Editing War Scribes (section)

==Legion Equipment==

From single squads up to entire Expedition Fleets, every War Scribes formation was keenly aware of the importance of their equipment.  Battle salvage was invariably a priority, and it was common for the War Scribes to claim that they were engaged in "seek-and-destroy" operations to cover up extended searches for loot.  Arelex Orannis' friendship with Kalkas Tygian ensured that the Second's candidates were always welcome to learn the arts of the Techmarine on Mars and its subordinate Forge Worlds, ensuring a large pool of technical experts to decipher rediscovered relics.

As a result of their methods, the War Scribes Legion is far better-equipped than almost any other Imperial force. In their arsenals are large quantities of Jetbikes, Fellblades, Rapiers, Cerberus Tank Destroyers, Contemptors, Javelins, Sicaran Tanks, Typhon Siege Tanks, and Deimos-Pattern vehicles. Where other Space Marines might have lost such patterns of equipment, the War Scribes are expert record-keepers.  Their barracks and arsenals are just as much centers of learning as they are military installations.  In addition, the Legion scattered secret stores of data and material, known as ''Orannis Caches'' across the Galaxy.

Unlike most Legions, the War Scribes were able to equip full chapters with Volkite weaponry even as the Heresy began.  Despite the difficulty of manufacturing these weapons, the careful preservation of existing stores and a steady trickle of new Volkite equipment from the forges of the Atalantos Worlds gave the War Scribes an unparalleled arsenal.  More terrifying still were the War Scribes many Destroyer Marine squads, armed with nuclear, biological, and chemical weaponry from the Age of Strife.  Like their old nemesis Vuthros Khan, the Second Legion know the value of these devastating weapons and deploy them discerningly.

Even in the 40th Millennium, the Chapter and its successors will have access to much that the rest of the galaxy has forgotten.   Though their armies have changed greatly since the days of the Great Crusade, the gene-sons of Arelex Orannis have stores of ancient weapons to draw on in times of crisis.