Are there Chapters that send battle-brothers out on solo missions?

[Filius]

Hey, ho … after reading "Fire and Ice" by Peter Fehervari, starring the a single Space Marine named "Calavera" of a unknown Chapter I thought that it might be cool, if there were a chapter, that send all of his Astartes on Solo-Missions, always. So a bit like the Mentors but even smaller. Sure, that would bring some logical/organisational problems with it, but I wonder, if anyone has already fleshed out a similar idea somewhere …

[Lord_Caerolion]

From what we've been shown of the Mentors in Spear of the Emperor, that's still the case

[Brother Lunkhead]

Hey, ho … after reading "Fire and Ice" by Peter Fehervari, starring the a single Space Marine named "Calavera" of a unknown Chapter I thought that it might be cool, if there were a chapter, that send all of his Astartes on Solo-Missions, always. So a bit like the Mentors but even smaller. Sure, that would bring some logical/organisational problems with it, but I wonder, if anyone has already fleshed out a similar idea somewhere …

 

Greetings Brother Filius,

 

Sounds like an intriguing idea for a chapter. I haven't seen anything on a chapter dedicated solely to solo missions, but it certainly could be useful and not out of the realm of possibility in the vast and dangerous 40Kverse. Check out Brothers of the Snake for some more information. The Iron Snakes seem to specialize in small unit operations and solo missions (although certainly not exclusively). Part one of the book deals with a solo mission against the Dark Eldar and you might find it useful in your research.... and it's a great read too

 

On the logistics side, to support hundreds of individual mission your chapter will probably not find a conventional Astartes fleet advantageous to their operations. Strike cruisers might prove useful as logistics hubs rather than battle barges. Your primary transports however should be very small warp capable ships, something along the line of the Faustus interceptor, although one also capable of planetfall.

 

This chapter you are contemplating is a great idea I hope you pursue it.

Edited June 30, 2020 by Brother Lunkhead

[Filius]

Dear Brother Lunkhead,

 

thanks for the support! I haven't spent too much time thinking about it yet, but your kind words are quite inviting.

 

By the way: I love the Brother of the Snake. I noticed them primarily because they had one Apothecary for each squad of ten men, and I dooo love Apothecaries, hehe. There's a newer Iron Snakes Short Story, where a single Marine, cleans a whole planet of an ork infestation, if I am not mistaken, hehe. That would fit niceliy. I should read that again.

 

Thanks again!

[Gamiel]

 

Hey, ho … after reading "Fire and Ice" by Peter Fehervari, starring the a single Space Marine named "Calavera" of a unknown Chapter I thought that it might be cool, if there were a chapter, that send all of his Astartes on Solo-Missions, always. So a bit like the Mentors but even smaller. Sure, that would bring some logical/organisational problems with it, but I wonder, if anyone has already fleshed out a similar idea somewhere …

 

Greetings Brother Filius,

 

Sounds like an intriguing idea for a chapter. I haven't seen anything on a chapter dedicated solely to solo missions, but it certainly could be useful and not out of the realm of possibility in the vast and dangerous 40Kverse. Check out Brothers of the Snake for some more information. The Iron Snakes seem to specialize in small unit operations and solo missions (although certainly not exclusively). Part one of the book deals with a solo mission against the Dark Eldar and you might find it useful in your research.... and it's a great read too

 

On the logistics side, to support hundreds of individual mission your chapter will probably not find a conventional Astartes fleet advantageous to their operations. Strike cruisers might prove useful as logistics hubs rather than battle barges. Your primary transports however should be very small warp capable ships, something along the line of the Faustus interceptor, although one also capable of planetfall.

A bit late but regarding the logistics, if the Chapter's fortress-monastery lay near, or maybe part of, a larger spaceport could they likley find Navy/traders/RT/other ships to travell with toward many destinations. So they don't need to send one of their own ship every time they got a mission.

[Brother Lunkhead]

 

 

Hey, ho … after reading "Fire and Ice" by Peter Fehervari, starring the a single Space Marine named "Calavera" of a unknown Chapter I thought that it might be cool, if there were a chapter, that send all of his Astartes on Solo-Missions, always. So a bit like the Mentors but even smaller. Sure, that would bring some logical/organisational problems with it, but I wonder, if anyone has already fleshed out a similar idea somewhere …

 

Greetings Brother Filius,

 

Sounds like an intriguing idea for a chapter. I haven't seen anything on a chapter dedicated solely to solo missions, but it certainly could be useful and not out of the realm of possibility in the vast and dangerous 40Kverse. Check out Brothers of the Snake for some more information. The Iron Snakes seem to specialize in small unit operations and solo missions (although certainly not exclusively). Part one of the book deals with a solo mission against the Dark Eldar and you might find it useful in your research.... and it's a great read too

 

On the logistics side, to support hundreds of individual mission your chapter will probably not find a conventional Astartes fleet advantageous to their operations. Strike cruisers might prove useful as logistics hubs rather than battle barges. Your primary transports however should be very small warp capable ships, something along the line of the Faustus interceptor, although one also capable of planetfall.

A bit late but regarding the logistics, if the Chapter's fortress-monastery lay near, or maybe part of, a larger spaceport could they likley find Navy/traders/RT/other ships to travell with toward many destinations. So they don't need to send one of their own ship every time they got a mission.

 

Depending on the type of mission, I don't see why this wouldn't work as well.