Games Workshop Warhammer 40k - Codex V.9 Astra Militarum

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Men, we are the first, last and often only line of defence the Imperium has against what is out there. You and that fine piece of Imperial weaponry you hold in your hands is all that is keeping humanity alive. Most of you will probably not live to see your second year in the Guard and most of you will probably never see your homeworlds again, but I can guarantee you that when you do fall, with a prayer to the most high and mighty God-Emperor on your lips, you will have earned the right to call yourself a man!"

As part of the ‘last hurrah’ of 9th edition before Warhammer 40k 10th Edition dropped in June 2023, GW released a very welcome battalion of new Astra Militarum models to bolster the Guard’s ranks. This new campaign book follows an escalating conflict that erupted earlier this year with the release of the fantastic new edition of Kill Team . Matters have only gotten worse as the Imperium struggles to contain a war that its own agents precipitated – and Hive Fleet Leviathan devises powerful adaptations and esoteric Synaptic Link abilities to lay low its prey.Some Regimental Doctrines grant unique keywords, like EXPERT BOMBARDIERS or VETERAN GUERILLAS . These specialists are even better at employing powerful Stratagems that mirror classic fighting styles, such as the trap-setting proclivities of the Catachan Jungle Fighters or the flagrant disregard for subordinate safety displayed by Valhalla’s hard-nosed commanders.

Though huge portions of the Imperial Army turned Traitor during the Horus Heresy, faded frescoes proclaim that countless more stayed loyal to the Emperor, and a handful of regiments continue to claim descent from those ancient formations. Though no connection can ever be proved to such distant times, many guardsmen of the Era Indomitus feel an intense amount of pride that, like their forebears of ages past, they fight in the name of the Emperor. Despite the technological immensity that the Astra Militarum can deliver to the battlefield, the cold fact of the matter is that the most important resource of the Guard is the seemingly limitless number of bodies it can deploy to contest its objectives - each imperial world is obligated to make available for recruitment 10% of its armed forces per year, and armies may be gathered from a 10,000 light-year radius. [11a] It does not matter the number of casualties it may take to win a battle. The Imperial Guard will devote many thousands of men to overcome a small goal as the Space Marines would devote a few hundred. Obviously, a Guardsman could never possess the battle prowess of a Space Marine, but there are many millions of Guardsmen for just that one Space Marine. [Needs Citation] Relics of the Astra Militarum

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Men and women charge screaming alongside their comrades into the mouth of hell, lasguns spitting death at the foe even as xenos munitions tear bloodied holes in the Human ranks. In a galaxy of never-ending warfare, what makes the perpetually outmatched men and women of the Imperial Guard so admirable is that they know near-constant fear, yet they lift their weapons, plant their feet, and fight on regardless. Their lives may be short and brutal, their sacrifices insultingly thankless, but it is because of the Astra Militarum that the Imperium continues to weather the storm of these dark times. Tanks! We love them, you love them, and most importantly, the Astra Militarum loves them. That’s why the upcoming codex has a new one to show off – the Rogal Dorn – and it’s a beast. When the people forget their duty they are no longer human and become something less than beasts. They have no place in the bosom of humanity, nor in the heart of the Emperor. Let them die and be forgotten."