Kardakes Assault Corp

Badge of the Kardakes Assault Corp.

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## Other information

### **Specialty**

assault on fortified positions, suppression of enemy attacks, siege, heavy infantry tactics

### **Special Weapons**

special grenades, grenade launchers, shot guns, shield

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Colonel Nes Pharas

The **Kardakes Assault Corp** are the Astra Militarum regiments that hail from Kardake Prime, a fortress world and the headquarters of the local Imperial Navy fleet. In the hive cities and hive fortresses of Kardake Prime live the warrior caste called Canidids who make up most of the Corps. Their nickname comes from their round combat shileds who partly take the view on the weapon joist who helps its user in carrying their guns - especially their heavy bolters. Regiments from Kardake Prime have specialized themself in assaulting enemy field positions, siege warfare and suppression of enemy positions through heavy fire. Each of them sees their Assault Copr as the best Regiment from their sector - a claim not very much liked by some other Regiments.

## History

The first regiments of the Kardakes Assault Corps were raised during the Horus Heresy to support the Loyalists in the Segmentum but archeological findings shows that at least their wargear was already in use since M20 pointing that they had a precussor Corp, which is supported by local myths. But what is known for sure that they were heavily involved in the battles in the local sectors during the Horus Heresy and the Great Scouring helping in freeing lost loyal worlds. In 545.M32 they were mobilized to support counter charges during the War of the Beast but were ordered back on their planet when the Orks started attacking their Homeworld. After the successful defence of Kardake Prime they went back on the offense and supported Crusades who were tasked to reconquere the lost territorium. For the next thousands of years they were only concentrated in cases of Black Crusades and were mostly used to win secondary battles so fast as possible. The last major deployment was during the Fifth Sphere Expansion by the Taus.

Now in the early years of M42 a new army made up of 55 Regiments are now mustered on Terra for the afthermath of the Indomidus Crusade. What ever conflict will arise afterwards will be won by kardakesian blood.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Battle of Heufet (unknown M31):** The Kardakes Assault Corp is involved in fighting against forces of the traitorous Warmaster Horus on the Agriworld of Heufet who supported a subsector loyal to the Traitors. The 12th and the 17th both made up by the best soldiers sacrifize themself to buy enough time to reorganize the attack on the positions of the Word Bearers. Only because of them the strategical world was brought back in control and the enemy subsector starved to death.
* **Defence of Kardake Prime (545.M32):** During the War of the Beast were 100 Regiments sent out in supporting counter attacks. But all of them were forced to return home when several Ork Warbands started a for Orks well coordinated attack on the Fortress World. This battle was so devastating for the Kardakes Assault Corp that no new Regiment was recruited for the next 600 years and the still remaining Regiments saw regularly shortages in manpower.
* **Battle of Xenau I (unknown.M35):** The 123th and the 345th Regiment take part in the destruction of a Chaos backed rebellion on the Mining World of Xenau I. Both units enconter elments of the Word Bearers.
* **Battle of GH-77 (unknown.M39):** A now barren world named GH-77 was the side of a war against the Kroots.
* **Second Relief of Hiksos (801-802.M41):** 5 mechanized Regiments from the Kardakes Assault Corp took part in the Second Relief of Hiksos during its siege by Orks.

## Regimental Organisation

### Officer Ranks

* **Marshal**
* **General**
* **General**
* **Colonel**
* **Major**
* **Captain**
* **Lieutenant**
* **Seargeant**
* **Corporal**

### Specialist Ranks

* **Commissar**
* **Field Priest**

### Line Ranks

* **Veteran**
* **Soldier**

### Specialist Units & Formations

* **Ohmaschid Companies:** Ohmaschid Companies serve as a military police and support Commissars. Such Companies are never included in normal Regiment instead operate independent.
* **Infantry Regiments:** Infantry Regiments are the standart unit recruited.
* **Mechanized Regiment:** Mechanized Regiments are mixed Regiments of Armour and mechanized Infantry Companies.
* **Siege Regiments:** Siege Regiments are Regiments mixed of Artillery and Infantry. In contrast to their name Siege Regiments are often seen supporting other Regiments on field operations.

### Regimental Structure

The typical Regiment has 10.000 soldiers organized in 7 Companies.

* 1 HQ Company with 250 men
* 1 Artillery Company with 150 men and 17 fast fireing artillery guns and 8 precision artillery guns.
* 1 Mechanized Company with 300 men and 45 tanks and 15 other armoured vehicles.
* 4 Infantry Companies with each 2325 soldiers.

### Wargear & Equipment

* ***Infantryman's Uplifting Primer***
* **Kardake Combat Armour**
* **Dog Tags**
* **Short-Barrel Lasgun**
* **Grenades and Munition**
* **Combat Knive**
* **Pistol**
* **2 Weeks worth of rations**
* **Grooming Kit**
* **Weather Gear**
* **Basic Toolkit**
* **Micro-Bead**
* **Planket and Sleepin Bag**
* **Shield**
* **Joist for the Gun**

## Combat Doctrine

The Kardakes Assault Corp believes in mobile human wave attacks supported by armour and artillery, able to change the target of the offensive. Key elements in their operations are the effective cooperation with other Regiments, the use of grenades and the forming of shieldwalls with their shields to protect themself from enemy range attacks. Kardake officers often wait for specifc weather contitions like fog or rain to command attacks while the enemy can`t see them over a long distance.

If an assault fails the artillery is ordered to give covering fire for the retreating troops who are ordered to use grenades and explosives to weaken the enemy positions even more or force them to spent more time to repair their positions instead of resting their forces. Deathly grenade barrages are commonly used in defence or when the Kardakes were able to sneak up to their target suprising their victims with explosions.

## Beliefs & Culture

The Kardakes follow a caste system and the soldiers in the Corp are hailing from the warrior caste, but since the War of the Beast were the Orks attacked their planet and killed so many members from the cast - civilians and soldiers alike - that there could for over 600 years no new Regiment be recruited and already existing forces had to be filled by the best recruits from the other casts. Since M33 the warrior cast although changed was again at the pre-war level and new Regiments were recruited.

## Notable Regiments

* **200th Kardakes Assault Corp Regiment:** A veteran unit of the Age of Aphostacy.