Castigatus Combat Shield
The Castigatus was a type of Combat Shield that was used by the Sons of Horus Traitor Legion, during the Horus Heresy.[1]
Description
The Sons of Horus combat doctrine dictated aggressive close range engagements. This led to the development of the Castigatus combat shield. The original Castigatus was adapted from the Astartes Boarding Shield, fitted with a compact energy generator. As an enemy drew close this device could be activated, blasting them away and off-balance with a pulse of directed force, allowing the bearer to dispatch them with ease. Over the course of the Horus Heresy, more powerful and vicious charges were created, and these shields were seen in the hands of increasing numbers of Traitor warriors, each eager to cross blades with their foe rather than dispatch them from afar.
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: Heresy Thursday – 'Little' Horus Aximand (posted 04/04/2024) (last accessed 04 April 2024)
- 2: Campaigns of the Age of Darkness: The Battle of Beta-Garmon, pg. 191
