Editing Heralds of Hektor (section)

==Tactics==

Hektor's peculiar military genius was his eye for terrain.  He had a knack for surveying a battlefield - be it a seemingly featureless desert, foreboding mountain range, or the void of space - and picking out the focus-point or "place of decision".  Battle-plans were then developed intuitively, but a typical pattern was to use the Space Marines' firepower to shape the enemy deployment before a devastating assault was launched by the Legion's elite formations.  This style of warfare came readily to the Primarch's gene-sons, but others found the method to be startling.  Hektor came to play on this, privately studying cartographic data ahead of allied conferences then feigning a nonchalant manner as he greeted outsiders and pretended to look at the lay of the land for the first time.  The Primarch would then appear to concentrate intensely for a few moments, before stabbing out a finger and declaring, "There!  That is where the battle will be won!"

In pursuit of their model battle, First Legion developed several elite formations.  Most common were the Agema that accompanied her Strategoi and Phalangiarchs.  These were veteran soldiers, often trusted with Terminator armour and relied upon to carry the day on countless battlefields.  The precise talents of the Agema varied depending on the inclination of their commanding officer.  It was typical for these hardened soldiers to be outstanding melee fighters who deployed from Land Raiders.  However, there were exceptions.  In perhaps the most extreme deviation from the norm, Strategos Damastor Aelius of the 142nd Taxis outfitted his Agema with light Recon Armor and Camo-Cloaks so that they could accompany him on scouting missions.