Editing Steel Rain

'''Steel Rain''' is a defensive tactic employed by [[Space Marines]].

Because a Space Marine Chapter often sends only a fraction of its forces to any given conflict, it is difficult for them to defend a position; if they attempt to cover the entire perimeter, they will be spread too thin to hold off a massed assault, but the only way to strengthen their defense at key points is to leave large sectors undefended.

The [[Codex Astartes]] contains a solution to this catch-22: keep the majority of the force's Marines in orbit and deploy automated beacons around the perimeter.  A beacon that detects enemies passing through can call down multiple, simultaneous, and devastating defensive [[Deep Strike]]s on its position to deal with the enemy force, no matter where on the perimeter they attempt to break through.  This way, the Marines need not waste time and effort territory which does not come under attack, while not leaving any openings to the enemy.

We only hear about it in [[Dawn of War: Soulstorm]], as Captain [[Indrick Boreale]] describes it to the [[Blood Ravens]] under his command.  The funny part is that, if it's in the Codex Astartes, they should all know about it already.

== See Also ==

* [[Drop Pod]]s, the vehicles frequently used in Steel Rain (one might say that they are the Steel Raindrops).
* [[Indrick Boreale#STEEL REHN|Steel Rehn]], a parody song written to the tune of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" song, but with lyrics sung by Captain Boreale.

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