Scout Bike

The Scout Bike, also known as an Astartes Scout Bike, is a variant of the standard Assault Bike used by the Imperial Space Marines as a fast attack and reconnaissance vehicle. The Scout Bike is used by Space Marine Scouts that are in their final stages of training to become a full Astartes Battle-Brother. While these Scout Bikers perform the same roles as regular Space Marine Assault Bikers they operate on a far shorter leash. Scout Bikers are answerable to no one save for their commanding sergeants. Scout Bike squads are usually tasked with infiltrating deep behind enemy lines in order to cause as much chaos and destruction as possible, such as destroying enemy fuel and ammo dumps, cutting off supply lines, setting traps, and calling down orbital bombardments with pinpoint accuracy.

Armament
The Space Marine Scout Bike is very similar to the standard Astartes Assault Bike, the two main differences are that it is equipped with less armour and has baffled engines to aid in its clandestine operations behind enemy lines. The Space Marine Scouts the ride the Scout Bike can be equipped with Bolt Pistols, Bolters, Shotguns, Frag and Krak Grenades, and Chainswords. Scout Bike Sargents are able to wield Powerswords, Powerfists, Plasma Pistols, Combi-Weapons, and Melta-Bombs. The Bike's basic armament is the same as the Assault Bike, a twin-linked set of Bolters attached to the vehicle's handlebars. The vehicle can also be armed with an Astartes Grenade Launcher to provide extra firepower against groups of enemy infantry or light armour. The Astartes Grenade Launcher can fire both Frag and Krak Grenades. A Scout Biker can also be equipped with Cluster Mines, which are explosive devices crammed with tiny anti-personnel bomblets and can be triggered by tripwires and pressure sensors. These mines are usually deployed in defensible positions to deny its use to all but the most brave, or foolish, enemies. These mines are also effective against light and medium enemy armour, as when they are run over the bomblets pierce the vehicle's weak under-armour. The most effective weapon carried by Scout Bike squads, specifically by their Sargents, are their Locator Beacons, these signalling packages contain a Teleport Homer, which allows for the rapid and accurate deployment of Astartes forces equipped with teleporters or from teleportariums aboard orbiting spaceships. The Locator Beacon also contains broad-spectrum communicators and geo-positional trackers, which allows the Scouts to call down accurate orbital bombardments upon enemy positions.

Known Users of the Astartes Scout Bike

 * White Scars - The White Scars Space Marine Chapter make the most widespread use of Space Marine Bikes of all variants. The White Scars' homeworld of Chorgoris is comprised of large, wind-swept steppes and grasslands. The Astartes of the Chapter who are recruited from Chorgoris are taken from the savage horse riders of the steppes, and thus the entire Chapter is already adept at mounted warfare.
 * Blood Angels
 * Ultramarines

Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications
Technical specifications for this vehicle have not been released by the Adeptus Mechanicus.

Also See

 * Imperial Vehicles

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