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Reconnaissance Marine Squad [2]

Reconnaissance Squads were a type of Space Marine Legion squad used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.

Overview

The eyes and ears of a Legion on the battlefield, these squads consisted of experienced Space Marines expert in operating independently and often behind enemy lines. They were armed and equipped for the task with a variety of specialized weapons such as long-range Sniper Rifles, sensory-auspices, and stealth equipment.[1] The primary mission of Reconnaissance Squads was to perform scouting and intelligence-gathering operations, identify targets and gather information on enemy forces. They also served as the Legion's pickets, saboteurs, raiders, and snipers where needed, and in open battle were expert in sudden flanking manoeuvres and infiltration attacks in support of their main force.[1]

Reconnaissance Squads differ from Scouts of the 41st Millennium in that their members were drawn from fully sworn and trained Battle-Brothers, not Neophytes.[1]

Notable Reconnaissance Marines

See also

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Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Legion Master • Praetor • Centurion • Space Marine Command Squad • Chief Apothecary • Forgemaster • Chief Librarian • Herald • Decurion
Elite Troops Veteran Squad • Terminator Squad • Destroyer Squad • Moritat • Champion Consul • Honour Guard • Nullificator
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Breacher Siege Squad • Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Hussar Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Sky Hunter Squad • Despoiler Squad • Newbloods
Specialists Techmarine (Mortificator • Forge Lord) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Master of Signals • Consul (Praevian • Delegatus • Warmonger • Armistos • Opsequiari • Nullificator) • Vigilator • Siege Breaker • Pathfinder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Deredeo • Castaferrum • Venerable • Mortis • Leviathan
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles) • Sabre • Kratos • Termite
Heavy Vehicles Spartan • Kratos • Sicaran (Venator • Punisher • Arcus • Omega) • Malcador (Annihilator • Defender • Infernus) • Cerberus • Typhon
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion • Shadowsword • Stormblade • Mastodon • Capitol Imperialis • Leviathan
Fast Attack Vehicles Jetbike • Bike (Attack Bike) • Land Speeder • Javelin
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Scorpius • Hyperios) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Graviton • Spicula • Morbus) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Dreadclaw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk (Thunderhawk Transporter) • Storm Eagle (Fire Raptor) • Stormstrike • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Xiphon Interceptor • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
Legion-specific

I - Deathwing (Companions) • Dreadwing (Interemptors • Naufragia) • Firewing (Enigmatii) • Ironwing (Forge-wrights • Excindio Class Robot) • Ravenwing • Stormwing • Paladin • Knights Cenobium • III - Kakophoni • Palatine Blades • Phoenix Guard • Sun Killers • IV - Iron Circle • Iron Havoc • Stor-Bezashk • Tyranthikos • Tyrant Siege Terminator • Dodakathik • Thunderstrike • Thunderburst • Warsmith • Castellan Rhino • V - Keshig • Ebon Keshig • Golden Keshig • Falcon's Claws • Karaoghlanlar • Kyzagan • Sagyar Mazan • Stormseer • VI - Blood Claws • Consul-Opsequiari • Deathsworn • Fenrisian Wolf • Grey Slayer • Grey Stalker • Blood Claw • Black Cull • Rune Priest • Wolf Guard • Wolf Priest • Hrimthursar • Eldthursar • Hunter • VII - Castellan • Huscarls • Phalanx Warder • Templar Brethren • VIII - Atramentar • Night Raptor • Terror Squad • Contekar • Reaver • IX - Angel's Tears • Burning Eyes • High Host • Contemptor-Incaendius • Crimson Paladins • Dawnbreaker • Sanguinary Guard • X - Gorgon • Iron Father • Medusan Immortal • Morlocks • XII - Devourer • Rampager • Caedere • Red Butchers • Triarii • Bloodied • Red Hand • XIII - Evocati • Fulmentarus • Locutarus • Invictarii • Praetorian • Nemesis Destroyers • XIV - Deathshroud • Grave Wardens • Mortus Poisoners • Plague Marines • XV - Ammitara Occult • Castellax-Achea • Hidden Ones • Khenetai Occult • Osiron • Scarab Occult • Numerologists • XVI - Justaerin • Luperci • Reaver • XVII - Anakatis Kul • Ashen Circle • Dark Apostle • Diabolist • Gal Vorbak • Mhara Gal • Vakrah Jal • Procurator • XVIII - Forge Warden • Firedrakes • Pyre Guard • Pyroclast • Sanctifier • XIX - Dark Fury • Darkwing • Mor Deythan • Raptor • Shadow Wardens • Deliverers • Whispercutter • XX - Lernaean • Headhunter • Operative • Saboteur

Support Forces Imperial Army (Imperialis Militia • Solar Auxilia • Imperial Armada) • Mechanicum (Collegia Titanica • Taghmata Omnissiah • Skitarii) • Sisters of Silence • Custodian Guard

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