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Cleaning up the mess left for me
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|Battle Cry=Strength in Purity!{{Fn|1a}}
|Strength=9 full [[Space Marine Company|Companies]] and reduced strength [[Scout]] company.{{Cite Marker EndFn|6b}}
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*'''906.M41:''' The [[Angstrom Incident]]{{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 Marker End}}
*'''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 Marker EndFn|17}}
*'''Undated''' — Battle with [[Eldar]] forces (location unknown). It is known that at least one Red Scorpions [[Rhino]] with spaced armour fought there.{{Fn|7}}
*'''Undated''' — The [[Scoring of Entessian]] — Red Scorpions forces (including [[Dreadnoughts]] and [[Conqueror Class Robot]]s) supported the [[Firebrands]] [[Titan Legion]] fighting Rebel [[Robots]] during the attack on [[Myrdinn City]]'s industrial sector.{{Fn|15}}
==Organization==
The Red Scorpions consider the [[Codex Astartes]] as religious scripture, and their chapter organization closely follows codex standards. The chain of command within the Chapter is highly authoritarian, and all orders given by a superior are to be obeyed without question. [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s are called '''Commanders''', and the [[Chapter Master]] is known as the '''Lord High Commander'''. The [[Master of the Apothecarion]] traditionally holds the position of second-in-command due to the Chapter's emphasis on purity, and they also maintain a larger [[Apothecarion]]. The Chapter's [[Apothecaries]] are often attached to [[Tactical squad]]s to ensure the retrieval of the Chapter's [[geneseed]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|6b}} Being a [[Codex Chapter]], the Red Scorpions favour a combined-arms approach to the destruction of the Imperium's enemies whenever possible. Each [[Battle-Brother]] is expected to be a master of all forms of warfare described in the Codex and available for re-assignment to different squad types and companies as the need arises.{{Cite Marker EndFn|6b}}
Although the Chapter relies heavily on the Codex Astartes for strategic and tactical deployments, it can unexpectedly innovate when circumstances dictate. A particularly notable example is the [[Siege of Helios]], where the Chapter's [[Techmarines]] developed the [[Land Raider Helios]] due to their distrust of the [[Imperial Guard]] assets fighting alongside them. The Land Raider Helios has now been adopted by many Chapters and was recently approved by the [[Mechanicus]]. Despite being fully capable of undertaking covert operations, the Red Scorpions abhor them, and prefer to face their enemies proudly bearing their colors. This, combined with a reduced [[Scout Company]] due to strict recruitment standards, ensures that the Chapter's [[Neophytes]] are often deployed in the main battle line as an auxiliary force.{{Fn|6b}}
*[[Ainea]] — [[Space Marine Captain|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}}
*[[Sevrin Loth]] — [[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}}
*[[Kregor Thann]] — [[Master Apothecary]]. Also a member of the [[Deathwatch]]{{Cite Marker EndFn|18}}
*[[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}}
*[[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}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf 112 (UK)]], pg. 71 - ''[[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]]: Conqueror! - [[Robots]] in Adeptus Titanicus''
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter]] pg.34
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Season of Shadows (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach]], pgs. 140–141
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