A Desolation Squad of the Ultramarines Chapter outfitted with four Superfrag Rocket Launchers with underslung, belt-fed Castellan Launchers. The squad sergeant (red helmet) is armed with a Vengor Launcher which also has an underslung Castellan Launcher and a Signum targeting system.
A Desolation Squad, comprised of Desolation Marines, is a squad of Primaris Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes who have been outfitted with multiple different types of missile launchers to provide long-ranged fire support to their battleline and close support brethren.
Role[]
Desolation Marines; at left, a Desolation Marine sergeant armed with a Vengor Launcher and underslung, belt-fed Castellan Launcher; upper right is a Desolation Marine armed with a Superfrag Rocket Launcher and an underslung Castellan Launcher; lower right is a Desolation Marine armed with a Superkrak Rocket Launcher with underslung Castellan Launcher.
These power armour-clad fire support specialists are an addition to the ranks of the Primaris Marines, laying down volleys of heavy firepower from across the battlefield. While Eradicators are forced to hustle their Melta Rifles into spitting distance, and Hellblasters must lug their Plasma Incinerators close enough for rapid fire, Desolation Marines can simply sit back and unleash a hellstorm of explosions.
Traditional missile launchers -- such as those available to the Astra Militarum -- trade raw power for flexibility, swapping out Frag and Krak Missile payloads mid-battle. The armourers of the Indomitus Crusade will brook no such compromise, so these new rocket weapons are specialised to fire one of two warheads. In exchange, they boast the most powerful missiles ever available to Space Marine infantry.
More reliable, more powerful, and with an effective range that exceeds even a Sniper Rifle, the Superfrag Rocket Launcher is the ultimate anti-infantry weapon and a decisive rebuttal to hordes of unwashed Heretics and slavering aliens. There is nothing quite like reducing the enemy's battleline to a smouldering crater with one pull of a trigger.
On the other hand, when the Adeptus Astartes' foes rumbles towards them with a spearhead of hulking, armoured behemoths, a volley from a Superkrak Rocket Launcher will punch cleanly through any armoured shell -- be it metal or chitin.
Whichever means of destruction chosen by the squad, Desolation Marines all pack a little something extra under the barrel of their rocket launchers. The belt-fed Castellan Launcher can saturate the sky with guided bomblets that rain down on the enemy wherever they hide. It is the perfect weapon for flushing out cowardly targets -- and it fires separately from a Desolation Marine's main rockets, allowing them to pick and choose their targets.
Additionally the Desolation Squad's commanding sergeant can pair a Castellan Launcher with his own Vengor Launcher for maximum indirect fire, wiping out whole squads before they ever come into view. And all while guiding the entire squad's aim through his signum targeting system.
Unit Composition[]
- 4-9 Desolation Marines
- 1 Desolation Marine Sergeant
Wargear[]
- Superfrag Rocket Launcher (Chosen by squad)
- Superkrak Rocket Launcher (Chosen by squad)
- Castellan Launcher (Present as underslung, belt-fed weapon on all Desolation Marine launchers)
- Vengor Launcher (Desolation Marine sergeant only)
- Signum (Desolation Marine sergeant only)