Often, the Steel LegionвЂ™s vehicles simply overrun the enemyвЂ™s front lines, allowing the infantry to dismount and sweep the area clear of aggressors. These highly mobile forces are skilled at rapidly redeploying convoys of vehicles to engage the enemy. So great is ArmageddonвЂ™s output of Chimeras that an extremely high proportion of regiments raised from that world are mechanised infantry. The high numbers of Chimeras amongst the Steel Legion regiments is due to the highly industrialised nature of their home world.ДЄrmageddon is one of the foremost manufacturing planets for Chimeras and produces vast numbers of this vehicle for use across the Imperium of Man. Whilst some Imperial Guard formations rely upon horses or other such conventional steeds, the Steel Legions of Armageddon ride into battle as mounted infantry within the hulls of their trusted Chimera Armoured Transports.

The most well-known and renowned of the rare few mechanised infantry regiments in the Imperium are those founded upon the Hive World of Armageddon. Typically, gathering so many war machines also requires a pact or agreement with the Adeptus Mechanicus, for it is the Tech- Priests and Enginseers of Mars who ensure that these vehicles can operate (and be repaired should they suffer damage) in the heat of battle. The reason for this rarity is because the resources required to equip and maintain vast numbers of armoured vehicles are difficult to acquire, even for such personages as Imperial Commanders and Planetary Governors.

Within these parameters, large formations of mechanised infantry are very uncommon within the Imperial Guard. Civilization, training, and technology levels are wildly varied from one culture to the next within the Imperium, resulting in forces mounted on horseback and carrying spears next to elite troops bearing advanced grav-chutes deploying from Valkyrie Assault Carriers. Regiments of the Imperial Guard vary widely from one world to the next. вЂ“Commissar Yarrick during the Third War for Armageddon So raise high the black banners of vengeance-now is our time.вЂќ вЂњHeroes of Armageddon! You have withstood the evil savagery of the Orks, and they have left nothing for you to fear.

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