Blood Angels 1st Company - Select Order of Battle: Note: The following information is only accurate to 999.M41 and does not reflect the recomposition of the 1st Company following the Devastation of Baal and the introduction of the Primaris Space Marines.Terminator Assault Squads - The core of the Archangels is built around Terminator Squads. Predominantly armed with assault weapons, they are often the vanguard of a Blood Angels invasion or counter-attack, sweeping aside resistance with crackling Lightning Claws or arcing Thunder Hammers. First Captain Karlaen himself wears Terminator Armour, often leading his Battle-Brothers as part of the company's first wave. Karlan's Terminator Armour is an ancient relic of the Chapter, gifted to him by Commander Dante. It is adorned with silver honour chains heavy with his medals of service and rank, each one telling a tale of Karlaen's centuries of war. The Archangels Terminators are the champions of the Blood Angels, resplendent in ornate and ancient armour adorned with the proud symbols of the Chapter. Golden wings, the blood chalice and the sacred blood drop -- symbolising the blood of Sanguinius that flows through their veins -- are all present, many borne in shining icons above their backs. It is a great honour for a Blood Angels Veteran to wear one of these suits of Terminator Armour, many of them dating back thousands of standard years. Each set of armour has served in countless battles and has been worn by scores of Battle-Brothers, each warrior adding to its history with deeds of duty and valour.Sternguard and Vanguard Veteran Squads - Fighting beside the Archangels Terminators are the Sternguard and Vanguard Veterans. They are easily identified among their brothers by their golden helmets and ornate armour. These Battle-Brothers are the elite equivalents of Tactical and Assault Squads, carrying an array of specialised deadly weaponry. Sternguard Veterans are armed with relics such as Combi-weapons, customised ammunition and rare grenades. By contrast the Vanguard Veterans wield Power Weapons, Plasma Pistols and other potent equipment for close combat, making them devastating in both assault and counter-attacks. Both kinds of Veteran often wear older marks of Power Armour, more ornate than those of the other companies of the Chapter, and incorporating markings of rank and honour such as the bone Aquila, golden laurel and white skull.Squad Bavetius - Selected personally by First Captain Karlaen, this squad combines a talent for war with the vengeful fury instilled by the Blood Angels' gene-seed. Tempered by the leadership of their captain, they form a formidable fighting unit. Like their captain, each member of the squad is clad in ornate Terminator Armour and armed with close combat weaponry, such as Lightning Claws and Thunder Hammers. Adorned with the iconography of the Chapter, the many honours and campaign badges worn by the Battle-Brothers of Squad Bavetius are a testament to its many great deeds in the service of the Emperor. The squad also has the honour of carrying the company standard of the Archangels, which stands out as a bold statement on the battlefield.Squad Ottavos - Squad Ottavos is a versatile and resilient component of the Archangels. Its impressive ranged firepower -- significantly augmented by Assault Cannons -- and brutal close combat punch make it well-suited either to attack or defend as the needs of battle dictate.Squad Domenic - This squad is often called upon by Captain Karlaen when the need arises to punch a hole in a hardened enemy fortification. Squad Domenic is often the first into the breach. These formidable-looking warriors each carry a Storm Shield and Thunder Hammer, giving them brutal melee strength and impressive resilience against even the heaviest enemy guns. Carried into the fray aboard the Land Raider Crusader Anvil of Baal, there is no beast Squad Domeric cannot bring down, and no fortification that can stand for long against their relentless assault.Squad Vasarus - Squad Vasarus are arrayed in formidable Terminator Armour and armed with crackling Lightning Claws -- able to turn entire swarms of foes into bloody ruin in a matter of minutes. Sergeant Vasarus leads the unit, a veteran of centuries of warfare, and he is clad in an ornate suit of Terminator Armour heavy with Purity Seals and honours.Squad Caemus - This Sternguard Veteran Squad is able to lay down a prodigious amount of firepower. Supporting the massed Terminator assaults of the Archangels, this unit adds formidable ranged damage with a host of fearsome Heavy Bolters, Heavy Flamers, Multi-Meltas and Bolters.Squad Marius - Where the warriors of Squad Caemus excel in ranged engagements, those of Marius are swift and lethal close combat specialists, swooping down from the sky to carve apart their enemies or blast them to ruin at close range. Sergeant Marius leads his Vanguard Veterans into combat, his golden helmet marking him out from the Assault Marines of other companies, while his gleaming sword is an ancient relic of the Chapter. This engraved blade, easily as tall as a man, draws the eye with its shining silver edge standing out among the deep reds and golds of the Blood Angels' armour. This feature helps distinguish the Sergeant from the rest of his squad.Squad Anraetos - Like their Terminator counterparts, these Battle-Brothers wield Lightning Claws and can reap a terrible toll on their enemies. As soon as an enemy unit has been reduced to mangled corpses, their Jump Packs allow Squad Anraetos to leap across the battlefield in search of fresh foes. Squad Anraetos are highly effective against enemy leaders that choose to march to war surrounded by a personal bodyguard.Armour of Baal - The Archangels are backed up by many of the Chapter's most impressive war machines, from adamantium-sided Land Raiders and swift Stormraven gunships, to some of the Blood Angels' most ancient Dreadnoughts. Both the Land Raider and Stormraven are key support elements for the Archangels, granting the 1st Company's Terminators unparalleled mobility and supplementing their firepower. Their Land Raiders and Land Raider Crusaders have often served the 1st Company for millennia. Stormravens serve a similar purpose to the Land Raiders, trading a degree of armoured protection for the speed and mobility of flight. All three vehicles, however, use assault ramps to disgorge their cargo directly into the heart of the battle.