Editing Children of Armok (section)

=Legion Appearance and Equipment=

At a strategic level the XIII Legion goes to great lengths to maintain a wide spectrum of military assets and capacities, its dedication to flexibility ensuring it was as capable in any eventuality, even though it would never operate outside of the legions preferred strategies, in situations where they had a choice. This mentality of being prepared for every eventuality was drilled into the Children by Uriel, but seems to have had some limited basis in the XIII legions operational ethos previous to being reunited with their primarch.

It was supported in maintaining these abilities by the legions voracious demand for, and questionable acquisition of matèriel, particularly supplied by Forge Worlds such as Ismazh, Degharon, Hohenzolle, and Behn-Gal - with some of these treaties of provender brokered directly by Uriel himself. 

These arrangements do not, however, account for the full scope of the XIII Legion's observed armouries and arsenals, particularly their observed acquisition of rare and specialised war gear only manufactured by the armouries of certain Legions and never released to others, or not yet issued outside of close prototype deployments. How they acquire these otherwise restricted items is up for speculation. 

A case in point is the evidence of the Children's access to a version of Mark VI Corvus Pattern Power Armour, not then in general circulation among the Legiones Astartes, as early as the Drop Site Massacre and the First Battle of Paramar. 
Later battlefield recovery and analysis of this so-called "Armok pattern-Corvus" armour shows it in fact to be a unique variant of the Mark VI suit likely developed separately from an early prototype of unknown manufacture. This suggests that the Children may have acquired incomplete schematics by covert means early in the project's life and chosen to develop it on their own without recourse to the Mechanicum. 

It has been surmised that long before the Hektor Heresy was to tear the Imperium asunder, the Children of Armok had sought to secure its own extensive facilities of manufacture and positioned numerous hidden supply outposts and arms caches, both within Imperial space and beyond it, the full extent of which will never be known. 

Another mysterious development observed by Loyalist Space Marines forces at Istvaan V and elsewhere, //???// were Banestrike Bolter rounds. These mysterious variant bolt shells, believed to have been designed in secret within the armouries of the Children of Armok long before the outbreak of the Hektor Heresy, had it seems a sole purpose; to breach the ceramite Power Armour of Space Marines. 

Used openly for the first time at the Drop Site Massacre on Istvaan V //???//, their dense explosive cores and firing stresses reduced their range and would quickly degrade the firing weapon, but their effect against fellow Astartes was frightening.
It is perhaps unfortunate that the Children were not present at Terra, as such rounds made available to the defenders, could have changed the course of the Heresy. 


==Legion Equipment==
In terms of access to wargear and vehicles, the XIIIth Legion seem to have been formidably equipped. Again, true estimates are difficult to arrive at, but most pictorial and second party reports show the XIIIth Legion as possessing extensive access to the most modern forms of Legiones Astartes equipment, not limited to new power armour, the Sicaran Battle Tank and their sub-types as well as extensive stocks of plasma and melta weaponry, and specialised munitions unknown outside the Legion. 

The Children of Armok have been observed to make use of all weapons available to them, seeming to hold a firm belief in adapting to changing circumstances, and as such seem to have no predisposition to any one weapon. With vehicles and equipment however, the Children are pragmatic; they may have something, but this does not mean they will use it. 
For example, the significant number of Sicaran Battle Tanks they possess only get used when the situation requires that, which given the XIIIth Legion's preferred methods of combat, means that this isn't often.
 
They do however have a predisposition to specific patterns of weapons and equipment. The Children use a custom pattern Bolter: the Grizwold-pattern Bolter.
The magazine lies flat along the top of the Bolter, with the whole weapon coming together into a lightweight bullpup system, designed to be compact and versatile. This is believed to have been developed for urban combat specifically, as it is well suited to their city-fighting predisposition, and the close confines that terrain offers.
It has been observed to be fitted with suppressed extended barrels, seem to often use Metal Storm and Stalker silent rounds, are fitted with combat sights, and have been observed to also take under-slung attached weapons. 

The Children also make extensive use of Flash grenades, that emit a blinding set of flashes that disable and distract foes, as well as incapacitating gas grenades (like tear gas, but also mustard gas if necessary). 
Demolition charges are also common, which they normally have at least one marine from a squad carry on a mission.

In addition to the demolition charges, the Children use meltabombs, and breaching/directional charges for ambushes and for creating entrances into buildings where the enemy won't be guarding - especially useful in the brutal close quarters combat of city fighting, where every door and window can become a deadly killzone.

Each 'Body' division of the Children seems to have it's own individual armoury, giving them access to all the equipment they may need for any eventuality, suitable to their division size.

Group 13 has a large stockpile of non-imperial weaponry on top of their normal armoury, including various patterns of stubbers, autoweapons, xenos weaponry, and even some chemical weaponry. 
These non standard weapons are only used when deemed necessary, but also for training, as Group 13's deep infiltration missions often make resupply impossible, forcing the Group 13 marines to fight using whatever they can get their hands on. Also, when on black flag operations, they usually use non-imperial weapons, unless using imperial weapons serves a purpose.

All Children of Armok also go through extensive training in hand-to-hand fighting, deemed relevant due to the fact the Children often operate in close quarters, and often in the case of insurgencies, with limited supplies. 
Thus they are taught to use hand to hand fighting, as well as close combat using improvised and purpose-built weapons.
Their hand-to-hand fighting technique is utterly pragmatic, with a focus on disabling or killing the opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible. It also makes extensive use of the environment, and balance, often using a free hand to pull an enemy of balance, making it difficult for them to mount a proper defense or counter-attack. 
This technique is taught to the Kokolny and any of the Children's non-astartes agents for protection.

==Legion Colours==


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===The Colour of Deception===

==Legion Badge==