Heavy Intercessor kill teams are deployed when the mission demands absolute dominance over a battlefield zone. Where lighter scout squads move with stealth and speed, these warriors embody the other end of the spectrum, relentless endurance and punishing firepower. Their massive frames and reinforced armor plating allow them to weather storms of las and bolter fire that would annihilate lesser soldiers. In return, they unleash a withering hail of bolt rounds that shred anything caught in their iron gaze.

Forged in the fires of holy zeal, a Crusader Squad embodies the Black Templars’ eternal oath to carry the Emperor’s light into the darkest corners of the galaxy. Walls or fortresses do not bind these warriors; their battlefield is anywhere heresy festers. Clad in stark black power armour, marked with the white cross of their Chapter, they advance as a single, unbreakable blade of faith. Each squad is a mix of hardened Initiates and zealous Neophytes, sworn brothers bound in service to their Marshal’s vision of unending crusade. The Initiates, battle-hardened warriors, bear chainswords and bolters sanctified for the work of purging the unclean, while the Neophytes fight at their side, learning the holy arts of war through blood and sacrifice. Guided by the unyielding presence of a Sword Brother or Castellan, the squad brings both martial discipline and unrelenting ferocity to every engagement.

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An Astartes Strike Team is a small, elite strike force drawn from the superhuman warriors of the Adeptus Astartes, deployed for missions where surgical precision, overwhelming skill, and absolute loyalty are required. Unlike full squads used in conventional warfare, Kill Teams are highly specialized, often pulled from different companies or even multiple squads to create a perfect blend of expertise.

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Clad in heavy Gravis armor, Aggressor Squads advance on the foe as walking fortresses of ceramite. More mobile than some other Space Marines, they’re better able to negotiate rough ground, making them versatile troops; while they are often employed in specific circumstances or on certain terrain, Aggressor Squads are used as reserves to plug breaches in gun lines or to spearhead an advance. The range of their weaponry is not too long, but when they get close enough to open fire, the result is a sweeping fusillade of large-calibre bolter shells that can shatter enemy charges.