Killer Queen

History
Killer Queen (zabiják královna in Szerkasian Low Gothic) is without doubt the best known Leman Russ Battle Tank fielded by the Szerkasian Blackhats- specifically the 20th Regiment and according to the legends told by Szerkasian refuges and their descendants her career lasted for well over a century- outliving many of her veteran crews and facing off against every enemy that the Szerkasian 20th met in battle. She was built on Medici sometime in the 640s and was one of the few tanks not to be looted by WAAAGH Mukkrukka. She was thrust into battle almost immediately and according to legend she was destroyed in the 1st Tyrranic War more than a century later.

Szerakasia
Szerkasia had no tradition of armored warfare and so her first crew had to learn quickly when they were forced into battle with Ork armored units. Her first crew(whose names have been lost to time) were reportedly more used to tractors and farm equipment than war machines but they made up for it with superior local knowledge, reportedly catching an Ork unit in a landslide triggered by a well placed shot. The first battles to defend Szerkasia also saw this tank earn her name. Someone remarked that The Leman Russ was the "Queen of all tanks" and after Killer Queen's crew laid waste to a formation of Killa Kans about to destroy a pinned down squad of regulars she earned the "Killer"  sobriquet. It is from this period that the only surviving image of the tank appears- an appreciative Szerkasian infantryman gifted the commander with a hand drawn image of his tank once the fighting was over.

The Liberation of Xomia
- the 20th Szerkasian would go on to participate in the Liberation of Xomia serving alongside Medici tank regiments using lessons learned fighting Orks throughout the Kashidaan and Kanye Clusters.

Battle of Serova
Her last battle would see her defending the city of Serova, containing Szerkasia's only real means of producing wargear. The Tyranids seemed to understand this and launched swarms numbering in the hundreds of thousands to destroy the foundries leaving only the 1000 men of the Szerkasian 20th and no more than 10,000 armed civilians. They held for 114 days but Day 115 saw Killer Queen destroyed, leaving the Western Ramparts without armor support and they were quickly overrun on day 116 the Tyranids took the remaining fortifications surrounding Serova and by day 130 the planet as a whole was lost.

Markings
Like all Szerkasian vehicles her camoflague was painted in varying shades of green with black stripes and splotches. All writing- such as her name on the turret and the large 20 and 20/4(meaning 20th Regiment 4th Company) on her sponsons were done in red to match the uniforms of her Blackhat crewmen. Her name was originally written in Szerkasian Low Gothic but a Medici tank crew inquired into the meaning her first crew decided it was less work to repaint rather than continue to answer further questions. There was nothing particularly unique about her- she carried the same weapons and armor as a standard Leman Russ Battle Tank but also what the Szerkasians called "beauty marks"- repairs meant to look shoddy and leave dents and scars in the hull as proof of the fighting spirits of their tank crews