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{{SpaceMarinesPortal}}A '''Suppression Force''' is a [[Space Marine]] tactical formation that provide provides pinpoint artillery support.^{{Fn|1}}

A Supression Force is designed to pin down the enemy's forces, allowing the highly-mobile Space Marines to operate at will. It is composed of two to five [[Whirlwind]]s and a modified [[Land Speeder]]. The Land Speeder, equipped with additional communications and targeting gear, acts as a spotter for the Whirlwinds and coordinates their fire. The addition of the Land Speeder allows the Whirlwinds to provide suppressive fire at much longer ranges than typical for such platforms.^{{Fn|1}}

[[Jagrvelj Skyhammer]], Master of the Arsenal of the [[Storm Ravens]] [[Chapter]], first used this formation during the [[Rhopara Crusade]]. Stripping his Land Speeders of all unnecessary armament and equipping them with terrain-following sensor arrays, he used his newly-formed Supression Forces to assault the Rhopara sector capital. His success saw the formation adopted by the rest of the Chapter, and by the [[Adeptus Astartes]] as a whole.^{{Fn|1}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Apocalypse]], ppg. 116

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