Assault and Devastator Squads

And of the Assault Marine so do I decree: He shall descend upon the perfidious foe as an Angel of Judgment from on high. Let the jump pack be his wings, and the roar of its engines a hymn of retribution. Let the chainsword be his sceptre of decree, its harsh voice singing joyfully with each and every blow. With it shall the Assault Marine bring bloody retribution to the heretic, the traitor, and all alien aggressors who trespass on the Emperor's domain.

So will the Assault Marine be the hunter of warlords and the slayer of kings. His armour shall run slick with the life-blood of the vanquished, and all shall honour his name.

+++ Roboute Guilliman, quoted in the Apocrypha of Skaros +++

(Stolen from Lexianum)

7th Squad

Led By Sergeant Gnaeus Decius Corvinus

7th Squad is a ten man Assault Squad in jump packs armed with two flamers. The Sgt has a set of lightning claws. To be honest I have never fielded this unit well. When I deep strike they keep getting rocked before I can make up my points, when they walk on the board they don't seem to have the stopping power. I still have hope for them, but right now they are riding the pine till I see a need for them. They are equipped to handle horde armies and I rarely play against them, so that is probably a big factor.

A Devastator's reach shall be without limit and his touch without mercy. Fire shall roar from his fingertips, but it shall consume him not. Thunder will roar when he calls, yet it will swallow him not. Let the Devastator squad be thy blazing wrath, bringing the light of the Emperor's justice to the darkest corners of the battlefield. Wherever he stands, that shall be his fortress of righteousness. He shall hold in his gift the fate of all who pass before his unblinking gaze.

All shall fear him, and he shall fear no one.

+++ Roboute Guilliman, quoted in the Apocrypha of Skaros +++

(Stolen from Lexianum)

10th Squad

Led by Sergeant Lucius Decius Malleolus

10th Squad is a 10 man devastator squad armed with two lascannons and two missile launchers. The Sgt comes as is with a bolt pistol and a chainsword. At full strength the ten man squad can combat squad down and split fire. Unfortunately they are just way to expensive for that. Honestly I think this is a hideously overcosted unit, and I think GW costed them out of a decent list. They are a survivable firebase, but there are so many more efficient choices. I use them when I NEED supporting fire in an army and my elite slots are full. In the end, they are part of my half company soooo I'm glad I have them, but I don't plan on using them to often.

Rix

Tactical Squads

Of the Tactical Space Marine, bedrock of his Chapter and paragon to his brothers, I shall tell thee. He shall be steeped in the lore of battle and schooled in all manner of weapon and strategy. With combat blade, boltgun and grenade he shall assail the foe. But these are mere tools: a Tactical Marine's true weapons are his courage, his wits, and his dedication to his brothers.

He will bring his foe to battle in a manner and time of his choosing, never himself caught unready or ill-repared for the task at hand. In defence he shall be stalwart as the mountain, a bulwark stood firm against the enemies of Man. In attack he shall strike with the wrath of the Immortal Emperor, felling the foe without mercy, remorse, or fear.

+++ Roboute Guilliman, quoted in the Apocrypha of Skaros +++

(stolen from Lexicanum)

Tactical squads are my main troop choice. As part of my half company I have created three squads: the 1st, 2nd, and 6th squads.

1st Squad

Led by Sergeant Quintus Decius Natta

1st Squad is a ten man tactical squad with a meltagun and a multi-melta. The Sgt is armed with a power weapon, a pistol, and meltabombs. They are my run and gun squad, meant to take the fight to the enemy. I designed them specifically to not combat squad, so I didn't want my heavy weapon choice to weigh down the rest of the squad. As such, I took the cheapest close range option. I like them in close combat, but facing a big heavy vehicle I have no problem planting them and unleashing some multi-melta terror. This is my most aggressive tactical squad.

2nd Squad

Led by Sergeant Titus Decius Calidus

2nd Squad is a ten man tactical squad with a melta-gun and a missile launcher. The Sgt has a power fist and a bolt pistol. This is my mid range tactical squad. The missile launcher is a great option to keep back in a combat squad and direct firepower toward a transport. The power fist meltagun combat squad is a great hunter killer team. I use them as a do everything squad, as they have no problem pushing toward the enemy or staying back and shooting.

You may notice a slightly muted hue of yellow compared to the 1st squad. This was one of my origianl two squads and my basecoating technique changed.

6th Squad

Led by Sergeant Aulus Decius Severus.

6th Squad is a ten man tactical squad with a plasma gun and a lascannon. The Sgt is armed with a power weapon, bolt pistol, and meltabombs. This is my fire support tactical squad. They are typically combat squadded, with the weapons held back. I honestly don'e like the power weapon on the Sgt, but I was trying to save points as this is my most expensive of my three tactical squads. This is my most defensive squad.

Like 2nd Squad, this has a muted yellow hue that I improved later (this actually was my first Imperial Fist squad ever).

Tactics

I typically run with two tactical squads in a 1500-1850 army. They allow me to have at a minimum 2-4 troop choices for objective games. Depending on my army list I use them to shore up where I think the rest of my army is weak. In one army list I have deep striking terminators and drop podding dreadnoughts, so I use 2nd squad and 6th squad to provide covering fire. In one list I use devastator and sternguard in a firing line so I use 1st and 2nd squads as a light counter-charge unit.

For Dorn, For Glory..... Again!!!!

It's been almost a year since I have posted. but fear not all of my (imaginary) readers, I have not been idle. I have finished my Imperial Fist half-company. In doing so realized Guilliman doesn't know how to organize companies for shit, so I have expanded out to get a more workable army list. I have even taken the time to put together some decent pictures. I'll be posting my army over the next couple of days.

Rix