Command Squad (Dark Crusade)

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Dawn of War Commander Unit

Command Squad
Race	Imperial Guard
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey C	Build Cost 120 25  2 Build Time 25 s Built From Infantry Command Squad Size 1/1 Requires Nothing Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	435/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	450/11/50
Death Penalty	-150
Unit Mass	16
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (detection 30 by Psyker)
Reinforcement
Reinforce Cost	100 25
Reinforce Time	20 s
Weapons
Ranged	Bolter
Melee	Power Gauntlet

Contents 1 Command Squad 2 Tactics 3 Squad Leaders 3.1 Commissar - Command Squad 3.2 Psyker - Command Squad 3.3 Priest - Command Squad 4 Abilities 4.1 Strafing Run 5 Weapons 5.1 Bolter 5.2 Power Gauntlet 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Uncommon Valor 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Command Squad

"All right, men! Time to wage war!"

In Dawn of War, the Imperial General leads his troops in person. However, he does not do so alone: Commissars, Priests, and Psykers are ready to advise and protect him. His presence on the battlefield serves as a rallying point for Guardsmen.

Carus Brom was the highest ranking surviving officer at the time of the Blood Ravens' arrival to Tartarus in Dawn of War. General Sturnn led the Imperial Guard troops on Lorn V in Winter Assault, and Lukas Alexander was given the task of retaking Kronus in Dark Crusade.

Tactics

The Command Squad is capable of handling most enemy heroes early on, but loses effectiveness in direct combat by Tier 3. At this point the only way to keep the squad in melee combat is through chaining together the Priest's Fanatacism, a very time limited tactic. It's usually better to switch over to Psykers instead for their special abilities.

The Commissar's main purposes in the squad is as a damage sponge and to harrass in Tier 1. Next to the General, he has more health than any other squad member, has the highest building damage, and is the only one to provide a worthwhile amount of ranged damage. A Command Squad with a Commissar is thus best used to shoot enemy builders and attack Listening Posts and Generators. He provides a healthy morale bonus to the Command Squad, but this is overridden by the Priest. He is quicker to build than the Priest however, so in a time-critical situation the Commissar may be a better choice despite his weaker strength in melee combat.

The Psyker has meager combat abilities but adding several to the Command Squad makes for an excellent way to quickly and conveniently use the Psyker's impressive array of abilities. Although the Command Squad variant has less health than his Field Command counterpart, this is negated by the Priest's bonus, and the simpler micro is more than worth the tradeoff. In melee the Psyker's special attack does incredible disruption although the Psyker himself is too fragile to be effective as a general melee combat fighter.

The Priest provides an incredible set of bonuses for the squad (and also overrides the Commissar's morale bonus) and adds an impressive amount of melee damage as well. Under most circumstances adding a Priest to the command squad should be your first move. Keeping one or more in the squad during the late game for Fanaticism will provide the squad with enough time to use the General's or Psyker's special abilities in an otherwise deadly environment, and allows you to still use the Command Squad's strong disruption attacks against key targets.

Squad Leaders

Maximum Squad Leaders Allowed: 2 (4 with Uncommon Valor)

Commissar - Command Squad

	Commissar			Hotkey: C
	Cost	80 40	Build Time	25 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	+200 to maximum morale

Psyker - Command Squad

	Psyker			Hotkey: Y
	Cost	80 40	Build Time	25 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	Grants the abilities Strip Soul, Lightning Arc, and Curse of the Machine Spirit Detection radius of 30

Priest - Command Squad

	Priest			Hotkey: P
	Cost	90 40	Build Time	35 s
	Requirements	Nothing
	Effects	Grants the abilities Righteous Fury and Fanaticism

Abilities

Strafing Run

Due to a limit in the game engine regarding armor piercing, damage against all infantry and heavy infantry is only one third of what it should be for both the parent and children (current in-game values shown).

	Strafing Run			Hotkey: T
	Requires	Regimental Command
	Target Types	Any
	Range	40
	Area of effect	4 per bomb	Cooldown time	180 s
Effects	The Imperial General calls down a strafing run by an overhead Vulture squadron. 32 small bombs are randomly dropped in a radius of 12 around the targeted location, damaging anything caught in the blast and throwing infantry around (20-30 force). The initial shot is different from the 31 others and does 6.25-12.5 damage to vehicle low, 25-50 damage to everything else, 25 morale damage, and has an area of effect of 7.
Damage Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High Morale Min Max Min.D 30-60 30-60 30-60 30-60 30-60 30-60 7.5-15.0 30-60 30-60 - 30-60 30-60 30-60 30-60 30-60 40 30 60 0

Weapons

Bolter

	Bolter
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 26.9 24.9 22.4 20.0 17.8 15.9 14.0 8.4 0.3 NA 22.3 11.4 0.3 20.4 12.3 0.01 0.05 68.0 110.0 0.5 With Priest: 40.4 37.3 33.6 30.0 26.7 23.9 21.0 12.7 0.3 NA 33.4 17.1 0.3 30.5 18.4 0.01 0.05 102.0 165.0 0.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	50%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Power Gauntlet

	Power Gauntlet
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 48.9 44.7 41.0 36.5 32.5 30.9 27.3 11.6 23.5 NA 28.4 24.7 12.2 36.5 23.8 0.0 0.0 68.0 94.0 1.0 With Priest: 73.4 67.0 61.6 54.7 48.8 46.4 40.9 17.4 35.2 NA 42.5 37.1 18.2 54.7 35.8 0.0 0.0 102.0 141.0 1.0
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Researchable Upgrades

Uncommon Valor

	Uncommon Valor			Hotkey: C
	Cost	100 100	Research Time	60 s
	Researched From	Tactica Control
	Requires	Nothing
Effects	Adds 100 HP to all members of the Command Squad, including squad leaders. Increases the maximum number of Command Squad squad leaders from 2 to 4.

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