5th Company, Howling Griffons Chapter

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Howling Griffons

Company Ancient Scirpico carrying the Fifth Company Standard^[2]

The Fifth Company of the Howling Griffons.

Notable Actions

• 998.M41 — 13th Black Crusade. the Howling Griffons sent 8 Companies to participate in The Eye of Terror Campaign.^[1]
  • During the campaign in the Mackan System, the Fifth Company of the Howling Griffons was flushed from cover by the mutants of the Stigmatus Covenant and then attacked by Chaos Knights of House Khomentis.^[3]

Notable Members

• Falchian — Current Captain.^[4]
• Alvaro — Past Captain.^[2]

Command Squad Abraxus

• Abraxus — Veteran Sergeant. Fights with a single lightning claw and bolt pistol.^[2]
• Laertes — Apothecary.^[2]
• Scirpico — Company Ancient.^[2]
• Trajan — Company Champion.^[2]
• Gauis^[2]
• Lucius^[2]
• Praetor^[2]

Tactical Squad Crassus

• Crassus — Sergeant.^[2]
• Solinus — Armed with a heavy bolter.^[2]
• Numitor — Armed with a plasma gun.^[2]
• Bellenus^[2]
• Daceus^[2]
• Epheus^[2]
• Severen^[2]
• Strabo^[2]

Tactical Squad Invictus

• Invictus — Sergeant^[2]
• Helixus — Armed with Missile Launcher.^[2]
• Fennius^[2]
• Lamentius^[2]
• Omegus^[2]

Tactical Squad Maximus

• Maximus — Sergeant.^[2]
• Fabius — Armed with flamer.^[2]
• Beds^[2]
• Paelemon^[2]
• Varus^[2]
• Vespero^[2]

Bike Squad Numitor

• Numitor — Veteran Sergeant. Favours leading bike squadrons and fighting with a lightning claw.^[2]
• Ioans — Carries a flamer.^[2]
• Virus — Carries a flamer.^[2]

Devastator Squad Tercon

• Tercon — Veteran Sergeant.^[2]
• Fennias — Armed with Lascannon.^[2]
• Helicanus — Armed with Missile Launcher.^[2]
• Lamentius — Armed with Missile Launcher.^[2]
• Signatus — Armed with Missile Launcher.^[2]

Vehicles

• Gloriam — Rhino. Attached to tactical squad Maximus.^[2]
• Maneus — Razorback. Attached to devastator squad Tercon. Armed with twin linked Lascannons and Hunter Killer Missile Launcher.^[2]
• Daceus — Whirlwind Helios.^[2]
• Trajan — Predator Destructor.^[2]

Sources

• 1: Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pg. 16
• 2: White Dwarf 309 (UK), pgs. 112-120
• 3: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition), pg. 32 — A Saga of Destruction - Call of Despoiler
• 4: The Guns of Enth (Short Story)