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Harbingers
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This article is about the Harbingers Space Marine Chapter. For other uses of Harbinger, see Harbinger (disambiguation). |
The Harbingers are a Space Marine Chapter of unstated origin.
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Background
The Harbringers' homeworld is the feral world Birmingham "the Black Planet", and their Chapter Master is Nimrod Grudge. They specialise in boarding actions and planetary drop assaults.[Needs Citation]
Notable Campaigns and Engagements
- Due to the 13th Black Crusade, the Harbringers withdrew from their battle with the Orks of the Piscian Belt and contributed eight companies to fight against the forces of Chaos.[1]
- In the Gothic sector, the chapter's battle barge, the Unrelenting Fury, intercepted the Ork-controlled space hulk Scylla and delivered a series of punishing salvos against it. The Unrelenting Fury suffered severe engine damage from repeated attack-craft attacks but was otherwise unharmed.[3]
- The Harbingers fought alongside the Dark Angels against the combined forces of Ork warlords Ghazghkull and Nazdreg. The fiercest fighting was at the Dark Angels' basilica.[2]
- 997.M41 — Uncoinfirmed reports stated that Harbingers fought along the Dark Angels during the Battle of Piscina IV[4]
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: Codex: Eye of Terror, pg. 16
- 2: Angels Of Darkness (Novel), pg. 80 [Needs Citation]
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook, To Cleanse the Stars, [Needs Citation]
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition, pg. 23
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