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The '''Invaders''' are a [[fleet-based]] [[Codex Chapter]] descended from the [[Imperial Fists]].{{Fn|5}}
==Sources==
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The '''Invaders''' are a [[fleet-based]] [[Codex Chapter]] descended from the [[Imperial Fists]].{{Fn|5}}
==Combat doctrine==
The Invaders excel in planetary subjugation, crushing resistance through massed aerial and orbital attack. Their tactics require reliance on [[Space Marine Scout|Scout]] and [[Tactical squad]]s to secure landing zones and staging areas, while squads of [[Vanguard Veteran]]s and [[Terminator]]s crush centres of resistance.{{Fn|2}}
==History==
In 913.M41, the Invaders were called upon to secure and reinforce the [[Librarium]] on [[Jollana]], which had already been mostly sacked by the [[Chaos Sorcerer]] [[Ahriman]]. They devoted three [[Space Marine Company|Companies]] to the campaign. Along with an [[Imperial Guard]] relief army, they landed on the planet, only to unknowingly trigger a complex sorcerous trap. Slowly but surely, the arcane energies built up, with the Invaders scouring the blasted ruins for any enemies. As the last Imperial Guard regiment took its place on the planet, Ahriman's trap had been fully charged and unleashed its fury upon Jollana.{{Fn|3}}
It is said that the planet rocked on its axis as sorcerous flame burst forth from the catacombs, further toppling and destroying the already damaged Librarium. All the Guard stationed on the planet died in writhing Warpflame, but some Invaders managed to survive, protected as they were by their [[power armour]]. But the danger was not over, as the sorcerous explosion had torn the walls of reality asunder, spilling hordes of daemons onto the planet. The surviving Invaders barricaded and fortified a large antechamber somewhere in the Librarium, and fought a losing battle for days, before a small [[Grey Knights]] strike force landed on the planet to stop the daemonic incursion. The Invaders later aided the Grey Knights in closing the [[warp portal]] which had spewed forth the [[Daemon]]ic horde. Out of three companies of [[Space Marines]], only a dozen survived, and all were later mind-wiped to forget the incident.{{Fn|3}}
By 926.[[M41]], they had recovered in numbers enough to combat the [[World Engine]] alongside fourteen other Astartes [[Chapter|Chapters]]s, famously losing two squads of [[Terminator|Terminators]] s during the conflict in an failed attempt to teleport past the shields.
In 999.[[M41]], they battled both [[Eldar]] of [[Iyanden]] and [[Tyranids]] during campaigns against [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]].{{Fn|4}}
==Notable Members==
*[[Colvane Brasch]] - — [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|6}}*[[Ravinger]] - — 1st Company Captain .{{Fn|5}}*[[Brayden]] - — [[Company Champion]].{{Fn|5}}*[[Daegon Incursa]] - — [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] of the [[1st Company (Invaders)|1st Company]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Related ArticlesSee also==
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pgs. 27, 30, 49
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 63
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Iyanden: A Codex: Eldar Supplement]] (E-Book): ''Iyanden's Rise and Fall''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Index Astartes: Company Champions]], pg. 17
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex Supplement: Imperial Fists (8th Edition)]] , pg.32
===Uncited===
*[[Insignium Astartes]], pg. 57
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