Originally designed on Terra for the task of rooting out burrowing xenos species during the Great Crusade, canny commanders quickly found use for the Terrax pattern Termite assault drill in tearing through the foundations of enemy bastions or emerging behind barricades or trench lines to lay waste to their defenders. A specialised transport vehicle, the Termite is capable of bringing a full squad of warriors to the battlefield whilst bypassing enemy auspex and atmospheric scanners. Similar in design to the boarding torpedoes launched from starships, the Termite safely transports its passengers thanks to gyroscopic stabilisation harnesses which limit impact and acceleration trauma. Rock, earth and even hardened plasteel offer little hindrance to its grinding drill, which utilises a linked array of melta cutters and phaseshield generators to aid the vehicle’s progress. Once at its target location, it emerges onto the surface, or even directly into the lower level of macrofortifications, scattering nearby enemies with its melta cutters before disgorging its cargo.
| Armour | Transport Capacity | ||||||
| M | BS | Front | Side | Rear | HP | ||
| Legion Termite (⌀Use model) | |||||||
| Legion Termite (⌀Use model) | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
The Space Marines of the Emperor’s Legions are genetically engineered, psycho-indoctrinated warriors with superhuman abilities, and minds and souls tempered for war. Each of the Legions has its own idiosyncrasies and character – the product of their gene-seed and the unique warrior cultures fostered by their masters.
Any unit with this special rule will have a number of additional special rules and abilities specific to their ‘named’ Legion, all of which will be defined in other Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness publications. A Space Marine unit may only have one such ‘named’ rule, e.g., Legiones Astartes (Sons of Horus). Space Marine units from a different Legion may only be included in an army using an Allied Detachment and in conjunction with the Allies in the Age of Darkness chart.This datasheet has Dedicated Transports Battlefield Role. Full list of Legiones Astartes units sharing same Battlefield Role follows:
The most common transport vehicles are those dedicated to carrying the infantry that form the core of Mankind’s armies. Such bulk transports lack the specialised equipment to accommodate more unique warriors.
No model with any version of the Bulky (X) special rule may Embark on a model that has this special rule.