Cadian 142nd Armoured
The Cadian 142nd Armoured are a Cadian Armoured Regiment of the Astra Militarum.[1a][1b]
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Known Actions
- 999.M41: The regiment is known to have fought on Cadia itself, defending the planet against the forces of the 13th Black Crusade.[1a]
Heraldry
The 142nd Armoured is amongst those armoured regiments that denotes a vehicle's company assignment by painting three vertical bands of various colours on the front of the vehicle's track sections.[1a][1b] Notably, a triple of red-white-red denotes the regiment's First Company.[1a][1b][Conflicting sources]
Assets
The regiment is known to possess a single Tank Destroyer squadron, attached to the First Company.[1b]
In addition to its native assets, three Shadowsword Super Heavy Tanks from the Cadian 12th Heavy Tank Company are permanently attached to the 142nd Armoured.[1c]
Images
A Stygies VIII-pattern Leman Russ Vanquisher with Mars Alpha-pattern hull in service with the First Company, Cadian 142nd Armoured.[1a]
A Mars-pattern Shadowsword of the Cadian 12th Heavy Tank Company, attached to the 142nd Armoured.[1c]
Trivia
Conflicting sources
- At one point in Imperial Armour Volume One, it is claimed that the red-white-red triple band actually denotes the regiment's third company.[1c]
See also
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