Brucia War Guilds

The **Brucia War Guilds**, sometimes called the War Guilds of Brucia, are a unique specialist Astra Militarum regiment that hails from the Forge World of Brucia. They are notable for their use of super-heavy tanks and heavy mechs. A singular War Guild is a combination of Imperial Battlegroup/Manufactorum and Hive City. A super-heavy armour Regiment is used in the thickest and most dangerous battlefields something what the Gild Hammers just call workplace.

## History

Brucia War Guilds were founded during the Great Crusade on the Forge World of Brucia and served in only some battles. This changed in the Horus Heresy when they took part in massive battles in their sector, successfully defending it against the traitors. Two four then existing War Guilds took part in the battle for Terra defending the northeast of Terra against World Eater attacks and traitor regiments.

For the next centuries, they saw only sometimes heavy fighting often just in light combat. With the "War of the Beast", this changed again in heavy fighting when the Beast reached their subsector.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Battle of Terra:** During the Horus Heresy exactly during the traitor attack on Terra the Homeworld of Mankind 2 of 4 then existing War Guilds were ordered to defend the northeast of the planet.
* **Defence of Anax IX (ca. 200.M37):** In the second century of the 37th millennium the Agri World of Anax IX came under the attack of Chaos Forces who used Titans and super-heavy armour. Anax IX would be likely to be ignored the chaos forces weren`t so heavily armed what made them to a big problem. So two War Guilds were sent to support the imperial counter-attack.
* **The 13th Black Crusade:** At least some parts of the Seoul War Guild were fighting on Cadia the remaining troops were fighting in the subsector.

## Homeworld

The Forge World of Brucia is classified as a temperate step world. Most Manufactories are built up to 60% under the ground allowing the planet to preserve partly its original appearance. The decision to build the Manufactoriums in this way wasn`t made for the planet instead, they used the hollow structure of many areas in the pols and the equator to get more factories on the planet and use the streams of magma as an energy source.

Brucia is specialised in the production of super-heavy tanks and heavy mechs. Each Hive City is centred about on factory, rarely around two smaller one. The seven biggest Hive Cities are the home of one of the War Guilds and the main recruiting pool for them. Their industry is there for supplying their War Guild with supplies and so much as possible with their vehicles. Other Hive Cities support at least one of the Hives who are home to one War Guild with resources, weapons and in a smaller part with new recruits.

## War Guilds

A War Guild is not a Regiment it. It is more like an army of a Hive City and a Manifactorium. Still, that isn`t quite right because the Hive Cities who form their War Guilds cooperate close with smaller Hive Cities and Manufactoriums to produce and supply a War Guild. Most work is still done by the main Hive City so a War Guild is still the army of a Hive. Mind the Commanding Officers and most of the soldiers may come from the City but serve the Emperor so, calling them an army of a Hive City is again wrong.

### The Guilds

* **Calcutta War Guild:** The Hive City Calcutta is the home of the Calcutta War Guild the youngest War Guild. It is specialised in fighting off from massive enemy hordes like Orks or Tyranids and their more armoured variants.
* **Shangai War Guild:** Hailing from the Hive City Shangai this War Guild was formed after the Horus Heresy and is specialised with dealing with Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Titans.
* **Rhein War Guild:** This War Guild is known for its heavy tank units.
* **Iron Bridge Guild:** Hive City Iron Bridge is the home for the War Guild which uses the most heavy mechs.
* **Loune Battle Guild:** The second oldest War Guild and took part in the Battle of Terra.
* **Chicago War Guild:** The oldest War Guild and often uses super-heavy artillery.
* **Kairo War Guild:** Hive City Kairo was besieged by the Dark Mechanicum and so the Kairo War Guild often attacks the Dark Mechanicum Forces,

## Regimental Organisation

### Ranks

* **Guild Master -** The leader of a War Guild
* **High Priest -** The highest-ranking Techpriest
* **Forge General -** The commander of a Manufactorium
* **Guild General**
* **Colonel**
* **Major Captain**
* **Major**
* **Captain Commander**
* **Lieutenant**
* **Master Sergeant**
* **Chief Sergeant**
* **Corporal**
* **Private**
* **Trooper**

### Formations

Brucia War Guilds don`t really use permanent Regiments. Normally are Companies the biggest permanent units. When a task force is needed a Guild General and his permanent HQ company are ordered to form a force from several Companies. For smaller task forces are regularly formed and lead by a Major Captain, who normally lead ad-hock formed battalions who are formed out of 3-6 Companies and service units. Several of such Battalions then form Regiments.

## Vehicles

* Baneblade
* Stormhammer
* Shadowsword
* Stormsword
* Stormhammer
* Hellhammer
* Banehammer
* Banesword
* Baneaxe - a superheavy anti-air version of a Baneblade
* Macharius heavy tank
* Malcador heavy tank
* Shadowaxe - a heavy SPG based on the Shadowsword.