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Background
The Crinan
Star System in Segmentum Pacificus is peculiar for having no
planets. Great asteroid belts lie where the planets once orbited:
destroyed in some cataclysmic war or natural disaster. Clinging
precariously onto the tens of thousands of asteroids are mining
stations. It is from these scattered communities that the Crinan
IVth is raised. While other regiments rely on conscription and or on
pressing criminals into combat: the dangerous and difficult life in
the mining stations means that there has always been a ready supply
of men ready to chance death for riches or travel.
The frontier
mentality of the mining communities (devoutly religious, deep
respect for firearms and staunch in its defence of humankind) is
reflected in the army itself. Hermits, holy men and preachers are
commonly seen within its ranks and the Bishop of Crinan Asteriodium
has also been seen to take the battle in more extreme circumstances.
As the
imperial supplies are distributed by the merchant cartels that
control transport to and from the systems – the Crinan IVth is
generally last in line for imperial pickings. Their armor is
antiquated and rarely used, and instead of relying on heavy armor –
the Crinan IVth utilizes massed squadrons of sentinels. This has
often meant that Imperial Generals see the Crinan IVth as a scouting
force: but battle experience has proved that they are as capable as
holding a position against armored attack as any of the Emperor's
soldiers.
Regimental
History
Initially
raised for the Armageddon Campaign, the Crinan IVth were involved in
Tau Suppression Campaigns up to the outbreak of the 13th Black
Crusade, when they were drafted, along with thousands of other
regiments, into the Scarus Sector.
They fought
battles mainly on Ulant and Mordax Prime. The last time their
single baneblade Imperator Rex, was seen, was in the outskirts of
Ulant Prime, as it charged into the massed heretics and crushed them
under its massive tracks. In the ferocity of the fighting their
ranks were almost depleted, but rather than being retired, the
survivors were included banded together into the mechanised veteran
Helios Brigade.
They were
mentioned in on Hipcat’s Eye of Terror site,
Historia Ecclesiastica: De Excidio Helicanus Sectorum
On the
Battlefield
I go for the
full complement of 12 sentinels, which effectively act as my heavy
weapon squads. I also take a mortar squad with the HQ, because I
seem to play lots of hordes, and then tool up all my squads with
assault weapons. Having the sentinels and chimeras acting as my
heavy weapons gives the squads lots of flexibility. I usually have
5-6 squads of troops, one of which will be an armoured fist, and
with a remnant as well, who are perfect for sending forward with a
melta and zapping carnifexes and the like. What’s amazing is how
well these guys with die hard stand up in hth. It’s also a hell of
a lot of fun to play a more mobile guard army.
Extra Fluff
pdfs:
Crinan IVth /
Imperial Guard: Crinan IVth
Whoot!!
The Crinan IVth are Official!!
Andy Hoare’s The 13th Black
Crusade lists the Crinan IVth as one of the regiments fighting
in Scarus. Ah! It’s good to know when the sacrifices of your men
have been appreciated!!
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