Reconnaissance Squad
Reconnaissance Squads were a type of Space Marine Legion squad used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. The eyes and ears of a Legion on the battlefield, these squads consist of experienced Space Marines expert in operating independently and often behind enemy lines. This is a task for which they are armed and equipped with a variety of specialized weapons such as long-range Sniper Rifles, sensory-auspexs, and stealth equipment.[1]
The primary mission of Reconnaissance Squads is to preform scouting and intelligence-gathering operations, identify targets and gathering information on enemy forces. They also serve as the Legion's pickets, saboteurs, raiders, and snipers where needed, and in open battle are expert in sudden flanking maneuvers and infiltration attacks in support of their main force.[1]
Reconnaissance Squads differ from Scouts of the 41st Millennium in that its members are drawn from fully sworn and trained Battle-Brothers, not Neophytes.[1]
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