4th Company Roster

4th Company Roster Apr 12, 2009 5:44:29 GMT

Post by Julius Quintus on Apr 12, 2009 5:44:29 GMT

An Explanation of Squad Positions

Below is a list of descriptions of the various positions available on the company roster and their duties within a squad.

Scout Novice
Scouts are space marines in their final phase of training. They have received all their implants and physical conditioning and have completed their basic training. They are proficient with all the weapons and vehicles commonly employed by the chapter but have little practical expriance of operating this equipment under battlefield conditions. Scouts make use of a wide variety of equipment in combat and routinely change duties within the squad so that all members can gain experiance with the various assault and support weapons at their disposal.

Battle Brother
Battle Brothers make up the bulk of a chapters forces. They have completed numerous campaigns in the scout, devastator and assault companies and are proficient and experianced with all the weapons, vehicles and equipment used by the chapter. battle brothers are capable of picking up and using almost any weapon used by the imperium but in general they use their standard issue bolter as a primary weapon.

Weapons Specialist
One brother in each tactical squad will be designated as the squads weapons specialist. They will be charged with carrying whatever assault weaponry the squad is issued with for a mission and will be required to spend additional time training with these weapons. A weapons specialists place in the squad varies according to which weapon he is carrying. A flamer will place him at the head of assaults whilst a plasma or melta gun will put him further back in the squad firing on targets of opportunity. Because of this, a weapons specialist must be familiar not only with his weapons but with the functions and duties of every man in the squad.

Designated Marksman
The best shot in a tactical squad will be appointed as the squads designated marksman and issued an M40 targeter for his bolt gun. It will be his duty to act as pointman and sniper for his squad. He must use his skills to locate the enemy and accurately dispose of high priority targets such as officers and support gunners whilst his brothers concentrate on the wider battle.

Support Gunner
A squads support gunner handles all the squads heavy weapons. He trains extensively with all the chapters heavy equipment and is also cross-trained in demolitions. It is the support gunners duty to provide a base of fire for his squad as they advance or cover them as they fall back.

Vehicle Specialist
All space marines from scout to chapter master are familiar with their chapters transport and combat vehicles. They are all able to ride a combat bike, drive a rhino or operate a predators turret. Vehicle Specialists take things a stage further. They cross-train with the chapters tech-marines to allow them to perform simple maintenance functions in the field and they train more extensively in the tactical use of different vehicles. In a squad it is the vehicle specialists responsibilty to maintain and operate any transport the squad is issued. they are also trained to drive other imperial vehicles such as those used by the imperial guard allowing astartes squads to commandeer abandoned imperial vehicles if needed.

Post by Deliverance on Feb 27, 2009 9:55:51 GMT

Post by Julius Quintus on Apr 12, 2009 5:44:29 GMT