Zealot Squad
From Lexicanum
Zealots are the Frateris Militia, the unofficial and generally ill-trained troops who fight, indirectly, in the interests of the Ecclesiarchy. Although most such mobs consist of no more than faithful Imperial citizens, some "brothers" have had military experience in the Imperial Guard or a PDF. They make up for this general lack of military training with selfless fanaticism. They take part in "wars of faith" against heretics and enemies of mankind.
In battle they are barely organised, except in huge mobs consisting of any number of militia brethren. Mobs vary from ordinary Imperial citizens incensed by Confessors to zealous self-sacrifice, to the already fanatical members of extreme Imperial religious sects. Such is the zealots' devotion and willingness for self-sacrifice, the more dangerous and desperate the fighting, the more likely they will fight to the death.
The Crusade of the Red Redemption (or more commonly, the Redemptionists) is one of the most notorious of these extreme religious sects. Their creed is one of violence, paranoia and xenophobia, seeing humans as inherent sinners, unless proven otherwise. As a militant sect, they frequently gather to fight wars of faith.
Zealot Squads
A Zealot Squad is a unit in Witch Hunters armies.
The squad consists of between 10 and 20 Zealots armed with "mob weapons", a broad range of basic firearms used as clubs and as short ranged weapons. Two Zealots may be armed with special or heavy weapons, such as plasma guns, flamers, meltaguns, heavy stubbers and grenade launchers.
Among Zealot mobs are even more fervent individuals known as Fanatics, armed with massive eviscerator chainswords.
One among the mob may be a Demagogue, who leads the Zealots. The entire mob may also be armed with exterminators, compact, one-shot flamers fitted to both ranged and melee weapons.
Sources
- http://redelf.h1.ru/w40k/w40k_zealots.html, by Graham McNeill
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|---|---|
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| Transport | Rhino • Chimera • Immolator |
