Salamanders Fleet

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The Salamanders Fleet is commanded by Captain Dac'tyr of the fourth company. The Master of the Fleet of the Salamanders Chapter also holds the title of Lord of the Burning Skies. The Salamanders Fleet is based on Nocturne's moon Prometheus.^[1a]

Vessels

Gloriana Class Battleship

• Flamewrought - Primarch's Vessel ^[2a]

Battle Barges

• Flamewrought - Flagship^[1b]
• Hammer of Nocturne^[3]
• Pyre of Glory^[4]
• Vulkans Wrath(M35)^[5]

Strike Cruisers

• Forgehammer ^[5]
• Hammerforge^[1b]
• Obsidia - Vanguard Cruiser^[4]
• Protean - Destroyed ^[6]
• Serpentine ^[1b]
• Vulkan's Wrath^[1b]

Frigates

• Firelord ^[7a]
• Forge Hammer - Nova Class Frigate^[8]

Gunships

• Caldera - Thunderhawk ^[7b]
• Cindara - Thunderhawk ^[9a]
• Fire-wyvern - Thunderhawk^[10]
• Hammerblow - Thunderhawk^[9a]
• Hellstorm - Thunderhawk^[11a]
• Implacable - Thunderhawk ^[6]
• Inferno - Thunderhawk ^[11a]
• Primordian - Thunderhawk - Tu'shan's personal vessel.^[7a]
• Spear of Prometheus - Thunderhawk ^[11a]

Notable Members

Masters of the Fleet

• Dac'tyr^[1a]
• Sokhar Bray'arth^[4]
• Vulkan He'Stan^[12]

Ship Captains

• Sargorr’ath of the Serpentine^[1b]

Pilots

• Hak'en^[10]
• Loc'tar^[7b]
• Orcas - Deceased ^[8]
• Volkane ^[6]

Salamanders pilots ritually scar themselves with the dactyl sigil. Pilots are the only Salamanders allowed to scar their faces before the rest of their body.^[7b]

Notable Battles

• 905.M41-Badab War - The Pyre of Glory and Obsidia were both involved in the loyalist effort during the Badab War.^[4]
• 975.M41-Defense of Nocturne - Captain Dac'tyr commanded the orbital battle over Nocturne. In order to defeat the larger Dragon Warriors Dac'tyr split his forces into two pincers. One made up of the Flamewrought and the Serpentine and the other made up of the Vulkan's Wrath and the Hammerforge.^[1b]This tactic was successful and the Salamanders were victorious in the battle.

Sources

• 1 :Nocturne (Novel) by Nick Kyme
  • 1a :Ch.5
  • 1b :Ch.14
• 2 :The First Heretic
  • 2a :Ch.25
• 3 :White Dwarf 356 (AU)
• 4 :Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One
• 5 :Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition) Pg.13-15
• 6 :Prometheus Requiem (Short Story) by Nick Kyme
• 7 :Firedrake (Novel) by Nick Kyme
  • 7a :Ch.4
  • 7b :Ch.5
• 8 :Rebirth by Nick Kyme
• 9 :The Damnation of Pythos (Novel) by David Annandale
  • 9a :Ch.2
• 10 :Hell Night (Short Story) by Nick Kyme
• 11 :Salamander (Novel) by Nick Kyme
  • 11a :Ch.5
• 12 :Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition) Page 93