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This is a chapter fluff thing... ya... stupid name but man it seems I good Idea after you hear this...

Fluff

Durinbg the Horus hersy, several thousand traitors began to realize that Horus was on the verge of victory and yet, they felt as it they were about to kill their father and great lord. The Swung at Horus himself, but were defeated. They came from one of the Forgotten Legions, and after the battle the remaining 1200 reverters had a choice, join Horus agian and attack Terra, or be anniahalted. THe leader of the revert was Lord Andres Verso, turned to his men and signalled for a teleport. He remained and defied Horus even further by kill several more Space Marines before be felled by Bolter.
They were transported to a nearby vessels who supported them and the left the system for a nearby Imperium planet. The planet was Ventor III, a small planet half the size of Terra. It was an Agriworld, suppling the Imperium with a small sum of Troops and food for the war. When the Space Marines arrived in Orbit they were meet by several destroyers and Cruisers. After surrendering without a fight the planet soon realized that they were traitors who run from Horus madness. Teh Planet allowed them to land on planet and hide til after the defeat of Hours and they tranported them to the high lords of Terra. After explaining they wish to serve the Emperor again and to ameed for the inproper actions. Several High lords demanded they be put to exicution, while other fought to protect them. Finally the new commander of the Space Marines proposed that two hundred of them to be exicuted. They were selected and quickly put to death. The renamed themselves The Alpha Spartans, deciding on it becuase of their new colors. They quickly returned to Ventor III, thaking them for tanking them in during the Hersy. They left, bent on regaining the trust of the Emperor. Four months later they were recalled to Ventor III to resue it from destrution.
When they arrived back in system to find it undersiege by a a large group of Orks. quickly moving to rescuetheir freinds and allies. For twelve years, the battle raged but the planet in the end was lost. Every citizen on planet was evacutated to the several Space Marines ships helping regiments and marines hold for much easier. But the final order came in and the EXTERMINUS was order on Ventor III. few Imperium citizens were killed (All records of the the battle were deleteed by the Spartans as they consider it a major defeat). no for the past Ten thousand years the fleet has expanded to contain three world lost to the exterminus, the chapter and a battlesquadron from the Imperial Navy. All the regiments from the planets are attached to the ships carrying their world population. The Spartans continuely jump to the rescue of small planets and defend them until complete victory. They Crusade around the Imperium looking to give assitance where ever its need. Presently their located near a large planetary system with no Imperium forces nearby to repair and refurbish their ships and weapons.

They exist in secert with few if any Imperial worlds knowing of their existance. Only three Space Marine chapters have ever know of them... two of them have since been destoryed...


Tactics
Even though from a forgotten legion, they seem to speicialize in close combat and urban strategies. Recent battle with Tau and Ork Forces have made them tried and tested. Very few enemy forces have ever engaged the Spartans and survive. They Use the regiments of the lost planets to the advantage of having a regiment assualting with them. Though very few regiments are armoured regiment, many are veteran's of fighting Ork and Eldar. Spartans have an old saying they were traitors and they saw the mistake and corrected themselves before it was to late. And they still correct the Imerpium to this day...


Battlecry:

"With glory we go to battle to take victory, and in death do we take Honour"

Organisation

1st company
Veteran company specializing in rapid entry and quick swiping victories. 9 Tactical squads and 1 command team. 6 Rhinos and 2 Razorbacks attached

3rd Company:
Close combat company, consist of 10 Assualt teams, used against orks.

4th Company:
Terminator Company, used only in space combat and sqecial operations. 5 Terminator Teams and 4 Assualt Terminator teams and 1 Assualt Terminator with a Chaplain.

7th Company:
Devestator Company. 20 Desvator teams with a 5 man Command team and 12 attached Dreadnoughts.

8th company:
Scout company, 18 scout teams, 8 Rhinos and a 5 man command team.

10th Company:
Armoured Company. Consists of four Land Raiders, 3 Baneblades, one Shadowsword, 12 Landspeeders, 10 Predators, 4 Vindactors and 8 Whirlwinds.

Over all fleet strength, 129 battle ready ships, and 300+transport carrying imperial citizens. 23 Imperial Gaurd Regiments defend most of the fleet with 28 regiment assist the Spartans in ground operations.

Overall Chapter strenght presantly:
750 spac marines



Main Commanding teams look like so... Their hands a black and white, white signafying their purity and black to make them remember their terrbile act of hersy...

Every day space Marine


The pics come from Canonness Rory.

You know im pretty good with color schemes if you want some help.

as for your chapter, it kinda goes against fluff, but not enough to worry about.

Why not make them the remnants of an unknown legion instead? And if you don't like any schemes from Rory go to the Bolter and Chainsword cause there is am SM painter.

deadratman wrote:Why not make them the remnants of an unknown legion instead? And if you don't like any schemes from Rory go to the Bolter and Chainsword cause there is am SM painter.

.... sure.... it could be that.... but i figured that having 2000-3000 space marines back stab horus right before the Seige of Terra

but that maybe something better....

If you really want the "betrayed horus" fluff, consider making your chapter one of the 2 unknown first founding legions.

All records of them are expunged, presumably because they are traitors. The Imperium does not take kindly to traitors, even if they betrayed the betrayors. Your legion would fit well into one of those slots, having betrayed the imperium at first, but later tried to come back, and are working for the Imperium in secret.

It also lets you think up your own primarch, which would be cool!

kay... thanks man...

Woman. Not man.

ya woman... wait what?!?!


...

I detect heresy in this thread.

opps.... everyone run for your lives!!! AHHHHHH

Nice color scheme.

Recent engagments

Octanis Prime

Apon arriving over the planet, the Battle barge Redemption droped the 3rd company into a battle zone, attempting reinforce the remaining Gaurd Regiments. Several Drop pods miss landed and ended up in large ork infested area's. Most were able to reach the main line to regroup with the main force. But two ten man teams were stranded behind lines with Battle Brother Caractacus Istvan leading them on a battle for a position occupied by a ork artillery units. after destroying the guns they remained their for five days holding out agiants waves of orks. Only after Killa Kans attacked did they fall. It was a turning pointing in the battle with two other Companies landing and securing a landing zone for reinforcement Imperial Guard Regiments. After finding hte mangled bodies of the Assualt marines did the battle brother honour them. All the fallen Marines were given a proper burial after the the Gene seed was extracted form them and a massive statue raise over there graves showing their greatest moment. Battle Brother Caractacus's son was enlisted to the Assualt Company and has since become part of the command Squad.


Counter Boarding

With majority of the Chapter in other systems fighting orks and rebellions, the fleet was basicly empty of defence other then the 4th Company and 7th Company. A Renegade space marine Chapter Attacked and started to take some of the esscort vessels. The Command Battle barge of the Space Marine was attack by several hundred Marines. The Terminators and Devestator's of the the companies fought hard but were starting to be overwelmed by the sher numbers. Tactically the Spartan fleet was to be destroyed, but whne the Renegade marines attacked a Civilian transport the first fleet command was issued. The First Fleet Command is the command of "If boarded and no defences are available to be scambled, such boarded vessel is to allow the enemy to the door way to the bridge right before detenationthe the hull and Super structure." Several Civilian vessls detenated with no remorse of what they were doing. Terminator Squad with Space operation armour leapt into space lead by Chaplian Jun attacking the Captured hanger. Now being squized between either death and destruction, Renegade Marine surrendered while their fleet bound borthers ran for their planet. The Marines who surrendered were offered to swere aleignce to the Emperor or be destroyed. Many rejoin the Imperium of man but those who resisted were ejected into Warpspace while in transit.