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==Notable Engagements==
*'''857.[[M38]]:''': [[Siege of Helios]] — The Chapter is called to assist in the prolonged siege of the traitor stronghold on [[Helios]]. The Chapter's [[Master of the Forge]] creates created the [[Land Raider Helios]] by mounting extra [[Whirlwind]] launchers onto existing [[Land Raider]]s. He took this step because the Red Scorpions mistrusted the [[Imperial Guard]] units they were sent to work with, fearing the Chapter may become tainted by forces already exposed to the traitors' corruption.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|14a}}*'''633-635.[[M39]]:''': [[Second Aegisine Crusade]] — The Red Scorpions battle [[Heretek]] forces in the [[Second Aegisine Crusade]].{{Fn|6a}}*'''Late M39:''': The Red Scorpions undertake the [[Ordon Crusade]], which sees the — The entire chapter deployed in the wilderness space of the [[Ordon Rift]] in [[Segmentum Tempestus]] for 300 years, during which time it was feared they had been destroyed. It is unknown what happened during these three centuries.{{Fn|1a}}*'''321.[[M40]]:''' The Red Scorpions defend the [[Hive World]] of [[M'kond]] from the [[ork]]s of [[Waaagh! Gulgrag]].{{Fn|14b}}*'''[[M41]]: ''' [[Galen V suppression]] ([[Galen V Expeditionary Force]]{{citethis}}) - involved [[Land Raiders]] in Codex approved Cobalt/Ammonium desert camouflage{{Fn|10}} for the cobalt chromate deserts of [[Galen V]]{{citethis}}*'''826.M41:''': [[Siege of Vraks]] — A strike force composed of elements of the [[1st Company (Red Scorpions)|1st]], [[3rd Company (Red Scorpions)|3rd]], [[6th Company (Red Scorpions)|6th]], and [[8th Company (Red Scorpions)|8th ]] companies arrive during the [[Siege of Vraks]] on the [[Strike Cruiser]] ''[[Arx Fidelis]]''. Led by Commander [[Ainea]], the strike force aids in the final breaching of the curtain wall surrounding the Fortress of [[Vraks]]. [[Veteran Sergeant]] [[Carab Culln]] leads the Vanguard squad that carried the [[teleport homer]] used by Commander Ainea and his squad of [[Terminator]]s to arriveat, and subsequently hold, the breach in the curtain wall where the besieging army would pour through.{{Fn|4}}*'''830.M41:''': The Red Scorpions return to Vraks, this time with a strike force personally led by Lord High Commander [[Verant Ortys]] in response to [[Inquisitor Lord]] [[Hector Rex]]'s request for aid. The [[Battle Barge]] ''[[Sword of Ordon]]'' arrives in orbit, carrying 400 of the chapter's battle-brothers, including Veteran Sergeant [[Carab Culln]]. The Red Scorpions proceed to participate in the retaking of the Fortress of Vraks, particularly the battle of Saint Leonis' Gate.{{Fn|5}}*'''850.M41:''': Marines from the chapter's 1st and 6th Companies, led by [[Commander]] [[Carab Culln]] assist [[Ordo Xenos]] [[Inquisitor]] [[Solomon Lok]] during an investigation and subsequent battle against [[Tyranid]]s on [[Beta Anphelion IV]]. The Chapter comes under surveillance by the [[Ordo Hereticus]] for their actions, along with [[Inquisitor Lord]] [[Varius]] of the Ordo Xenos.{{Fn|1a}}*'''906.M41:''': The [[Badab War]] - — The chapter is brought in, along with the [[Minotaurs]], to protect shipping and space lanes and to reinforce the [[Fire Hawks]] and [[Marines Errant]] during the Badab War. Due to the Red Scorpions' unyielding devotion to Codex scripture and their unwillingness to fraternize with less traditional Chapters, their operations in the War are mainly confined to space-lane duties.{{Fn|2}} They are involved in several bloody ship-to-ship boarding actions against the renegade [[Executioners]] chapter {{Fn|1a}}, while the [[Minotaurs]] carry carried out similar boarding actions against the renegade [[Lamenters]], which causes caused the Lamenters to surrender. {{Fn|2}}*'''906.M41:''': The [[Angstrom Incident]] - Involving Red Scorpion pursuit squads in Codex red/black disruptive camouflage.{{Fn|2}}*'''907.M41:''': The Red Scorpions return to the galactic east to undertake their normal duties, due to [[Ork]] incursions in the [[Ultima Segmentum]] (most likely by [[Urgok the Unstoppable]]).{{Cite This}}*'''999.M41:''': [[Third War for Armageddon]] - — A single company arrives at the end of the first year of conflict during the [[Season of Fire]] and awaits the [[Season of Shadows]] to commence hostilities in [[Warzone Armageddon]].{{Cite this}}
*'''Undated''' — Battle with [[Eldar]] forces (location unknown). It is known that at least one Red Scorpions [[Rhino]] with spaced armour fought there.{{Fn|7}}
===Notable Vehicles===
*''[[Belasarius]]'' — [[Land Raider Phobos]].{{Fn|14b}}*''[[Iron Seraph]]'' — [[Land Raider Helios]].{{Fn|14b}}*''[[Judgement of Fire]]'' — [[Land Raider Hecate]].{{Fn|14b}}*''[[Encarmine]]'' — [[Whirlwind Scorpius]]. Fought in the [[Third War for Armageddon]].{{Fn|8}}
===Notable Members===
*'''Lord High Commander''' [[Verant OrtysCarab Culln]]: Supreme Leader of — Culln is the Red Scorpions circa 830.M41. Accepts current [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Hector Rex]]'s request for aid, and personally leads a strike force of 400 battle-brothers in the retaking of the Fortress of Vraks, capturing Saint Leonis' Gate from waves of heretics, mutants, and finally [[daemons]].{{FnChapter Master|5}} Ortys was killed during the [[Badab War]] in [[The Betrayal at Grief]] on 3.390.906.M41.{{Fn|6a}} *'''Commander''' [[Ainea]]: Commander of the Red Scorpions 3rd Company circa 826.M41. Led a task force that answered [[Marshal Kagori]]'s request for aid, and captured the breach in the curtain wall of the Fortress of Vraks that finally allowed the 88th Siege Army to enter the Citadel proper.{{Fn|4}} *'''Lord High Commander''' [[Carab Culln]]: Culln is the current Lord High Commander of the Red Scorpions. He was inducted from the primitive world of Zaebus Minoris and has risen through the ranks of the Red Scorpions to take his current position after the death of Lord High Commander Ortys. According to quotes attributed to him he considers abhumans such as [[Beastmen]] and [[Ogryn]]s to be subhuman and is highly reluctant to allow his troops to serve anywhere near them. He considers the use of camouflage to be cowardice, although there is nothing to suggest the Chapter as a whole shares this belief; on the contrary, the chapter is noted to strictly follow Codex camouflage designs, to such an extent that they refuse to fight alongside chapters using "unofficial" designs.{{Fn|3}} At some point, Carab Culln was grievously wounded and interred within the shell of a [[Dreadnought]], and now the Capatins [[Casan Sabius]] and [[Sirae Karagon]] have become the de facto leaders of the Chapter.{{Fn|9}} *[[Verant Ortys]] — Supreme Leader of the Red Scorpions circa 830.M41. Accepts [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Hector Rex]]'s request for aid, and personally leads a strike force of 400 battle-brothers in the retaking of the Fortress of Vraks, capturing Saint Leonis'Gate from waves of heretics, mutants, and finally [[daemons]].{{Fn|5}} Ortys was killed during the [[Badab War]] in [[The Betrayal at Grief]] on 3.390.906.M41.{{Fn|6a}}*[[Ainea]] — [[Space Marine Captain|Commander]] of the Red Scorpions 3rd Company circa 826.M41. Led a task force that answered [[Marshal]] [[Kagori]]'Magister''' s request for aid, and captured the breach in the curtain wall of the Fortress of Vraks that finally allowed the 88th Siege Army to enter the Citadel proper.{{Fn|4}}*[[Sevrin Loth]]: Loth is the — [[Chief Librarian|Magister]] of the Red Scorpions and is considered one of the most powerful Librarians, not only in his Chapter, but throughout all of the Astartes. Inducted from a feudal planet within the Ordon Rift, he soon started to display powerful psychic powers during martial training; able to break bones with thought alone. Loth has a reputation for being a relentless fighter as skilled in personal combat as he is mentally.{{Fn|6a}} *'''Master Apothecary''' [[Kregor Thann]]: — [[Master Apothecary]]. Also a member of the [[Deathwatch]]{{Cite this}} *'''Captain''' [[Casan Sabius]]: [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]. One of the two ''de facto'' [[Chapter Masters]] of the Red Scorpions since the wounding of Carab Culln.{{Fn|9}} *'''Captain''' [[Sirae Karagon]]: [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]. One of the two ''de facto'' [[Chapter Masters]] of the Red Scorpions since the wounding of Carab Culln.{{Fn|9}}*[[Nalr]] — [[Chaplain Dreadnought]].{{Fn|14a}}{{Fn|14c}}*'''Veteran Sergeant [[Galtus]] — [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]].{{Fn|14c}}*[[Justinian (Dreadnought)|Justinian]] — [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]].{{Fn|14c}}*[[Haas''': Haas is a ]] — [[Veteran Sergeant among the Red Scorpions, ]] with he has a [[bionic]] left arm and wields a [[power weapon]]. His [[Power Armour#Mark 4 "Imperial Maximus Suit"|Mark 4]] armour incorporates an [[Iron Halo]] and he has served in over 60 missions.{{Cite This}}
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==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|12}}: [[War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide]], pgs. 30-31
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition)]], pg. 73
*14: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II]]
**{{Endn|14a}}: pg. 32 — ''Land Raider Helios''
**{{Endn|14b}}: pg. 34
**{{Endn|14c}}: pg. 35
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