Kildarian Calivermen

Regiments from Kildare are named **Kildarian Calivermen**, however they are often mistakenly called Kildarian Calibermen which stock as a nicknames. A nickname even accepted by the Calivermen themself, something what is more or less hidden by them. Not hidden is the subdivision of a Kildarian Regiment. Each Regiment includes several Light Infantry, Line Infantry Companies with Mechanised and Heavy Infantry Companies forming the backbone each Regiments, A mix which allows the Regiments to use infantry tactics who would be only possible for specific types of Infantry units and not for a single one.

## History

The first round of recruitmen of Kildarian Calivermen Regiments happend either in 002.M34 or in 074,M34 but both dates may refer to the reinforcment of regular Regiments through Kildarian recruits, meaning that the second recruitment drive recorded in 079.M34 would had been the first moment of the Kildarian Calivermen.

In the end however mean such questions nothing. Guardsmen of Kildare had always more urgent matters to deal with like the Torching of Grunwald a Garden World in M41 or the Assitian War in the final years of M38, both campaigns against the forces of Chaos. The most prestigious campaign in their history must have been the Battle of Koch Valley on Trygon 12 when the 90th and the 108th Kildarian Calivermen Regiments stopped the infighting in Battle Group Toch. Killing every officer who refused to cooperate save the Battle Group from sure annihilation but left a sour taste for the High Command.

## Notable Campaigns

* **Assitian War (finale years of M38):** The Assitian War was a conflict on the Mining World of Assita in the ending years of the 38th Millennium. Imperial forces fought against Traitor Guard Regiments who were lead by a sole Traitor Astartes. Contrary to the fear of the Dark Angles involved was the sole Traitor Astartes not a Fallen but a Alpha Legionnaire.
* **Torching of Grunwald (299.M41):** Regiment of the Kildarian Calivermen took part on the side of the defenders of the Garden World of Grunwald when khornite forces burned the world to the ground.
* **Battle of Koch Valley (unknown.M41):** Soldiers of the 90th and 108th Kildaran Calivermen ended in the Battle of Koch Valley the infighting between the officers of Battle Group Toch after the death of General Toch on Trygon 12. Loyality and combat rediness was reinsured through an attack on the positions of the warlords by both Regiments.

## Homeworld

Kildare is a world with a single ocean and untold numbers of green and mostly flat islands. The islands have rarely a size over 80.000 km² and produce great ammounts of potatos and the breweries in the cities are reknown for their whisky. People from Kildare are known for their blue tatoos similiar to runes from other planet, especially Feudal and Feral Worlds. Kildares population was in the past like the inhabitants of such worlds organised into clans, who nowadays have lost most of their meaning and influence.

## Organisation

### Ranks

* **General**
* **Colonel**
* **Lieutenant-Colonel**
* **Major**
* **Captain**
* **First Lieutenant**
* **Second Lieutenant**
* **Seargent Major**
* **Seargant**
* **Corporal**
* **Private**
* **Soldier**

### Regimental Structure

A Kildarian Calivermen Regiment has an authorised strenght of 20.000 men and the Infantry Companies included range from Light Infantry to Heavy Infantry. The structure of a typical Regiment from Kildare is the following one.

* **HQ Company**
	+ Medic Section
	+ Logistic Section
	+ Communication Section
	+ Commissars
	+ Engineer Section
	+ Recon Section
		- 4.000 soldiers overall
* **1st - 10th Companies** (medium Infantry)
	+ 600 soldiers per Company - 6.000 soldiers overall
* **11th - 16th Companies** (light Infantry)
	+ 550 soldiers per Company - 3.300 soldiers overall
* **17th - 21st Company** (heavy Infantry)
	+ 300 soldiers per Company - 1.800 soldiers overall
* **22nd - 26th Company** (mechanised Company)
	+ 400 soldiers per Company - 2.000 soldiers overall (no tanks)
* **Artillery Company**
	+ 900 soldiers and 60 artillery guns

### Regimental specific weapons and vehicles

* **Multi-Laser Gun:** Multi-Laser Guns are heavy mulit-barreld Lasguns used by the Heavy Weapons Teamsn.
* **Eowian Pattern Triplex Lasgun:** Triplex Pattern Lasguns are more refined and versintale Lasguns and the Eowian Pattern from the Fortress World of Eowia brings an increased scale and firepower on the field.
* **Kildarian Lasmusket:** Kildarian Lasmuskets are in design similiar to the Vostroyan Lasmusket and has a higher range and firepower than the regular Lasgun but shots slower than the average Lasgun.

## Wargear

* **Lasgun**
* **6 Lasgun Charge Packs**
* **Laspistol**
* **2 Laspistol Charge Packs**
* **Bayonnet**
* **Sword** - officers or veterans
* **Combat Knive**
* **portable Vox Caster -** recon detachment members and officers
* **Weather Gear**
* **Rucksack**
* **Entrenching Tool**
* **Basic Toolkit**
* **Mess Kit & Water Canteen**
* **2 weeks' Rations**
* **Blanket & Sleep Bag**
* **Rechargeable Lamp-Pack**
* **Grooming Kit**
* **Dog Tags**
* ***Infantryman's Uplifting Primer***
* **Micro-Bead**
* **Combat Uniform** **and Armour -** strenght of armour depending on type of the Company.
* **Grenades**

## Combat Doctrine

Kildarian Calivermen Regiments can thanks to their structure execute plans, who would have otherwise needed several different Infantry units to execute, When in combat act the mechanized and heavy infantry units as breakthrough reserve or function as a fire brigade in crisis situations. Light Infantry units serve as recon and infiltration forces and give the regular Companies flank protection. The medium Infantry - regular infantrist - functions, supported by the field artillery, as the workhorse of a Kildarian Calivermen Regiment. When defending a position relay the soldiers on trenches and trench warfare tactics.

## Notable Regiments

* **90/108th Kildarian Calivermen Regiment:** The 90/108th Regiment was combined out of the two Regiments who gained reknown for their participation in the Battle of Koch Valley were they saved Battlegroup Toch from splintering into isolated factions lead by independent warlords. A boar head between the 90 and the 108 decorades the Regimental Standart.