Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - CODEX: Ultramarines

Product Information

The small but elite forces of the Space Marines put a high value on the element of surprise. Sometimes this can be achieved through speed -- rapid strikes that deploy before a foe can counter.

Although formally counted as a Chapter, the Deathwatch has a highly unusual organisation since it serves as the Chamber Militant of the Inquisition's Ordo Xenos, which bears little resemblance to that laid down in the Codex Astartes.

Strategy and Tactics

Terminators - Veteran battle-brothers, usually of the elite 1 st Company, who make use of Tactical Dreadnought Armour. In normal power armour, their Veteran status is often designated by a white helmet and a Maltese cross worn on their shoulder plate as their tactical specialty symbol. In lore, the reasons are more complicated than that. The Ultramarines were for the most part entirely codex compliant, which granted them a level of prestige amongst a lot of other astartes chapters, mostly due to the dogma of the Imperium and of the Space Marines. The largest discrepancy between the Ultramarines and the Codex, at least until the return of Roboute Guilliman, was the Tyrannic War Veterans. Following the end of the Horus Heresy and the Great Scouring and the retreat of most of the Traitor Legions into the Eye of Terror, the Codex decreed that the nine remaining Loyalist Space Marine Legions would be divided into 1,000-warrior Chapters, the Chapter Masters of which would be directly beholden to the Emperor Himself and no other, not even the primarchs of their original founding Legions (save in the case of the single Chapter that would remain under each primarch's control and retain its Legion's original name). No one person in the Imperium could ever again control the transhuman might of an entire Legion of 100,000 or more Space Marines.

Space Marine vehicles are generally painted in the livery of their Chapter. In addition to displaying the Chapter's icon, the vehicle's hull is also emblazoned with unit, squad and company markings, although the exact placement and application of these varies according to the Chapter and the vehicle in question. Vanguard Space Marines are reconnaissance and infiltration experts, equipped to operate alone in enemy territory for extended periods of time and intensively trained in shadow warfare tactics and sabotage techniques. Vanguard strike forces are tasked with achieving full-spectrum superiority over the foe. The most savvy of Astartes commanders will use a combined strategy: close support forces air-dropped in concert with a Drop Pod assault, while Stormravens deploy more squads, and even Dreadnoughts, to keep the foe off balance. By striking hard and fast, a Space Marine drop assault can sweep the battlefield of targets and be gone even before the smoke clears. Techmarines - Wear red armour traditionally, irrespective of what Chapter they belong to so that they can be immediately identified by their brethren, but some, Ultramarines Techmarines in particular, choose to sport their Chapter colors predominantly while still being heavily adorned with red. They wear their Chapter badge as normal. Included amongst their rarefied ranks are the psychically-empowered Librarians of the Librarius, the bellicose Chaplains of the Reclusiam, Apothecaries from the Apothecarion, standard-bearing Ancients and the mechanically adept Techmarines and their servitors.Every facet of the opposition's war machine must be dismantled, from supply routes and infrastructure to communications and logistics. Morale must be utterly sapped through non-stop harassment by terror troops and assassination of key individuals. The ultimate goal of this relentless campaign is to leave the foe crippled and helpless before the advance of the main Space Marine battleline. While not all Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium adhere to the Codex's dictates with the same rigidity as the Ultramarines, most obey the spirit of the Codex if not the actual letter. A Space Marine Chapter that generally follows the guidelines of the Codex Astartes is referred to as a " Codex-compliant Chapter." Apply Micro Sol to the transfer in small amounts letting it dry each time. Each application should see the transfer become noticeably softer and softer until it adheres smoothly to the surface Each Battle Company is split into 6 Tactical Squads, 2 Assault Squads and 2 Devastator Squads comprised of 10 Space Marines each. Some companies also make use of Command Squads comprised solely of Veterans to protect their officers or other specialists like Apothecaries and Chaplains.

Roboute Guilliman, as laid down in the Codex ( Space Marine Codex 3rd Edition, "Legio Astartes Daily Rites") When fighting alongside other forces of the Imperium of Man, it is common for the Imperial commander to choose a simple symbol to act as the campaign badge. This army badge is used for the duration of the campaign and identifies every squad and vehicle in the task force. Vigilus Defiant • Vigilus Ablaze • Shadowspear • Psychic Awakening ( Phoenix Rising • Faith and Fury • Blood of Baal • Ritual of the Damned • The Greater Good • Saga of the Beast • Engine War • War of the Spider • Pariah) st Company - White or Silver - Members of the 1st Company should also paint their helmet the company colour.

The Ultramarines, originally known as the War-Born , were the XIII Legion of the original twenty Space Marine Legions. This loyalist Legion was later re-organized and divided into Chapters according to the Codex Astartes. Their Primarch is Roboute Guilliman, whose leadership, not to mention his authorship of the Codex Astartes, were instrumental in humanity’s survival following the Horus Heresy. Because their Primarch wrote the text that defines a Space Marine Chapter, the Ultramarines follow this Codex strictly. Their only deviation being the recent formation of the Tyrannic War Veterans, comprised entirely of veterans of battles with the Tyranids. The Ultramarines are possibly the most important Imperial organization on the Eastern Fringe. Command Squad • Reclusiam Command Squad • Captain • Primaris Captain • Lieutenant • Primaris Lieutenant • Company Ancient • Company Champion This occurs most commonly when an infantry assault is required against a confined and inimical location. Clearing xenos infestations out of vast space hulks, striking at the heart of heretical fortresses and staging boarding actions against super-heavy enemy war engines are all examples of duties that Terminator forces excel at. Upon the Codex's implementation, in an event that would become known as the Second Founding, each of the original First Founding Space Marine Legions became a conclave of Chapters, one of which would bear the name of its forebear Legion as well as its heraldry, homeworld, and would retain some level of political primacy amongst its peers. The rest would take new names, heraldry, and homeworlds or fortress-monasteries, and stretch themselves across the Imperium. Veteran sergeants typically wear both colours, incorporating a white stripe down the centre of their helm.