Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170114032955

This is on the either more specialized or more elite units and roles within the legion. They are inside every legion no matter what.

Vanguard:

The 1st cohort of the legion is made entirely out of Vanguards. The elite and most honored and feared warriors within the legions. They are the warriors who have looked death in the eyes and punched him right in the nards.

They are like most legionaries rapid response troops but these are pure shock troops used as a massive sledge hammer against the foes of the Empire. Every Vanguard is allowed to bear the winged I symbol upon their armor and are required to have their helmet painted a separate color from their armor (For example white)

The Honor guard of the legions are chosen from the Vanguard.

Sternguard:

Veterans and honored marines allowed to wear the 'Emperor's wing' upon their armor as a mark of rank. They are below Vanguard and normally used in the most dire of situations to either drive back the enemy or cost the enemy dearly.

Sternguard are also used as a form of shock troopers being a more delicate spear. They use jump packs to gain a advantage on the battle field. These Sternguards are normally called 'Emperor's Angels'

Centurions:

Centurions are the heavily armored support of the legion normally piloted by a Vanguard. They unleash a hell of fire upon the enemies of the Empire.

Titans:

Armor support of the legion in the form of a large power suit equipped with thrusters and enough fire support to keep most enemies at bay. Piloted by Sternguard.

Assault Legionaries (Wrathguards):

Assault legionaries or Wrathguards are the equivalent to the WW1 'Storm troopers'. They are armed with weapons made for first breaking enemy formations and then holding positions.

They are used when the legion needs to gain lots of ground and then hold it. All Assault Legionaries have the right shoulder pad longer then the left and wear specialized more heavy armor then the standard.

Crusaders:

The more' Religious' part's of the legion. Not actually legionaries instead they are individuals the legion has deemed worthy to fight alongside and under their banner. Normally it is in the legions best interest to arm and train such individuals.

Storm Legionaries (Stormguard):

A battering ram. They are given really heavy armor... like the heaviest non-mech armor and used to batter the enemy into submission. They use heavy hitting and generally fast firing weapons. They are the only legionaries allowed to wear wings upon their respirator

Unlike Assault Legionaries they do not hold land they just batter the enemy to submission.

Normally mechs are followed by squads of Storm Legionaries also large offensive pushes normally have Storm Legionaries at the front.

Storm Legionaries make frequent use of 'Storm Shields' (Square roman like shields)

Devastator Legionaries:

Either the Guards of 'Devastator class' weapons (Weapons of mass destruction) or those who actually yield them (Normally though a Centurion mech or in portable plasma cannons)

They normally wear modified titan armor or normally legionary armor with extra metal plates added. They generally are only used when a massed enemy formation is present or a large area needs to be destroyed. 