Bladehammers Clan Regiment

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## Other information

### **Specialty**

Warfare on molten worlds/areas, Tunnel Warfare, Mountain Warfare, Siege In Extremis, Close-Quarters Combat

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Not known.

The **Bladehammers Clan Regiment** is one of the few Astra Militarum Regiments comprised solely out of Squats, whom herald from a sole regiment of the Bladehammer Clan. This regiment hails from the world of Mustarhar, a partly molten world with oceans of lava on and under the surface. Most Squat Clans who have survived the "Great Devouring" through the Tyranids have a problematic relationship with the Imperium, who has done little to help them, but not the Bladehammers. Their strongholds were strengthened by the intervention of the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter. As the Tyranids attacked the planet the united forces and the planet itself protected the Clan before the Tyranids.

After the "Great Devouring" they were some of the few survivors of their kind. Now they have to rebuild their numbers and stand strong against the enemies of the Imperium.

## History

This Abhuman regiment was first active during the bygone era of the Great Crusade in M30, serving within the ranks of the Imperialis Auxillia and helped in the battles against some renegade Squat Clans. Their primary duties as an anti-Squat unit didn't stop, because soon the galaxy-wide conflict known as the Horus Heresy erupted, and several of the Squat Clans flocked to the banner of the Arch-Traitor. The Bladehammer Clan Regiment became soon known for their fierce fighting spirit against traitorous Squats and other traitors.

The next massive conflict for them was the War of the Beast. This apocalyptic conflict saw nearly the end of the Imperium and of the Bladehammer Clan. The Mustarhar system was the side of a giant surprise attack on an Ork fleet. Several Ork ships crashlanded on Mustarhar with enough survivours to form an army two months later and start besiege the Cities of the Squats. This short but brutal war ended in a victory for the Squats but with the destruction of most mining facilities and the starport, preventing the Bladehammer Clan for decades in using their force outside of their planet.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Siege of Amana Hive (Unknown Date.M30):** The Regiment took part in destroying a Clan who fought the Light of the Emperor. The [name.corrupted] Clan had themself dig in on the high gravity world of Barrana in the Hive City of Amana. The Regiment was supported by Space Marines from the Salamander Legion. In 3 years of work, the attackers destroyed every single house and flooded the tunnels with lava.
* **Defends of Mustarhar (unknown date M34):** After an orbital several Ork ships crashed on the surface with survivors. The problem was that the wrecks landed in an area which prevented the Squats sending fast cleaning units. As the first units appeared the Orks had regained their numbers and stated a massive counterattack. This counterattack was only stopped when several lava streams were diverted to stop the onslaught and then crushed.
* **Tyranid attack on Mustarhar (unknown date M41):** The Great Devauering was the near extinction of the Squats by the claws from the Tyranids. As the Tyranid onslaught closed in at Mustarhar a Space Marine Chapter moved into the asteroid belt and set up a trap. Soon after a Tyranid splinter fleet arrived. The Astartes and their ships were able thanks their trap destroying 7 Tyranid bio-ships but the remaining 21 were able to breakthrough. When landing at the surface another ship of the Chapter was able to bombard at least some smaller landing zones. The effect of this on the outcome is not sure but may have inspired Klarvin Sieghamer to blow up the areas over the underground lava oceans to prevent a ground assault of the Tyranids against the Hive Cities. Denied of most potential food sources the Tyranid tried to evolve flying bioforms or attacking through tunnels but were soon confronted by the Space Marines and driven into the new surface lava oceans.

## Homeworld

Mustarhar is a spars planted world in the core of the galaxy. The surface has lava oceans, rocky deserts, giant plateaus and mountains. The underground is full of lava oceans, lava streams or underground canyons. The Hive Cities are mostly underground or built into a mountain. The planet is categorised as Mining World but has capabilities of a small Forge World and the fortresses of a Sentinel World.

## Organisation

### Ranks

* **Regiments Master:** Commander of the Regiment
* **Warrior Captain:** Commanding Officier of a Company
* **Hauptmann:** Platoon commander
* **Warrior Leader:** Leader of a Squad
* **Waffenmeister:** most officers have this rank
* **Corporal:** lowest officer rank

### Regimental Organisation

The Regiment has 5 Companies. Every Company by is made up of 3 Platoons with each 5 Squads. A Company has 3.000 warriors, a platoon has 1.000 warriors and every Squad has 200 warriors. The 5th Squad is a support Squad and the 4th Squad includes light artillery and support weapons.

## Equipment

* **Mark XI Squat Mining Mech Suit**
* **Squat Master Mining Mech**: weaponised Mining Mech with weapons.
* **Squat Infantry Combat Armour**
* **Squat Lasrifle**
* **Squat Gausgun**
* **Squat Mining Tank**
* **Power Axe**
* **Power Drill**
* **Power Hammer**

## Culture

The warriors of the Bladehammer have a better reputation among the Humans than the Squats. The Imperium had let the Squats down when the Great Devouring happened and occupied the remaining worlds. But the Bladehammers have for a Squat Clan less grudge. They have still many ill-feelings because of that but the imperials send help when the Clan needed it.

In the first millennium after the Horus Heresy, they had the fame as Squad killers because they were often used against Squat Clans and Chaos Squats.

## Combat Doctrine

Like evey Squad they are fearse melee fighters and masters in using mining equipment to drill through enemy bunkers.

## Notable Members

* **Klarvin Sieghammer:** The actual Regiment Master the hero of the Tyranid attack on Mustarhar. His plan, destroying the areas over underground lava oceans to stop the Tyranids, saved the intier Clan.