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How big is an ordinatus?
On lexicanum it is described as being leviathan sized, but there are many things in Wh40k that could be considered that size.
Can someone give me a rough estimate in land raiders?

Do you mean these? If memory serves, they indeed had about the same footprint as a Leviathan, or perhaps slightly larger, making them two and bit times the length of a Land Raider. (I realise that's not very scientific, but the passage of fifteen years doesn't help one's sense of scale.)

It's basically a Leviathan Command-and-Control vehicle with a gigantic upper compartment for a gun. Bigger then a Baneblade, smaller then a Titan.

There wasn't really a standard size. ordinatus were basically hand crafted machines of war, specific to the adept that designed them.

It essentially is a Leviathan track system with massive weapon systems on top as far as scale goes.

I would say its about the height of a Warhound titan and twice the length of a Leviathan.

Grey Templar wrote:It essentially is a Leviathan track system with massive weapon systems on top as far as scale goes.

I would say its about the height of a Warhound titan and twice the length of a Leviathan.

And piloted by the Skitarii

Wait, a leviathan is a vehicle? I thought it was a description.

The mighty Leviathan!

yup, it is essentially a tracked command bunker the size of a Titan with massive support weapons built into its hull.

it gives you an instant strong point, fire support center, and a mobile command post all in one.

Grey Templar wrote:yup, it is essentially a tracked command bunker the size of a Titan with massive support weapons built into its hull.

it gives you an instant strong point, fire support center, and a mobile command post all in one.

Damn...Now why don't we see those anymore? They sound awesome.

I've seen a few Appoc battlereports with them in it using homebrew rules.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&safe=off&biw=1536&bih=691&source=hp&q=40k+leviathan+datasheet&pbx=1&oq=40k+leviathan+&aq=1v&aqi=g-v2g-m1&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=1669l6131l0l7863l14l10l0l4l4l1l858l4898l4-6.2.1l13l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=79a914ef1cf0f6d4

They don't exactly move around. At most they will be found on guard at important worlds. I don't actually recall one ever being transported offworld.

There is one in the Ultramarine novel against the tyranids.

That was a Leviathan command vehicle not an Ordinatus.

And they do get moved, they are a semi-mobile artillery emplacement. Meant for prolonged sieges, defending and attacking.