Cateran Huscal Regiments

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## Other information

### **Specialty**

infiltration of sieged cities, urban combat, shock assault, combat in Hive Cities, close-quarter combat

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Colonel Irone Pick

The **Cateran Huscal Regimetns** are the Astra Militarum regiments that hails from the world of Catera Prime. When fighting against enemies fortified in Hive Cities or other cities the attacking commander has two options: sieging them out or try a massive assault hoping to break the enemy spirit or body. A third option is the use of the Cateran Huscal Regiments who can do both at the same time. Such seems for the most peoples impossible but the Cateran Huscals have perfectioned this. Centuries of warfare on their Homeworld of Catera Prime taught them how to storm and siege enemy cities so fast as possible to overtake their industry and win the war through raw industrial power.

## History

The first account of a Cateran Huscal Regiment was during the Great Crusade in which Catera sent out its best warriors and noble fighters to support the overtaking of populated worlds without needing immense resources sieging their civilian centres and then rebuilding them. With their tactics the conquered planets were able much faster to sent tithes to Terra supporting the Great Crusade.

Historical Catera Prime found itself often in armed conflicted but rarely in the scale of a planetary civil war. Nearly always fought some provinces supported by noble families or gilds and ethnic minorities against each other. Such conflicts had to be fast ended before the PDF or other Imperial Guard Regiments are able to intervene and because of philosophical reasons. Caterans have the pragmatic philosophy of "when you conquer your enemy productions centres, then you can use those for expanding your war effort while reducing their efforts. So you win twice each time".

## Notable Campaigns

* **Siege of Hive Harmin V (789.M38):** When the secessionist forces on Hivan II tried to revolt was the result foreseeable. The Planetary Defence Force although having lost 45% of its soldiers who supported the rebels were able to hold most Hive Cities and strategical points on the planet. Only the biggest Hive City Hive Harmin V was fully secured by them. Accordingly to the situation only the 111th and the 222th Cateran Huscal Regiments were sent as reinforcements. Under the leadership of Colonel Irone Pick infiltrated strike forces of both Regiments the Hive City at two positions and made several holes in the walls and made massive damage to the garrison. With this advantages started the remaining units a heavy bombardment of the city and stormed through the breaches. After three weeks of urban conflict was the Hive secured.
* **Siege of Vraks (813-830.M41):** The 250th Cateran Huscal Regiment "Vraks Death" took part in the Siege of the Armoury World of Vraks Prime. In the 17 years of war the 250th had to be several times nearly compleatly reinforced because of the brutal combat. Vraks Death lost altogether 75.000 soldiers but became experts in trench warfare. Most times the Regiment attacked the storages storing the munition and later targeted specific storage facilities storaging the poison gas.
* **War of Roses (998.M41-004.M42):** Seven Cateran Huscal Regiments took part in a campaign called the War of Roses, a conflict between Knight Houses on Rosax VII. Imperial forces were sent out to quell the unrest between the houses but weren`t fully prepared for the intervention in an all-out war between both factions. Fortresses fro both sites were assaulted by the Melta-Boys as a way to force them to stand dow.

## Regimental Homeworld

Catera Prime is a World with unclear classification. It has mostly the technology of a Civilised World but still has the social structure of a Feudal World and still lack of technologies like modern forges or lacks the widespread availability. The Planetar Governor controls only the view Hive Cities with strategical value. Most areas are controlled by powerful provinces. With the support of noble families, guilts and ethnic minorities the provinces fight every few decades with each other in sieges against cities and manufactoriums. Most of those wars are short because a faction can conquere the small industrial centres and cut the enemy of fresh material or because the Imperium intervenes.

## Regimental Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **Colonel -** Regimental commander
* **Earl-Captain -** Company commander. Often an Earl a low-ranking noble
* **Lieutenant**

### Specialist Ranks

* **War Priest -** Priest of the Regiment and often the longest serving member of a Regiment
* **Siege Master -** NCO leading the artillery, engineer and support units.

### Line Ranks

* **Master Seargent -** Leader of a Platoon
* **Gunnery Seargent -** Leader of a Squad
* **Corporal**
* **Private**
* **Warrior**

### Regimental Structure

* **HQ element** - 4.000 soldiers
* **2 Engineer Companies** - 1.000 soldiers
* **3** **Heavy Weapon Companies** - 900 soldiers
* **4 Recon Companies -** 1.100 soldiers
* **21 Infantry Companies -** 21.000 soldiers

## Regimental Uniform & Equipment

The uniform of a Cateran Huscal has a tan coloured body armour protecting the torso. Catera Patern Helmet VI, the standart helmet is at the top more rounded and includes holders for the Cateran War Mask a mix of gas mask and night-vision gear. Remaining uniform parts are coloured in grey and symbols are coloured in dark orange,

## Notable Regiments

* **Catera`s First Regiment:** The so called "Catera`s Frist Regiment" was the first Huscal Regiment ever recruited and was made up by the highest nobles and best fighters. It served in the Great Crusade and took part in several invasions of Industrial Worlds allowing so the fast capture of more supplies for the Great Crusade.
* **250th Cateran Huscal Regiment "Vraks Death":** Took part in the war for Vraks and fought alongside of the Death Korp of Krieg. It took part in the attacks on the weapon storages robing the Vrak Traitor Militia valuable supplies. Only to regular reinforcements was the 250th able to survive the conflict who costed the Regiment (including the reinforcements) 75.000 soldiers but made them experts in trench warfare.