Red Hunters

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The Red Hunters are a Space Marine Chapter with ties to the Inquisition (as shown by the Inquisition symbol on their armour).

Red Hunters
Founding Chapter:	Unknown
Founding:	Unknown
Chapter Master:	Unknown
Homeworld:	Unknown
Fortress-Monastery:	Unknown
Colours:	Red armor with white markings and a yellow trim.1,3
Specialty:	Inquisitorial Service
Strength:	Unknown

Background

Their uniform is red, with a white skull with a black Inquisition symbol on its head as a Chapter badge. The entire Chapter has been known to serve under an Inquisitor Lord on occasion. What little is known about the Red Hunters suggests that they may have been founded immediately following the Horus Heresy, and were intended to hunt down and eliminate the Traitor Legions. To accomplish this task they are assisted by the forces of the Inquisition and offer their services to the Inquisitors in return.¹

Notable Battles

• Siege of Vraks³

The Siege of Vraks saw the deployment of a significant force of Red Hunters, centered around the 3rd Company. The entire force was never deployed as a single unit and were often divided amongst Ordo Malleus Inquisitors to act as an elite cadre of shock troops for their operations. Hence, squads and vehicles could be found just about anywhere along the front, with Red Hunters being present in small numbers at most major battles until the end of the campaign.

An example of a Red Hunters Predator Destructor. These vehicles formed the backbone of the Chapter's deployment to Vraks.

The Red Hunters saw extensive action during the final stages of the Siege of Vraks, mainly in offensive actions against the final renegade stronghold, the Citadel.

A particularly dark day for the chapter saw roughly 150 brothers of the chapter perform an ill fated drop pod assault on the Armoury Gate, which led to the citadel's undercroft. Unfortunately they were beset by a Chaos Reaver Battle Titan of the Legio Vulcanum and hordes of archenemy soldiers. Despite attempts by the 269th Death Korps Siege Regiment's efforts to breach the gate and provide an escape route for the Red Hunters trapped in the "Death Pit", the entire force was destroyed to a man.^{3: p. 51}

Red Hunters Land Raider that belongs to the 1st Company. This transport was used during the assault upon the Cardinal Gate.

The Red Hunters saw action once again alongside Lord Inquisitor Hector Rex, brother Astartes of the Grey Knights Chapter, and Krieg Grenadiers of the 158th and 150th regiments. This engagement would be more successful than the assault on the Armoury Gate and see the Cardinal Gate breached and the Bloodthirster An'ggrath banished back to the warp. The final engagements also saw the deployment of Red Hunters Terminator Squads.

Here is an example of a Red Hunters veteran of the elite 1st Company wearing Tactical Dreadnought Armor.

They were critical in aiding the Death Korps Engineers efforts to clear the Undercroft. The 3rd Squad of 1st Company, Squad Zokura, achieved a kill to death ratio of 97:1 during this operation.

Combat Doctrine

The Red Hunters specialize in assisting forces of the Inquisition. When sequestered by the Inquisition the Red Hunters chapter will act as a corps of elite shock troops when divided amongst Inquisitors during large campaigns, such as the Siege of Vraks. Hence, squads and vehicles can often times be found just about anywhere along the front lines. Therefore, the Red Hunters will often be present (in small numbers) at most major battles.³

The Red Hunters follow the Imperial Creed and were described by Brother Hyperion of the Grey Knights as "fanatics".⁴

Related Articles

• Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)
• Space Marine Forces (List)

Sources

• ¹:Insignium Astartes
• ²:Space Marine Chapter Gallery (accessed 2007.02.18) (shoulder pad image)
• ³:Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three
• ⁴: The Emperor's Gift (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden