Editing Sentinel (section)

===Scout Sentinel===
[[File:IGSent.gif|200px|right|thumb|The common Mars Pattern Scout Sentinel. The vanilla of vanillas.]]
The '''Scout Sentinel''' is outfitted with a number of devices and modifications to make it more adapt at scouting: gyro-stabilisers to navigate the most inhospitable of terrain, noise reducing modifications to avoid detection, and sensor and auspex systems to detect the enemy. It is rather vulnerable to small-arms fire due to its open crew compartment.

Its pilots are presumably chosen by some combination of drawing straws, kicking those who somehow got into the Guard while having crippling social anxiety somewhere, and finding genuinely zealous mavericks or the poor suckers who wanted to get assigned to armor to avoid getting shot as infantry but overcompensated in insisting the opposite, because seriously, there were already fully-enclosed armored scout vehicles in World War 2 (which, on account of not having legs, also had a much lower silhouette than the Scout Sentinel would have...and the non-enclosed ones probably still had an easier time surviving because the driver didn't have to suss out ambushers ''alone''), who the fuck would be crazy enough to want to drive this thing when any infantryman with a grenade launcher loaded with frag rounds would be able to take you out or even infantryman with even more basic small arms standing on a tree or a hill...[[Derp|the kind of terrain the Sentinel is supposed to go in.]]

Because of the aforementioned requisite suicidal bravery to function as a Scout Sentinel pilot, it logically follows that [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]] regiments would have waiting lists for the job.

The Scout Sentinel can field a variety of weapons. Standard armament is the [[Multilaser]], which can be replaced with a [[Heavy Flamer|heavy flamer]], an [[Autogun|Autocannon]], a [[Missile_Launcher|Missile launcher]], or a [[Lascannon]]. Earlier versions could also field an [[Autogun|Assault Cannon]], but due to munitions problems this design has been abandoned. Alongside their armaments they can be given a variety of tools and equipment from smoke launchers, search lights and even [[Chain Weapon#Chainsaw|chainsaws]]. Funny thing about the sentinel chainsaws are that old chainsaws were mounted horizontally (hedge trimmer-style) and under the main body, which looked kinda goofy yet were practical in a sense. Newer sentinel chainsaws said "fuck that" and decided to go for the more [[Awesome]] chainsaw arms, which looked cooler and probably more maneuverable than those over-glorified hedge trimmers.

Due to its ease in construction and its reliable nature, there are multiple patterns of Scout Sentinels, from the common '''Mars Pattern''' with its iconic open canopy, to the more heavily armored (But not too armored!) '''Cadia Pattern''', the '''Tallarn Pattern''' which has wider feet to prevent it from sinking and the more assault and jungle orientated Rambo-Sentinels that is the '''Catachan Pattern'''.

On the tabletop, they are the squishier, slightly faster version of the Armoured Sentinel that can scout 9". Not usually considered very good. You can give them heavy flamers, but be prepared to wade through fire first, and infantry weapons CAN hurt these guys. Bolters will struggle to drop them, but nothing else will. Mass lasguns/s3, plasma, melta, shuriken, gauss, pulse weapons, ANY heavy weapon that isn't a heavy stubber. These guys will have a hard time getting that close, so choose your moment or expect them to be nothing but a distraction.

With the other weapons, they can quickly get into a firing position with scout, and if necessary run away. Multilasers keep them cheap, and unlikely to draw much heavy firepower once the HK have fired. Hit them early then kite infantry if you have to. Giving them cannons essentially turns them into turrets and DO take hunter-killers as these are a cheap source of them.

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Image:CadianSent.gif|Cadia Pattern Sentinel
Image:TallarnS.jpg|Tallarn Pattern Sentinel
Image:CatachanSentinel.gif|Catachan Pattern Sentinel
File:CadiaStands ScoutSentinel Preview.jpg | New Scout Sentinel model from the Cadia Stands box
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