Zone Raiders (40Krew)

The Zone Raiders is a renegade Chaos Space Marine Warband that worships both Khorne and Slaneesh. They are the masters of blitzkrieg (lightning warfare) and aerial assault.

History
The founder of the Zone Raiders, Surey, was an Iron Warrior commander that defected into Chaos long before Horus did. Surey's forces was abandoned on an Ork infested world for months with no support until he made a pact with Khorne, giving his force enough power to eliminate the Ork forces surrounding them. Over time Surey and his forces gets corrupted by Chaos and after the Heresy, became a minor Chaos Space Marine force.

Sometime before the 41st millennium, the Zone Raiders began recruiting anyone who wants to join Chaos to their ranks.The majority of these recruits are Slaneesh worshippers, which at first, caused an uproar among the veteran marines. Over time they began to accept their differences and started supporting each other during combat. One day, the Zone Raiders attacked an Eldar Craftworld solely to weaken the Eldar's grip on their system. Many eldar were kidnapped or killed and the craftworld was heavily damaged. The Eldar craftworld would forever remember this.

Currently the Zone Raiders participates on the 13th Black Crusade. The current Zone Raider leader, Dark Lord Erebus, wants to increase the grip of his growing warband by conquering another planet. The Zone Raiders currently waits on the outer asteroid belt of the Mamoon System.

Strategy
The Zone Raiders are divided into two parts: The Khorne Worshippers and the Slaneesh Worshippers.

Khorne Worshippers (Chaos Space Marines)
The Chaos Space Marines utilizes the blitzkrieg tactic, fast swift attacks to critical locations to cripple the enemy's fighting force. This is reflected by their vehicles, with little to no armor but fast speed. This doesn't mean that they cannot use heavily armored vehicles however, as they own multiple Predators and even some Warhound Titans.

For their infantry, they usually move first towards enemy positions before being supported by the armored units. Later on, the infantries are relegated to support units, aiding the vehicles and capturing strategic location. With the superb skills of the Slaneesh worshippers, many of their units are transported through aerial units, often through drop pods.

Slaneesh Worshippers (Heretics, Guards, Etc.)
The Slaneesh Worshippers are often used as melee combat units and rarely, if ever, use ranged weaponry. They are also used as spies by the Zone Raiders in an effort to gain information. In combat times, the spies are used to assassinate high ranking members of the opposing faction. They are also capable drivers and pilots, having increased reflexes and more replacable.