Gamma Harrow

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> "*Wars are not won on the will of men alone.*"
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The **Gamma Harrow** was one of several covert Harrows of the Pre-Heresy Alpha Legion that served during the Great Crusade. It performed the unique purpose of searching known and unknown space for artifacts and technology that could be deemed useful to the Alpha Legion. As a result, Gamma Harrow had access to a large arsenal of rare and lost technologies which made them a dangerous force when deployed into combat. For much of its known history, the Gamma Harrow was under the command of Harrowmaster Vissarion Achitzis

## Harrow Organization

Gamma Harrow was organized into several divisions, each led by an archon — the most decorated marines in service with the Harrow. While the true organization of Gamma is not entirely known, listed below are several known divisions.

* **The Black Hand**
* **Ouroboros Division**
* **Griffin Division**
* **Phoenix Division**

## Harrow Combat Doctrine

The Gamma Harrow inherited much of its combat disciplines from its legion hierarchy, often favoring mobility and maneuverability on the battlefield over statically drawn battlelines. It was common for the Harrow to employ specialized reconnaissance and infiltration units to both gather intelligence as well as open combat operations by skirmishing with enemy forces on the approach. In addition to harassing enemy forces, these scout elements would also provide vital intelligence to Gamma Commanders who would then rapidly deploy fast armor and mechanized infantry where they could best be utilized, often against vulnerable areas of an enemy formation.

It had been recorded that Gamma Harrow units would engage in tunneling, diversionary tactics, air drops, and even teleportation to gain the advantage against an enemy. It was also noted that sabotage of essential supplies and tampering of enemy equipment were also commonly used tactics. Although never confirmed, it was believed that the Gamma Harrow was in possession of unique equipment being used by other Legions and it was not uncommon that members of the Harrow may have been in disguise amongst both friend and foe.

As one of the key components of the Alpha Legion that gathered technology for use by the Legion, Gamma Harrow possessed a number of unique formations and units equipped with a wide variety of esoteric arms and materiel.

## Unique Vehicles and Wargear

* ***Griffin* Assault Squads** - Griffin Squads were the name given to the assault squad troops of the Gamma Harrow. They were equipped with Griffin-pattern Mark III jump packs and armed with silenced bolt pistols and claymore swords. Most commonly employed as shock troops, Griffin Squads were also tasked with capturing and contesting objectives to seize ground to make way for larger ground forces to arrive.
* ***Domitar-Ferrum* Class Battle-Automata** - Gamma Harrow obtained several units of the the *Domitar-Ferrum* class during the Horus Heresy. These units of Primarch Perturabo's personal Honour Guard were captured during the Battle of Ahnsburg and reprogramed as Harrowmaster Achitzis' own retinue.
* ***Erlik* Assault Walker** - Ancient examples of the Erlik, built during the Dark Age of Technology, were recovered by the Harrow on Tharkad. Originally en route aboard the *Inexorable Temperance*, Erlik's were first deployed in combat during the *Repentance* campaign and quickly became a recognizable and key component to the Harrow's combat formations.

## Gallery

Gamma Harrow iconography depicting the three-headed Lernaean Hydra with a superimposed Greek letter gamma.Iconography used to identify Gamma Harrow's first company, the Black Hand.Iconography that distinguished members of the Gamma Harrow's Ouroboros Division.Vissarion Achitzis, Gamma Harrow's Harrowmaster.Kyriakos Andrakis, Archon of the Black Hand.Aristotelis Stavrallis, Archon of the Ouroboros Division.