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2013/07/30 15:43:12
Subject: When was the Leman Russ and its subsequent variants invented?
I'm struggling to find an answer on this. It also begs the question, what came first, the actual tank design or its namesake?
The Kasrkin were just men. It made their actions all the more astonishing. Six white blurs, they fell upon the cultists, lasguns barking at close range. They wasted no shots. One shot, one kill. - Eisenhorn: Malleus
2013/07/30 15:53:36
Subject: When was the Leman Russ and its subsequent variants invented?
I always thought the design came first (being an ancient STC) and it was either named in honour of him (like the Malcador, Valdor or Macharius) or because he found it.
2013/07/30 22:02:23
Subject: When was the Leman Russ and its subsequent variants invented?
The design definitely came first. It was named for Leman Russ, who may or may not have yet been a Space Wolf character and Primarch, and instead have been a standard human IG General.
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