User Guide

The Terminators
ln the years following the introduction of Space Marines into active
duty a number of scenarios appeared where the Imperial forces
were defeated. When the performance of the Marines
was
questioned a study indicated that the environments in which the
battle took place caused some problems to the armor worn by the
Space Marines, resulting in loss of movement or even death.
The Adeptus Mechanicus were commissioned by the Emperor to
research and develop
a new breed of body protection to be used in
lethal situations such as the interior casings of plasma reactor
shields or the highly corrosive, vacuum filled corridors of Space
Hulks. Also known
OS Tactical Dreadnought Armor, Terminator exo-
armor is a development of the sealed environment suits used by
spaceship crews. When suitably enhanced by the Adeptus
Mechanicus, Terminator armor can remain virtually unscathed after
a direct hit by most weapons.
Almost all Space Marine Chapters hove Terminator suits. They are
usually old, having been passed down through the ages, and are
covered in scars and insignia depicting past battles. The suits are
treated with the kind of respect given to ancient relics and although
their outward appearance may be one of mistreatment, they are kept
in perfect working condition
- the Marines who wear them ore of
the thinking that to clean the outer layer of the armor would be to
wipe away the memory of the victorious battles they were part of.
Only the Chapter’s best Marines are bestowed the honor of using
Terminator armor. Along with the honor comes added training, for
the Terminator suits are a technology that must be used correctly to
be effective.
All suits contain their own independent power supply and enclosed
life-supporter systems. The inner casing of the armor holds teleport
homers, bio-scanners, energy scanners, auto-senses, suspensors,
targeters and communication devices. The communicators carried in
the suits are specially designed to carry visual as well as auditory
signals. This means that any member of a Terminator squad can see
the view from any of his fellow Terminator suits. This technology can
also be adapted so the signal
can be broadcast away from the
squad to
a commander not in the field of battle.
The Terminators greatest menace, has come in the form of the
Genestealers. Among the peoples of the Imperium the Terminators
are best remembered for their acts of heroism on vast Space Hulks
hurtling towards tranquil worlds.
They are, to many, the vanquishers of Evil
- the embodiment of all
that is just true.