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Sabbat Pattern Helm

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[[File:Sabbat Pattern Helmet.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Standard Sabbat Pattern helm]][[Image:BattleSister6.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Battle Sister with an honorific fleur-de-lys upon her helm]]The '''Sabbat Pattern Sororitas Helm''' is awarded only the main kind of helmet used by the [[Power Armour]]ed [[Sisters of Battle]]. ==Overview==The '''Sabbat Pattern Helm''' is used by the majority of the Sisters of Battle since the middle of the 38th millenium.{{Fn|1}} The helmet protects the head of the wearer against physical blows, seals the armour to withstand adverse environments, and is crafted from psy-nullifing materials to provide some defense agaisnt [[witch]]es and the powers of the most courageous [[Adepta SororitasWarp]]. It provides {{Fn|3}} The helmet is equipped with various subsystems, including an integral rebreather that permit operation in total vacuum or contaminated atmospheres for limited periods, full spectrum filteringand psycho-ocular buffering that immunize the Sister against adverse battlefield conditions, a [[Photo-Visor]], which [[Preysight]], [[Targeter]] and comm-link. As such the helm reveals infiltrated units, and provides advanced tactical readouts. Some are also equipped with [[Psyocculum]]s that allow them to immediately detect psykers and [[Daemons]].{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|4}} Depending on the sector, access to the helm may be restricted outside of areas where the environment make its use mandatory. The [[Order of the Sacred Rose]] awarded it only to the most courageous [[Adepta Sororitas]] in the [[Kaurava]] system, while the [[Order]]s of the [[Calixis Sector]] did not usually issue an helmet to a Sister until she had proven herself.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}  Some variants sport a fleur-de-lys mounted upon the front, an honour reserved for sisters having performed with exceptional courage and honour. Such insignas are common amongst the elite [[Celestian]] squads and the veteran [[Sister Superior|Sisters Superior]] leading their sistren into battle.{{Fn|1}} ==Trivia==The helm is based upon the later evolutions of the medieval Sallet helmet.
==Source==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition)]], pg. 19*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dark Heresy: Blood of Martyrs]], pg. 118*{{Endn|3}}: [[Rogue Trader: Faith and Coin]], pg. 94*{{Endn|4}}: [[Dawn of War: Soulstorm]]: '''Sabbat Pattern Helm''', wargear selection screen
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