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Cadian Shock Troopers

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Regiment Name:	Cadian Shock Troopers
Homeworld:	Cadia
Specialties:	Storm Troopers, Grenadiers, Conscripts, Psykers
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The Cadian Shock Troopers are Imperial Guard regiments from the fortress world of Cadia. Cadia is located at the edge of the Eye of Terror and so forms the first line of defense against Chaos incursions, such as the Black Crusades. Cadians were also among the forces that fought in the Third War for Armageddon.

1 Organization
2 Notable Shock Troops Regiments
3 Mechanised Formations
- 3.1 Cadian 113th Shock Troops
- 3.2 Cadian 114th Shock Troops
4 Notable Armoured Regiments
5 Notable Heavy Tank Companies
6 Notable Cadians
7 Other Images
8 Sources

Organization

Ursarkar E. Creed and the Cadian 8th at the Battle of Tyrok Fields

Due to its location, Cadia and its surrounding neighbours are some of the most militarised and fortified worlds in the Imperium.

Recruitment & Training

Most of the population of Cadia is under arms, and most aspire to join the ranks of the Imperial Guard or the Cadian Interior Guard, Cadia's PDF. Cadia's militarization is such that most children learn military doctrine before they can walk, inspiring maxims such as: "any Cadian who can't field-strip his own lasgun by the age of 10 was born on the wrong planet" and "If the ammo ain't live, this ain't no Cadian practice".

Cadian youth begin training in the Youth Armies, and eventually are inducted into the Whiteshields, where they fight alongside Cadian regiments and gain vital experience through actual combat. The best and most promising of the Youth Army cadets are selected for special training, eventually joining the elite Kasrkin.

Battle Style

On Cadia (during the 13th Black Crusade), they are led by the formidable Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed. The troops make use of many elite soldiers including Storm Troopers and Sanctioned Psykers. They have been involved in many wars, campaigns and battles off-world, but with the coming of Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade, they were forced to fight on their own soil. In the early stages of the Black Crusade, they confronted and destroyed the Volscani Cataphracts (a renegade Imperial Guard army) at the Battle of Tyrok Fields on Cadia itself. They were eventually successful at securing the Cadia system, although at a heavy price to human life and resources.

Equipment

Standard Uniform pre M38

All Cadians are armed with the standard-issue Lasgun and Flak Armour but certain guardsmen are armed with special or heavy weapons. They fight at the front lines, preferring frontal assaults to devious schemes and feint attacks. They fought against Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade and were fundamental in the Imperial victory.

Their support weapons of choice are the Grenade Launcher and the Autocannon.

Their conscripts, the Whiteshields, are the youth of Cadia who are inducted into the Imperial Guard and are just starting their training. They are armed with standard equipment, although they lack the skill of their standard counterparts, and only a few of their members have the honour to carry any kind of support weapon.

Their elites, the Kasrkins, are their equivalent to the standard Storm Trooper. They carry Hellguns, wear carapace armour, grenades, and use only assault weapons (no Heavy Weapons) as their support weapon in combat.

The Cadian-pattern Sentinel is armoured and equipped with an Autocannon.

Notable Shock Troops Regiments

Cadian 3rd Shock Troops

Known to have fought in the 13th Black Crusade.^14-p91

Cadian 7th Shock Troops

Known to have fought in the 13th Black Crusade. Known as involved in the Battle of Tyrok Fields, where were they were caught unawares by the turncoat Volscani Cataphracts. The main body of the Cadian 7th were mercilessly cut down before they could properly form a response to the sudden assault. The regiment was rescued by the actions of the Cadian 8th, under the command of Lord Castellen Ursarkar Creed. The 7th Cadians flag was carried forward by no fewer then 12 seperate troopers during the course of the engagement.^{[Needs Citation]}

Cadian 8th Shock Troops

8. Cadia

Cadian 8th Banner

The 8th, otherwise known as The Lord Castellan's Own, is one of the most renowned of the Cadian Shock Troops regiments. Its low number indicates it was founded in the early days of the Imperium.⁵ They are also known to have Leman Russ Battle Tanks available during the Thirteenth Black Crusade.^6-p19

M38 - Vrakesworld Campaign^9-p30
Gerreck Heresy M40^9-p30
999.M41 - During the 13th Black Crusade the regiment fought in several key engagements on the Fortress World of Cadia. The most famous of which is the Battle of Tyrok Fields, where the regiment- under the command of Ursarkar E. Creed- smashed the traitors, the Volscani Cataphracts. The regiment earned the moniker The Lord Castellans Own

Notable Members

Ursarkar E. Creed - Commander 8th Cadian
Jarran Kell - Regimental Standard Bearer, 8th Cadian
Hursen - Kasrkin Sergeant, 8th Cadian

Cadian 9th Shock Troops

9. Cadia

Fought at the Battle of Fortress Carcasson - devastates Hive Fleet Scarabus in the defence of the fortress.^8-p11,9-p5

Cadian 15th

15. Cadia

Known as "Kalliagh's Heroes". Garrisoned Mihok Secundus during the planet's invasion by the Alpha Legion in 361.M37.¹⁵

Cadian 22nd

The 22nd are known as the "Bloodhounds of the Emperor". While garrisoning Mihok Secundus in 361.M37, the regiment fought in the Defense of Cobalt Valley against the invading Alpha Legion.¹⁵

Cadian 23rd Shock Troops

This regiment was destroyed by Necrons on an unknown world.²

Cadian 24th Shock Troops

24. Cadia

Fought Orks on Jaegersweld where the headquarters was overrun. The regiment's honour was redeemed when the HQ's positions were eventually reconquered.⁷

Cadian 39th Shock Troops

39. Cadia

Known as Xenobane, campaigned to eliminate Hrud infestation on Chinchare and took part in the Veldt campaign c.M41.^9-p30

Cadian 85th Shock Troops

85. Cadia

Known as Fire Drakes because of their fatigues. Took part in the Gorsinian Lava Desert Campaign c.M39.^9-p30

Cadian 107th Shock Troops

Known to have fought in the Thirteenth Black Crusade.^14-p91

Cadian 108th Shock Troops

Also known as Wyverns. Fought with the Howling Griffons in the Valerian Purges.¹⁷

Cadian 110th Shock Troops

De	110. Cadia

Known as the Shadow Corps, took part in the Purging of Shaboloth Night World c.M41.^9-p30

Cadian 122nd Shock Troops

De	122. Cadia

A Tank of the Cadian 122nd

circa M40 - Winter Campaign on Vintock III^9-p30
circa M41 - the regiment participated in the Defence of the Imperial City of Vogen. Elements of the regiment under the command of Captain Fane faced renegade chaos space marines. At one point the Keystone of the position was mis-deployed when the Night Lord sorcerer, Asuramandos used warp majics to re-direct the defenders. The position was overrun in the ensuing battle.^4,9-p30
During the Defence of Vogen City at least one Leman Russ Executioner fought as the fourth tank of second squadron of the second company.^6-p64

Cadian 180th Shock Troops

Known as the Stalking Tigers, took part in the Rassagar III Campaign c.M41.^9-p30

Cadian 266th Shock Troops

This regiment was involved at Beta Anphelion IV.¹ The regiment consists of one mechanized infantry company, five infantry companies, an armoured company and a sentinel company. Attached to the HQ Staff are a singal platoon, a medic company and a workshop platoon.

Cadian 331st Shock Troops

Almost completely destroyed the feral tribes of the Sons of Malice's homeworld, Scelus, after they were declared excommunicate tratoris.¹³

Cadian 411th Shock Troops

De	411. Cadia

Late M41 - Freshly raised, the regiment was thrown into the Medusa V campaign under the command of Colonel Hagen von Frohlof. Apart from the Colonel and a second Lieutenant Hennessen, a veteran of the defence of the Cadian Gate, no one else in the regiment had any combat experience. Soon after arriving the regiment was placed under the orders of Grand Inquisitor Belerophus Hothas to aid him in his examination of an as yet uncatalogued Hive Fleet. In pursuit of this goal the regiment suffered heavy casualties in three months of continuous fighting. Resupply and reinforcement became increasingly infrequent. Colonel Frohlof mentioned his suspicions in his personal log, that the Supreme command under Count Graf Harazahn seemed to supply them only when the situation became strategically critical, and even then only at the last minute as was necessary. The last orders to the regiment were directed from Inquisitor Hoth as to the regiments position in the Combat Zone Hydra, deep in the ash wastes. The regiment was lost and considered destroyed to the last man on Medusa V.^10,11,12

Notable Members

Colonel Hagen von Frohlof
Second Lieutenant Hennessen
Second Lieutenant Nuhauz
Sergeant Invivos

Cadian 412th Shock Troops

General Sturnn and the 412th

General Sturnn lead the Cadians during the Lorn V campaign.

The Lorn V mission objective was to retrieve a long-lost Imperator-class Titan, the Dominatus. Upon making planetfall, Sturnn was met by Eldar of the Ulthwe Craftworld and was forced to aid them, housing them in his base while he held off the Ork Waaagh! that attacked full force. Shortly after the battle, Farseer Taldeer told him of the Necrons, and that they would appear where the Titan had fallen.

Sturnn next recieved a communication from an Ultramarines Chaplain, Varnus, who had apparently been shot down deep in Chaos-infested territory. He reported that he was transporting crewmen for the Titan and required support. The Cadian 412th fought their way to his position, linked up with the Ultramarine force and ran the gauntlet of enemy forces between them and the Titan. However, they were beaten to the Titan by the Eldar.

Shortly after reaching the Titan, Taldeer and her forces set up a 'Soul Stone', a weapon apparently capable of annihilating the emergent Necrons. However, the Necrons arrived in numbers greater than expected and the Soul Stone was unable to eliminate them all. The only hope was for Taldeer to use her Bonesingers to encase the Titan's Machine Spirit in Wraithbone, so that it would be denied to the Necrons. With the aid of six Kasrkin squads sent forward by General Sturnn, the Necrons were eventually defeated, but with the loss of the Titan.¹⁸

Variations

The Imperial Guard of the Cadian 412th do not use standard Command Squads. Instead, they use command squads filled with Commissars, priests and sanctioned psykers. They also have access to Ogryns and Baneblade Super-Heavy Tanks.¹⁸

Conflicts

In the book by C.S. Goto, Dawn of War: Tempest, General Sturnn reached the Titan first. He was visited by Marines from the Blood Ravens Chapter, who arrived in the company of Farseer Taldeer. Their goal was to activate the dormant Eldar Webway gate underneath the Titan. It also transpires that the Ultramarines who had come from orbit were actually Alpha Legion Chaos Space Marines in disguise.¹⁹

Cadian 417th Shock Troops

Fought in the Damocles Crusade and almost completely wiped out by an Ork Waaagh! on Seperus Prime.

Cadian 450th Shock Troops

De	450. Cadia

Took part in the Klestry Forest War c.M40.^9-p30

Cadian 512th Shock Troops

De	512. Cadia

Form part of the Cadian Orbital Defence Detail c.M41.^9-p30

Cadian 840th Shock Troops

999.M41 - During the 13th Black Crusade the regiment fought on the Fortress World of Cadia. They were present as an Honour guard during the Battle of Tyrok Fields. The honour guard acquitted itself admirably but were wiped out in the first rush of the traitors, the Volscani Cataphracts.⁵

Cadian 8th on the Vrakesworld Campaign M38	Cadian 8th Jungle uniform, post M39	Cadian 8th during the Gerreck Heresy M40	Cadian 8th Winter uniform M41
Cadian 39th Chinchare uniform M41	Cadian 39th Veldt uniform M41	Cadian 85th Gorsinian uniform M39	Cadian 110th Shaboloth uniform M41
Cadian 122nd Vintock III uniform M40	Cadian 122nd Vogen uniform M41	Cadian 180th Standard uniform M40	Cadian 180th Rassagar III uniform M41
Cadian 450th Klestry uniform M40	Cadian 512th Orbital Defence uniform M41

Mechanised Formations

Cadian 113th Shock Troops

De	113. Mechanisierte Infanterie

The 113th Cadian Mechanised Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the Imperial Guard raised on Cadia. It contains Gryphonne IV pattern Chimeras with heavy bolters and is stationed at the Cadian Gate.^6-p115

Cadian 114th Shock Troops

De	114. Mechanisierte Infanterie

The 114th Cadian Mechanised Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the Imperial Guard raised on Cadia.

It was granted the title Blood and Thunder while commanded by Colonel Stranski. The name reflected the character of the commander who was renowned for particularly aggressive attacks and counter attack tactics.

998.M41 - The regiment, commanded by Colonel Stranski, was assigned to the 4621st Imperial Army, XI Corps during the Taros Campaign. The campaign ended in failure. The 114th was assigned the roll of breaking through to the embattled 23rd Elysian Drop Troops Regiment during the ill-fated Operation Comet. The breakthrough was a failure. By the time the 114th made it to the 23rd's positions there were not even survivors to rescue. During the rout the 114th withdrew in good order but were forced to abandon most of their Chimeras and march the remaining distance to the evacuation point.³

Notable Armoured Regiments

Cadian 9th Armoured

Known to have fought in the 13th Black Crusade^14-p91

Cadian 31st Armoured

De	31. Cadia Panzerregiment

The 31st Armoured was raised on Cadia and fought at Levilnor IV.^6-p65

Cadian 74th Armoured

De	74. Cadia Panzerregiment

The 74th Armoured was raised on Cadia and fought at the Defence of Hamman's World against the Tyranid Hive Fleet Kraken. Includes at least one Leman Russ Conqueror.^6-p56

Cadian 98th Armoured

De	98. Cadia Panzerregiment

The 74th Armoured was raised on Cadia and fought at the Luxor Uprising. It is known to include a Leman Russ Exterminator of the Gryphonne IV style.^6-p50 It also includes a Mars pattern Baneblade, which is permanently attached to the regiment.^6-p84 It also includes a Stormblade permanently attached from another super heavy company.^6-p102 It also includes Mars pattern Chimeras with a multi-laser. It also took part in putting down the Luxor Uprising.^6-p114

Cadian 142nd Armoured

De	142. Cadia Panzerregiment

Participated in the defence of the Cadian system during the 13th Black Crusade. It includes a Leman Russ Vanquisher of the Stygies VIII pattern but the Mars Alpha hull pattern.^6-p37 It also includes a Destroyer Tank Hunter and may well have been the first vehicle of the first company as there was only one squadron of Destroyers under the 142nd.^6-p71

Cadian 212th Armoured

De	212. Cadia Panzerregiment

The 212th Cadian Armoured Regiment is a regiment of the Imperial Guard raised on Cadia. It is known to contain at least one Leman Russ Conqueror.^6-p13

Notable Heavy Tank Companies

Cadian 3rd Heavy Tank Company

De	3. Cadia Schweres Panzerregiment

c.M41 - The regiment participated in the Defence of the Imperial City of Vogen during the Khai Zhan rebellion. They were attached to the Cadian 122nd Shock Troops Regiment during the most fierce phase of the street fighting.⁶ It may also be the same unit as the Cadian 3rd Armoured featured in Dan Abnett's First And Only, in which case it has also been engaged in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, notably on the shrine world of Menazoid Epsilon, where they suffered severe casualties. It is known to include a Mars pattern Baneblade which fought in the Battle for Vogen and is the companies sixth vehicle.^6-p85

Cadian 8th Heavy Tank Company

De	8. Cadia Schweres Panzerregiment

Participated in the defence of the Cadian system during the 13th Black Crusade. During this time the regiments order of battle was made up of 6 Shadowswords, although at least one has been redesigned into a Stormsword.^6-p109

Cadian 12th Heavy Tank Company

De	12. Cadia Schweres Panzerregiment

Participated in the defence of the Cadian system during the 13th Black Crusade, where the companies 3 Mars pattern Shadowswords were permanently attached to the Cadian 142nd Armoured Regiment. One vehicle was attached directly to the 142nd's third company.^6-p94 One of the Shadowswords was called Creed's Vengeance.^16-p6 There is also a Stormsword deployed to the Cadian 12th Heavy Tank Regiment which could be the same thing as the 12th Company, simply a typo. In any case it is the first tank of the sixth squadron.<sup.6-p107</sup>

113th Mechanised Infantry	31st Armoured	74th Armoured	98th Armoured
142nd Armoured	212th Armoured	3rd Heavy Tank Company	8th Heavy Tank Company
12th Heavy Tank Company