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The Iron Hands have a reputation for being relatively straightforward and incredibly harsh. In the Battle of [[Thranx]], for example, the resources of several depleted clan-companies were pooled for a full frontal assault using five [[Land Raider]]s against a facility bristling with anti-tank defenses that had made a mockery of previous attempts with whole armored companies; in the retaking of the [[Contqual Subsector]], one third of the population was summarily executed after a successful campaign simply to demonstrate the price of weakness.
Additionally, the Iron Hands are infamous for their extensive use of bionics. All initiates are fitted with a bionic left hand as part of the initiation process before becoming full fledged marines. After the Heresy, when the Legions were reorganized into [[Chapter]]s, the Iron Hands became recluses, attempting to find ways to make themselves even stronger so that they would be fit for serving under Manus again at the end of times. To this end they have made it a practice to make extensive use of bionic modifications, going so far that there are rumors of some battle brothers being wholly mechanical. The Iron Hands also eschew the traditional office of [[Chaplain]] in favor of their [[Iron Father]]s, specially trained [[Techmarine]]s who serve to protect the faith of their brethren; some outsiders view this as well as the Iron Hands' ties to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] as an unhealthy relationship.
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