pattern bolters, a twin linked assault cannon and a multi-melta. The Crusader is also equipped with frag assault launchers.

Options: The Crusader may have the following vehicle upgrades: dozer blades at +5pts; hunter killer at +15pts; pintle mounted storm bolter at +10pts; searchlight at +1pt; smoke launchers at +3pts

Transport: Due to the extra space created by removing the large generators required for the lascannons, a Crusader has an increased carrying capacity. A Crusader may carry up to fifteen Space Marines or eight Space Marine Terminators. Note that it may still only carry one squad and independent characters (i.e you can't put a ten-man squad and a five-man squad inside at the same time).

Availability: Black Templars may have any number within the limitation of the force organisation charts, Other Space Marine Chapters may take Crusader pattern Land Raiders, but their grater rarity outside the Black Templars Chapter means these Chapters are limited to one.

SPECIAL RULES Extra Armour: All Land Raider Crusader have additional armour plating to ensure that they can reach the enemy with their transported squad intact. A Crusader counts as having the extra armour upgrade, so it treats any 'Crew Stunned' results on the damage tables as a 'Crew Shaken' result instead. 'Hurricane' bolters: Each 'hurricane' bolter counts as three twin-linked boltguns. The Crusader may always fire its 'hurricane' bolters, regardless of how far it has moved or what other weapons it is firing. Frag Assault Launchers: The front of the Crusader is studded with explosive charges, designed to hurl shrapnel into the enemy as the troops charge out down the assault ramp. Any unit which assaults on the same turn it disembarks from the Land Raider Crusader counts as having frag grenades.