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Recon Platoon: Praetorian Roughriders

The 117th Recon Platoon also includes cavalry units to province reconnaissance, security, and forward observing duties.

Modeling notes:   These were my biggest modeling challenge.   The horses were from Empire outrider sets.  The riders are composed of the Praetorian torsos and boots.   I had to sculpt new legs from a sausage of green stuff and add the boots on the end.   The spears are brass rod with goblin spearheads and green stuff tassels.  

Praetorian Recon Platoon: Sentinals

The 117th Support company utilizes Sentinel Wallers as scouts, perimeter defense, and forward observers.   Each Sentinel has an upgraded comms array and laser rangefinders to call in accurate fire from the artillery platoon.  

In addition to its reconnaissance mission, the recon platoon can be used as messengers in case vox and astropathic communications fail.

Modeling note:   The models have only been modified by adding the Praetorian heavy weapon torso onto the legs of the regular sentinel driver.

117th Praetorian Artillery Platoon

The 117th Praetorian Artillery Platoon under the command of Lt. Shelling is composed of 5 Basilisk self-propelled guns with Earthshaker cannons, one Medusa, one Manicore, and one Colossus siege gun.  The unit is a platoon in name only, and is almost a full strength artillery company.  The big guns and rockets can bombard targets kilometers away.

While normally artillery units operate independently, the 117th was assigned the accompanying artillery on a semi-permenant basis.  With access to communications to call in fire missions, plentiful ammunition, and the availability of the Engineering platoon to entrench the guns and provide security, the relationship has been synergic.  This is especially true with the Recon Platoon assigned to the company.  The Sentinels, Cavalry, and scouts all have voxcasters and can call in fire missions with deadly accuracy.

Special Gaming rule:  The artillery platoon barrages only roll one die for deviation when a member of the Recon Platoon has a line of sight to the target.

117th Praetorian Air Defense Platoon

The Air Defense Platoon is tasked with the protecting the encampment from air attack.  It is composed of two Hydrae and one Sabre defense platform.  They fall under the command of Lt. Shelling

117th Security Anti-tank Platoon

The 117th Anti-tank Platoon under the command of Lt. Corning is composed of three lascannon squads, plus another lascannon as part of the command squad.   The lascannons are emplaced around the camp to defend against armored attacks.

Special Rule:  Praetorian Security Platoons may only take heavy weapon squads and the required command squad.  

117th Praetorian Defense Platoon

The defense of the 117th encampment falls on the Defense and Anti-tank Platoons.  The Defense Platoon under the command of Lt. Andrew Stonewall consists of the anti-personnel heavy weapons.  Two mortar squads, one heavy bolter squad, and one auto cannon squad are emplaced around the perimeter of the camp.