Dantioch wrote:
So I want to start a small pre-heresy 1k sons army now that forgeworld is releasing their HH books and I started wondering wht kind of regular tactics and units the legion uses. Of course they have their psykers as their speciality but they should still have some favoured methods of engaging the enemy beyond walking up the front to the enemy and hitting him with sorcery until he crumbles.

So my question to you is what kind of operating procedures do the 1k sons use and what units, except psykers, do they favour?

 Void__Dragon wrote:
A pretty simple opinion thread, of any of the myriad Spehss Mehreen factions within the 40k universe, whose combat doctrine did you find coolest/most interesting/sexiest?

For me, it would definitely be the Thousand Sons, pre-Heresy at least. When Magnus led his sons into battle, he used his psychic power to form the focusing point (The "mind") of a huge psychic web, essentially turning the Thousand Sons at the battle into a huge pseudo-hive mind (no relation). Those of his sons that were part of the Athanean cult (Telepaths) were used to glean information from the enemy for tactical gain or pinpoint enemy ambushes as well as bolster the speed and efficiency of telepathic messages sent by Magnus to the rest of the army (And of course to break the enemies' minds into tiny pieces). The Corvidae (Divinators) served as Magnus' eyes and ears, reading the immediate future to react to events before they can come to pass. The Raptora (Telekines) primarily serve a defensive role, using kine shields in response to prompts from the Corvidae or Athaneans to better withstand enemy fire, and could of course use their telekinetic powers offensively to kill or detain the enemy. The Pavoni (Biomancers) and Pyrae (Pyromancers) served as the Thousand Sons' main offense, blasting foes with fire (In the case of the latter) and bio-lightning (The former) and other varying yet equally devastating powers to cripple and obliterate the foe. The Pyrae in particular have a detachment of Marines who specialize in the mental command of powerful archaeotech automatons, bolstering their numbers and overall efficiency further. And of course, the use of these abilities is used in tandem with the more mundane martial abilities and good old bolter violence of your "typical" Marine. It is these factors that enabled the Thousand Sons, a Legion considerably smaller than average, to still be an effective fighting force.

I've included a poll that I hope would have your picks, including all the founding Legions as well as several non-founding chapters that some might be inclined to choose. If your incredibly obscure pick isn't on there, I am sorry, lol.