Fama Cohorts

### **Strength**

In 350.M41: 45 Regiments with 4.5 million soldiers (rebuilding, includes battle hardened-militia.)

## Other information

### **Specialty**

Melee Combat, Tunnel Warfare (new specialty), Riot Control, Short-Range Firefights, use of power melee weapons

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Lord Commander Xao MaronPrivate Mariano Astachie

**Fama Cohorts** are the elite heavy infantry Astra Militarum Regiments that hails from the world of Fama, who are specialised in short-range firefights and melee combat. The latter seems to be quite antiqued, but is surprisingly use full when combating Tyranids or Orks in Cities or when facing violent unrests. Or in tunnels.

Soldiers from the Fama Cohorts are highly disciplined and physical strong soldiers with very high moral. The Cohorts are often sent in Hive cities facing unrest or on secondary battlefields. Combating dangerous wildlife is another task often accomplished by them.

## History

The humble beginning of the Fama Cohorts begun in M34 as colonial militia defending the colony against frequent attacks by the wildlife, pirates and in rare cases against very large-sized rat-like creatures. Latter is part of the folklore (this part is hardly told on Fama). In 700.M34 the first two Regiments were recruited and served in many lesser-known conflicts.

Their first use in a primary conflict was the Tenth Black Crusade when supporting the defences on Medusa and other attacked planets.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Barla Conflict (789.M35):** Several Chaos Cults fought on the Agri-World Barla against each other. A Regiment was sent out quelling the unrest in a two-year conflict. The different fighting styles of each Chaos Cult made it difficult for the Regiment fighting them, but in the end they were successful and secured the planet. The Inquisition minded-cleaned the minds of the survivors.
* **Fama Skaven Conflict (339-350.M41):** [censored by the Inquisition]

## Homeworld

First settled in M34 by Humans. The planet is known for its striking mountains, ridges ranging over hundredths of kilometres and the giant deserts of dirt. Temperature is stated as temperated. The Hive Cities range quite deep into the ground but nearly no mining operations or construction deep into the ground. A reason is that Fama has only a few extraction worth resources. An odd fact is that some locals tell stories from rat-men. Most Famanians don`t know such stories and even less believe in them.

## Organisation

### Rank structure

* **Colonel Legate:** Commanding officer of a Regiment.
* **Lieutenant Colonel:** The second of a Regiment.
* **Centurio:** The captain of a Cohort.
* **Optio:** Second in command of a Cohort.
* **Master Sergeant:** Leader of a Platoon.
* **Sergeant:** Leader of a Squat
* **Corporal**
* **Private**
* **Soldier**

### Regimental Structure

Fama Cohorts have a complicated regimental structure. To be exact the difference between a Cohort and a Regiment. A Cohort has 10.000 men and has nearly the same structure of a normal Imperial Guard Regiment. The Regiment is normally not much stronger than two Cohorts, but has the same number of support weapons like other units this size and is lesser recruited. Cohorts are also often organised in Regiments without it being declared as a normal regiment, instead called a Great Cohort. In exchange are the Regiments often specialised units.

## Equipment

### Vehicles

* **Centaurs:** As APCs and weapon carriers
* **Colossus:** Heavy artillery and standard artillery for siege regiments
* **Bane Wolf:** A variant of the Hellhound which uses chemicals to destroy biologically matter. Is a new addition for the Fama Cohort.

### Infantry Weapons and Armour

* **Fama Carapace Armour:** A Carapace Armour with a unique design and is often yellow. Completely different helmet.
* **Heavy Gattling Gun**
* **Flamethrower**
* **Fama Shotgun:** A shotgun with two modus: widespread and low spread. In later the munition has nearly no spread and is concentrated.
* **Power Shield**
* Power **Falchion:** The typical officer weapon.
* **Chaine Longe Sword**
* **Fama Power Bludgeon**
* **Power Boar Spear**
* **Power Axe**

## Notable Units

* **555th Cohort "Fama Butchers":** The most successful/deadliest Cohort in the history of Fama. During the 10th Black Crusade, they killed 250 Chaos Space Marines.