Imperial Hawks

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Imperial Hawks
Colours:	Dark Crimson[1]/Grey-blue with white pauldrons, backpack and aquila; rank stripe on helmet[2][Conflicting sources]
Specialty:	Jump Pack Assaults, Land Speeders.

The Imperial Hawks are a Space Marine chapter of unknown founding. They specialize in high altitude assaults utilizing jump packs supported by "squadron strength" Land Speeder squadrons.^[1]

Known Actions

• Battle of Samax IV — Samax IV is an Agri World who's Human inhabitants are just above the Iron Age on a technological scale. Samax IV was invaded by Orks. By the time the Imperial Hawks were able to respond to a distress call, the humans' last hold out was in the walled city of Mallax. The Imperial Hawks 4th company broke the siege of Mallax and in less than a week the Orks were in retreat.^[1]

Fleet Assets

• Carmine Talon — 4th company's Battle Barge.^[1]

Trivia

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Conflicting sources

• In the short story Xenocide the Imperial Hawks described as a Marines in a dark crimson armour^[1], but in Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters they are depicted as a grey-blue with white pauldrons, backpack and aquila; with rank stripe on helmet.^[2]

See also

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

Sources

• 1: Xenocide (Short Story) — Bringers of Death (Anthology)
• 2: Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters, pg. 24