Cyore Tribal Companies

The **Cyore Tribal Companies** are the Astra Militarum regiments that hail from the feudal world of Cyore, a planet that is slowly but surely transforming into a civilized world. These regiments have garnered a reputation for specialising in close combat, recon and skirmishes to weaken their enemies and when moving or even just holding positions. In contrast to units from other feudal worlds, the Cyore Tribal Companies can use modern equipment or at least more modern equipment and have less problems when facing modern imperial Worlds. Because of the few inhabitants of Cyore the Companies are small regiments consisting out of only one Company - hence the name. What they lack in numbers they can make up in a fast combat style costing them few lives while disrupting the enemy. This made them under officers more hesitant with traditional mass assaults a more secret tip who allowed the weakening of the enemy and reducing so the costs of mass assaults or insert them in more untraditional strategies.

## History

Cyore was settled in M23 when the colonisation fleet had to crash land on the surface to survive an ambush. As a result the people lost most of their knowledge and technologies in the following millennias although keeping more knowledge and the basic of some more advanced technologies than other colonies in the same situation. Life on Cyore was more or less peaceful except for animal attacks and mostly localised warfare between the tribes. The planet was rediscovered by Rogue Traiders in M40 but they were ignored for the next 200 years. But in around 560.M40 the planet saw more investments by the larger Imperium and in 600.M40 the first 7 Companies were raised and sent on the World of Achazid and fought the 25 years lasting war and were supported by 5 new Tribal Companies who arrived in mid 614.M40.
After the Fall of Cadia 30 Tribal Companies with 90.000 warriors were sent out to contain the Chaos attack following Cadia. Fighting honorable all Companies were wipped out leaving the actual 70 Companies fighting in other theatre`s of war while the Indomidus Crusade fights its way through the galaxy.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Achazid War (600-625.M40):** The World of Achazid was attacked by a Warband consisting of several Traitor Guard Regiments. Thanks to the help of the Inquisition was the Sector Command able to concentrade several Regiments of the Imperial Guard on the Planet and secure reinforcements. Problems with the Warp and Xenos in the near system prevented both sides using their Space Forces in masse and allowing a low intencity space war over the system for the next 15 years. All Cyore Tribal Companies were tasked to test the strength of the enemy forces or harasse weak points. In 614.M40 were the initial 7 Companies reinforced with 5 new on after suffering 53% deaths. But the war lasted further 11 years destroying 4 Companies entirely and 6 others were merged togheter. The remaining Companies were refitted on Cyore.
* **13th Black Crusade (999.M41):** After the Fall of Cadia 30 Cyore Tribal Companies were part of the Astra Militarum Force desperately fighting in the Cadia system and neighbouring systems to hold the now freely rampaging Chaos forces at bay. Around 90.000 warriors were part of the millions of men and women fighting in the name of the God Emperor against the Archenemies. All 15 Companies in the Cadia system where destroyed after 2 months of fighting will the last Company hold out on Gagix V for a year until its destruction.

## Regimental Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **War Chief:** The highest position and the highest officer on Cyore. He controls the PDF and organize the recruitment of new units. Not a part of the actual Company structure
* **Leader:** The Colonel of a Cyore Tribal Company although technically the same rank of a Captain
* **Camp Master:** The second highest position and responsible for the logistical tasks

### Specialist Ranks

* **Commissar**
* **Shaman:** a spiritual NCO and medic

### Line Ranks

* **Tipi Seargent:** The leader of a Tipi.
* **Band Leader:** The leader of a Band
* **Corporal:** The lowest ranking officer.
* **Warrior**

### Formations

* **Light Infantry:** The standard Cyore Tribal Company is classified as this.
* **Moterized Light Infantry:** Only 9 Companies are categorized as this. Extensive use of trucks
* **Mechanized Light Infantry:** Only 5 Companies who use light APCs are existing

### Structure

Each Company has 3000 warriors and is structured in 10 so called Tipis who include 300 warriors. Each Tipi is split in 5 Bands with 60 men. Each such bands can be split into several Fachs temporary fire team lead by a Corporal or the most experienced warrior. Each Tipi has 4 frontline Bands and 1 support Band who also can fulfill its combat duties although normally hold bag. Each Band has a Fach of 10 soldiers carrying support weapons or fulfil other support duties.

## Equipment

* The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer
* Jumpsuit
* Helmet
* Combat Skirt
* Rag
* 5 Grenades
* Combi Machete-Shoot Gun
* LasGun
* Grooming Kit
* 14 day rations
* Backbag
* Dog Tags

## Regimental Combat Doctrine

Cyore Tribal Companies favour mobile attacks using animals or trucks, rarely APCs and short but brutal fights against enemy units or positions. They often plunder enemy equipment or supplies and often use liberated allies to restock their ranks. When defending they use camouflaged positions and hidden chocke points to maximize enemy losses while limiting their own losses.

## Regimental Culture & Beliefs

Each Company is mostly made up by one tribe or closely related tribes. It is common that each tribe member sticks with his tribe in his unit but in contrast to other Regiments made up by tribes the Cyoreins are more open to socialize with other comrades from other tribes or Regiments. Each soldiers honours a individual chosen aspect of the Emperor, which mirrors the religious practice in the villages of Cyore who each honours a different aspect of the Emperor.

## Regimental Appearance

Each warrior wears a brown combat skirt reaching his knees. A rag covers reaches from his right shoulder to his left waist. A to his skin suitable coloured jumpsuits covers the remaining parts of the body. The helmet is decorated with scrubs and a brown-tan coloured sweatband. A second sweatband is hidden under the helmet. Officers are marked by decorations on their rag clear enough to be seen but not decorative enough that enemy soldiers would recognize them in a moment so protecting them at least a bit from snipers trying to kill imperial officers.