Why do Imperial Land Raiders have the Eagle?

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**revackey**

Have you ever noticed on the tracks of Rhinos for the Space Marines there are random Eagles? Why is this?

Sorry for the large pic size.

**Space_Potato**

It's the Imperial aquila, symbol of the Emperor Himself. They are there to show the Imperiums devotion to Him.

It also represents the might of the Imperium as they crush the heretic and the xenos beneath it.

S_P

**HellsGuardian316**

So that when Imperial tanks run over large creatures if they happen to survive then they will sport a Imperial Eagle indentation on their foreheads for the rest of their life?

**Lexx**

Space_Potato wrote:It's the Imperial aquila, symbol of the Emperor Himself. They are there to show the Imperiums devotion to Him.

It also represents the might of the Imperium as they crush the heretic and the xenos beneath it.

S_P

This. Its not just a common imperial sign. Its part of the cult of the emperor and a holy sign for all who worship him.

**revackey**

Ah, thought it had something to do with all that, just odd since its so randomly placed.

**FM Ninja 048**

So that the enemys of the Imperium know who ran them over

**1hadhq**

revackey wrote:Have you ever noticed on the tracks of Rhinos for the Space Marines there are random Eagles? Why is this?

Thats a Land raiders tracks.

IIRC, rhino's don't have the same tracks.

There was a story of every 13th piece sporting the aquila, so 12 high lords + the Emperor himself as 13th.

**Azezel**

Rhinos don't have aquilea on their tracks - that is a Land Raider.

**revackey**

Oh! Woops. I meant to say that, i edited it.

**Shaman**

1hadhq wrote:
revackey wrote:Have you ever noticed on the tracks of Rhinos for the Space Marines there are random Eagles? Why is this?

Thats a Land raiders tracks.
IIRC, rhino's don't have the same tracks.

There was a story of every 13th piece sporting the aquila, so 12 high lords + the Emperor himself as 13th.

Yeah thats the story I remember also.

**revackey**

Cool, thanks.

**Jon Garrett**

They stamp the sign of the Aquila onto the very soil of the world's they take in the Emperor's name.