Centran Armoured Militia

standatrt template of a Centran Armoured Militia Regiment, individual Regiments have modified versions

## Other information

### **Specialty**

Support in urban combat, line-breaking action, armoured support, purging

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Major Nanu Sohm

The **Centran Armoured Militia** are the Astra Militarum Regiments raised from the young Hive World of Centran, like the Planetary Defence Forces of Centran. Unlike its name is a Centran Armoured Militia Regiment a profesional formation made up by volunteers, "militia" draws from Centrans early history when the colonists were defended by armoured militias from attacks of the feral natives. A modern Centran Armoured Militia Regiment in contrast is a highly uniform and disciplined formation with combat experience against regular enemies.

## History

The history of the Centran Armoured Militia begun with the colonisation of Centran, a Feral World chosen to become a Hive World. Chosen for the richness of Centran in metalls and the many locations fit for the construction of Hive Cities, became Cetran a site of low-level conflict between the colonists supported by veterans from the Astra Militarum and the natives. Small raids and larger incursions into the claimed areas done natives demanded an increase of local security. The planetary administration, inspired by the veterans from Armoured Regiments chose to equip the local militias with tanks, what ensured that the militias had an even more reddiculouse fire power and protection advantage over the natives than before.

The first Regiments sent out as part of the Tithe was in 950.M40 with the recruitment of the overstrenght Centran 4th Armoured Militia Regiment. Honourable performense in the Marcharian Crusade and in the following Marcharian Heresy gave the Regiment some fame and selfesteem. Operations in the entire Galaxy showed the Centran reliability and effectivity in administration matters.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Settlement of Centran (890-950.M40):** The settlement of Centran saw conflicts between the feral natives and the off-world colonists supported by Astra Militarum Regiments. During the raids and counter-raids developed the future Armoured Militias their tradition of armoured warfare.
* **Marcharius Crusade (392.M41-399.M41):** During Humanities greatest expansion since the Great Crusade fought 15 Centran Armoured Militias against independent human factions, suffering 35.000 thousand deaths. For such an acceptable price gained the Centran Armoured Militias fame and especially selfesteem boosting future combat operations.
* **Fall of Brom III (899-911.M41):** The 82nd and 45th Centran Armoured Militias took part in the Fall of brom II when the local Planetary Governeur declared independence from the Imperium. Even worse, a Chaos Cult was able to summon a deamon horde. For a short time fought both side a three way war but with the deamons gaining land weekly were both forces forced to unite. Sadly, this was not enough and both were overrun.
* **War on Forgehaven (since 109.M42):** Fiften Regiments from Centran are to time fighting on the Forge World of Forgehaven in a civil war between two factions of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Most of the Regiments are besiegeing the fortress of the Titan Legion Arvius. Thanks to an suprise assault were the Centrans able to prevent the effective use of their god machines.

## Homeworld

The Hive World of Centran, a formar Feral World, is a notable producer of metall ores and steel. Especially in Centrans early days, were metalls mined from striations and cliffs, while today regular mining sides dominate. Hive Cities have been built locations like craters, plateaus or on islands, all of those had an unusual high ammount of useful benefits ranging from natural defencive positions over nearby sites of ressources for construction or geothermy from nearby vulcans. Most volunteers are descendants from the Imperial Guard veterans who supported the militias in defeating the natives. Sociologists await that the descendants may form in future a seperate caste, while the remaining natives still populate the Outer Hive.

## Regimental Organisation

### Ranks

* **Lord General**
* **General**
* **Colonel**
* **Lieutenant-Colonel**
* **Major -** leads a Company
* **Captain** - Squadron leader
* **Lieutenant**
* **Chief Sergeant**
* **Seargent**
* **Corporal**
* **Private**
* **Soldier**

### Structure

Structue
includes support
and service sections
10 Squadrons
and 30 Platoons
Service Section
6 Squadrons
and 18 Platoons
Service Section
6 Squadrons
and 18 Platoons
Service Section
6 Squadrons
and 18 Platoons
Service Section
6 Squadrons
and 18 Platoons
Service Section
mechanized infantry platoons
Graian Pattern Hellhounds
Anti-Air Section

A Centran Armoured Militia Regiment has 10.000 soldiers, 150 Heavy Tanks, 550 regular Tanks and 100 Graia Pattern Hellhounds.

## Regimental Culture

Centran Armoured Militia units have a good cohersion among its soldiers and as a volunteer force have the Centran Regiments a low desertion rate and instead a high loyality to the Imperium, allowing extensive operations in regions were the enemies use propaganda to trick the soldiers into deserting. They are known, when being out of combat or when not doing maintenace, for unprofessional behaviour similiar to a better disciplined militia than a standart Imperial Guard Regiment and need a slightly higher number of Commissars. Folding with other Regiments is thanks to the Centran communality and charme.

## Combat Doctrine

In combat operate the Centran Armoured Militia as armoured support for infantry and as breakthrough support force. Tanks have a "natural" ability to attract enemie fire on themself, taking it from the accompanying infantry or give fire support for them. When fighting alongside the infantry for the Centran squadrons large arrow head formation in front of the infantry, with a reserve force behind the main formation to fill gaps or for excursions. When in urban combat supply the integrated posion gas canisters and Hellhounds deadly protection against attackers or purge the taint of the enemy from the city.

## Notable Regiments

* **45/82nd Centran Armoured Militia "Deamon Slayers":** The Deamon Slayers were formed from the remains of the 45th and 82th Regiments after the Fall of Brom III and were recruited by Inquisitor Umala Kadoshie for the Ordo Malleus as Inquisitorial Stormtroopers. Combat operations included the Purgation of the Sunding Fields on Onsario when plague zombies started besieging the Hive of Sundings` Landing.

## Notable Soldiers

* **Major Nanu Sohm:** Major Nanu Sohm is a member of the 45/82nd Regiment called Deamon Slayers and was for a few months also the commanding officer of the Deamon Slayers, after the death of the colonels from both Regiments. People descripe him as a hardened individual with a sense of humour.