Quatara-Prime
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Class: | Desert World[1a][2] | ||
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Quatara-Prime is a Desert World.[1a][1b]
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History
At one point, an Imperial force (including the 21st Kriegs Panzer Division[1a] and the 83rd Imperial Navy Fighter Wing, 'Eagle Squadron'[2]) fought against the Orks on Quatara.[1b]
It is known that the Tank Hunter squadrons of the 21st Krieg Panzer Division successfully held the Msus gorge in the planet's oxide deserts for three days and then withdrew to new firing positions. The squadron of Destroyers accounted for 17 enemy vehicles.[1a]
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Krieg Destroyers withdrawing to a secure position after causing a heavy toll to enemy vehicles[1a]
Trivia
The name Quatara-Prime might be inspired by the Quattara Depression in Egypt, a geographical feature in the Western Desert of Egypt that played a prominent role in the First and Second Battles of El Alamein during World War II.
The name Msus gorge can likewise be connected to the North African theater of World War II as Msus (or Masous) is a village in Eastern Libya that is mentioned in connection with Operation Sonnenblume.
See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour - Imperial Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000:
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 226