Fast Attack
Armageddon pattern Spectre (authorised Chimera Variant 2197.14C)
The Spectre is made with small variations on many major Chimera producing worlds, but the lack of a commonly agreed complete STC has prevented it from achieving wider manufacture or the honour of construction at a sanctified Forge World. The defining characteristic is the move of the turret back towards the centre of gravity of the vehicle, with a turret ring and basket at same level of sophistication as a Leman Russ tank. The resultant increase in accuracy is paid for by the reduction in size of the troop hold. The type remains a popular scout or cavalry tank option for mechanised formations, able to outpace the more lumbering Guard tanks and keep up with the troop transports.
Stats as per Chimera bar the transport capacity being reduced to 6.
Turreted weapon may fire on the move without a -1 to hit.
Turret weapons include Hve Flamer, Multilaser, Hve Bolter, Twin Hvy Bolter, Autocannon, Lascannon and quad heavy stubber.

Heavy Support
Armageddon pattern Spectre, Chimedon/Chimerax/Chimerro variant
More extreme variants of the Spectre. The crew is concerned almost entirely with the complex weapon system housed in an enlarged turret. The Chimedon carries a conqueror cannon, the Chimerax quad autocannon and the Chimerro a standard multilaser paired with an autoloading Hunter Killer missile system. Most patterns entirely forgo the transport capability in favour of increased ammunition, however familiarity of building the chimera has meant the Armageddon pattern retains a small, cramped, transport space with only slight impacts on ammunition levels.
The Chimedon grew out of an STC fragment that seemingly showed a battlecannon fitted to a Chimera. Despite efforts on numerous forgeworlds this has never been successfully replicated. Some regard it as a hoax or elaborate heresy. Others point out the successful mating of a conqueror cannon to a Spectre variant as evidence that the fragment was wrongly interpreted.
The Chimerax is a relatively rare variant of a Hydra that has grown out of production factories where the technology to replicate the complex targeting systems has been lost. The fact the vehicle still operates without this is seen as divine blessing by many enginseers, if not tech priests. On Armageddon damaged factories abound that can no longer produce Hydra, but Chimerax can act as stand in against primitive Ork aircraft and is indeed better against the typical light vehicles that bedevil steel legion columns.
The Chimerro simply takes the practice of carrying Hunter Killer missiles to its logical extreme, and mounts lots. Some versions use rack after rack of missiles waiting to be fired, though these are at risk of damage from stray rounds. More sophisticated vehicles mount the reloading systems typical found in rearming depots to replace missiles almost as soon as they are fired. In practice firepower is limited to the speed crews can find, mark and engage targets that are worthy of their sanctified missiles.
Stats as per Chimera bar the transport capacity being reduced to 4.
Turreted weapon may fire on the move without a -1 to hit.
Base cost XX points, then add points depending on hull weapon and turret weapons
Chimedon Conqueror cannon – XX points
Chimerax Quad Autocannon – XX points
Chimerro Multilaser and D3 hunter killer missiles each time it fires - XX points