Changes: Legion Outrider Squad

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Scipio Bike Squad 155 — Ultramarines Legion Outrider Squad during the Great Crusade

A Legion Outrider Squad was a specialised unit of the ancient Space Marine Legions that was employed during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras in the late 30th and early 31st Millennia. These mechanised Space Marine reconnaissance squads took to the field mounted on all-terrain Attack Bikes and were responsible for performing scouting missions and conducting guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines. It was from these formations that the later Adeptus Astartes Bike Squads were created after the Second Founding in the early 31st Millennium.

History

Legion Outrider Squads were formed from experienced Space Marines expert in operating independently and often deep behind enemy lines. These specialised troops were the eyes and ears of their Legion in the field. They took to the field mounted upon ruggedly constructed, all-terrain armoured ground bikes and scramblers. These squads were utilised for scouting missions and hit-and-run attacks deep behind enemy lines, the chief advantage of the Outriders being their speed. Their bikes enabled them to cover ground far quicker than infantry and go where heavier vehicles could not.

Wargear

Power Armour
Bolt Pistol
Chainsword or Combat Blade
Frag Grenades
Krak Grenades
Space Marine Bike with twin-linked Bolters

Optional Wargear

Outrider Vehicle Optional Wargear

Twin-linked Flamer
Twin-linked Melta Gun
Twin-linked Plasma Gun

Optional Wargear (Sergeant Only)

Sources

Horus Heresy: Collected Visions (Art Book), pg. 155
Imperial Armour - The Horus Heresy: Betrayal - Book One, pg. 211

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 [[File:Scipio_Bike_Squad_155.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ultramarines]] Legion Outrider Squad during the [[Great Crusade]]]]
-A '''Legion Outrider Squad''' was a specialised unit of the ancient [[Space Marine]] [[Legions]] that was employed during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] eras in the late 30th and early 31st Millennia. These mechanised Space Marine reconnaissance squads took to the field mounted on all-terrain [[Attack Bike]]sand were responsible for performing scouting missions and conducting guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines. It was from these formations that the later [[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Bike Squad (Space Marine)|Bike Squads]] were created after the [[Second Founding]] in the early 31st Millennium.
+A '''Legion Outrider Squad''' was a specialised unit of the ancient [[Space Marine]] [[Legions]] that was employed during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] eras in the late 30th and early 31st Millennia. These mechanised Space Marine reconnaissance squads took to the field mounted on all-terrain [[Attack Bike]]s and were responsible for performing scouting missions and conducting guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines. It was from these formations that the later [[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Bike Squad (Space Marine)|Bike Squads]] were created after the [[Second Founding]] in the early 31st Millennium.
 ==History==
 Legion Outrider Squads were formed from experienced [[Space Marines]] expert in operating independently and often deep behind enemy lines. These specialised troops were the eyes and ears of their Legion in the field. They took to the field mounted upon ruggedly constructed, all-terrain armoured ground bikes and scramblers. These squads were utilised for scouting missions and hit-and-run attacks deep behind enemy lines, the chief advantage of the Outriders being their speed. Their bikes enabled them to cover ground far quicker than infantry and go where heavier vehicles could not.