A Primaris Space Marine Infiltrator in Mark X Phobos Power Armour.
A Vanguard Infiltrator is a type of Vanguard Space Marine who is usually part of an Infiltrator Squad. Vanguard Infiltrators are Primaris Space Marines who are responsible for disrupting enemy communications and sabotaging targets of opportunity.
Infiltrator Squads are considered battleline squads. The most numerous and strategically versatile warriors in a Codex Astartes-compliant Chapter form battleline squads.
They are flexible enough to press home an attack, or hold a position with withering firepower. Whatever the strategic challenge, battleline squads are usually equal to the task.
Role[]
Clad in Mark X Phobos Power Armour, the first the enemy sees of Infiltrators is a cascade of choking smog as they hurl a barrage of Smoke Grenades, masking their advance. As the foe peers into the swirling cloud, the Space Marines bring their targets down with disciplined bursts of fire, the augur-scopes of their marksman Bolt Carbines lighting each victim up for the kill.
Aside from their weaponry, the most important tool at the Infiltrators' disposal is the Omni-Scrambler. This portable, back-mounted device intercepts wave signals across a broad spectrum, scrambling frequencies and diverting holo-broadcasts to ensure that enemy communiques never reach their intended recipients.
Vanguard Infiltrators of the Ultramarines Chapter armed with Omni-Scramblers, Bolt Carbines and Smoke Grenades.
Infiltrators are drilled in self-sufficiency and survival techniques, and some squads have their own medicae specialists to perform the sacred duty of recovering the gene-seed of fallen brothers.
Known as Helix Adepts, these warriors receive additional training from the Apothecarion, and stand ready to ascend to the rank of full Primaris Apothecary should a tragic loss occur.
Meanwhile, they practise their craft in the Vanguard formations, utilising the Helix Gauntlet -- a scaled-down version of an Apothecary's Narthecium tool -- to carry out their duties.
Unit Composition[]
- 5-9 Infiltrators
- 1 Helix Adept (As replacement for 1 Infiltrator)
- 1 Infiltrator Sergeant
Wargear[]
Sources[]
- Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition) (Revised Codex), pp. 69, 122
- Codex: Vanguard Space Marines (8th Edition), pp. 6, 8-9
- Warhammer Community - Shadowspear Vanguard Units
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