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[[Image:Ravenwing6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Ravenwing Assault Force{{Fn|6c}}]]
The '''Ravenwing''' is the Second [[Company]] of the [[Dark Angels]] [[Space Marines]] [[Chapter]]. Like the First Company, the [[Deathwing]], the Ravenwing are not part of the [[Codex Astartes]] structure - although the remaining companies of the chapter adhere to the Codex. Although a versatile and tactically flexible fast-attack force, the true role of the Ravenwing is to hunt members of [[The Fallen]]. This secret is only known to high-ranking [[Black Knights]] and members of the [[Inner Circle]].{{Fn|6a}}
[[Image:RavenwingOrg.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Organization of the Ravenwing]]
==Overview==
The Ravenwing is a highly specialized formation where speed is more important than heavy firepower. To this end, all of the marines in the company ride into battle on [[Space Marine Bikes|Bikes]] or [[Land Speeders]] on land, including specialized vehicles such as the [[Land Speeder Vengeance]] and [[Darkshroud]].{{Fn|1}} In the air, the Ravenwing employs [[Dark Talon]]s and [[Nephilim Jetfighter]]s.{{Fn|5}} The Ravenwing's hidden role within the chapter is that of mobile hunters, eternally prowling for their traitorous ancestors, [[The Fallen]].{{Fn|2}} Instead of the usual dark green panoply of the rest of the chapter, the Ravenwing's armour and vehicles are painted jet black, echoing the original colours of the Dark Angels Legion. The Ravenwing also contains specialized sub-formations, such as [[Ravenwing Command Squads]] and [[Ravenwing Black Knights]], the latter of whom are the most hardened veterans of the Ravenwing with access to the 2nd Company's [[Inner Circle]].{{Fn|5}} Ravenwing Squads come in two primary varieties, attack or support.{{Fn|66d}}
The origin of the Ravenwing dates back to pre-[[Imperial]] times; originating from a mounted cavalry section of [[The Order]] who rode black horses and ''"could survive alone in the deadly forests of [[Caliban]], heroic figures in matt black armour and winged helms."''{{Fn|4}} While its title originates from [[Caliban]], its role was designed by the [[Emperor]] during the [[Unification Wars]] as part of the [[Hexagrammaton]].{{Fn|7}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Descent of Angels (Novel)]] by [[Mitchel Scanlon]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440160a&prodId=prod1830080a Ravenwing Command Squad]
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition)]] pg.22
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 32
**{{Endn|6b}}: pgs. 36-37
**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 46
**{{Endn|6d}}: pg. 22
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Angels of Caliban (Novel)]] Chapter 3
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