Possessed Squad

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This article has been updated for Soulstorm. The Dark Crusade version is now archived.

Dawn of War Squad

Possessed Squad
Race	Chaos
Version	Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey P	Build Cost 260 120  3 Build Time 36 s Built From Sacrificial Circle Squad Size 4/10 Requires Unholy Monastery Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	800/1.5
Armour	Infantry Heavy High
Morale	Immune/-/-
Unit Mass	30
Move Speed	24
Sight Radius	25 (cannot detect)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	65 30
Reinforce Time	10 s
Weapons
Ranged	None
Melee	Possessed Melee Attack

Contents 1 Possessed Squad 2 Tactics 3 Weapons 3.1 Possessed Melee Attack 4 Weapon Upgrades 4.1 Possessed Daemonfire 5 Researchable Upgrades 5.1 Daemonfire Research 6 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Possessed Squad

"We are filled with the power of Chaos!"

Possessed Marines were once regular Chaos Marines who have been possessed and mutated by daemons and their proximity to the Warp. They are close-combat monsters, able to use their daemonic talons and strength to literally rip enemies limb-from-limb. Once completed with their daemonic fire, they breathe fire and attack. They can absorb tremendous damage and are feared greatly for the devastation they bring.

The Possessed Squad requires two slots in a Chaos Rhino.

Tactics

Possessed Squads are near the top of melee infantry units in the game. Possessed Squads tear through everything including infantry, vehicles, and daemons. They can be set in ranged stance to actively use their daemonic fire long enough to break a squad and then switched over to melee stance to engage the broken squad in melee combat where victory is almost certain. Possessed Squads can also have one of the two Chaos commanders attached. While the commanders slow down the overall movement of the squad, both sides can benefit from this partnership. Commanders will gain the Possessed Squad's immunity to morale damage and Possessed Squads will gain attack bonuses from the attached commanders (assuming the Symbol of Chaos has been researched). A Possessed Squad with an attached Chaos Lord in melee combat is a force to be reckoned with even by the mightiest of opponents.

Quickly putting out a Possessed Squad is an advantage of going the Horrors/Sacrificial Circle route in coupling with a Chaos fast tech to Tier 3. The purposeful avoidance of Chaos vehicles allows Tier 3 to be hit faster than normal. The cost of putting out a Chaos Machine Pit and one Chaos Predator is roughly equivalent to the cost of putting out a Sacrificial Circle, hard teching to Tier 3, and putting out a Possessed Squad. There isn't a great difference in build time either. An early Possessed Squad can serve as defence against vehicle threats and in combination with the other Tier 3 unit that is available with it (the Chaos Obliterators), can quickly spell the end for opponents.

Weapons

Possessed Melee Attack

	Possessed Melee Attack
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: 42.3 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.7 28.2 23.5 18.8 9.4 4.3 18.8 16.4 14.1 30.1 9.4 1.3 3 96 125 5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	85%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Possessed Daemonfire

	Possessed Daemonfire
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: 18.9 25.0 18.0 21.6 14.8 10.4 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 18.0 4.8 1.0 21.0 1.0 30 30 15.6 20.4 0.5
Cost	See Daemonfire Research	Range	17	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Daemonfire Research	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	0.5 s
Area of Effect	Radius 10 in 20 degree arc	Requires	Daemonfire Research
Notes	Reduces the target's health by 1 every second for 8 s (does not stack). This weapon cannot target air units.

Researchable Upgrades

Daemonfire Research

	Daemonfire Research			Hotkey: F
	Cost	150 50	Research Time	40 s
	Researched From	Sacrificial Circle
	Requires	Unholy Monastery
Effects	Upgrades Possessed Marines with Possessed Daemonfire.

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