Devastator Squad
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A Devastator Squad is a type of Space Marine Squad. Devastators purpose can be put in simple terms: blow shit up. Devastators function as the heavy weapons specialists among Space Marines. They serve as tanks hunters, artillery experts, and just plain shooting the crap out of the enemy with bolters. Common weapons include heavy bolters, lascannons, and missile launchers. In Codex-Compliant Chapters, after a Scout receives his Black Carapace and becomes a full battle-brother, he will be assigned to a Devastator Squad. This allows the new battle-brother to bond with his Power Armor and learn its strengths by lugging heavy weaponry around, while keeping him from having to directly engage the enemy before his close-combat training is more complete. Additionally, the Ninth Company of Codex-Chapters will be entirely formed of Devastators.
Among the Space Wolves, the role of Devastator Marines are held by the Long Fangs, Space Marine veterans who have grown "long in the fang". This isn't just a turn of phrase; Space Wolves canines will grow longer as they get older. Most Space Wolves want to Rip and Tear, so the long-range heavy weaponry goes to their old folk who've learned some self-control by then. The Black Templars have never been big on Devastators, preferring instead to run charging toward the enemy screaming a litany of curses while swinging power and chainswords at them. That said, they recognize the usefulness of Devastators and so will usually assign the job to Initiates and Neophytes. Blood Angels use devastators in much the same way as other codex chapters, except that after scouts are properly inducted they first become assault marines, only after working out their aggression do they get to move into the ranks of devastators. Being a long range support unit they have to be able to control the red thirst enough so that they don't break ranks and run headlong into the enemy. This doesn't always go as planned.
On the Tabletop
A Devastator Sqaud is a Unit of four Tactical Marines with big guns, like the Heavy Weapons for the Tactical Squads, and a singel Sergeant, who likes to pose in the light from all the explosions his squad are bound to make in his wake. They start out with four Heavy Bolters, and can then be further upgraded from there:
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