Editing Predator Tank (section)

=== {{anchor|Deimos Annihilator}} Deimos Annihilator Pattern Predator ===
[[File:Deimos predator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Deimos Annihilator Pattern Predator. One moving [[METAL BOXES|Metal Bawks]] of [[Awesome|Whoopass.]]]]

Like the normal Predator, the Deimos variant also gets their own version of the Annihilator. Contrary to the more ancient designs of the original Deimos, the Annihilator Pattern of the Deimos Predator tank is a relatively ''new'' addition to the Imperium of Man's armory, and was first introduced in the 36th Millennium. While the Deimos Predator is no longer constructed for the Adeptus Astartes, any Chapter that still maintains one in their armories can [[Heresy|easily modify it to the Deimos Predator Annihilator variant.]] How such unsanctioned modification manage to fly past the Mechanicus is not known; could be Space Marine privileges (actually it kind of is, mix in with blind convenience, see below).

The Annihilator variant is the same as the standard Deimos Predator, with the exception of its turret-mounted Autocannon being replaced with a set of twin-linked [[Lascannon]]s. The Annihilator variant of the standard Predator Destructor, and the Deimos Predator Destructor, was originally conceived as a field-modification by the [[Space Wolves]] Chapter, but after an intense investigation that lasted for over 200 standard years, it was found by the Adeptus Mechanicus that the replacement of the Autocannon with twin-linked Lascannons had been a feature found within the vehicle's original [[Standard Template Construct]] (STC) designs and thus the pattern became on officially recognized part of the Imperium's arsenal. It is unknown if this configuration was used during the [[Great Crusade]] by the Space Marine Legions as there is no evidence either supporting or denying its use.

Like its more vanilla Deimos Destructor Predator, the Deimos Annihilator is still in use to this day, although its more recent 'discovery' has made it so that the Annihilator is slightly more common in the 41st Millennium, though any Chapters that do have it and are not closely allied to big name Forge Worlds is because their artificiers still have access to the data or use ancient, prized relics.