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[[Image:Bike Squad.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Black Templar]] on a Space Marine Bike]]
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'''Space Marine Bikes ''' are incredibly deadly and robust [[bike]]s used by the [[Space Marine Bike Squad]]s for lightning-quick raids and reconnaissance.<sup>1</sup>  These vehicles are equipped with powerful engines, required to propel a fully-armoured [[Space Marine]] at high speeds, and boast highly-responsive controls required to perform complex battlefield maneuvers.<sup>1</sup>  Their sturdy construction and wide, thick tires allows for the bike to easily smash through [[rockcrete]] walls at full speed without harm to either bike or rider.<sup>1</sup>
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'''Space Marine Bike Squadrons''' are fast, agile and deadly. They make excellent reconnaissance troops as well as providing a heavy and hard-hitting blow to enemy lines, especially in the rear.
 
  
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==Bike Squadron==
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The typical armament of a Space Marine Bike are twin [[Bolter]]s mounted on either side of the bike's headlight.<sup>1</sup> A variant of the Bike is the [[Space Marine Attack Bike]], which includes a [[Heavy Bolter]] or [[Multi-Melta]] mounted on an attached sidecar.<sup>1</sup>
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[[Image:Bike Squad.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Black Templar]] Bike Squad]]
 
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'''Space Marine Bike Squadrons''' are fast moving light attack units designed to outflank enemy forces and, if need be, launch rapid assaults on enemy positions. Bike Squadrons are part of the 2nd-5th and 8th companies of a standard [[Codex Astartes]] Space Marine [[chapter]], counting as support units.<sup>1</sup>
 
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The squadron consists of a [[sergeant]] and between two and four [[bike]]rs, with each bike mounting a [[twin-linked]] [[bolter]] and each biker carrying [[frag grenade]]s. Up to two of the bikers may take a [[flamer]], [[meltagun]] or [[plasma gun]] and the squad may take [[krak grenade]]s and [[melta bombs]]. Also, one [[Space Marine Attack Bike|attack bike]] armed with either a [[heavy bolter]] or [[multi-melta]] may join the squadron.<sup>1</sup>
 
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When used by [[chapters]] which do not follow the Codex Astartes, the name and frequency of Bikes can change. The [[Dark Angels]] second company, the [[Ravenwing]], is completely mounted on Bikes, Attack Bikes and Land Speeders.<sup>2</sup> The Salamanders use less companies but with more marines in each and so bikes only feature in the second, third and fourth companies.<sup>3</sup>
 
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Space Wolves almost follow the Codex Astartes, however the only Wolves known to ride bikes are the [[Blood Claws]], and then only a few of them do this as it is considered an overly headstrong approach to warfare.<sup>4</sup> Finally, the White Scars are known to make heavy use of Bikes due to the open plains on which they train on [[Mundus Planus]].<sup>5</sup>
 
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==Models==
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Bike Squadron Ultramarines.jpg|thumb|none|250px|Ultramarines Bike Squadron]]
 
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|[[Image:Bike Squadron Dark Angels.jpg|thumb|none|310px|Dark Angels Bike Squadron]]
 
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|[[Image:Bike Squadron White Scars.jpg|thumb|none|325px|White Scars Bike Squadron]]
 
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*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]
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*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], p. 68
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*<sup>2</sup>:[[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]]
 
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*<sup>3</sup>:[[Index Astartes IV|Index Astartes: Salamanders]]
 
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*<sup>4</sup>:[[Codex: Space Wolves (2nd Edition)]]
 
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*<sup>5</sup>:[[Index Astartes I|Index Astartes:White Scars]]
 
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Revision as of 21:44, 5 August 2011

Black Templar on a Space Marine Bike

Space Marine Bikes are incredibly deadly and robust bikes used by the Space Marine Bike Squads for lightning-quick raids and reconnaissance.1 These vehicles are equipped with powerful engines, required to propel a fully-armoured Space Marine at high speeds, and boast highly-responsive controls required to perform complex battlefield maneuvers.1 Their sturdy construction and wide, thick tires allows for the bike to easily smash through rockcrete walls at full speed without harm to either bike or rider.1

The typical armament of a Space Marine Bike are twin Bolters mounted on either side of the bike's headlight.1 A variant of the Bike is the Space Marine Attack Bike, which includes a Heavy Bolter or Multi-Melta mounted on an attached sidecar.1

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