Mordian Iron Guard
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The Mordian Iron Guard are an army of the Imperial Guard, hailing from the planet of Mordian. They are renowned throughout the Imperium for being right hard bastards, never backing down and prepared to die to the last man as necessary.
They are also renowned for wearing spiffy dress uniforms, although not quite as classy as their equivalents in the Praetorian Guard.
Tactics
There are Imperial Guard regiments that rely on using well-planned strategies and combined arms tactics to overcome their foes. Then there are those that don't rely so much on strategy so much as throwing hordes of guardsmen into the fray, although said guardsmen are often some of the most badass motherfuckers in the entire galaxy.
The Mordian Iron Guard technically belong in the second category, but are so far around the curve that they start veering back into the first category. Rather than ride Chimeras or wear camouflage, Mordian guardsmen march into battle in brightly-coloured uniforms and bearing equally flashy banners. They then form up into firing lines or squares and shoot at their enemies in volleys. They don't take cover and they never, ever retreat. While this is incredibly ballsy (even by the standards of the Imperial Guard), it is also incredibly stupid (even by the standards of the Imperium).
Although a few sources note that this baffling lack of common sense causes their adversaries to underestimate them, and that the Mordians do have a few tricks up their sleeves (like heavy armour companies with over a dozen Baneblades each), it still doesn't really make up for them employing infantry tactics that have been outdated since the American Civil War. On the battlefields of the 41st millennium, there are oh-so-many ways to wipe out massed formations out in the open, and even Space Marines will take advantage of cover and other terrain features whenever possible.