Iradial Caste Legion

## Other information

### **Specialty**

Massive Theatre Warfare, garrison duty, siege, long warfare, deployment of support units

## Commanders

### **Acting**

Master General Raul Izekus

The **Iradial Caste Legions** are the proud tenth regiments from Iradial. The lion's share of their soldiers is from the brave military caste. But the legions are famous for integrating members of the other castes into their regiments. This procedure corresponds to the general behavior of the castes on their homeworld. This has proven to be crucial in the past in countless battles, sieges, and the most arduous of garrison services. Since many members who do not come from the military caste bring skills that would not be available for normal regiments.

## History

The first Iradial Caste Legions were formed shortly after discovery to provide much-needed reinforcements for the fledgling Great Crusade. These fledgling regiments quickly made an honorable name for themselves. Even then they distinguished themselves through the use of their support units. They fought bravely alongside the Space Marine Legions. For the Emperor to expand the Imperium even further. They saw triumphant victories, and costly massacres, now and then they had to accept temporal defeats so that other imperial forces could still reap the victory.

As the Horus Heresy started Iradial drowned in a bloody civil war. The regiments who were stationed on their homeworld had to defeat their treacherous siblings in a cruel war for several years. For 45 years after this war, Iradial was unable to raise new regiments or replenish existing regiments with new soldiers. So that the regiments scattered all over the galaxy were forced to fight to the last man, taking as many traitors as possible with them to their deaths. When the Great Brother War ended, of the 439 regiments that once fought honorably for the Emperor, only 26 regiments were left, each with only a fraction of their intended strength.

## Notable Campaigns

* **The Night Siege of Harsasal 675.M34:** As at the imperial hive world Harsasal. When an anti-imperial rebellion broke out, the 45th Army Corp was dispatched from Sector Command to quickly put an end to the rebellion. However, the planet's nocturnal cycle had begun its nocturnal period and would continue for 16 months. The imperial forces suffered from the cold of the night. A lack of supplies was also always a problem. Only the present 56th, 67th, 77th, 89th, and 44th Iradial Caste Legions Thanks to their integrated civilian support units, they had adapted to the environmental conditions and were even able to operate very effectively. The successful conclusion of the campaign is solely due to them.
* **The War Between the Mists (984.M41-993.M41):** The Imperial mining world Cetric III was since their colonization for its unbelievably dense fog, which often lasts for months. Under this fog grow a rebel force. The rebels were runaway miners, criminals fleeing the law, deserters from the PDF, and union-busting members. Under the cover of the fog, they organized themselves, built weapons, trained for the war to come, and planned offensives. As the revolt started the PDF could not defeat the rebels. The cries for help only came through the warp when it was too late. The imperial reinforcement only reaches the planet when the planetary capital had fallen a week earlier. The 4th, 9th, 8th, 12th, 14th, and 34th Iradial Caste Legions had to reconquer the planet in an unbelievably bloody 8-year war city by city, hectares by hectares, and smokescreen by smokescreen.

## Military Organization

### Ranks

#### officer ranks

* Master General: The leader of all Iradial Caste Legions.
* General: commanded a legion.
* Mashal: commanded a division.
* Brigadier: commanded a brigade.
* Colonel: commanded a regiment.
* Major: commanded a battalion.
* Lieutenant: commanded a company.

#### non-commissioned officers

* Master Sergeant: commanded a platoon.
* 1st Sergeant: commanded a platoon.
* 2nd Sergeant: commanded a platoon.
* 3rd Sergeant: commanded a platoon.
* 4th Sergeant: commanded a platoon.
* Constable: commanded a platoon.

#### line ranks

* Corporal: commanded a squad.
* Private: commanded a squad.
* Squad-Private: commanded a squad.
* Soldier
* Recruit

### Military Structures

* 1 legion: 600.000 soldiers (to every 6 divisions)
* division: 100.000 soldiers (to every 3 brigades)
* brigade: 30.000 soldiers (to every 3 regiments)
* regiment: 10.000 soldiers (to every 10 battalions)
* battalion: 1000 soldiers ( to every 10 companies)
* company: 100 soldiers (to every 3, platoons, and 1 heavy weapon squad)
* platoon: 30 soldiers (to every 3 squads)
* squad: 10 soldiers

## Civilian Organisation

### Civilian Ranks

* Chief Manager: The chief of a civilian corp.
* Main Manager: The chief of a department.
* Senior Manager: The chief of a sup department
* Manager: The chief of a specialized sup department.
* Junior Manager: The chief of a specialized working group.
* Foreman: The chief of a sup group.
* Senior Worker: A experienced worker with limited authority.
* Worker: A normal worker of a civilian corp.
* Apprentice: A worker in training.

## Regiments Culture

The regimental culture of the Iradial Caste Legions is characterized by the caste system of their home planet. As in their home planet, the members of the different castes work very well and efficiently together in a regiment of the Iradial Cast Legion. The way soldiers and civilians live together is tailored exactly to the tasks of an Imperial Guard regiment. Still, people distant from the regiment can see the friendly bonds of friendship between the soldiers and civilians. While in other regiments there is a vague sense of superiority of the soldiers over their civilian support personnel. In the regimental culture of the Iradial Caste Legion, the soldiers and civilian support staff are equally valued. Even if the soldiers do the majority of the fighting, the soldiers depend on the civilian personnel who only fight in emergencies. Would the soldiers sacrifice their lives to protect a civilian laborer in their regiment as if he were a beloved comrade. Relationships between soldiers and support personnel are also not rare and are even encouraged by the officers.

## Combat Doctrine

The warfare of the Iradial Caste Legion is marked by the perfect mixture of the military and civil society. Whenever a legion arrives at its destination, an extensive base is built where the civilian departments prove their skills to the military departments. This base is a mixture of barracks, a fortress, an airport, a spaceport, a factory, a mine, and a farm. The location of this base is chosen with care. It should not be too close to the enemy but not too far away so that the soldiers don't have to commute forever from their base to the front. Another important factor is the location. It is best set up in a position that can be easily defended. Other factors are also taken into account depending on the terrain and the military situation.

Unlike soldiers, civilian personnel does not have a combat role. But when push comes to shove, they are just as well trained as their comrades in the military departments. In rare cases, they are used as light infantry formations. Such formations are used only in desperate defensive battles or when mass attacks are needed.

## Recruitment

The new recruits of the Iradial Caste Legions are recruited from among the members of the specialized castes. The civilian members of the Legion undergo advanced training, which varies according to their caste of origin, and military combat training. The recruits from the military caste are subjected to even more extreme training for 40 months. Which even exceeds the training you have to go through during your youth in terms of hardness, scope, and variety. In this training, you will learn how to fight in the different biotope types of the imperial planets, the different tactics of the Imperial Guard, or the base construction that are so important in your combat doctrine.

## Regiment Equipment

### Personal Equipment

* Iradial MK49 Laser Gun
* 10 power cells for their laser guns
* 1 combat knife
* 1 laser pistol
* 1 short sword
* 4 medicin packs
* food rations for 1 month
* 6 hand grenades
* 4 fire grenades
* 1 War Tactic book

## Notable Regiments

**34th Iradial Caste Legion ´´The Hell Legion´´:** The 34th Iradial Caste Legion is under the pride regiments from Iradial a fabulous legend. She is one of the oldest legions of Iradial. She fights mostly on behalf of the Inquisition. Therefore, over 99% of their battles are top secret. Of the few battles that are not secret, all are said to be among the most gruesome battles of their time.

## Notable Members

* **Master General Raul Izekus:** Master General Raul Izekus is the current Commanding Master General of the Iradial Caste Legions. He has held this position for 256 years. From his pen comes the Iradial War Tactic book. Which has been the standard reading of every recruit to the Iradial Caste Legions for 134 years.