Wolves of Fenris, The Space Wolves Marine Chapter
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Thought for the day:
Faith and Honor are the shields of protection
The forces of the Space Wolves have a very different approach to martial strategy from their brother Space Marines. There are several distinct types of squad, or pack, in each Great Company, and each fullfills a different role in battle. As a Space Wolf progresses through his life, he may rise through the ranks until he is old and his fangs are long. If his bravery and might are without question, he will be asked to join the Wolf Guard or even become a Wolf Lord himself.
Most Space Wolves begin their careers as Bloodclaws, hot-headed young warriors who cannot wait to prove themselves, charging in howling packs at the front lines of the enemy in their efforts to garner personal glory. The Bloodclaws are the shock troops of the Space Wolves and spearhead the majority of the assaults. If they survive to become mature and capable warriors they willl be elevated to the ranks of the Grey Hunters, tempered by battle but nonetheless ready to give their lives in the name of honor. When the Space Wolves are fully mature, their hair grey and their canines pronounced, they are likely to be inducted into the Long Fangs, veteran soldiers who are disciplined and steady even in the heat of battle, and hence are entrusted with the Company's heavy weapons.
The bravest and strongest of the Space Wolves, after proving themselves in a feat of exceptional valour or martial prowess, may become Wolf Guards. The Wolf Guard either lead less experienced packs of warriors into battle of form a retinue for the mightiest warrior of the battleforce, the Wolf Lord. Few can stand against these heroic warriors, equipped as they are with the best wargear in the Company's armory, making them virtually unstoppable in close combat.
The Space Wolves combat doctrine is unfortunately nowhere near as organized as their brother Chapters. Given that they live for the honor of battle, it is almost certain that the younger Space Wolves will abandon a standard tactical structure to favor of simply rushing headlong at the enemy, howling at teh tops of their voices.
However, far from being uncontrolled berserkers, the Space Wolves a a Chapter simply relish the thrill of close combat above all else. Nonetheless, their battle tactics are undeniably effective; the Space Wolves have fought in a similar manner on a hundred thousand battlefields since their conception and are unlikely to stop merely to conform to the precepts of the Administratum.
So ends the Lore of the Wolves, just remember to always howl before you charge. Just to let them know that the Sons of Russ are coming!
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