Assault Marine Squad

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Assault Marine Squad
Race	Space Marines
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey A	Build Cost 220 0  3 Build Time 32 s Built From Chapel-Barracks Squad Size 4/8 Requires Armoury Limit None
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	465/1
Armour	Infantry Heavy Medium
Morale	450/10/50
Death Penalty	-20
Unit Mass	18
Move Speed	24
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	55 0
Reinforce Time	10 s
Weapons
Ranged	Bolt Pistol
Melee	Chainsword

Contents 1 Assault Marine Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Assault Marine Sergeant 4 Abilities 4.1 Jump 4.2 Melta Bombs 5 Weapons 5.1 Bolt Pistol 5.2 Chainsword 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Wargear: Melta Bombs 6.2 Wargear: Bionics 6.3 Wargear: Bionics Level 2 6.4 Wargear: Target Finders 6.5 Wargear: Enhanced Target Finders 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Assault Marine Squad

"Death from above."

The Space Marines' Surgical Strike and Shock Troops, the highly mobile Assault Marines close the gap with the enemy and easily kill them with their roaring Chainswords. Upgraded with Melta Bombs, they can quickly destroy vehicles and target buildings, crippling the enemy's economy.

Flying around the battlefield, they bring death to the enemies of Mankind with the roar of the Chainsword.

Assault Marine Squads can capture Strategic Points, Critical Points and Relics.

Tactics

The Assault Marine Squad can be a powerful auxiliary to a Space Marine force. Melee specialists by nature, they are fast and deadly, and their jump packs allow them mobility that would make most infantry jealous. They are best used in combination with standard tactical squads, to cut off and tie down ranged squads, boost melee damage, and bolster weak spots in defensive lines.

Their Jump ability also makes them useful for hit and run attacks, especially on strategic points. Once Melta Bombs have been researched, they can do some powerful damage against vehicles and buildings. However, they should still be supported by other units where possible, as they work much better in tandem with a ranged unit. One way to give them ranged fire support with the same mobility is by pairing them together with Land Speeders. Another tactic is to Jump an Assault Marine Squad into an enemy base and use its vision to allow other units to be Deep Struck in.

All in all, Assault Marines are valuable additions to Space Marine armies, although care must be taken in protecting them from making one-squad charges into thick enemy groups.

For comparison with the other jump troops please go to the talk page above.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 1

Assault Marine Sergeant

	Assault Marine Sergeant			Hotkey: L
	Cost	75 20	Build Time	30 s
	Requirements	Monastery, Chapel-Barracks
	Effects	+50 maximum Morale, +1 Morale Regeneration. Increases the Squad cap by 1. Grants the ability Rally.

Abilities

Jump

	Jump			Hotkey: J
	Requires	None
	Target Types	Terrain
	Range	70
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	45 s
Effects	The Assault Marine Squad quickly jumps over any intervening terrain to another location. At full charge the Assault Marine Squad will have 2 4/9 jumps available, requiring 110 s total to recharge from empty.

Melta Bombs

	Melta Bombs			Hotkey: M
	Requires	Wargear: Melta Bombs
	Target Types	Any enemy ground Vehicle or Building
	Range	18
	Area of effect	None	Cooldown time	120
Effects	Deals massive damage to a single vehicle or building.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D - - - - - - 600-675 800-900 800-900 - 600-675 800-900 400-500 - - 0 800 900 0

Weapons

Bolt Pistol

	Bolt Pistol
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 4.6 5.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.6 2.2 2.2 4.5 2.2 1.8 4 11.9 14.6 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	70%	Refire Rate	0.8 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Chainsword

	Chainsword
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 16.3 21.6 18.1 19.7 17.5 9.0 7.2 3.5 1.8 1.6 7.9 3.4 1.6 18.1 1.6 3.9 12 48.2 59.5 2.5 With Target Finders: 19.2 25.4 21.3 23.1 20.6 10.6 8.5 4.1 2.1 1.6 9.3 4.0 1.6 21.3 1.6 3.9 12 59.3 66.6 2.5 With Enhanced Target Finders: 22.4 29.6 24.9 25.6 24.0 12.3 9.9 4.8 2.4 1.6 10.8 4.6 1.6 24.9 1.6 3.9 12 72.9 74.6 2.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	None	Requires	Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Wargear: Melta Bombs

	Wargear: Melta Bombs			Hotkey: M
	Cost	75 75	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Chapel-Barracks
	Requires	Monastery
Effects	Allows Assault Marine Squads to use Melta Bombs.

Wargear: Bionics

	Wargear: Bionics			Hotkey: B
	Cost	50 30	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Increases hitpoints of Scout Marines and Space Marines by 12% to 330 and 436 respectively. Increases hitpoints of Assault Marines by 5% to 488. Increases hitpoints of Sergeants and Assault Sergeants by 23% to 800. Increases hitpoints of Terminators and Assault Terminators by 23% to 818 and 984 respectively. Increases maximum morale of Scout Marines,Space Marines and Assault Marines by 75 to the 375, 375 (475 with the Sergeant) and 525 (575 with the Assault Marine Sergeant) respectively.

Wargear: Bionics Level 2

	Wargear: Bionics Level 2			Hotkey: B
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Monastery
Effects	Increases hitpoints of Scout Marines and Space Marines and by 12% to 369 and 488 respectively. Increases hitpoints of Assault Marines by 19% to 581. Increases hitpoints of Sergeants and Assault Sergeants by 23% to 975. Increases hitpoints of Terminators and Assault Terminators by 23% to 998 and 1200 respectively. Increases maximum morale of Space Marines, Assault Marines and Scout Marines by 75.

Wargear: Target Finders

	Wargear: Target Finders			Hotkey: T
	Cost	50 30	Research Time	30 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Monastery, Wargear: Bionics
Effects	Increases damage of Space Marine Squad Bolters by 12%. Increases minimum damage of Assault Marine Chainswords by 23% and maximum damage by 12%. Increases damage of Space Marine Squad Heavy Bolters by 16%. Increases damage of Scout Marine Squad Sniper Rifles, Space Marine Squad Plasma Guns and Space Marine Squad Flamers by 23%.

Wargear: Enhanced Target Finders

	Wargear: Enhanced Target Finders			Hotkey: T
	Cost	100 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Armoury
	Requires	Monastery, Wargear: Bionics
Effects	Increases damage of Space Marine Squad Bolters by a further 12%. Increases minimum damage of Assault Marine Chainswords by a further 23% and maximum damage by a further 12%. Increases damage of Space Marine Squad Heavy Bolters by a further 16%. Increases damage of Scout Marine Squad Sniper Rifles, Space Marine Squad Plasma Guns and Space Marine Squad Flamers by a further 23%.

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