And why I think we all can stop for a moment and collectively recognize how much 40k has become a cockup.

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Realized we left this off without official blessings
The debate was down to basically faster with smaller capacity vs standard speed + capacity.

Land Raider Proteus
Type: Armoured Vehicle Speed: 25cm
Armour: 4+ Close Combat: 6+ Firefight: 6+

Weapons:
2x Twin Lascannons 45cm AT4+

Notes:
Improved Comms, Reinforced Armour, Scout, Thick Rear Armour, Transport (may carry ??? of the following units: SM Tactical, Devestator & Scout units)

So 30 or 25cm folks?

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Dunno. 30cm makes some sense, and there's some basis, and it makes it less like the basic Land Raider or the Prometheus. Plus, it'll be in formations where the speed'll be helpful. I'd say 30cm.

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I seriously have to ask... Why bother?
I mean, why would you want to take an inferior tank to the current LR ? It's not like you can't use the old tanks as current LR models. Scout doesn't really make sense (you don't scout with a main battle tank) and even with the minimal effect of the commander rule change it's debatable that this is necessary.

Sorry, I'm just not convinced.

Well, I admit I'd been going to/have used it in the Rogue Trader list since it's thematically appropriate as all get-out. But on top of that, I think it makes sense with Scout (and with Scout, it has a role).

MBTs are bad at scouting for a variety of reasons. This variant supposedly addresses several of those (in the fluff) - it's faster than the standard Land Raider and has excellent sensors and communications. I think it'd make a lot of sense as a command tank for a formation of Land Raiders, actually (both in-universe and out-of-universe).

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So a Land Raider Detachment would consist of a Land Raider Proteus and three generic Land Raiders?

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The Land Raider is not really an MBT, either. It is more like a ridiculously over-armoured IFV (much like a Space Marine is a ridiculously over-armoured Infantryman).

I can see why a Space Marine would want to use "heavy" scouts, too, it fits their style, at least for some chapters.

If you want to make this 'different' to the normal LR as some form of scout, I would go with 30cm but at the cost of lighter armour so 5+RA. If you feel this is too weak, add 'invulnerable', or even go for variable armour, 4+ / 5+

Agreed termies should be excluded, though I would keep the heavy bolter for point defence.