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[[Image:TacticalMarine7th.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Ultramarines]] Tactical Squad Marine{{citethis}}]]
A '''Tactical Squad''' is a type of '''[[Firstborn]]'''{{Fn|4}} warrior formation in a [[Space Marine]] army. A Tactical Squad is the most versatile and tactically flexible force in the [[Space Marine]] army{{Fn|1a}}, making up the majority of the four [[Battle Company|Battle Companies]] and the entirety of two of the four [[Reserve Company|Reserve Companies]] in a typical [[Codex Chapter]] {{Fn|1b}}. This makes them the most common type of unit in the Space Marine forces.{{Fn|1a}}
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99120101122 BATacticalSquad01.jpg|A 7th Edition [[Blood Angels]] Tactical Squad.{{Fn|2}}
TacticalSquad7th.jpg|A 7th Edition [[Ultramarines]] Tactical Squad{{citethis}}
Dark-angels-tactical-squad.jpg|A 6th Edition [[Dark Angels]] Tactical Squad.{{Fn|3}}
TacticalSquad4th.jpg|4th Edition Tactical Squad{{Fn|6}}
==Sources==
*1: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 59
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 17
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440176a&prodId=prod1060074&rootCatGameStyle= Games Workshop Website] (last accessed September 25, 2012)
*{{Endn|3}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat920001a&prodId=prod1700019a Games Workshop Website] (last accessed September 25, 2012)
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Spear of the Emperor (Novel)]] , Chapter 5*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)]] , pg.52*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]] , pg.112
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