Aquilon Terminator Squad

Aquilon Terminator Squads were a specialist formation of veteran Custodians that served in the ancient Legio Custodes, the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Mankind, during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras during the 30th and early 31st Millennia. This elite formation was arrayed in formidable Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour, a more complex form of standard Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Armour that possessed additional integrated power systems and capacitors. To augment their formidable armour they had access to a deadly array of weaponry including - Solerite Power Gauntlets, Adrathic Destructor, Lastrum Storm Bolter or Infernus Firepikes. It is unknown if these elite squadrons are still deployed by the modern era Adeptus Custodes of the 41st Millennium.

History
Although the Tactical Dreadnought Armour project was conceived first and foremost for the use of the Legiones Astartes, it was inevitable given the success of Terminator Armour that its principles could also be adapted for Legio Custodes use. The first pattern developed was what became known as Aquilon Armour. Advancing yet further upon the Cataphractii Terminator armour patterns, the Aquilon pattern takes into account the enhanced physique of the Legio Custodes as being able to bear more weight and strain than even a Space Marine, and so is fitted with additional integrated power systems and capacitors which make up for some of the limitations of the origin pattern. This allows for the Cataphractii Terminator armour's famous durability to be retained in the Aquilon pattern, but with a degree of speed and manoeuvrability the former lacks.

Within the ranks of the Legio Custodes, Aquilon Terminator Sodalities were employed rarely but as need dictated, particularly on those rare occasions where the Legio Custodes were required to operate under conditions designated as "Zone Mortalis" or required to storm a breach. In such operations, the Legio was loathe to risk unwarranted loss of life, and the superior defences of the Aquilon Terminator Armour was relied upon to mitigate the risk as much as possible as well as provide a platform of mobile heavy firepower.

Unit Composition

 * 3-10 Aquilon Terminators

Wargear

 * Aquilon Terminator Armour
 * Lastrum Storm Bolter
 * Solerite Power Gauntlet
 * Misericordia

Optional Wargear
Any Aquilon Terminator may exchange their Solerite Power Gauntlet for the following:
 * Solerite Power Talon

Any Aquilon Terminator may exchange their Lastrum Pattern Storm Bolter for one of the following options:
 * Twin-Linked Adrathic Destructor
 * Infernus Firepike

The entire squad may be equipped with any of the following options:
 * Teleportation Transponders
 * Arae-Shrikes

Dedicated Transport

 * Coronus Grav-Carrier (Available only if an Aquilan Termiantor Squad numbers six Custodians or less).

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