Deathwatch Devastator Marine

"Look to your fore—there you shall see your foe. Blast him! With bolt, flame, and plasma, lay waste to his body and shrive his very soul. Do this so that your brothers may close upon their target, do it because their very lives depend upon your deeds, do it because they are your kin, and you are theirs, and you can never fail."

- Extract from the Apocrypha of Eons, Verse I, Chapter V

A '''Deathwatch Devastator Marine]] is a heavily armed Space Marine seconded to the Deathwatch. They are specially trained to assail the enemy from great distance and with overwhelming firepower. As primarily long-range support, Devastators are capable of providing the Deathwatch Tactical Marines and [Deathwatch Assault Marine]] squads with covering fire, visiting swift and brutal counter-battery fire, or engaging enemy vehicles and other heavily armoured targets.

History
Devastator Marines are those Battle-Brothers tasked with manning the heaviest and most powerful of portable weapons. In his parent Chapter, the Devastator Marine might recently have ascended from the 10th Scout Company, and therefore be undertaking a crucial stage in the process of mastering all of the arts of war. In the Deathwatch, however, it is more likely that the Devastator Marine has already served in his parent Chapter as a Devastator, Assault Marine, and Tactical Marine, and is returning to the role he most excels in—the application of overwhelming firepower. In battle, the Deathwatch Devastator Marine carries one of a wide range of heavy weapons, and his role is to provide fire support for the other members of the Kill-team. It is often the case that a concentrated burst of fire from a heavy weapon like a Heavy Bolter or Plasma Gun will force the enemy to seek cover, thus allowing the Kill-team to advance across otherwise perilous ground. Weapons such as the heavy bolter are ideal for this task, as they combine a high rate of fire with a powerful ammunition type. For this reason, the heavy bolter is the most common type of heavy weapon carried by Deathwatch Devastator Marines, but there are plenty more, chosen according to the nature of the mission and the enemy.

If it is considered likely that the Kill-team will encounter especially large and tough alien beasts, such as a Tyranid Carnifex, the Devastator Marine may take to the field carrying a Lascannon or a Plasma Cannon. Both are long-ranged weapons with an extremely powerful attack. The former is designed to destroy enemy tanks with the single shot, while the latter

Deathwatch Devastator Marine Wargear

 * Power armour
 * Bolt Pistol
 * Heavy Bolter
 * Frag Grenades and Krak Grenades
 * Signum

Optional Wargear

 * Multi-Melta
 * Missile Launcher
 * Lascannon
 * Plasma Cannon
 * Melta Bombs