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* [[AKA 47]]: Some vehicles were quite clearly based on certain real-life vehicles:
** The Imperial Guard's Bombard siege mortars (particularly the old Epic versions) were based on Nazi Germany's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Gerat Karl-Gerät] super heavy mortars (one of the few cases where the real vehicle is ''more'' excessive than its 40K counterpart). Their Chimera was based on the old [pre-Desert Storm] Bradley and on the Soviet BMP 1 and 2, including having Lasguns as firing port weapons. And the Leman Russ bears an uncanny resemblance to a turreted version of the British Mark I tank from WWI, though it has a laundry list of other influences including the Panther, Tiger and T-72. Forgeworld's Hydra Chimera variant looks to be based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontos Ontos], and the Cyclops demolition vehicle is a barely-altered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine Goliath Tracked Mine]. The ''Epic Armageddon'' Imperial Ragnarok Tank is a Soviet KV-2 heavy tank(which was a very crappy tank).
** The Basilisk with armored crew compartment is based on the configuration of gun carriers used by the Germans during [[WW 2]], such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marder_III Marder III],
** The Thudd Gun was a copy of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_2_pounder_naval_gun QF 2 pounder naval gun] or "Pom-Pom" gun on a wheeled carriage.
** The Space Marine Rhino is a clone of the M113 APC; the original all-plastic Predator has a T-55 turret stuck on top. The Vindicator is based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmtiger Sturmtiger].
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