The Devastator Marine is the heavy-weapons specialist of a Space Marine Chapter, the bringer of long-range devastation whose firepower can crack tanks, level fortifications and scythe down massed enemies from afar. Serving in the Fire Support squads of the Battle Companies, Devastators provide the crushing weight of fire that allows their brothers to advance and conquer.
A Devastator squad wields the heaviest armaments carried by the Space Marines: missile launchers, lascannons, heavy bolters, plasma cannons and multi-meltas. Each weapon is a relic of the Imperium's fading technology, tended with care and unleashed with precision. From an entrenched position or a commanding ridge, a single squad can dominate an entire battlefield, denying the enemy movement and answering armour with annihilation.
Discipline and patience mark the Devastator, for his role demands a steady hand and an unerring eye rather than the fury of the charge. Older, more experienced brethren often serve in these squads, their marksmanship honed over decades. They are the thunder before the storm, the fire from which the enemies of Mankind cannot hide.