Vardan PDF

Vardan PDF Troopers eliminate Ork threats that emerge from the Deep Jungle.

The Vardan Planetary Defence Force was formed in the wake of the Betrayal at Varda, after the need for a garrison force beyond Space Marines of the Ghosts of Retribution became apparent.

As Varda is a sovereign planet of the Ghosts of Retribution, the professional soldiers of the planet that would normally be tithed into the Imperial Guard instead form the strong core of Varda's PDF; in addition to the typical militia-type force that is summoned when necessary.

Utilising materials mostly recycled from the defeated Frateris Militia, the 1st and 2nd Vardan PDF Regiments were fully trained and officially formed in 345.M41.

High Command

• ​Supreme Commander Brigadier General Thor Keierhaan

Divisions

Non-combatant units not included. Non-combatant units comprise ~50% of the Vardan PDF.

• 1st Vardan Grenadier Battalion (Novomark Irregulars): ~525 Grenadiers - Founded 340.M41
• 1st Vardan Infantry Regiment: 10,000 Troopers - Founded 345.M41
• 2nd Vardan Infantry Regiment: 10,000 Troopers - Founded 345.M41
• 3rd Vardan Infantry Regiment: 10,000 Troopers - Founded 364.M41
• 1st Vardan Drop Trooper Regiment: 3,500 Troopers - Founded 370.M41
• 2nd Vardan Drop Trooper Regiment: 3,500 Troopers - Founded 370.M41
• 1st Vardan Aeronautica Wing: 4 Squadrons (2 MR; 1 HB; 1 AR) - Founded 360.M41

Regiment Definitions

​Infantry Regiment

Infantry regiment structure focuses on versatility, allowing the regiment to proficiently fight against any threat. The standard equipment of the typical guardsman in Vardan infantry regiments is stripped down and lightened compared to most. Heavy crew-served weapons are not included at the squad level, instead substituted with one medium machine gun per squad that only requires a single man to operate. This is to give them greater speed and mobility through dense terrain such as the thick Vardan jungle. The Vardan configuration of Infantry Regiment also does not contain any heavy artillery units such as Earthshaker Cannons at the Battalion level, as these are too large and heavy to deploy throughout most of the Vardan jungle.

A standard Infantry Regiment (or Cohort if part of a combined Regiment) consists of 11 Battaltions. The HQ Battalion (also known as 0th Battalion) is Regimental Headquarters. Battalions 1-8 are uniformly structured 'Line Battalions' that are deployed as a single formation. Battalions 9 & 10 are 'Auxiliary' Battalions composed of various supplementary Companies that are utilised for more specialised duties. Within a Line Battalion, five Infantry Companies form the units' core fighting strength while two Support Companies are composed of units dedicated to operating special weapons, heavy weapons and field ordnance. In practice units from the Support Companies will be attached to the Infantry Companies based on their firepower requirements, while the Support Companies' command sections will be stationed with the wider Battalion Command to coordinate their units. The 1st Infantry Company in a Line Battalion is a veteran company, composed of the Battalions' most experienced squads, and will often be personally led by the Battalion commander to undertake the most important duties.

​Regimental Structure

Vardan Infantry Regiment: ~10,000 Troopers

• HQ Battalion: Regimental Headquarters. ~1588 Troopers
• 1st Battalion: 1x Command Company, 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company.  ~891 Troopers.
• 2nd Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company. 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 3rd Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 4th Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 5th Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 6th Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 7th Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company, 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 8th Battalion: 1x Command Company. 5x Infantry Company. 2x Support Company. ~891 Troopers.
• 9th Battalion: 4x Assault Tank Company. 4x Armoured Reconnaissance Company. ~480 Troopers.
• 10th Battalion: 2x Tank Company, 2x Mechanised Infantry Company. 4x Mobile Artillery Battery. ~804 Troopers.

Standard Equipment

• Equipment for each Trooper: Lascarbine; 4 charge-packs; flak armour; combat knife; 2 frag grenades; 2 smoke grenades; uniform; poor weather gear; rucksack; entrenching tool; mess kit & water canteen; blanket & sleep bag; rechargeable lamp pack; grooming kit; dog tags; basic medkit; 2 weeks rations.
• Equipment for each Infantry Squad: Grenade Launcher or Flamer or Meltagun or Plasma Gun; medium machine gun; long-las; auxiliary grenade launcher; disposable missile launcher; micro-bead; set of magnoculars.
• Equipment for each Infantry Platoon: Vox-caster; Auspex; Missile Launcher.
• Heavy Weapon Squad weapons: 3 of the following: Missile Launcher, Heavy Bolter, Autocannon, Lascannon, Mortar
• Field Ordnance Squad weapons: 2 of the following: Bombast Cannon, Heavy Lascannon, Malleus Rocket Launcher

​Unit Structures

Regimental Headquarters: ~1588 Troopers

The Regimental Headquarters consists of the regiment's Colonel and the command & support echelons of the regiment. This element also includes personnel that are ostensibly a part of other units or adeptuses but attached to the regiment on a relatively permanent basis, such as Preachers, Sisters Hospitaller, Enginseers of the Adeptus Mechanicus and liaison officers from other Regiments or the Imperial Navy. An Infantry Regiments' Regimental Headquarters will typically contain the following units:

• Intelligence Company - The high command of the Regiment. This Company consists of the Colonel, senior command staff, and all personnel assigned to assist in their duties such as communications specialists, adjutants, and bodyguards.
• Commissariat Company - Consisting of all Commissariat personnel assigned to the Regiment. The most senior Commissar will assign lesser Commissars to the Regiments' Battalions.
• Ecclesiastic Company - Consisting of all members of the Ecclesiarchy assigned to the Regiment. Almost all Regiments will be accompanied by a number of Priests (proportional to the size of the regiment) whose duty is to oversee the regular prayers and sermons of the Imperial faith, as well as oversee burials and last rites. Amongst these Priests there will also be Battle Preachers who actively take to the field of battle alongside the soldiers of the regiment. This unit also includes any Sisters Hospitaller attached to the regiment, though they will be assisting the Medical Company most of the time.
• Medical Company - Consisting of the Regiment's medical personnel. Doctors and Surgeons will operate from a dedicated Regimental aid post while trained field medics will be assigned to Battalions. Sisters Hospitaller may also be attached. This formation is particularly large within Infantry regiments due to the number of potential wounded, and usually operates a number of dedicated field Ambulances like the Samaritan for transporting wounded to Service Regiments for long-term care.
• Combat Engineering Company - Typically the size of a standard Infantry Company, this formation is composed of trained sappers capable of performing engineering tasks under combat conditions such as mine clearance, minelaying, demolitions, and fortification construction. They operate a number of Engineering and Mine Clearance vehicles.
• Psykana Company - Consisting of any personnel from the Scholastica Psykana attached to the regiment. This can include prescient psykers attached to regimental command as advisers, battle psykers deployed to the frontline units, or support psykers assisting the Medical units. While the members of this Company take their orders from the Regiment's commissioned officers, it has an internal hierarchy where more senior Primaris Psykers will oversee the progress of younger psykers, arrange them into squads, and ensure they are always being put to the best use by the regiment's commanders.
• Auxilia Company - Consisting of any abhuman units attached to the regiment. While many regiments have no such units at all, the most common type of abhuman found within Infantry Regiments is the Ogryn. Ogryn Auxilia are usually arranged into small squads and attached to frontline companies expected to see the heaviest action. Ratlings are also fairly common, and are usually organised into small scout sniper squads for performing recon and assassination missions at the battalion level.
• Maintenance Company - Consisting of all Enginseers attached to the Regiment as well as soldiers trained to assist them in their duties. This formation is responsible for the repair and maintenance of any machine too complex to be handled by the operating unit. This formation also operates recovery vehicles like the Atlas.
• Logistics Company - Generally the largest part of any Regimental Headquarters, the Logistics Company is in charge of all supply lines and non-combat transportation for the regiment. In battle conditions they will man the regimental supply depot as well as smaller field depots and will manage the extensive and complex task of transporting regular munitions shipments, requisition orders, and personnel to (and from) the fighting Battalions. Outside of active battle conditions the Logistics Company has overall authority over the Battalions to transport them where ordered. They operate a large number of logistical vehicles including Trojans, Centaurs, Arvus Lighters, and a huge number of cargo trucks - many of which may be requisitioned and used by the fighting Battalions at any given time.

Command Company: ~79 Troopers

• 1x Battalion Command Squad: ~13 Troopers
  • 1x Major
  • 1x Regimental Sergeant Major
  • 5x Voxtroopers & Signallers
  • 1x Heavy Weapons Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 2x Recon Platoon: ~33 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 3x Recon Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Trooper

Infantry Company: ~112 Troopers

• 1x Company Command Squad: ~13 Troopers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 4x Troopers
  • 1x Heavy Weapons Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 3x Infantry Platoon: ~33 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 3x Infantry Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Troopers

Support Company: ~126 Troopers

• 1x Support Company Command: ~7 Troopers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergant Major
  • 1x Voxtroopers
  • 4x Trooper
• 2x Close Support Platoon: ~39 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 5x Heavy Weapon Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
  • 1x Field Ordnance Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 1x Bombardment Platoon: ~21 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 3x Field Ordnance Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 2x Armoured Sentinel Squad
  • 1x Sergeant
  • 4x Troper
  • 5x Armoured Sentinel
• 2x Scout Sentinel Squad
  • 1x Sergeant
  • 4x Trooper
  • 5x Scout Sentinel

Assault Tank Company: ~40 Troopers

• 1x Hellhound Company Command Tank: ~3 Troopers, 1 Assault Tank
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 1x Trooper
• 3x Hellhound Assault Tank Squadron: ~9 Troopers, 3 Assault Tanks
  • 3x Hellhound Assault Tank
    • 1x Sergeant (Lieutenant in lead tank)
    • 2x Trooper
• 2x Armoured Sentinel Squad: ~5 Troopers, 5 Sentinels
  • 1x Sergeant
  • 4x Trooper
  • 5x Armoured Sentinel

Tank Company: ~70 Troopers

• 1x Leman Russ Company Command Tank: ~6 Troopers, 1 Medium Tank
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 4x Trooper
• 3x Leman Russ Battle Tank Squadron: ~18 Troopers, 3 Medium Tanks
  • 3x Leman Russ Battle Tank
    • 1x Sergeant (Lieutenant in lead tank)
    • 5x Trooper
• 2x Armoured Sentinel Squad: ~5 Troopers, 5 Sentinels
  • 1x Sergeant
  • 4x Trooper
  • 5x Armoured Sentinel

Armoured Reconnaissance Company: ~80 Troopers

• 1x Salamander Company Command Vehicle: ~4 Troopers, 1 Scout Vehicle
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 2x Trooper
• 2x Salamander Scout Squadron: ~ 16 Troopers, 4 Scout Vehicles
  • 4x Salamander Scout Vehicle
    • 1x Sergeant (Lieutenant in lead vehicle)
    • 3x Trooper
• 2x Centaux Scout Tank Squadrons: 12 Troopers, 4 Scout Tanks
  • 4x Centaux Scout Tank
    • 1x Sergeant (Lieutenant in lead vehicle)
    • 2x Trooper
• 4x Scout Sentinel Squad: ~5 Troopers, 5 Sentinels
  • 1x Sergeant
  • 4x Trooper
  • 5x Scout Sentinel

Mobile Artillery Battery: ~107 Troopers

• 1x Battery Command: ~8 Troopers, 1 Chimera
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 6x Vox Operators & Signallers
  • 1x Chimera Command Vehicle
• 3x Basilisk Section: ~33 Troopers, 3 Self-Propelled Guns
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Vox Operator
  • 3x Basilisk Self-Propelled Guns
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Trooper
    • 1x Centaur Ammunition Carrier

Mechanised Infantry Company: ~118 Troopers

• 1x Mechanised Infantry Company Command Squad: ~13 Troopers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 4x Troopers
  • 1x Mechanised Heavy Weapons Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
    • 1x Chimera + Driver
• 3x Mechanised Infantry Platoon: ~35 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 3x Mechanised Infantry Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Trooper
    • 1x Chimera + Driver

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Drop Trooper Regiment

A Drop Trooper Regiment is a formation of airborne infantry that deploy to battle via aircraft. Generally lightly armed and equipped, the advantages of the Drop Trooper Regiment are in its ability to deploy over extremely long distances at a high speed. It can respond to enemy activities many thousands of kilometres away at a short notice and can circumvent entire battle lines and fronts to deploy against the enemy in vulnerable locations. Due to its high concentration of troop-carrying aircraft however the Drop Trooper Regiment is an extremely expensive formation to field, thus greatly limiting its numbers.

While the majority of the regiment consists of trained infantry soldiers it also has a large maintenance component for servicing the regiment's aircraft, as well as pilots and other aircrew. In addition to troop-carrying aircraft, Drop Trooper Regiments also contain complements of airborne gunships to provide vital close-in support for the infantry. This is critical as, due to the nature of their deployment method, Drop Troop Regiments do not contain any medium or heavy armoured vehicles, leaving gunships as their only option against heavily armoured enemy targets. The fighting battalion structure is much less rigid than in Infantry regiments, as given the nature of their deployment every part of the fighting battalion must be prepared to mobilise, assault, or defend as needed depending on the situation they jump into. Soldiers in Drop Trooper Regiments are subject to significantly higher standards and far more rigorous training than those in Infantry regiments, as they must often operate with minimal support for extended periods of time in often chaotic battle conditions. Thus it is often the case within PDFs that already-trained soldiers from Infantry regiments can apply for airborne training to join a more elite Drop Trooper regiment, and such applicants naturally have a much better success rate than completely new recruits attempting to join the Drop Troopers. Similarly Grenadier units - the most elite soldiers of any PDF - tend to draw many of their infantry personnel from Drop Trooper regiments.

A fighting battalion's support company consists of vehicles and light artillery carried into combat either by utilitarian Valkyrie Sky Talons or cable-lifted by Valkyries or Angeluses and does not operate as a single force. Instead the support company will typically remain in reserve until the infantry have deployed and the battalion commander can determine where the support can be best utilised. Once deployed the vehicles are essentially put under the command of the nearest officer, whilst the light artillery will be deployed where its fire can be directed wherever needed. The Gunship Squadrons are similarly deployed on a where-needed basis. Frontline commanders relay their situations to regimental command, and the Vulture Gunships are dispatched in Flights to conduct strafing runs and provide fire support as directed by the ground commanders. While incredibly destructive, Vulture Gunships expend their ammunition quickly so must frequently retreat to the regiments' base of operations to rearm.

Regimental Structure

• HQ Battalion: Regimental Headquarters. ~356 Troopers
• 1st Battalion: 4x Airborne Infantry Company, 1x Airborne Support Company, 1x Airlift Squadron ~581 Troopers, ~180 Aircrew.
• 2nd Battalion: 4x Airborne Infantry Company, 1x Airborne Support Company, 1x Airlift Squadron ~581 Troopers, ~180 Aircrew.
• 3rd Battalion: 4x Airborne Infantry Company, 1x Airborne Support Company, 1x Airlift Squadron ~581 Troopers, ~180 Aircrew.
• 4th Battalion: 4x Airborne Infantry Company, 1x Airborne Support Company, 1x Airlift Squadron ~581 Troopers, ~180 Aircrew.
• 1st Gunship Squadron: 1x Gunship Squadron. ~50 Aircrew.
• 2nd Gunship Squadron: 1x Gunship Squadron. ~50 Aircrew

Standard Equipment

• Equipment for each Airborne Trooper: Grav-chute; Lascarbine; 4 charge-packs; flak armour; combat knife; 2 frag grenades; 1 krak grenade; 1 flash grenade; micro-bead; magnoculars; uniform; entrenching tool; rechargeable lamp pack; dog tags; basic medkit; emergency rations.
• Equipment for each Airborne Infantry Squad: Grenade Launcher or Flamer or Meltagun or Plasma Gun; long-las; auxiliary grenade launcher; 2 disposable missile launchers; 2 demolition charges.
• Equipment for each Airborne Infantry Platoon: Vox-caster; Auspex; Heavy Bolter.
• Heavy Weapon Squad Weapons: 3 of the following: Missile Launcher, Heavy Bolter, Autocannon, Lascannon, Mortar
• Light Artillery Squad Weapons: 2 Bombast Cannons

​Unit Structures

Regimental Headquarters: ~356 Troopers

The Regimental Headquarters consists of the regiment's Colonel and the command & support echelons of the regiment. This element also includes personnel that are ostensibly a part of other units or adeptuses but attached to the regiment on a relatively permanent basis, such as Preachers, Sisters Hospitaller, Enginseers of the Adeptus Mechanicus and liaison officers from other Regiments or the Imperial Navy. A Drop Trooper Regiments' Regimental Headquarters will typically contain the following units:

• Intelligence Company - The high command of the Regiment. This Company consists of the Colonel, senior command staff, and all personnel assigned to assist in their duties such as communications specialists, adjutants, and bodyguards.
• Commissariat Company - Consisting of all Commissariat personnel assigned to the Regiment. The most senior Commissar will assign lesser Commissars to the Regiments' Battalions.
• Ecclesiastic Company - Consisting of all members of the Ecclesiarchy assigned to the Regiment. Almost all Regiments will be accompanied by a number of Priests (proportional to the size of the regiment) whose duty is to oversee the regular prayers and sermons of the Imperial faith, as well as oversee burials and last rites. Amongst these Priests there will also be Battle Preachers who actively take to the field of battle alongside the soldiers of the regiment. This unit also includes any Sisters Hospitaller attached to the regiment, though they will be assisting the Medical Company most of the time.
• Medical Company - Consisting of the Regiment's medical personnel. Doctors and Surgeons will operate from a dedicated Regimental aid post while trained field medics will be assigned to Battalions. Sisters Hospitaller may also be attached. The rapid medevac available to Drop Trooper regiments means the Regimental aid post is often very busy.
• Psykana Company - Consisting of any personnel from the Scholastica Psykana attached to the regiment. This can include prescient psykers attached to regimental command as advisers, battle psykers deployed to the frontline units, or support psykers assisting the Medical units. While the members of this Company take their orders from the Regiment's commissioned officers, it has an internal hierarchy where more senior Primaris Psykers will oversee the progress of younger psykers, arrange them into squads, and ensure they are always being put to the best use by the regiment's commanders. Battle psykers are especially valuable to Drop Trooper regiments as they can provide extreme offensive power within a small, easily transported unit.
• Auxilia Company - Consisting of any abhuman units attached to the regiment. Abhumans within Drop Troop Regiments are rare as the assault carriers and grav chutes utilised by the regiment for deployment are rarely compatible. Of all abhumans, Ratlings are most favoured by Drop Troop Regiments as their small size, affinity for stealth, and recon sniper talents are very valuable to the regiments' usual operations.
• Maintenance Company - Consisting of all Enginseers attached to the Regiment as well as soldiers trained to assist them in their duties. This formation is responsible for the repair and maintenance of any machine too complex to be handled by the operating unit. In a Drop Trooper Regiment crews are trained to maintain their own aircraft, so the Maintenance Company only handles the most complex problems with the sophisticated machines.
• Logistics Company - Due to the entirely airborne nature of the Regiment, designed to be deployed without expected resupply, the Logistics Company in a Drop Trooper Regiment is relatively small and is primarily responsible for distributing supplies to the Battalions whilst awaiting deployment. They operate Arvus lighters and other shuttlecraft to move cargo.

Airborne Infantry Company: ~112 Troopers

• 1x Airborne Company Command Squad: ~13 Troopers
  • 1x Captain (or 1x Major for 1st Company in each battalion)
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major (or 1x Regimental Sergeant Major for 1st Company in each battalion)
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 4x Troopers
  • 1x Heavy Weapons Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 3x Airborne Infantry Platoon: ~33 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 3x Airborne Infantry Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Troopers

Airborne Support Company: ~133 Troopers

• 1x Light Artillery Troop: ~33 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 5x Light Artillery Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 5x Trooper
• 20x Drop Sentinels:
  • 1x Trooper
• 20x Tauros Scout Vehicle:
  • 2x Trooper
• 20x Tauros Venator Assault Vehicle:
  • 2x Trooper

Airlift Squadron: ~180 Aircrew

• 3x Valkyrie Assault Carrier Flight: ~40 Aircrew
  • 10x Valyrie Assault Carrier:
    • 4x Aircrew
• 1x Angelus Heavy Carrier Flight: ~40 Aircrew
  • 10x Angelus Heavy Carrier:
    • 4x Aircrew
• 1x Valkyrie Sky Talon Flight: ~20 Aircrew
  • 20x Valyrie Sky Talon:
    • 1x Aircrew

Gunship Squadron: ~50 Aircrew

• 5x Vulture Gunship Flight: ~10 Aircrew
  • 5x Vulture Gunship
    • 2x Pilots

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Aeronautica Wing

An Aeronautica Wing is an airborne warfare formation that operates military aicraft of all kinds. The majority of its personnel are pilots, enginseers and ground crew devoted to the maintenance & operation of the aircraft, however each Wing also contains defence units that protect the airbase in which the aircraft are based. While each Aeronautica wing will have a permanent 'home' Airbase and the aircraft themselves have tremendous range, each Wing also has the personnel and equipment needed to set up temporary airstrips at almost any location.

A single Aeronautica Wing consists of five squadrons, a Command component, and an Engineering component. The Command & Engineering components are devoted to the large amount of logistics and organisation that Aeronautica units demand. Squadrons 1-4 are Aircraft Squadrons and thus each will operate a full squadron of Aircraft, the numbers and classes of which will vary by type of squadron. The 5th Squadron is an Airbase Defence Squadron composed of ground-based combat units including Anti-Aircraft units, and is designed to protect the Wing's Home Airbase as well as any satellite airbases.

Regimental Structure

Aeronautica Wing: ~3,000 Troopers

• Wing Command: Wing Command. ~836 Command Crew.
• Wing Engineering: Wing Engineering. ~1248 Engineering Crew.
• 1st Squadron: 1x Aircraft Squadron. ~50 Aircrew.
• 2nd Sqaudron: 1x Aircraft Squadron. ~50 Aircrew.
• 3rd Squadron: 1x Aircraft Squadron. ~50 Aircrew.
• 4th Squadron: 1x Aircraft Squadron. ~50 Aircrew.
• 5th Squadron: 2x AA Company. 4x Air Defence Company: ~716 Air Defence Troopers.

Standard Equipment

• Equipment for Aircrew, Engineering Crew, and Command Crew: Laspistol; two charge packs; Flak-weave uniform; combat knife; dog tags.
• Equipment for each Airbase Defence Trooper: Lasgun; four charge packs; flak armour; combat knife; 2 frag grenades; 2 smoke grenades; uniform; poor weather gear; rucksack; entrenching tool; mess kit & water canteen; rechargeable lamp pack; basic medkit; dog tags.
• Equipment for each Airbase Defence Squad: Grenade Launcher or Flamer or Meltagun or Plasma Gun; Heavy Bolter or Autocannon or Missile Launcher or Lascannon or Mortar; long-las; auxiliary grenade launcher; disposable missile launcher; micro-bead; set of magnoculars; Vox-caster; Auspex.

Aircraft Squadron Structures

Air Superiority Squadron (AS): 24 Lightning Interceptors

• 4x Lightning Interceptor Flight: 6 Lightning Interceptors
  • 1x Lightning Interceptor Flight Leader
    • 1x Captain (Major for 1st Flight)
  • 5x Lightning Interceptors
    • 1x Lieutenant

Multi-Role Squadron (MR): 24 Thunderbolt Heavy Fighters

• 4x Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter Flight: 6 Thunderbolt Heavy Fighters
  • 1x Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter Flight Leader
    • 1x Captain (Major for 1st Flight)
  • 5x Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter
    • 1x Lieutenant

Close Air Support Squadron (CAS): 6 Marauder Destroyers; 12 Avenger Strike Fighters

• 1x Marauder Destroyer Flight: 6 Marauder Destroyers
  • 1x Marauder Destroyer Squadron Leader
    • 1x Major
    • 1x Navigator/Gunner
  • 5x Marauder Destroyer
    • 1x Lieutenant
    • 1x Navigator/Gunner
• 2x Avenger Strike Fighter Flight: 6 Avenger Strike Fighters
  • 1x Avenger Strike Fighter Flight Leader
    • 1x Captain
    • 1x Navigator/Gunner
  • 5x Avenger Strike Fighter
    • 1x Lieutenant
    • 1x Navigator/Gunner

Heavy Bomber Squadron (HB): 12 Marauder Heavy Bombers

• 3x Marauder Heavy Bomber Flight: 4 Marauder Heavy Bombers
  • 1x Marauder Heavy Bomber Flight Leader
    • 1x Captain (Major for 1st Flight)
    • 5x Aircrew
  • 3x Marauder Heavy Bomber
    • 1x Lieutenant
    • 5x Aircrew

Air Reconnaissance Suadron (AR): 4 Marauder Vigilants; 8 Lightnings; 8 Chiropteran Scouts

• 4x Air Recon Flight: 1 Marauder Vigilant; 2 Lightning Interceptors; 2 Chiropteran Scouts
  • 1x Marauder Vigilant
    • 1x Captain (Major for 1st Flight)
    • 6x Aircrew
  • 2x Lightning Interceptor
    • 1x Lieutenant
  • 2x Chiropteran Scout
    • 1x Lieutenant
    • 1x Navigator

Other Unit Structures

Wing Command: ~836 Command Crew

• Consists of the Wing's Colonel and the command echelons of the Wing. This includes a large number of logistical personnel who ensure ammunition and other supplies are available for the wing's aircraft and defence units. It also includes a large number of intelligence officers and vox operators whose duty is to process gathered intel and maintain contact with the wing's aircraft as they fly, instructing them and warning them of new developments. Wing Command will usually contain the following units:
  • Intelligence Squadron - The high command of the Wing. This Squadron consists of the Colonel, senior command staff, and all personnel assigned to assist in their duties such as communications specialists, adjutants, and bodyguards. In an Aeronautica Wing this formation is extensive, including radar installations and long-range communications officers and equipment.
  • Controller Squadron - This squadron is a formation of Officers and NCOs that are deployed as liaison officers to other Regiments within the Wing's sphere of operations. Known as Aeronautica Controllers, these personnel can be deployed anywhere from Regimental command posts to right on the frontlines, where they use their expertise and communications access to arrange Aeronautica strikes at the request of the local Regimental Officers. Many Controllers are pilots themselves who have been grounded for any number of reasons. However permanent dedicated Aeronautica Controllers are primarily drawn from the Airbase Defence Squadrons, trained to keep up with Regimental Combat units of all kinds. Aeronautica Recon Controllers are the most highly-trained and often number no more than a single small team in each Wing, and they are trained to undertake solo missions deep into enemy territory to call in precision Aeronautica strikes.
  • Commissariat Unit - Generally speaking Aeronautica Wings are unlikely to have more than a single Commissar who oversees the command staff and punishes any aircrew who exhibited cowardice in battle yet survived to return.
  • Ecclesiastic Unit - Consisting of all members of the Ecclesiarchy assigned to the Wing. Almost all Wings will be accompanied by a handful of Priests whose duty is to oversee the regular prayers and sermons of the Imperial faith, as well as oversee burials and last rites. This unit also includes any Sisters Hospitaller attached to the regiment, though they will be assisting the Medical Squadron most of the time.
  • Medical Squadron - Consisting of the Wing's medical personnel. Due to the low number of personnel in an Aeronautica Wing expected to see regular combat, this formation is fairly small but due to the value of highly trained pilots and aircrew is usually composed of the most competent Doctors and Surgeons.
  • Logistics Squadron - This formations' regular duties include the transportation and storage of munitions, parts, personnel, and aircraft themselves both to, from, and around the Wing's airbase. When the Wing is moving its airbase the Logistics Squadron takes de facto command of the entire Wing to get all materiel and personnel packed, loaded and shipped. The Logistics Squadron operates a large number of cargo aircraft including Arvus Lighters, Marauder Transporters, and larger Halo Barges.

Wing Engineering: ~1248 Engineering Crew

• The largest component of an Aeronautica Wing. Aircraft require an enormous amount of maintenance and that is Wing Engineering's most important duty. Consisting of a large number of techpriests, enginseers, and technical troopers, these personnel will be spread across the airbase maintaining aircraft and all the other machines in the Wing. They are responsible for loading and re-arming aircraft and therefore handle a significant amount of dangerous ordnance - sometimes in hard-pressed battle conditions. They are also responsible for setting up temporary bases and communication posts where necessary, and when these take them into hostile territory they will work closely with Airbase Defence Troopers. Wing Engineering operates a large number of Trojan Utility Vehicles and Arvus Lighters for towing machinery and moving supplies around.

Anti-Air Company: ~134 Troopers

• 1x AA Command Squad: ~26 Troopers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 6x Voxtrooper
  • 6x Auspex Operators
  • 12x Airbase Defence Troopers
  • 6x Autocannon Sabre Platform
• 2x Hydra Platform Battery: ~36 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 4x Sergeant
  • 24x Airbase Defence Trooper
  • 4x Hydra Flak Platform
  • 6x Ironstorm Sabre Platform
• 1x Manticore Sky Eagle Battery: ~36 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 4x Sergeant
  • 24x Airbase Defence Trooper
  • 4x Manticore Sky Eagle Platform
  • 6x Hyperios Missile Launcher

Airbase Defence Company: ~112 Troopers

• 1x Airbase Defence Company Command Squad: ~13 Troopers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 1x Sabre Battery
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Air Defence Trooper
    • 3x Ironstorm Sabre Platform, 2x Lascannon Sabre Platform
• 3x Airbase Defence Platoon: ~33 Troopers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 1x Voxtrooper
  • 3x Airbase Defence Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Air Defence Trooper

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A team of Novomark Irregulars mop up surviving Frateris Militia in Novomark.

Grenadier Battalion

A formation of elite infantry, Grenadiers are veteran soldiers drawn from other fighting units to form their own companies of superior troops. These experienced troops are given far superior equipment to their more common brethren, with carapace armour and hellguns as standard issue along with a large amount of armoured transportation. Grenadiers are effective against almost any type of enemy, but the low availability of experienced troops and the high cost of their equipment means Grenadier units must be formed in much smaller numbers than standard infantry.

Novomark Irregulars

The Novomark Irregulars is a 525-strong force of soldiers conscripted in the middle of the Betrayal at Varda, equipped with the very finest weapons and armour that could be recovered from defeated forces. Primarily Mormarkian Imperial Guard Veterans, the Irregulars assisted in the defence of the Planetary Governor's Palace in the closing stages of the conflict. Current commander of the Novomark Irregulars is Major Tyre Arden, a long-time veteran of the Mormarkian Imperial Guard before he moved to Varda.

Regimental Structure

Grenadier Battalion: 1x Grenadier Battalion Command Company. 4x Grenadier Company. ~525 Grenadiers.

Standard Equipment

• Equipment for each Grenadier: Hellgun; backpack power unit; autopistol; 2 clips of man-stopper rounds; carapace armour; mono-knife; 3 frag grenades; 3 krak grenades; uniform; poor weather gear; rucksack; entrenching tool; mess kit & water canteen; blanket & sleep bag; rechargeable lamp pack; grooming kit; dog tags; rebreather; basic medkit; micro-bead; set of magnoculars; 2 weeks rations.
• Equipment for each Grenadier Squad: 2 of the following: Grenade Launcher or Flamer or Meltagun or Plasma Gun; 2 auxiliary grenade launchers; 2 disposable missile launchers; 2 melta bombs; 2 demolitions charges; auspex; vox-caster; Chimera Armoured Transport.

​Unit Structures

Grenadier Battalion Command Company: 105 Grenadiers

• 1x Grenadier Battalion Command Platoon: ~ 35 Grenadiers
  • 1x Major
  • 1x Regimental Sergeant Major
  • 3x Grenadier Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Grenadier
    • 1x Chimera + Driver
• 2x Grenadier Platoon: ~35 Grenadiers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 3x Grenadier Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Grenadier
    • 1x Chimera + Driver

Grenadier Company: 105 Grenadiers

• 1x Grenadier Company Command Platoon: ~ 35 Grenadiers
  • 1x Captain
  • 1x Company Sergeant Major
  • 3x Grenadier Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Grenadier
    • 1x Chimera + Driver
• 2x Grenadier Platoon: ~35 Grenadiers
  • 1x Lieutenant
  • 1x Colour Sergeant
  • 3x Grenadier Squad
    • 1x Sergeant
    • 9x Grenadier
    • 1x Chimera + Driver