Armageddon Ork Hunters - Regimental History: In 998.M41, the Third War for Armageddon began. This was a massive conflict between the Imperium of Man and the largest Ork WAAAGH! ever raised, led by the Greenskin Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka. The war was fought on the Hive World of Armageddon where Ghazghkull Thraka had launched his first attempt to seize the planet exactly 57 standard years before.In the years following the defeat of Ghazghkull Thraka during that Second War for Armageddon, the wounded Hive World began the long process of rebuilding its shattered hive cities and defences. The Ork horde had been destroyed, but due to the unique spore-based reproductive system of the Orkoid species, infestations of Greenskins continued to plague Imperial forces. In response to this reality, the head of the ruling military council of Armageddon, General Kurov, conducted several xenocidal campaigns using Imperial Guard troops to destroy such infestations throughout the equatorial jungles of Armageddon and the Ice World of Chosin.The forces involved in these battles suffered extremely high losses and many units were reduced to below a tenth of their operational strength. Rather than disperse these soldiers to other regiments, General Kurov decided to harness the valuable experience the survivors had gained and formed them into a number of specialised Ork hunting regiments. Soldiers from dozens of different planets, and with almost no common culture, were now merged into specialised Greenskin extermination regiments.The main area of operations for these units was in the depths of Armageddon's equatorial jungles where Orks continued to proliferate despite regular purges. These Feral Orks proved to be extremely adept at fighting within the jungle environment and frustratingly difficult to engage in a decisive battle. The Ork Hunter regiments therefore built Cerbera Base in the middle of the jungle, providing them with a forward staging area and extensive training facilities. The sweltering heat and brutal training regime soon earned the base the nickname of "Hell Town."Stationed in the centre of the jungle, the Ork Hunters launch missions into the equatorial jungles ("the Green," as the Ork Hunters termed it), fighting between the two continents of Armageddon Prime and Armageddon Secundus. In recent times, the Ork Hunter forces were bolstered considerably by three regiments of Catachan Jungle Fighters. Later on, reports indicated an intense rivalry had developed between the two factions of the Astra Militarum, but as the Feral Orks flooded the mountains and dense jungle, the Ork Hunters needed all the help the other regiments of the Imperial Guard could give them.The Ork Hunters have learned to fight the enemy on their own terms, and have become extremely good at their mission. Soldiers from the Ork Hunter regiments are savage warriors and in their short history have already earned themselves a fearsome reputation. Many Imperial Guard regiments were posted to Cerbera Base to learn from the Ork Hunters' instructor sergeants. It is well-known that the uncouth and savage nature of the Ork Hunters rankles with many of the more traditional Imperial Guard regiments, and the "Battle at Hell Town" marked the start of the enmity between the Ork Hunters and the regiments of the Pyran Dragoons.