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===[[Badab War]]===
'''906.M41''': The Raptors answer [[Inquisitor|Inquisitor Legate]] [[Jarndyce Frain]]’s call for assistance fighting the Secessionist forces in the Badab Sector. Arriving alongside the [[Red Scorpions]], [[Fire Angels]] and [[Salamanders]], the Raptors, led by [[Lias Issodon]] himself, deploy their 2nd, 5th and 6th companies bolstered by assault reserves and [[scouts]]. The committed fleet elements for the Raptors include the [[battle barge]] ''[[War Talon]]'', two [[strike cruiser]]s, the ''[[Arias Vex]]'' and ''[[Shadow Stalker(Strike Cruiser|Shadow Stalker]]'' all accompanied by ten [[Gladius Frigate]]s.{{Fn|6c}}
Offering himself for command of the loyalist Marine forces in the Badab Sector , Lias Issodon is was passed over and Master [[Carab Culln]] of the Red Scorpions is was selected. This decision causes caused no ill will or resentment between the chapters and despite the obvious differences between them, many lasting bonds are were formed.{{Fn|6c}}
The Raptors engage in frontline combat duties and act as mobile reserves during the first year and a half of combat in the sector. Of particular note is [[Operation Sedna]] wherein tasked with liberating the [[Fortress world World]] of [[Surngraad IV]], the Raptors devise a cunning plan to assault the polar defence fortress. The successful execution of the plan allows for the Raptors and Salamanders to retake Surngraad. Losses during Operation Sedna include included severe damage to the battle barge ''War Talon''; this, this however does , did not remove it from the war.{{Fn|6c}}
'''907.M41''': Participating in some of the heaviest fighting of the war takes its toll on the chapter and by year's end it is estimated the Raptors have lost between 35% and 60% of their original fighting force. The worst losses are inflicted during fighting against the [[Mantis Warriors]] and [[Astral Claws]] in the [[Gargathea System]] and include the destruction of the strike cruiser ''Arias Vex''. The losses are not in vain, however, as the Raptors help achieve the eventual victory on [[Gargathea III]], a victory that in no small part is also due to the Raptors' ability to match the Mantis Warriors' tactics of ambush.{{Fn|6c}}
==Homeworld ==
The Raptors are secretive, and they do not reveal to outsiders that their current homeworld is [[Tarrengast]]{{Fn|14}} in the [[Sutter Spiral Nebula]].{{Fn|6a}} The Raptors also maintain many more [[Adeptus Astartes Recruiting World|Recruiting Worlds]] in and around the Sutter Spiral Nebula as well as various secret sites to train their [[Aspirant]]s. The Chapter also often recruits people from active warzones and newly conquered or liberated worlds; the Chapter's extensive recruitment stems from its high loss rate among its [[Aspirant]]s and [[Scout]]s due to their gene-seed as well as constant combat deployments.{{Fn|1}}
