Kill-Team
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Kill-Teams are the standard organizational unit of the Deathwatch Space Marines.
Overview
These Teams are organized to hunt down and kill Xenos and consist of Battle-Brothers from many different Chapters.[1] Kill Teams are often temporary units, with a team being disbanded and its members spread to other teams in order to disseminate knowledge on fighting certain types of xenos.[4a]
The basic organizational structure of a Kill-Team consists of one Sergeant and between four and nine Deathwatch Marines. Deathwatch officers invariably choose their members of their Kill Team in order to draw on as much relevant experience as possible. With different Chapters having long-standing specializations, it is easy to identify those who will have the most relevant insights in a given circumstance. Long-standing rivalries between certain chapters, such as the Dark Angels and Space Wolves, can effect the capabilities of Kill-Teams but more often than not members of these squads will eventually establish bonds of firm friendship.[3b][4a]
Types of Deathwatch Kill Team
- Aquila Kill Team — Standard Kill-Team meant to handle any eventuality.[3a]
- Dominatus Kill Team — Airborne assault force equipped with Assault Marines.[3a]
- Fortis Kill Teams — Newly introduced in response to the arrival of Primaris Space Marines. These are the Primaris equivalent of Aquila Kill Teams, basing its structure around a core of Intercessors, Assault Intercessors, Hellblasters, and Outriders.[4b]
- Furor Kill Team — Terminator-equipped shock assault force.[3a]
- Indomitor Kill Team - Newly introduced in response to the arrival of Primaris Space Marines. Its members take advantage of the new Mk.X Gravis Power Armour. They consist of Heavy Intercessors, Aggressors, Inceptors, and Eradicators.[5a]
- Malleus Kill Team — Close combat force equipped with Thunder Hammers, Power Weapons, and Storm Shields.[3a]
- Proteus Kill Team - Veteran unit consisting of Deathwatch Veterans which may include Terminator Armour, Vanguard Veterans, and Veteran Bikers.[5a]
- Purgatus Kill Team - Designed for slaying the horrific and cunning leaders of the xenos.[5b]
- Spectrus Kill Team - Designed around stealth and tactics similar to that of Vanguard squads in Codex Chapters. It consists of Infiltrators, Incursors, Reivers, and Eliminators.[5a]
- Venator Kill Team — Fast-attack and encirclement force equipped with bikes and Terminators or heavy weapon-equipped Space Marines.[3a]
Known Kill-Teams
- The Fearless
- Kill Team Alpha[8]
- Kill Team Amarator
- Kill Team Artemis
- Kill Team Arteus
- Kill Team Azkarael
- Kill Team Beta[8]
- Kill Team Brontos[4a]
- Kill Team Cabalerez
- Kill Team Cassius
- Kill Team Corvelax
- Kill Team Cruad
- Kill Team Crull
- Kill Team Dentreich
- Kill Team Dothros
- Kill Team Drinotherium[6a]
- Kill Team Enthrugei
- Kill Team Excis
- Kill Team Gordal
- Kill Team Heta[6b]
- Kill Team Hokk
- Kill Team Holt[7b]
- Kill Team Kaamun
- Kill Team Kades
- Kill Team Myrmidon[7a]
- Kill Team Saleth
- Kill Team Talon
- Kill Team Torath
- Kill Team Travian
- Kill Team Tyreus
- Kill Team Ulkhuk
- Kill Team Vashtor
- Kill Team Vonst
- Kill Team Vorens
- Kill Team Voth
- Kill Team Xarveus
- Kill Team Zakaellon
- Onyx Squad
- Squad Veridium[4a]
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf 306 (UK), pg. 30
- 2: Chapter Approved 2003, pg. 75
- 3: Codex: Deathwatch (7th Edition):
- 4: Codex: Deathwatch (8th Edition):
- 5: Codex: Deathwatch (9th Edition):
- 6: White Dwarf February 2019:
- 7: White Dwarf 480:
- 8: White Dwarf 272 (UK), pg. 89 — Battle Report: Doom in the Desert