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The Imperial Army, or ''Excertus Imperialis'', was an immense body of ordinary fighting men and women.  It was formed to supplement the mighty [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)|Legiones Astartes]] of the Great Crusade, initially as a reserve force but becoming more important as the Space Marines were stretched ever-thinner across the Galaxy.
The '''Imperial Army''' was a large naval, air and ground force in the service of the Imperium of Mankind from the period of the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Great Crusade]] until it was disbanded in the Imperial Reformation.


=Notable Imperial Army Units=
=History=
[[File:Colors collection old man by terribleart-d575hox.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lord Commander Gufarnus Altmakar, the father of the Army]]
The Imperial Army grew out of the ordinary human soldiers who had fought for the Emperor during the [[Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy)|Unification Wars]] and their leaders such as the famous Lord Commander [[Gufarnus Altmakar]].  Although the [[Legiones Astartes (Hektor Heresy)|Legiones Astartes]] were seen as the primary means for unifying the [[Galaxy (Hektor Heresy)|Galaxy]], it was quickly apparent that additional manpower would be needed to garrison newly-won worlds.  At first, regiments were raised from the planets and stations of the Solar System - the famous ''Solar Pattern'' of Auxilia.  But as the conquering Legions pushed on, the worlds of humanity's cradle could not supply enough men.  New forces were levied or ''tithed'' from Compliant worlds to provide new Imperial Army forces.  [[The Carlisian Shock Troops]] were the first Imperial Army forces raised from outside of the Solar System, and they were soon joined by regiments of the [[Ardito Highwatch]], [[Haeltoth Starguard]], and [[the Kondrus Aeroguard]], among others.


==The Ardito Highwatch==
In later decades, the Imperial Army would be deployed as counter-insurgency forces, then alongside crusading Space Marines.  Famous forces such as the [[Ciban Chasseurs]], [[Fischetti Numeri]] and [[the Markian Corps]] came into being to strength the Emperor's Legions.  During the second century of the Great Crusade, the Imperial Army would come to be deployed in independent [[Expedition Fleets (Hektor Heresy)|Expedition Fleets]].  The spirited [[the Auron Infantries|Auron Infantries]] and implacable [[Motroit Enforcers]] were raised at about this time and both, in their own way, express the new attitudes forming in the Army.  Regardless, the Imperial Army was considered an auxiliary force - hence their High Gothic name, the ''Imperialis Auxilia'' - and ultimately answered to Space Marine commanders.  Many armymen saw themselves as members of their Legion first and the Imperium second.
'''{{Main|Ardito Highwatch}}'''
Hailing from a world of ravines and soaring peaks, the Ardito are born mountaineers and light infantrymen.  The thin air of their homeworld selects only the hardiest specimens to survive to adulthood.


==The Auron Infantries==
The personal, almost feudal organisation of the Great Crusade proved disastrous in the [[Hektor Heresy]].  Imperial Army commanders typically aligned themselves with the Legions to whom they had been subordinate, immediately providing the Traitors with a powerful auxiliary force.  Others went rogue in the anarchic conditions of the civil war, seizing control of planets or whole sub-sectors for themselves.  These renegades would have to be subdued in the Scouring, costing an already ravaged Imperium even more lives and resources.
[[File:AuronInfantryPoster.jpg|200px|thumb]]


'''{{Main|The Auron Infantries}}'''
To prevent such a catastrophe ever happening again, the Imperial Reformation broke up Imperial Army.  Land forces were reconstituted as the Imperial Guard, while a separate Imperial Navy would be responsible for the Imperium's warships.  Air assets were largely put at the disposal of the Imperial Navy, although the Imperial Guard retained VTOL and VSTOL vehicles for use in planetary campaigns.  This division sought to guarantee that no rebel officer would have both land forces and shipping at his disposal.


The Auron Infantries are an Imperial Army force, focusing on light infantry, founded in late M30 on the planet Auron. Auron Infantrymen have been known to internally refer to one another as 'Aurries'.
=Notable Imperial Army Units=
 
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==The Carlisian Shock Troops==
|colspan=8 align=center style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Notable Imperial Army formations of the Great Crusade'''
'''{{Main|The Carlisian Shock Troops}}'''
|-
Carlisar is a system on the edge of Segmentum Solar near the Eye of Terror. Its primary planet of Carlisar IV is a heavily industrialised planet just short of hive world status. Carlisar has a proud military tradition born from many centuries of bloody upheaval within the system itself and eventually from marauding orks that have constantly plagued the system since their arrival.
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Name'''
 
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Homeworld'''
Eager to prove themselves in the crucible of war after accepting Imperial pacification with open arms, Carlisar raised and sent out as many regiments as it could muster for the Imperial Army. Carlisian army regiments focus on a solid core of footslogging and mechanised infantry supported by some tanks, and a very large number of aircraft. Veterans of the infantry companies are promoted to the drop companies, who specialise in airborne tactical insertion to the most dangerous battlefield areas. Carlisar drop troopers are deployed into the battlefield where they can have the most impact, reinforcing crumbling fronts and hitting vulnerable enemy positions. Due to the nature of warfare these drop companies have high attrition rates. This is seen as a point of pride among the soldiers, and promotion to the drop companies is a great honor. The regiments tend to boast an array of highly skilled pilots as well, given the difficulty of performing flybys for troop deployment and bombing runs where the fighting tends to be thickest. The result of their tactical doctrine is a solid land based fighting force that is highly adaptable due to rapid air deployment and supplemented by gunship support and bombings. Carlisar soldiers tend to be boisterous and outgoing in their relations with other Imperial Army units, and have a dogged determination and disdain for fear that make them truly fierce combatants. Many a foe has fallen to the onslaught of their shining blue battle tanks, disciplined regimented infantry, and coordinated drop strikes.
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Entered service'''
 
|style=background:#FFFFF align=center|'''Summary'''
==Chelob Hammerers==
|-
'''{{Main|Chelob Hammerers}}'''
|[[Ardito Highwatch]]
[[File:Squat_cyclops_closeup.jpg|thumb|200px]]
|Ardito
Following the [[Core Worlds Campaign|conquest of the Core Worlds Confederation]] by the [[Children of Armok]] and [[Void Angels|Winged Victory]], a heavy tithe of troops was imposed on the defeated planets.  As the most populous Core World, Chelob Hold was required to raise one hundred and twenty regiments each year. The warlords of the Imperium were well-pleased by the results. These sturdy men, clad in their ''Grummel'' powered armour suits, made outstanding heavy infantry.  Their technical nous made them excellent artillerists, though the officers of Hammerer regiments lacked the audacious streak necessary to make good use of their heavy and super-heavy vehicles in open country.
|833.M30
 
|Hailing from a world of ravines and soaring peaks, the Ardito are born mountaineers and light infantrymen. The thin air of their homeworld selects only the hardiest specimens to survive to adulthood.
==Ciban Chasseurs==
|-
'''{{Main|Ciban Chasseurs}}'''
|[[The Auron Infantries|Auron Infantries]]
 
|Auron
The [[Void Angels|Fifth Legion's]] homeworld of [[Ciban IV]] has raised many regiments for the Imperium every year since its Pacification.  The patronage of the Primarch [[Gaspard Lumey]] led to these soldiers being among the best-equipped in the Imperial Army. Typically deployed as mechanized troops, Ciban Chasseurs were present for almost all of the Fifth's battles until the Legion was broken up in the Imperial Reformation.
|885.M30
 
|The "Aurries" are a light infantry force founded in late M30 on the planet Auron. They are famous for their wisecracking and survival skills.
==The Dolsene Rifles==
|-
 
|[[The Carlisian Shock Troops|Carlisian Shock Troops]]
''Go tell the Emperor, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to His laws, we lie.''
|Carlisar IV
 
|809.M30
'''Epitaph on Cadia, Attributed to Theodoric II De Shiloh of Dolsene
|Carlisian army regiments focus on a solid core of footslogging and mechanised infantry supported by some tanks, and a very large number of aircraft. Carlisar soldiers tend to be boisterous and outgoing in their relations with other Imperial Army units, and have a dogged determination and disdain for fear that make them truly fierce combatants. Many a foe has fallen to the onslaught of their shining blue battle tanks, disciplined regimented infantry, and coordinated drop strikes.
 
|-
 
|[[Chelob Hammerers]]
Dolsene is a world perpetually under Siege. Located on the very doorstep of the Halo Stars, it has been raided, ravaged and assaulted by all manner of xenos horrors down the years. Over the years this has bred a highly militaristic and egalitarian population, where universal service is the norm, the mandatory conscription of women in times of need and levies of reserve troops which make up the bulk of the population must give one month every year for training and ongoing defence activities as well as being called up when war threatens.
|Chelob Hold
These features, coupled with a strict training program and advanced equipment breeds some of the best troops in the Imperial Army and later Guard. Though Dolsene Regiments only rarely leave their embattled homeworld, when they do they are praised for their methods of war, their defensive genius and offensive shock.
|999.M30
 
|Following the conquest of the Core Worlds Confederation by the Imperium, sturdy heavy infantry regiments, backed up by artillery and massive vehicles, were raised from the defeated worlds.
Dolsene itself is a strategically vital world. As the hub of an entire fortified sector and the first world to meet invasion when it comes from the Halo Stars, it is heavily fortified with two Class One Star-forts as the primary orbital defence. Even these cannot keep all foes from the planet’s surface, so the ground cities are well fortified with walls, shield generators and antimissile systems in case of enemy bombardment. Dolsene has a much smaller population then similar worlds such as Cadia, and so needs to conserve troops as well as defeat the enemy, which has led to its unique combat doctrine.
|-
 
|[[Ciban Chasseurs]]
Due to the constant assaults from beyond the stars and need to maintain a flexible defence, the Dolsene Rifles use a highly unusual method of ‘offensive defence’. Regiments are assigned a point to anchor their defences upon. From these strongpoints the division would launch spoiling attacks against the foe, putting them on the back foot and forcing them to react and defend instead of assaulting in their full strength. When on the offensive the Dolsene Regiments attack from multiple vectors at once, using speed and surprise to force the enemy back, close in firefights being preferred over the dangers of close combat.
|[[Ciban IV]]
 
|853.M30
Their stubbornness and refusal to back down in the face of adversity is reflected in their battle cry: ‘We are the Line!’
|The Fifth Legion's homeworld of Ciban IV has raised many regiments for the Imperium every year since its Pacification. The patronage of the Primarch Gaspard Lumey led to these soldiers being among the best-equipped in the Imperial Army. Typically deployed as mechanized troops, Ciban Chasseurs were present for almost all of the Fifth's battles until the Legion was broken up in the Imperial Reformation.
 
|-
==The Exiran Armored Brigades==
|[[Dolsene Rifles]]
[[File:ExirusGuardsman.jpg|200px|thumb]]
|Dolsene
'''{{Main|Exirans}}'''
|005.M31
So named for the perponderance of tanks and other armored equipment in their divisions, the Exirans are among the most widespread of Imperial Guard units, with Princes fighting on almost every side of every conflict. Hailing from the eponymous sector, Exiran units feature some of the best individual fighting forces in the Imperium. Exirus is home to countless factories spanning entire continents, and based on a tradition of ritualized warfare between local nobles Exiran units have developed a stong tradition of integrated armor/infantry/artillery operations.  While the various Princes have since embraced naval and space combat as well, the wargame traditions have often time blinded them to wider strategic considerations.
|Many regiments of the Imperial Army (and its successor, the Imperial Guard) claim to be the best of the best. Inevitably such discussions involve a comparison with the Dolsene Rifles, natives of a distant world besieged by Xenos. Although they rarely depart their native soil, the Rifles have left a legacy of success across the galaxy.
 
|-
If left to their own devices an Exiran brigade may quickly run out of fuel, run out of food, run out of ammo in protracted battles. This is not indicative of any sort of wastefulness on the part of Exirus soldiers but a testament to the Kriegspiel traditions of their commanding officers, when a single battle might have dictated the fate of an entire nation. Exiran infantry may require greater resupply but they are well trained professional soldiers rather than the mass conscripts of other parts of the Imperium.  Squads train with nearly every weapon available to them. A commanding officer couldn't ask for a better fighting force, but Imperial Commissars often butt heads with them.  As such, one will often find Princes of Exirus leading a brigade from the front in the Commissar's stead.
|[[Elsinor Favored Sons]]
 
|Elsinor Secundus
==Haeltoth Starguard==
|
'''{{Main|Haeltoth Starguard}}'''
|Drawn from the planetary nobility, the Favored Sons are elite infantry specializing in stealth missions.
 
|-
The Starguard are few but better-known than many more numerous formations.  If their doctrine and tactical prowess does not astound, their sleek powered armour and advanced energy weaponry always leaves an impression.
|[[Exirans|Exiran Armored Mercenaries]]
 
|Exirus
 
|
==Horde of the Hated==
|The Exirans are Industrial World oddity among the multitude of regiments that occupy the Imperial Army. Born out of an ambitious middle class, the Exirans act with a cavalier attitude while on the battlefield. Most men being actively paid while on service by their suzerain lords who command them on behalf of the Exiran Kaiser.
 
|-
'''{{Main|Horde of the Hated}}'''
|[[Fischetti Numeri]]
 
|Fischetti
A special branch of the Imperial Army, created due to the large amount of Abhuman species that had been assimilated into the Imperium. Since many high ranking Imperial Army officials could not stomach the creatures, they were pushed together into a single army, the Horde of the Hated. They pay for their crime of mutation by spilling the blood of the Emperors enemies.
|862.M30
 
|The Fischetti Numeri are specialists in garrison and pacification operations, but they have been called up for front-line duties on some occasions. Men of the Numeri are notorious for getting rich while in garrison, while the officers who lead their combat regiments generally look to buy their way into prestigious Imperial positions as soon as possible.
The different abhuman species tend to be secluded to whatever role that their mutation would best suit them to. The Commanders are almost all humans that keep a watchful eye over them, making sure that they stay loyal to the Emperor and the Imperium at all times, though, a few Abhumans have been granted the illusion of power, by being given high titles, such as Discipline Master. A few, that have shown true valor, have been granted cybornetic implants.
|-
 
|[[Imperial Regiments of Gethsemane|Gethsemane Regiments]]
The Horde specialize in large numbers and large bodies. The Horde is known for rushing enemies, regardless of its tactical intelligence. Partly because a large number of the Hordes forces come from primative worlds, but, mostly because Horde commanders do not care for their men. It is not unheard of, for an army to be swept away as a group of Bullgryns abandon a heavily fortified bunker, to charge. Many Horde weapons are semi-automatic, or burst fire, so that the more primatives do not simply waste all of their ammo by firing wildly into the air, enjoying the explosive sounds.
|Gethsemane
 
|
In contrast, some of the elites of the Horde are known for their tactical effectiveness, primarily because most commanders underestimate the strength, determination and intelligence of the average Abhuman. The Storm Callers are known for efficiency on the battlefield.
|The Regiments of Gethsemane are divided into two large fighting forces: The 1st through 166th "Noble Guard," who were a large Mechanised force and pledged fealty to the Emperor and the 167th and onwards "Gethsemane Rifles," who were light infantry units that sided with Hektor during the Heresy.
 
|-
==The Kondrus Aeroguard==
|[[Glasgan Fatalis]]
'''{{Main|The Kondrus Aeroguard}}'''
|Glasgan
 
|
Hailing from the former Hive World Kondrus in the Solar Segmentus, the foreboding shadows of Kondrus Aeroguard gunships and their hooded drop troops have graced many a recalcitrant world's surface. An Air Assualt formation, the Kondrus Aeroguard make extensive use of VTOL gunships which serve as organic transport and fire support for squads of Light and Medium infantry. Light infantry (in search of a better name) serve as infiltrators and guerrillas, drawn from the bands of young scavengers and treasure seekers that scour the lichen jungle covered industrial ruins that surround the Hives of Kondrus. Medium Infantry possess semi-powered armor, allowing them to carry stubbers as primary weapons. These squadrons are also host to Hardsuits, bipdel walkers which carry a host of heavy weapons and advanced sensor systems. The Aeroguard also makes use of elite, air mobile armored formations of light tanks and self propelled artillery for the rapid exploitation of enemy weaknesses and strikes against enemy command and control nodes. Rarely seen though often prized are Kondrus Aeroguard GravLancers, large yet fast skimmers that possess Grubhead Demolition rockets. Flying low and hugging the terrain, GravLancers and their devastating ordinance are used to break stubborn enemy fortifications.
|The Glasgan Fatalis Regiment is a very fatalistic army, with death regarded as common and superfluous. Their rate of maturity is artificially accelerated, so that they live, get married, have children, etc. all before the age of 15. From then on until death they fight in the regiment, with a minimal fear of death as their life is largely over. The few survivors that do make it return as elders, and teach the next few generations before dying of old age.
 
|-
Kondrus Aeroguard forces are known for keeping to themselves when deployed with other formations, preferring the company of their own gunship bound squadmates where they often can be found bartering and playing music on instruments designed to emulate the sound of the wind whistling through the carcasses of dead Hives and the constant clanking of the manufactorium jungles that dot the world's floor. They also make heavy use of mimic and stealth cloaks, hoods, and pressurized helmets which allow them to fight in a variety of environments. Aeroguard forces will not hesitate to scavenge battlefields for useful components and even souvenirs, though their compliment of high powered stalker guns, bullpup autoguns and above average sensor gear are usually sufficient for their tasks. Kondrus Aeroguard also utilize a variety of launchers, such as Flamer rockets and rad munitions. While tactically and strategically nimble, Aeroguard regiments lack the capability to provide a knockout blow in a head to head fight, under performing when not augmenting a more heavy hitting or numerous force. Also, their lack of initiative in cooperating tactically with other Imperial Army troops can result in battlefield friction.
|[[Haeltoth Starguard]]
 
|Haeltoth Stations
==The Markian Corps==
|819.M30
'''{{Main|The Markian Pact}}'''
|The Starguard are few but better-known than many more numerous formations. If their doctrine and tactical prowess does not astound, their sleek powered armour and advanced energy weaponry always leaves an impression.
 
|-
Bound in servitude to the [[Void Angels|Fifth Legion]] is the Markian Pact, a military alliance of five planets(and a forgeworld) to the galactic southeast of Ciban. The regiments of Karmia, Atashia, Kouralia, Lemartia, and Thenar are insignificant individually; what the Markian regiments derive their power from is combined arms and unit cohesion, utilizing versatility to attain victory. Instead of going their separate ways, the regiments raised in the Markian Pact unify into a Grand Corps consisting of artillery, infantry, armor, and light elements combined to assault a single stubborn foe. This oddity of unity is accomplished with the approval of their Astartes benefactors, who see the versatility and close ties of the Grand Corps as advantageous in planetary-scale warfare.
|[[Jeolian Siege/Tunnel Army]]
 
|Jeolia
The Markian regiments field a variety of distinctive equipment, some of which seems to go against their intended role. From the sniper mantlet used on the frontline in siege battles, to the light but powerful mountain gun artillery in service with light infantry, Markia's forces do not take the phrase "intended role" seriously. In general, besides their specialist weapons and regiments, the Markians are Jack of all trades, master of none: their infantry, while disciplined and professional, are not trained to excel in a specific situation; their artillery gets the job done, but don't expect perfection; their armor is sufficient, but is hardly a match for dedicated tank forces; their drop regiments are simply that, without much renown, their primary feature being the airships they possess; and their mechanized regiments are good enough, but far from the best. Their specialist regiments, however, are the opposite: the mountain infantry and roughrider regiments, while rather heavily armed for their supposed role, are out of their element anywhere besides mountains and open ground; air-mobile artillery regiments are fast, but lack the fortress-busting firepower of heavy artillery; L'Infentarie de Marine regiments' vessels are useless without so much as a lake; and sapper regiments are slow and of questionable utility outside of trench warfare and sieges.
|
 
|Raised from the mountainous bastion world of Jeolia, the Jeolian Tunnel/Siege army originate form a planet constantly under attack from orks inhabiting the mines and warrens of the plant. The planet is a hive world with cities burrowed into the very mountains and a member of the PDF will learn to lay siege to the settlements and fortresses of the orks.
==The Motroit Enforcers==
|-
 
|[[The Kondrus Aeroguard|Kondrus Aeroguard]]
Originating on one of the Imperium's great centres of cybernetics, the Enforcers are a unique solution to the Emperor's demand for tithed troops.  Rather than conscript or ask for volunteers, the Motroiters take those whose bodies have been badly damaged in accidents or by disease and rebuild them into cyber-soldiers.
|Kondrus
 
|812.M30
 
|The Kondrus Aeroguard are a nimble airmobile force, known as much for their masks and gypsy ways as their tactical prowess.
==The Emperor's Own Narakan Corps - "Scumdogs"==
|-
 
|[[The Markian Corps|Markian Corps]]
'''{{Main|The Narakan Corps}}'''
|[[The Markian Pact|Markian Pact]]
 
|854.M30
Reviled as savages and blackguards throughout the Imperial Army the Narakan Corps, or "Scumdogs" as they are known informally, are nevertheless a brutally effective fighting force. The Narakans are defined by their homeworld of Naraka, a brutal deathworld hiding under the decaying façade of a hiveworld, and their subjugation by the Emperor himself. Naraka was once a glittering global metropolis, the hub of both science and industry for the small interstellar empire it was a part of but an unknown accident or attack left the world completely inhospitable. The worlds of the empire desperately sent hundreds of thousands of convicted criminals to the world in attempts to repair the damage, lest they slowly fade away without the world's capabilities. Those criminals would later welcome their persecutors as refugees when the empire began to crumble away. Generations would pass and the hive-ganger culture they inherited from their forebearers would never fade among the Narakan peoples.
|Bound in servitude to the Fifth Legion is the Markian Corps, the united military forces of the Markian Pact. The regiments of Karmia, Atashia, Kouralia, Lemartia, and Thenar are insignificant individually; what the Markian regiments derive their power from is combined arms, unit cohesion, and specialist equipment, utilizing versatility to attain victory.
 
|-
When the Imperial Army finally arrived upon Naraka the elements deployed there were met with staunch resistance. Though bogged down in the twisted, crumbling ruins of hive cities and beset on all sides by mutant creatures, rogue automata, and the toxic environment no threat proved harder to overcome than the Narakan peoples themselves. They proved so difficult to subjugate that the Emperor himself landed with a contingent of Space Marines. After just 3 engagements the Narakans surrendered. They quickly grew to be among the most fervent believers in the Emperor's cause, having seen the Emperor firsthand and believing that the Emperor would require their "expert services" in his Crusade. They would carry the Emperor's short campaign on their world as a mark of pride for the rest of their history, a true testament to their mettle.  
|[[Motroit Enforcers]]
|Motroit
|896.M30
|Motroit, one of the Imperium's great centres of cybernetics, put forward a unique solution to the Emperor's demand for tithed troops. Rather than conscript or ask for volunteers, the Enforcers take those whose bodies have been badly damaged in accidents or by disease and rebuild them into cyber-soldiers.
|-
|[[The Narakan Corps]]
|Naraka
|
|Reviled as savages and blackguards throughout the Imperial Army the Narakan Corps, or "Scumdogs" as they are known informally, are nevertheless a brutally effective fighting force.  Due to their brutal and toxic homeworld, the Narakans possess unnatural physiques and specialize in urban warfare, guerilla warfare, and routing dug in resistance.
|-
|[[Rosskan Strelky]]
|Kuzgetan Sphere
|
|Drawn from the numerous worlds of the Kuzgetan Sphere, the Rosskan Strelky serve as the mortal arm of the [[Silver Cataphracts|Fifteenth Legion]]. Created for the purpose of being an unbreakable wave of specialized fighters, they fight as they are - men and women with nothing to lose.  
|-
|[[Skoptsi Redeemers]]
|Skoptsi Prime
|
|The Redeemers are a series of regiments hailing from Skoptsi Prime, a planet brought into the Imperial fold late in the Great Crusade. The regiments are composed entirely of a secretive religious sect from that world, whose leader prophesied that those who joined the Crusade would eventually have their long-awaited hopes and dreams fulfilled in 'the divine realm'. Fanatics all, the Redeemers charge the enemy, heedless of the cost in lives that result from such tactics.
|-
|[[23rd Vaartes Fated|Vaartes Fated]]
|Vaartes
|
|The regiments of the planet Vaartes are vat-grown and tithed to the Imperium. Outside of the society which created them, the Vaartesian troopers often find themselves questioning their programming and choosing to shift that 'built-in' loyalty to a chosen cause-- the Imperial Army, the Emperor, or the Imperial Creed. Mechanized infantry who are fanatical and loyal to a fault, the 'Fated' nevertheless gain the respect of those allies they fight alongside.
|-
|[[Vulpis Canem]]
|Vulpis
|
|The Vulpis Canem are an all-purpose fighting force armed with among the best weapons and armor given to the Imperial Army. Their soldiery are raised from birth to fight in any terrain, using any tactics, and defeat all xenos they encounter.
|}


Due to their brutal and toxic homeworld, the Narakans possess unnatural physiques. Many are completely immune to all manner of toxic environments and have such durable bodies that they can forgo armour. The use of combat stimulants and biological/mechanical physical augmentation is rampant and even ritualized, the decrepit automated factories of Naraka still produce enough to supply the Corps. A few Narakan individuals have become so grotesquely large and powerful they even rival Space Marines in brute strength and hardiness.
=Gallery=
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<gallery>
File:Cyborgs by klen70.jpg|Propaganda poster issued to the Motroit Enforcers.  These sinister images were intended to help cow newly-subdued worlds without the need for bloodshed.
File:AuronInfantryPoster.jpg|Auron Infantry recruiting poster
File:Aurries-bushfire.jpg|Auron Infantry recruiting poster, produced after the Imperium's narrow victory at [[Pacification of the Harakien Sector|Destino]]
File:HD_4308_b_Hot_SuperEarth.png|Artist's impression of the Death World Auron
File:Terra Space Station HD 1080p by TKingArt.jpg|One of the Haeltoth stations, home to the Starguard.
File:Sci_fi_factory_by_incineratedmortality-d4cet7q.jpg|A scene from the Aeroguard's ruined homeworld, Kondrus.
File:EarthlikePlanet-590.jpg|Artist's impression of [[Ciban IV]], home to the Chasseurs.
File:Imperial guard Valkyrie by Gunboy.jpg|Carlisian Shock Troops gunship in close-up
File:Squat_cyclops_closeup.jpg|A super-heavy vehicle used by the Chelob Hammerers
File:War_vehicle.jpg|Dolsene Rifles rover
File:Sniper by nicola montefusco-d6lr20b.jpg|A sniper from the 88th Aeroguard.  Note the intimidating ''Mortis''-pattern Targeter-Surveyor Rebreather underneath the hood of the soldier's camo-cloak.
File:1455334247210.jpg|Kondrus Aeroguardsman on sentry duty
File:1452287242424.jpg|Sargent Gond yr Akna of the "Scumdogs"
File:1451725114856.png|Haeltoth Starguard Elma Wilkins, the Ace of Mattogolvo
File:1455598432951.jpg|Corporal Stewie Parker, Carlisian Shock Troops
File:1459868317099.jpg|Force Commander Rani Stolarz, Ciban Chasseurs
File:Space_marine_by_badluckart-d5hcblm.jpg|Then-Captain Jeanne d'Orléans during the Harakien War
File:The free nations soldiers by neolupetrooper9893.jpg|Troopers from the Fischetti Numeri
File:ExirusGuardsman.jpg|Sketch of an Exiran infantryman
File:French soldier by bidass-d4btv32.jpg|Sketch of a soldier from the 5th Ciban Chasseurs, "The flower of Orléans".
File:Sergaent in the snow late january 1943 by fritzvicari.jpg|Sketch of soldiers of the Ardito Highwatch
</gallery>
</center>


The Corps specialize in urban warfare, guerilla warfare, and routing dug in resistance, every soldier having recieved basic training since birth. The Emperor's Own are often called in when other regiments have difficulty removing dug in threats or overcoming toxic environments. They prefer to draw out defenders with rapid strafing attacks to leave them in disarray before a final mass charge. The thunder of dropships and the howling of jetbikes were often the last thing heard by rebellious defenders as the Scumdogs descended upon them.
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The Imperial Army was a large naval, air and ground force in the service of the Imperium of Mankind from the period of the Great Crusade until it was disbanded in the Imperial Reformation.

History[edit]

Lord Commander Gufarnus Altmakar, the father of the Army

The Imperial Army grew out of the ordinary human soldiers who had fought for the Emperor during the Unification Wars and their leaders such as the famous Lord Commander Gufarnus Altmakar. Although the Legiones Astartes were seen as the primary means for unifying the Galaxy, it was quickly apparent that additional manpower would be needed to garrison newly-won worlds. At first, regiments were raised from the planets and stations of the Solar System - the famous Solar Pattern of Auxilia. But as the conquering Legions pushed on, the worlds of humanity's cradle could not supply enough men. New forces were levied or tithed from Compliant worlds to provide new Imperial Army forces. The Carlisian Shock Troops were the first Imperial Army forces raised from outside of the Solar System, and they were soon joined by regiments of the Ardito Highwatch, Haeltoth Starguard, and the Kondrus Aeroguard, among others.

In later decades, the Imperial Army would be deployed as counter-insurgency forces, then alongside crusading Space Marines. Famous forces such as the Ciban Chasseurs, Fischetti Numeri and the Markian Corps came into being to strength the Emperor's Legions. During the second century of the Great Crusade, the Imperial Army would come to be deployed in independent Expedition Fleets. The spirited Auron Infantries and implacable Motroit Enforcers were raised at about this time and both, in their own way, express the new attitudes forming in the Army. Regardless, the Imperial Army was considered an auxiliary force - hence their High Gothic name, the Imperialis Auxilia - and ultimately answered to Space Marine commanders. Many armymen saw themselves as members of their Legion first and the Imperium second.

The personal, almost feudal organisation of the Great Crusade proved disastrous in the Hektor Heresy. Imperial Army commanders typically aligned themselves with the Legions to whom they had been subordinate, immediately providing the Traitors with a powerful auxiliary force. Others went rogue in the anarchic conditions of the civil war, seizing control of planets or whole sub-sectors for themselves. These renegades would have to be subdued in the Scouring, costing an already ravaged Imperium even more lives and resources.

To prevent such a catastrophe ever happening again, the Imperial Reformation broke up Imperial Army. Land forces were reconstituted as the Imperial Guard, while a separate Imperial Navy would be responsible for the Imperium's warships. Air assets were largely put at the disposal of the Imperial Navy, although the Imperial Guard retained VTOL and VSTOL vehicles for use in planetary campaigns. This division sought to guarantee that no rebel officer would have both land forces and shipping at his disposal.

Notable Imperial Army Units[edit]

Notable Imperial Army formations of the Great Crusade
Name Homeworld Entered service Summary
Ardito Highwatch Ardito 833.M30 Hailing from a world of ravines and soaring peaks, the Ardito are born mountaineers and light infantrymen. The thin air of their homeworld selects only the hardiest specimens to survive to adulthood.
Auron Infantries Auron 885.M30 The "Aurries" are a light infantry force founded in late M30 on the planet Auron. They are famous for their wisecracking and survival skills.
Carlisian Shock Troops Carlisar IV 809.M30 Carlisian army regiments focus on a solid core of footslogging and mechanised infantry supported by some tanks, and a very large number of aircraft. Carlisar soldiers tend to be boisterous and outgoing in their relations with other Imperial Army units, and have a dogged determination and disdain for fear that make them truly fierce combatants. Many a foe has fallen to the onslaught of their shining blue battle tanks, disciplined regimented infantry, and coordinated drop strikes.
Chelob Hammerers Chelob Hold 999.M30 Following the conquest of the Core Worlds Confederation by the Imperium, sturdy heavy infantry regiments, backed up by artillery and massive vehicles, were raised from the defeated worlds.
Ciban Chasseurs Ciban IV 853.M30 The Fifth Legion's homeworld of Ciban IV has raised many regiments for the Imperium every year since its Pacification. The patronage of the Primarch Gaspard Lumey led to these soldiers being among the best-equipped in the Imperial Army. Typically deployed as mechanized troops, Ciban Chasseurs were present for almost all of the Fifth's battles until the Legion was broken up in the Imperial Reformation.
Dolsene Rifles Dolsene 005.M31 Many regiments of the Imperial Army (and its successor, the Imperial Guard) claim to be the best of the best. Inevitably such discussions involve a comparison with the Dolsene Rifles, natives of a distant world besieged by Xenos. Although they rarely depart their native soil, the Rifles have left a legacy of success across the galaxy.
Elsinor Favored Sons Elsinor Secundus Drawn from the planetary nobility, the Favored Sons are elite infantry specializing in stealth missions.
Exiran Armored Mercenaries Exirus The Exirans are Industrial World oddity among the multitude of regiments that occupy the Imperial Army. Born out of an ambitious middle class, the Exirans act with a cavalier attitude while on the battlefield. Most men being actively paid while on service by their suzerain lords who command them on behalf of the Exiran Kaiser.
Fischetti Numeri Fischetti 862.M30 The Fischetti Numeri are specialists in garrison and pacification operations, but they have been called up for front-line duties on some occasions. Men of the Numeri are notorious for getting rich while in garrison, while the officers who lead their combat regiments generally look to buy their way into prestigious Imperial positions as soon as possible.
Gethsemane Regiments Gethsemane The Regiments of Gethsemane are divided into two large fighting forces: The 1st through 166th "Noble Guard," who were a large Mechanised force and pledged fealty to the Emperor and the 167th and onwards "Gethsemane Rifles," who were light infantry units that sided with Hektor during the Heresy.
Glasgan Fatalis Glasgan The Glasgan Fatalis Regiment is a very fatalistic army, with death regarded as common and superfluous. Their rate of maturity is artificially accelerated, so that they live, get married, have children, etc. all before the age of 15. From then on until death they fight in the regiment, with a minimal fear of death as their life is largely over. The few survivors that do make it return as elders, and teach the next few generations before dying of old age.
Haeltoth Starguard Haeltoth Stations 819.M30 The Starguard are few but better-known than many more numerous formations. If their doctrine and tactical prowess does not astound, their sleek powered armour and advanced energy weaponry always leaves an impression.
Jeolian Siege/Tunnel Army Jeolia Raised from the mountainous bastion world of Jeolia, the Jeolian Tunnel/Siege army originate form a planet constantly under attack from orks inhabiting the mines and warrens of the plant. The planet is a hive world with cities burrowed into the very mountains and a member of the PDF will learn to lay siege to the settlements and fortresses of the orks.
Kondrus Aeroguard Kondrus 812.M30 The Kondrus Aeroguard are a nimble airmobile force, known as much for their masks and gypsy ways as their tactical prowess.
Markian Corps Markian Pact 854.M30 Bound in servitude to the Fifth Legion is the Markian Corps, the united military forces of the Markian Pact. The regiments of Karmia, Atashia, Kouralia, Lemartia, and Thenar are insignificant individually; what the Markian regiments derive their power from is combined arms, unit cohesion, and specialist equipment, utilizing versatility to attain victory.
Motroit Enforcers Motroit 896.M30 Motroit, one of the Imperium's great centres of cybernetics, put forward a unique solution to the Emperor's demand for tithed troops. Rather than conscript or ask for volunteers, the Enforcers take those whose bodies have been badly damaged in accidents or by disease and rebuild them into cyber-soldiers.
The Narakan Corps Naraka Reviled as savages and blackguards throughout the Imperial Army the Narakan Corps, or "Scumdogs" as they are known informally, are nevertheless a brutally effective fighting force. Due to their brutal and toxic homeworld, the Narakans possess unnatural physiques and specialize in urban warfare, guerilla warfare, and routing dug in resistance.
Rosskan Strelky Kuzgetan Sphere Drawn from the numerous worlds of the Kuzgetan Sphere, the Rosskan Strelky serve as the mortal arm of the Fifteenth Legion. Created for the purpose of being an unbreakable wave of specialized fighters, they fight as they are - men and women with nothing to lose.
Skoptsi Redeemers Skoptsi Prime The Redeemers are a series of regiments hailing from Skoptsi Prime, a planet brought into the Imperial fold late in the Great Crusade. The regiments are composed entirely of a secretive religious sect from that world, whose leader prophesied that those who joined the Crusade would eventually have their long-awaited hopes and dreams fulfilled in 'the divine realm'. Fanatics all, the Redeemers charge the enemy, heedless of the cost in lives that result from such tactics.
Vaartes Fated Vaartes The regiments of the planet Vaartes are vat-grown and tithed to the Imperium. Outside of the society which created them, the Vaartesian troopers often find themselves questioning their programming and choosing to shift that 'built-in' loyalty to a chosen cause-- the Imperial Army, the Emperor, or the Imperial Creed. Mechanized infantry who are fanatical and loyal to a fault, the 'Fated' nevertheless gain the respect of those allies they fight alongside.
Vulpis Canem Vulpis The Vulpis Canem are an all-purpose fighting force armed with among the best weapons and armor given to the Imperial Army. Their soldiery are raised from birth to fight in any terrain, using any tactics, and defeat all xenos they encounter.

Gallery[edit]

  • Propaganda poster issued to the Motroit Enforcers. These sinister images were intended to help cow newly-subdued worlds without the need for bloodshed.

    Propaganda poster issued to the Motroit Enforcers. These sinister images were intended to help cow newly-subdued worlds without the need for bloodshed.

  • Auron Infantry recruiting poster

    Auron Infantry recruiting poster

  • Auron Infantry recruiting poster, produced after the Imperium's narrow victory at Destino

    Auron Infantry recruiting poster, produced after the Imperium's narrow victory at Destino

  • Artist's impression of the Death World Auron

    Artist's impression of the Death World Auron

  • One of the Haeltoth stations, home to the Starguard.

    One of the Haeltoth stations, home to the Starguard.

  • A scene from the Aeroguard's ruined homeworld, Kondrus.

    A scene from the Aeroguard's ruined homeworld, Kondrus.

  • Artist's impression of Ciban IV, home to the Chasseurs.

    Artist's impression of Ciban IV, home to the Chasseurs.

  • Carlisian Shock Troops gunship in close-up

    Carlisian Shock Troops gunship in close-up

  • A super-heavy vehicle used by the Chelob Hammerers

    A super-heavy vehicle used by the Chelob Hammerers

  • Dolsene Rifles rover

    Dolsene Rifles rover

  • A sniper from the 88th Aeroguard. Note the intimidating Mortis-pattern Targeter-Surveyor Rebreather underneath the hood of the soldier's camo-cloak.

    A sniper from the 88th Aeroguard. Note the intimidating Mortis-pattern Targeter-Surveyor Rebreather underneath the hood of the soldier's camo-cloak.

  • Kondrus Aeroguardsman on sentry duty

    Kondrus Aeroguardsman on sentry duty

  • Sargent Gond yr Akna of the "Scumdogs"

    Sargent Gond yr Akna of the "Scumdogs"

  • Haeltoth Starguard Elma Wilkins, the Ace of Mattogolvo

    Haeltoth Starguard Elma Wilkins, the Ace of Mattogolvo

  • Corporal Stewie Parker, Carlisian Shock Troops

    Corporal Stewie Parker, Carlisian Shock Troops

  • Force Commander Rani Stolarz, Ciban Chasseurs

    Force Commander Rani Stolarz, Ciban Chasseurs

  • Then-Captain Jeanne d'Orléans during the Harakien War

    Then-Captain Jeanne d'Orléans during the Harakien War

  • Troopers from the Fischetti Numeri

    Troopers from the Fischetti Numeri

  • Sketch of an Exiran infantryman

    Sketch of an Exiran infantryman

  • Sketch of a soldier from the 5th Ciban Chasseurs, "The flower of Orléans".

    Sketch of a soldier from the 5th Ciban Chasseurs, "The flower of Orléans".

  • Sketch of soldiers of the Ardito Highwatch

    Sketch of soldiers of the Ardito Highwatch

Imperial Army Formations of the /tg/ Heresy
Ardito Highwatch - Auron Infantries - Carlisian Shock Troops - Chelob Hammerers
Ciban Chasseurs - Dolsene Rifles - Elsinor Favored Sons - Exirans - Fischetti Numeri
Gethsemane Regiments - Glasgan Fatalis - Haeltoth Starguard - Kondrus Aeroguard
Markian Corps - Motroit Enforcers - Narakan "Scumdogs" - Rosskan Strelky
Skoptsi Redeemers - Vaartes Fated
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