Editing Medusa Siege Gun (section)

== Variants ==

; Armageddon pattern: The [[hive world]] of [[Armageddon]] commissioned a special pattern of Medusa with a fully enclosed interior -- not to protect the crew, but to protect the breech and loading mechanisms of the cannon. If there were a cheaper way to accomplish the latter without the former, the [[Departmento Munitorum]] probably would have taken it, but fortunately for the [[Armageddon Steel Legion]] (and other [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiments]] who use their pattern of Medusa) there wasn't.

; Legion pattern: Like the legion-pattern [[Basilisk Artillery Gun]], [[Space Marines]] once had the privilege of operating and using artillery that would later be only used exclusively by the [[Imperial Guard]]. The Medusa was no exception as its close-range firepower made it popular amongst the siege-happy [[Iron Warriors]]. The Legion-pattern variant boasts an exceptionally well-rounded and well-armoured gunshield. Whilst it is still open-topped, the Legion-pattern offers the best protection short of the Armageddon-pattern.

; Solar Auxilia pattern: Like the [[Basilisk Artillery Gun]], the [[Solar Auxilia]] also had its own unique pattern of the Medusa. Like the Solar Auxillia Basilisk, this Medusa variant uses the chassis of a [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] rather than a [[Chimera Transport]]. The result is that the vehicle now has a smaller profile as the gun is situated on the left-side of the driver's seat. The smaller profile does mean that it carries less ammunition, however, as the closed environment now means that space is a premium.

; Vanaheim pattern: Vanaheim apparently makes gunshields, and only gunshields. That said, they're much better looking than the default curved plate, so the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] keeps them in business (and we keep buying the model from [[Forge World]]). Compared to the Legion-pattern Medusa from the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]], the gunshield is overall less protective and less armoured. But it is still a more sensible design that the open-topped death trap that is, the regular pattern.
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File:Medusa_Armageddon.jpg|The fully-enclosed [[Armageddon]]-pattern Medusa.
File:LegionMedusa.jpg|The Legion-pattern Medusa.
File:SolarMedusa.jpg|The Solar Auxilia-pattern Medusa.
File:Medusags1sm.jpg|The Vanaheim-pattern Medusa.
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