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**Unknown Date.M42 - — [[Pariah Crusade]]{{Fn|18}}**Unknown Date.M42 — [[Nachmund Rift War]]{{Fn|16}}

From a purely technical point of view, the Minotaurs are superbly equipped with Space Marine arms and armour. Their armoury includes extensive stocks of [[Power Armour#Mark 8 "Errant Armour"|Mk VIII]] and void-modified [[Power Armour#Mark 3 "Iron Armour"|Mk III]] [[Power Armour]], with sufficient access to [[Terminator Armour]] to equip the majority of their [[Codex Astartes#Veteran Company|First Company]], including the rare [[Terminator Armour#Tartaros Pattern|Tartaros]] and '''Arkonak''' patterns. In addition to large stockpiles of [[Vindicator|Vindicators]] and [[Predator|Predators]], they are able to field squadrons of [[Storm Eagle Gunship|Storm Eagle Gunships]] and [[Spartan Assault Tank|Spartan Assault Tanks]].{{Fn|3b}} Due to their tradition of taking relic wargear from Astartes chapters they have defeated, many of the relics in their armoury were taken from other chapters.{{Fn|1b}}

The Minotaurs who disappeared in [[M38]] were known as barely restrained berzerkers in battle, forgoing any combat methods that did not include melee or hand to hand. They were known to respond quickly to any distress calls from embattled Imperial worlds. Upon reaching a combat zone, the chapter would throw themselves full force into the fight with little care for reconnaissance, intel, strategy, or causalities. Once satisfied, they would immediately withdraw all forces and leave. Other Imperial commanders noted that the chapter was often as much of a hinderance hindrance as help, as they refused to coordinate with any other Imperial forces.{{Fn|1b}}

After the Minotaurs' reappearance in early [[M41]], their combat doctrines apparently changed as much as their appearance. The Minotaurs showing a far greater willingness to work with the greater Imperial military structures, where as before they ignored them entirely. While still known for being merciless and relentless in combat, the Minotaurs no longer become uncontrolled berzerkers. The Minotaurs now display a preference for deploying in as few divisions as possible (full chapter strength if possible), which allows them to excel at siegecraft, attrition warfare, and combating monstrous enemies with sheer weight of numbers if need be. Unlike previously, the Minotaurs now rely heavily on tactics and battlefield data, with their Chapter Master: [[Asterion Moloc]] often reviewing and analyzing combat data aboard their flagship. A key tactic of the Minotaurs is to engage in attrition warfare in a confined area, willing to suffer any loss as long as they achieve victory. Since their reappearance, the Minotaurs no longer are shown to respond to just any distress calls. Instead they have been shown to only respond quickly and without question to missions issued by the High Lords, of which involve combating other Astartes, seemingly to prove themselves against fellow Astartes chapters.{{fnFn|3b}} The Minotaurs are also noted to be so strict with their security protocols that it borders on paranoia, being distrustful of even many other Imperial servants, however with the [[Imperial Fists]] they have displayed outright hostility and violence.{{Fn|13a}}

Fragmentary records of the Minotaurs founded during the Cursed Founding of [[M36]] indicate that their [[gene-seed]] was ''chimeric''{{fnFn|3b}}. While they avoided the genetic mutation that occurred in other Chapters from the same Founding, they quickly achieved an unsavoury reputation being uncontrolled berserkers. However, whether this is the same chapter as is currently recorded under the Minotaur name is highly uncertain, as records of a Minotaurs chapter predates the Cursed Founding. The current Minotaurs show no tendencies for becoming wild berzerkers, instead being far more controlled and strategic, as well as being known as brooding, malign, and obsessed with their defenses and security protocols to the point of paranoia.{{Fn|1b}}