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===Great Crusade===
[[file:WSPioneers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Heraldry of the pioneer company's companies of the early V Legion{{Fn|38b}}]]
As the Unification Wars spiraled into the [[Great Crusade]], the Star Hunters were among the first Astartes to depart the [[Sol System]]. They were split into a hundred companies and acted as pioneers, charting and seeking out domains for the Crusade's [[Expeditionary Fleet]]s. Once again, these expeditions received little attention or praise and found the Star Hunters as the outsiders and "other" of the Imperium's armies. Nonetheless, one such pioneer Company discovered [[Cthonia]], homeworld of [[Horus]], and this cemented a bond with the [[Primarch]] for years to come. Their early experience in pioneering and scouting also saw the Star Hunters master the art of hit-and-run and manoeuvre warfare that would come to define them in the future. Soon enough the Star Hunters were known not only as pioneers but also as raiders who struck swiftly and without warning, drawing out a foe and testing it before broadcasting the data to allied Expeditionary Fleets. In these early days, the Star Hunters lived by a single creed: each new day is a victory. This motto arose due to the Legion sustaining heavy losses and slowly but surely eroding under the pressures of its duties. Rather than ask for aid, they chose to instead live and die in the manner and locations of their choice.{{Fn|28a}}