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6th Company (Imperial Fists)
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The 6th Company of the Imperial Fists, known as The Siege Hammers, are one of the Chapter's Reserve Battleline Companies.[1][2a][2b]
Overview
The Marines of the 6th Company include some of the Chapter's foremost siegecrafters and specialise in holding static, fortified positions. To this end, the Company's armoury favours the use of Thunderfire Cannons, Dreadnoughts, and Siege Tanks.[2b]
Notable Battles
- 007.M31: Battle of Phall[5]
- 830.M41: Tyros Gulf Campaign[3]
- Date Unknown, Era Indomitus: Xaltoic Heresy — The Intercessors of Squad Phaerion construct and hold an extensive fortified position on Xalto V alone against hordes of Chaos Cultists led by Idolatrix Serrasta. The cultist hordes bleed themselves dry against the Fists' walls, allowing the 4th Company to locate and destroy the Astra Militarum regiments that had allied with Serrasta.[2b]
Company Assets
Formations
- Squad Phaerion — Intercessor Squad[2b]
- 2nd Assault Echelon — Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Squad, Heresy-era[5]
Notable Members
- Hector Antaros — Current Captain[1][2a][2b]
- Caius Vorens — Former Captain[4]
- Baldur Kord — Legionary, 2nd Assault Echelon. MIA at Phall.[5]
Sources
- 1: Codex Supplement: Angels of Death (7th Edition), pg. 26 — Imperial Fists Chapter Organisation
- 2: Codex Supplement: Imperial Fists (8th Edition)
- 3: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 45 — A Glorious History: The Tyros Gulf Campaign
- 4: Redblade (Short Story) — Deathwatch: Ignition (Anthology)
- 5: The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination, pg. 70