Insignium Astartes
Whilst the Codex Astartes is the big space book for the SPEHS MAHREENS, the Insignium Astartes (Officially known as the Insignium Astartes: The Uniforms & Regalia of the Space Marines) is reserved towards non-Astartes personnel or rich civilians.
Overview
This soft cover laminated book focuses primarily on the uniforms, armour and organisation of the Ultramarines Chapter but also features the basic regalia of numerous other chapters - many of which are seldom mentioned elsewhere. Every chapter featured is believed to conform to the rules of the Codex Astartes which was written by Ultramarines Primarch Roboute Guilliman following the Horus Heresy.
As it is meant for as an educational guidebook for non-Astartes to better understand how a typical Space Marine Chapter work, the Insignium Astartes provides a condensed, easy-to-read, breakdown info for the common pleb. Consider this the Imperial Munitorum Manual on Space Marines.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - The introduction of the book. Nothing much to write home about.
- Space Marines - This chapter deal with various topics on the Astartes, like what a Space Marine exactly is, what an Astartes Chapter is and how they are organised, as well as the meaning of their various company banners and Pauldrons.
- Squad Variations - This section delves into the different squads of a Space Marine Chapter and what each of them specialises in. This includes pages on Tacticals, Assaults, Devastators, Command, Veteran, Terminators and Scout Squads.
- Badge Variants - This is a shopping list on what each Space Marine badge/promotion represent to both their capabilities and ranking. Not as in depth as the later chapters that do goes into the various badges, but still a good off-the-go review.
- Officers - This chapter deals with the head honchos of the Chapter and what they do in a Chapter. Pages details Captains & Commanders, Chaplains, Apothecaries, Librarians and Techmarines.
- Vehicles - The vehicle section that lists down and describes (Most) vehicles utilised by a Space Marine Chapter. They include the Astartes Assault Bike, Land Speeder, Dreadnought, Rhino & Razorback and Land Raider & Predator.
- Other Codex Chapters - As it is an Ultramarine-centered book, the Ultramarines are the poster boys in this tome. However, this chapter gives lists on the other (Mostly first-founding) Chapters and what they specialise in.
- Honour Badges - Another shopping list, but this time for exemplary badges and what they represent. This is where the Crux Terminatus Badge comes into view.
- Army Badges & Field Signs - The last shopping list that deals with the more 'pleb' badges but also goes into the various Field Signs and what they mean to the Chapter as a whole.
See Also
Gallery
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Different Codex Chapters
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Page on Tactical Marines
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Page on PAULDRONS
