Today we are going to take a look at some of the Space Marines that are tasked with carrying the most deadly hand-held weaponry into battle- the Devastators.
The Devastator Squad is tasked with long-range fire support on the battlefield and their weapons will destroy anything they touch. Let’s learn more about the Space Marine Devastator.
Via: Lexicanum
Most Devastator Squads are composed of Space Marines who have recently been promoted from Scout Squads. Though veterans of dozens, even hundreds, of campaigns, service in a Devastator Squad will be their first experience in power armor as part of the main Space Marine army. Those newly-appointed to a Squad, armed only with basic gear, are given the primary duty of providing close support and calling out targets for their more experienced battle-brothers. These Space Marines are armed with the squad’s four heavy weapons, an honor earned only after the Marine has proven himself steady and dependable in the heat of battle.
The Devastator Squad is made up of between four to nine Devastator Marines and a Space Marine Sergeant. The type and use of these heavy weapons can vary greatly, depending on the mission or nature of the Chapter itself.
After completing tours of service in the Devastators, Marines are typically assigned to Assault or Tactical Squads.
The Dark Angels‘ combat doctrines favor the usage of devastating amounts of firepower over furious close combat assaults.
Within the Space Wolves Chapter, Devastator Squads are known as Long Fangs. Unlike their counterparts in the Codex Chapters, the Long Fangs are the most experienced of the Chapter’s warriors, having completed lengthy tours of duty as Blood Claws and then Grey Hunters. Likewise, the Blood Angels chapter assigns only older and more experienced Marines to the Devastator Squads (mostly after they have worked out their aggression amid the ranks of the Assault Squads), since most Blood Angels have a marked preference for close-quarters battle.
