Harpax

Chaos Portal Dark Mechanicum

Harpax swarm^[3]

Harpax "Swarmer" Scouts were a class of cyber-drones of ancient origin used by the traitor Mechanicum during the Horus Heresy.^[1b]

Description

They were usually used as front-line troop or vanguard swarms, ranging ahead of larger Stalker Cohorts.^[1a]

In smaller groups, Harpax would harass the enemy's forward units to clear a path for their master's army. In larger numbers, they would overwhelm the opposition, capable of dismantling armored convoys through sheer force of their numbers.^[1b]

Barely larger than a human, they are armed with Exo-Planar Repeaters for anti-infantry or Lascutters for anti-armor roles, overwhelming their enemies through sheer weight of numbers.^[1b]

Harpax were encountered by the Dark Angels on Galatia during the Thramas Crusade.^[2]

Sources

• 1 : Legions Imperialis: The Rise of the Dark Mechanicum
  • 1a: pg. 116
  • 1b: pg. 120
• 2: The Horus Heresy Book Nine - Crusade, pg. 36
• 3: Warhammer Community: Heresy Thursday – Raise your oily manipulators to the sky in praise of the Dark Mechanicum (10/10/2024) (Saved archive page, dated December 12 2024, last accessed December 27 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/xd9mklal/heresy-thursday-raise-your-oily-manipulators-to-the-sky-in-praise-of-the-dark-mechanicum/)