Purgation Squad

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I am the holy fire that will cleanse all Daemons.

Purgation Squads are fuck-awesome units of Grey Knights specializing in BBQ-ing the forces of Chaos. Their unit models and their weaponry are seen as a saving grace from being full blown Mary Sues by some in /tg/. Purgation Squads provide heavy firepower in certain situations, although their small numbers are a constant danger. They usually deploy in support of Grey Knights Squads during high-intensity engagements when they could be picked off from squads if spread throughout a force. They follow a similar role to Devastator Squads in Codex Chapters. They are sometimes considered as the Grey Knight's Salamanders due to their penchant of heat and mass pyromania.

But while a Purgation squad initially bares strong resemblance to its Devastator counterpart, there are key doctrinal differences. In most Chapters, duty in a Devastator Squad is seen as training for a new recruit to experience the sights and sounds of battle and are often the first step for a initiate before becoming part of a Tactical Squad. Not so in the Grey Knights. Trying to keep in line of being unique than the more generic blue berries, the Grey Knights enshrines their heavy firepower squads into using far more complex, powerful, and rare weaponry. Thus, Purgation Squad Battle-Brothers are often veterans who have honed their experiences on the battlefield. Once his duties are established it is rare for a member of a Purgation Squad to see service elsewhere in the Chapter unlike more conventional Space Marine Devestators who often get promoted to an Assault Squad after he is deemed competent with heavy firepower.

What makes Purgation Squads so awesome is in their armory. They get access to unique shit not found anywhere else in the Imperium. This includes the iconic Incinerator which is a heavy Flamer on steroids. Incinerators have their Prometheum blessed with sacred oils that when lit, spews out a stream of hot white or blue fire. The effect of Incinerators are quite frankly, horrifying to the forces of Chaos as the blessed mixture literally ignites their very soul on fire. Daemon players often commit acts of masochistic ritual when their entire blob of Khornate Daemons gets incinerated (Pun not intended) by these badass Mofo's. Another overpowered weapon of relentless cheese are Psycannons which are heavy Bolters on steroids firing blessed anti-daemon ammunition that completely rapes all types of Daemons no matter how great or small. Psycannons are also notorious for blowing up your chaotic Metal Boxes.

Other equipment for these ball-crushing murder machines include a Wrist-Mounted Storm Bolter, Psilencer, Nemesis Force Sword, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades and Psyk-Out Grenades. Additionally, Purgation Squad members can channel in their psychic potential. Such as Astral Aim which can allow them to mystically guide their shots to the chosen target. Those affected by Astral Aim can shoot targets they would not normally be able to see, such as through walls, in complete darkness or through shrouding mist. The other is Hammerhand which crushes opponents with their psychic might.

Forces of the Codex Compliant Astartes
Command: Apothecary - Brother-Captain - Brother-Sergeant - Chaplain - Chapter Master
Command Squad - Honour Guard - Librarian - Techmarine
Troops: Assault Squad - Centurion Squad - Chapter Serf - CATs - Devastator Squad
Scout Squad - Servo-skull (Data Skull - Skull Probe) - Tactical Squad
Terminator Squad - Veteran Squad
Great Crusade-era: Breacher Siege Squad - Consul - Despoiler Squad - Destroyer Squad
Legiones Decurion - Legion Herald - Legion Outrider Squad - Legion Vigilator
Moritat - Master of the Signal - Praetor - Reconnaissance Squad - Seeker Squad
Sky Hunter Squad - Tactical Support Squad - Inductii
Structures: Castellum Stronghold
Walkers: Dreadnought (Castraferrum - Contemptor - Deredeo - Leviathan)
Transports: Land Raider - Mastodon Heavy Assault Transport - Razorback Transport
Rhino Transport - Spartan Assault Tank - Termite
Vehicles: Bike Squad - Javelin Attack Speeder - Jetbike - Kratos Heavy Assault Tank
Land Speeder - Predator Tank - Sabre Tank Hunter - Sicaran Battle Tank
Vindicator
Ordnance: Hunter - Legion Arquitor Bombard - Rapier Armoured Carrier - Stalker
Thunderfire Cannon - Whirlwind
Flyers: Caestus Assault Ram - Fire Raptor - Orgus Flyer - Storm Eagle - Stormbird
Stormhawk - Stormraven - Stormtalon - Thunderhawk - Xiphon Interceptor
Superheavy Tanks: Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer - Fellblade Super-Heavy Tank
Typhon Heavy Siege Tank
Spacecraft: Boarding Torpedo - Drop Pod - Space Marine Landing Craft
Allied Space Marines: Fallen Angel - Primaris Marine - Blood Angels - Dark Angels
Deathwatch - Grey Knights - Space Wolves - Black Templars